2003 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

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]

Women's Singles
2003 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Serena Williams
Runner-up Venus Williams
Final score4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Draw128 (12Q / 8WC)
Seeds32
Main article: 2003 Wimbledon Championships

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. It was also the first Wimbledon appearance of future champion Marion Bartoli, she lost to Daniela Hantuchová in the first round. The semi-finals featured the top four seeds, which was last achieved in 1995. [2]

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
01.   Serena Williams (Champion)
02.   Kim Clijsters (Semifinals)
03.   Justine Henin-Hardenne (Semifinals)
04.   Venus Williams (Final)
05.   Lindsay Davenport (Quarterfinals)
06.   Amélie Mauresmo (Withdrew)
07.   Chanda Rubin (Third round)
08.   Jennifer Capriati (Quarterfinals)
09.   Daniela Hantuchová (Second round)
10.   Anastasia Myskina (Fourth round)
11.   Jelena Dokić (Third round)
12.   Magdalena Maleeva (Second round)
13.   Ai Sugiyama (Fourth round)
14.   Eleni Daniilidou (Second round)
15.   Elena Dementieva (Fourth round)
16.   Vera Zvonareva (Fourth round)
17.   Amanda Coetzer (Second round)
18.   Conchita Martínez (Third round)
19.   Meghann Shaughnessy (First round)
20.   Patty Schnyder (First round)
21.   Elena Bovina (Second round)
22.   Nathalie Dechy (Third round)
23.   Lisa Raymond (Third round)
24.   Magüi Serna (Second round)
25.   Anna Pistolesi (First round)
26.   Alexandra Stevenson (First round)
27.   Silvia Farina Elia (Quarterfinals)
28.   Laura Granville (Third round)
29.   Nadia Petrova (Third round)
30.   Denisa Chládková (Second round)
31.   Elena Likhovtseva (Second round)
32.   Tamarine Tanasugarn (First round)
33.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (Quarterfinals)

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
Main article: 2003 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

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
An 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
  1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
  2. Parsons, John (2003). The Official Wimbledon Annual 2003. 2 Puddle Dock London: Hazelton Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-903135-29-X.
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