2003 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2003 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Venus Williams
Final score	4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Draw	128 (12Q / 8WC)
Seeds	32

Serena Williams successfully defended her title, defeating her older sister Venus in the final for the second year in a row, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]

This was the first Wimbledon appearance of future World No. 1 and five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova. She made it to the fourth round before losing to Svetlana Kuznetsova. Sharapova would win the Wimbledon title the following year.

This was the first grand slam event since the 1987 Australian Open to not feature either Monica Seles, Steffi Graf or Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.

Seeds

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Amélie Mauresmo withdrew due to a rib injury. She was replaced in the draw by the highest-ranked non-seeded player Svetlana Kuznetsova, who became the #33 seed.

Qualifying

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	2	6	6
	8	Jennifer Capriati	6	2	3
								1	Serena Williams	6	6
								3	Justine Henin-Hardenne	3	2
	3	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	33	Svetlana Kuznetsova	2	2
															1	Serena Williams	4	6	6
															4	Venus Williams	6	4	2
	5	Lindsay Davenport	2	6	1
	4	Venus Williams	6	2	6
								4	Venus Williams	4	6	6
								2	Kim Clijsters	6	3	1
	27	Silvia Farina Elia	7	0	1
	2	Kim Clijsters	5	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	S Williams	6	6
		J Craybas	3	3				1	S Williams	6	6
		E Callens	6	7					E Callens	4	4
		B Rittner	3	5											1	S Williams	6	6
	Q	B Strýcová	4	7	9										28	L Granville	3	1
		T Perebiynis	6	5	11				T Perebiynis	2	3
		A Jidkova	1	4				28	L Granville	6	6
	28	L Granville	6	6																		1	S Williams	6	6
	19	M Shaughnessy	3	2																		15	E Dementieva	2	2
	Q	A Kapros	6	6				Q	A Kapros	6	6
		G León García	2	6	1			Q	M Suchá	0	4
	Q	M Suchá	6	4	6										Q	A Kapros	3	1
	LL	A Parra Santonja	7	6											15	E Dementieva	6	6
		Z Ondrášková	5	2				LL	A Parra Santonja	1	1
		A Rösch	2	1				15	E Dementieva	6	6
	15	E Dementieva	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	10	A Myskina	6	3
		H Nagyová	4	0r				10	A Myskina	6	6
		L Krasnoroutskaya	6	6					L Krasnoroutskaya	1	4
	WC	J Pullin	3	1											10	A Myskina	6	6
		B Schett	6	6											18	C Martínez	3	3
		M Marrero	1	2					B Schett	2	4
	Q	M Sequera	7	5	1			18	C Martínez	6	6
	18	C Martínez	5	7	6																	10	A Myskina	2	3
	32	T Tanasugarn	4	3																		8	J Capriati	6	6
		A Morigami	6	6					A Morigami	6	6
		K Šprem	6	78					K Šprem	3	3
		I Benešová	2	66												A Morigami	4	4
		M Irvin	5	6	6										8	J Capriati	6	6
		M-G Mikaelian	7	2	8				M-G Mikaelian	2	1
		M Casanova	1	3				8	J Capriati	6	6
	8	J Capriati	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	3	J Henin-Hardenne	7	6
		J Vakulenko	5	1				3	J Henin-Hardenne	77	6
	WC	C Morariu	3	2					F Pennetta	62	1
		F Pennetta	6	6											3	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		D Safina	1	6	4											A Molik	4	4
		A Molik	6	4	6				A Molik	6	6
		L Lee-Waters	6	2	6			31	E Likhovtseva	3	4
	31	E Likhovtseva	4	6	8																	3	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	23	L Raymond	6	6																			M Pierce	3	3
		S Foretz	3	3				23	L Raymond	6	6
	WC	J O'Donoghue	4	2					M Weingärtner	3	0
		M Weingärtner	6	6											23	L Raymond	6	3	5
		M Pierce	6	6												M Pierce	4	6	7
		A Cargill	0	0					M Pierce	6	6
		J Kostanić	2	2				14	E Daniilidou	4	1
	14	E Daniilidou	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	11	J Dokić	6	1	6
	WC	E Baltacha	3	6	4			11	J Dokić	6	6
		E Gagliardi	6	4	6				E Gagliardi	1	3
		S Cohen-Aloro	2	6	3										11	J Dokić	4	4
	WC	M Sharapova	6	6											WC	M Sharapova	6	6
		A Harkleroad	2	1				WC	M Sharapova	6	6
		S Obata	65	6	6			21	E Bovina	3	1
	21	E Bovina	77	2	8																	WC	M Sharapova	1	6	5
	26	A Stevenson	5	62																		33	S Kuznetsova	6	2	7
		É Loit	7	77					É Loit	3	6	6
	Q	L Osterloh	1	4					ME Camerin	6	2	3
		ME Camerin	6	6												É Loit	1	2
		C Torrens Valero	5	6	7										33	S Kuznetsova	6	6
		Y-j Cho	7	1	9				Y-j Cho	61	4
	Q	B Bielik	1	3				33	S Kuznetsova	77	6
	33	S Kuznetsova	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	5	L Davenport	77	7
	WC	S Stosur	63	5				5	L Davenport	6	6
		R Grande	6	6					R Grande	3	1
		P Wartusch	1	4											5	L Davenport	6	6
		C Black	6	6												C Black	2	2
		S Kleinová	2	3					C Black	6	7
		K Koukalová	4	3				30	D Chládková	3	5
	30	D Chládková	6	6																		5	L Davenport	6	6
	17	A Coetzer	6	3	6																		S Asagoe	4	1
		D Randriantefy	1	6	3			17	A Coetzer	6	5	4
	LL	S Noorlander	2	2					F Schiavone	4	7	6
		F Schiavone	6	6												F Schiavone	5	2
	Q	J Lee	3	62												S Asagoe	7	6
		S Asagoe	6	77					S Asagoe	0	6	12
		M Bartoli	4	1				9	D Hantuchová	6	4	10
	9	D Hantuchová	6	6

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	16	V Zvonareva	6	6
		E Dominikovic	0	2				16	V Zvonareva	6	6
		C Martínez Granados	0	6	10				C Martínez Granados	3	1
		A Serra Zanetti	6	3	8										16	V Zvonareva	6	7
	Q	C Gullickson	5	4												I Tulyaganova	3	5
		I Tulyaganova	7	6					I Tulyaganova	6	6
		P Mandula	77	6					P Mandula	3	4
	20	P Schnyder	62	3																		16	V Zvonareva	1	3
	29	N Petrova	6	6																		4	V Williams	6	6
		T Garbin	1	3				29	N Petrova	77	6
		E Kulikovskaya	5	1					A Widjaja	63	3
		A Widjaja	7	6											29	N Petrova	1	2
	WC	A Keothavong	2	0r											4	V Williams	6	6
		K Srebotnik	6	4					K Srebotnik	4	1
	Q	S Hrozenská	2	2				4	V Williams	6	6
	4	V Williams	6	6

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	7	C Rubin	6	6
		I Majoli	3	0				7	C Rubin	6	6
		S Talaja	2	2					A Frazier	4	4
		A Frazier	6	6											7	C Rubin	66	3
		N Pratt	6	4	4										27	S Farina Elia	78	6
	Q	M Drake	4	6	6			Q	M Drake	63	1
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	4	2				27	S Farina Elia	77	6
	27	S Farina Elia	6	6																		27	S Farina Elia	7	77
	24	M Serna	6	7																			P Suárez	5	63
		V Ruano Pascual	3	5				24	M Serna	6	3	4
		T Pisnik	66	6	4				M Matevžič	4	6	6
		M Matevžič	78	2	6											M Matevžič	7	3	5
		P Suárez	6	6												P Suárez	5	6	7
	Q	S Sfar	1	2					P Suárez	2	6	6
		A Barna	0	1				12	M Maleeva	6	2	3
	12	M Maleeva	6	6

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	13	A Sugiyama	3	6	6
	WC	L Ahl	6	4	4			13	A Sugiyama	6	66	7
		Ľ Cervanová	66	6	4			Q	E Fislová	1	78	5
	Q	E Fislová	78	2	6										13	A Sugiyama	6	6
		D Bedáňová	6	4	6										22	N Dechy	4	4
		T Poutchek	3	6	4				D Bedáňová	2	4
		J Husárová	3	2				22	N Dechy	6	6
	22	N Dechy	6	6																		13	A Sugiyama	3	2
	25	A Pistolesi	4	4																		2	K Clijsters	6	6
		S Reeves	6	6					S Reeves	78	6
		F Zuluaga	6	6					F Zuluaga	66	4
		C Fernández	4	2												S Reeves	1	2
		V Razzano	6	6											2	K Clijsters	6	6
		A Rodionova	3	1					V Razzano	1	3
		R Neffa-de los Ríos	0	0				2	K Clijsters	6	6
	2	K Clijsters	6	6

References

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 2003 Wimbledon Championships on WTAtennis.com
• "Wimbledon 2003". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2018.