2003 Italian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2003 Italian Open
Champion	Kim Clijsters
Runner-up	Amélie Mauresmo
Final score	3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–0

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but lost in semifinals to Amélie Mauresmo.

Kim Clijsters won in the final 3–6, 7–6^(7–3), 6–0 against Amélie Mauresmo. It was the 3rd title for Clijsters in the season and the 13th on her overall career.

Seeds

The first eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	7	6
		Conchita Martínez	5	2
								1	Serena Williams	6	5	3
								4	Amélie Mauresmo	1	7	6
	4	Amélie Mauresmo	6	712
	5	Jennifer Capriati	3	610
															4	Amélie Mauresmo	6	63	0
															2	Kim Clijsters	3	77	6
	Q	Tina Pisnik	1	3
	13	Ai Sugiyama	6	6
								13	Ai Sugiyama	3	2
								2	Kim Clijsters	6	6
	8	Anastasia Myskina	2	2
	2	Kim Clijsters	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	S Williams	6	6
	PR	A Medina Garrigues	5	4				Q	K Koukalová	4	3
	Q	K Koukalová	7	6											1	S Williams	6	6
	Q	A Harkleroad	6	3	2											N Dechy	3	0
		N Dechy	1	6	6				N Dechy	2	77	77
		I Tulyaganova	6	3	0			14	A Coetzer	6	64	64
	14	A Coetzer	2	6	6																	1	S Williams	7	6
	9	J Dokic	4	6	5																		C Martínez	5	2
		C Martínez	6	3	7				C Martínez	6	6
	WC	E Gagliardi	7	2	7			WC	E Gagliardi	4	3
	Q	J Janković	5	6	5											C Martínez	6	6
		M Serna	4	6	6										7	D Hantuchová	3	3
		E Likhovtseva	6	2	0				M Serna	64	6	4
								7	D Hantuchová	77	1	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								4	A Mauresmo	6	77
	PR	L Krasnoroutskaya	6	6				PR	L Krasnoroutskaya	2	65
	Q	E Callens	4	4											4	A Mauresmo	6	6
	WC	F Pennetta	6	3	6										16	A Pistolesi	0	3
		C Fernández	4	6	0			WC	F Pennetta	4	64
	Q	E Tatarkova	0	4				16	A Pistolesi	6	77
	16	A Pistolesi	6	6																		4	A Mauresmo	6	712
	10	M Seles	4	6	6																	5	J Capriati	3	610
		M Casanova	6	2	3			10	M Seles	3	1r
	PR	N Petrova	6	6				PR	N Petrova	6	4
	WC	T Garbin	4	1											PR	N Petrova	5	3
		A Stevenson	1	1											5	J Capriati	7	6
	Q	F Zuluaga	6	6				Q	F Zuluaga	3	4
								5	J Capriati	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								6	C Rubin	2	6	3
	LL	É Loit	6	77				LL	É Loit	6	1	6
		D Chládková	3	61											LL	É Loit	6	4	1
	Q	Ad Serra Zanetti	0	4											Q	T Pisnik	2	6	6
	Q	T Pisnik	6	6				Q	T Pisnik	4	6	7
		S Farina Elia	4	4				11	M Maleeva	6	4	5
	11	M Maleeva	6	6																		Q	T Pisnik	1	3
	13	A Sugiyama	6	6																		13	A Sugiyama	6	6
		P Suárez	3	2				13	A Sugiyama	6	2	6
		K Srebotnik	1	6	5			Q	D Safina	0	6	4
	Q	D Safina	6	3	7										13	A Sugiyama	6	6
		B Schett	6	6											17	P Schnyder	2	1
	WC	An Serra Zanetti	4	0					B Schett	0	2
								17	P Schnyder	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								8	A Myskina	6	6
		M Matevžič	6	3	6				M Matevžič	2	3
		F Schiavone	3	6	3										8	A Myskina	6	7
		MG Mikaelian	3	2												S Kuznetsova	4	5
		S Kuznetsova	6	6					S Kuznetsova	6	6
	Q	S Reeves	2	4				12	E Daniilidou	3	2
	12	E Daniilidou	6	6																		8	A Myskina	2	2
	15	M Shaughnessy	5	3																		2	K Clijsters	6	6
		L Granville	7	6					L Granville	5	6	4
	Q	C Black	6	7				Q	C Black	7	1	6
		R Grande	3	5											Q	C Black	0	3
		V Ruano Pascual	6	6											2	K Clijsters	6	6
	Q	M Tu	4	4					V Ruano Pascual	1	0
								2	K Clijsters	6	6

References

• Main and Qualifying Draws