Kim Clijsters defeated Amélie Mauresmo in the final, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2003 Italian Open. It was her third title of the season, and the 13th overall in her career.

Women's singles
2003 Italian Open
Final
ChampionBelgium Kim Clijsters
Runner-upFrance Amélie Mauresmo
Score3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–0
Details
Draw56
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 2002 · Italian Open · 2004 →

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

Seeds

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

  1.   Serena Williams (semifinals)
  2.   Kim Clijsters (champion)
  3.   Justine Henin-Hardenne (withdrew due to left knee tendinitis)
  4.   Amélie Mauresmo (final)
  5.   Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals)
  6.   Chanda Rubin (second round)
  7.   Daniela Hantuchová (third round)
  8.   Anastasia Myskina (quarterfinals)
  9.   Jelena Dokic (first round)
  10.   Monica Seles (second round)
  11.   Magdalena Maleeva (second round)
  12.   Eleni Daniilidou (second round)
  13.   Ai Sugiyama (semifinals)
  14.   Amanda Coetzer (second round)
  15.   Meghann Shaughnessy (first round)
  16.   Anna Pistolesi (third round)
  17.   Patty Schnyder (third round)

Draw

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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Section 3

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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

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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

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