2003 Italian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2003 Italian Open
Final
Champion	Kim Clijsters
Runner-up	Amélie Mauresmo
Score	3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–0
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
Events

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.

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

Seeds

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

Serena Williams (semifinals)
Kim Clijsters (champion)
~~Justine Henin-Hardenne~~ (withdrew due to left knee tendinitis)
Amélie Mauresmo (final)
Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals)
Chanda Rubin (second round)
Daniela Hantuchová (third round)
Anastasia Myskina (quarterfinals)
Jelena Dokic (first round)
Monica Seles (second round)
Magdalena Maleeva (second round)
Eleni Daniilidou (second round)
Ai Sugiyama (semifinals)
Amanda Coetzer (second round)
Meghann Shaughnessy (first round)
Anna Pistolesi (third round)
Patty Schnyder (third round)

Draw

Key

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	1^r
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