2003 French Open – Women's Singles

2003 French Open
Champion		Justine Henin-Hardenne
Runner-up		Kim Clijsters
Final score		6–0, 6–4
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		-45		45+		women
WC Singles		men		women
WC Doubles		men		women

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but she was defeated in the semifinals by Justine Henin-Hardenne, thus restricting her winning streak of Grand Slams to four.

Henin-Hardenne then defeated 2001 finalist compatriot, and rival Kim Clijsters in the final to win her first Grand Slam title.

Seeds

1. Serena Williams (Semifinals)
2. Kim Clijsters (Final)
3. Venus Williams (Fourth Round)
4. Justine Henin-Hardenne (Champion)
5. Amélie Mauresmo (Quarterfinals)
6. Lindsay Davenport (Fourth Round)
7. Jennifer Capriati (Fourth Round)
8. Chanda Rubin (Quarterfinals)
9. Daniela Hantuchová (Second Round)
10. Jelena Dokić (Second Round)
11. Anastasia Myskina (Second Round)
12. Monica Seles (First Round)
13. Elena Dementieva (First Round)
14. Eleni Daniilidou (Third Round)
15. Magdalena Maleeva (Fourth Round)
16. Ai Sugiyama (Fourth Round)

17. Amanda Coetzer (First Round)
18. Meghann Shaughnessy (Third Round)
19. Patty Schnyder (Fourth Round)
20. Elena Bovina (Second Round)
21. Lisa Raymond (Second Round)
22. Vera Zvonareva (Quarterfinals)
23. Anna Smashnova (Second Round)
24. Conchita Martínez (Quarterfinals)
25. Nathalie Dechy (Third Round)
26. Silvia Farina Elia (Third Round)
27. Alexandra Stevenson (First Round)
28. Clarisa Fernández (Second Round)
29. Elena Likhovtseva (First Round)
30. Paola Suárez (Third Round)
31. Laura Granville (Third Round)
32. Francesca Schiavone (Second Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Serena Williams	6	6
	5	Amélie Mauresmo	1	2
								1	Serena Williams	2	6	5
								4	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	4	7
	4	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	8	Chanda Rubin	3	2
															4	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	6
															2	Kim Clijsters	0	4
		Nadia Petrova	6	4	6
	22	Vera Zvonareva	1	6	3
									Nadia Petrova	5	1
								2	Kim Clijsters	7	6
	24	Conchita Martínez	2	1
	2	Kim Clijsters	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
1	S Williams	6	6
	B Rittner	2	1				1	S Williams	6	6
	A Widjaja	3	6	5				M-G Mikaelian	3	2
	M-G Mikaelian	6	4	7										1	S Williams	6	6
	A Morigami	6	4	0											B Schett	0	0
	B Schett	4	6	6				B Schett	6	5	6
	M Pierce	2	3				28	C Fernández	4	7	1
28	C Fernández	6	6																		1	S Williams	7	6
18	M Shaughnessy	3	7	11																	16	A Sugiyama	5	3
	S Kuznetsova	6	5	9			18	M Shaughnessy	6	77
	E Callens	64	3					Ľ Cervanová	3	65
	Ľ Cervanová	77	6											18	M Shaughnessy	1	4
	S Taylor	3	4											16	A Sugiyama	6	6
Q	S Kleinová	6	6				Q	S Kleinová	5	0
	V Ruano Pascual	6	4	4			16	A Sugiyama	7	6
16	A Sugiyama	4	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
9	D Hantuchová	2	6	6
	A Jidkova	6	0	1			9	D Hantuchová	62	6	7
	A Harkleroad	6	6					A Harkleroad	77	4	9
	S Obata	4	2												A Harkleroad	6	1	2
Q	M Sharapova	3	3												M Serna	3	6	6
	M Serna	6	6					M Serna	6	3	6
WC	C Pin	1	1				23	A Smashnova	4	6	3
23	A Smashnova	6	6																			M Serna	1	2
29	E Likhovtseva	3	2																		5	A Mauresmo	6	6
	É Loit	6	6					É Loit	66	6	7
	T Tanasugarn	0	2					F Zuluaga	78	1	9
	F Zuluaga	6	6												F Zuluaga	3	4
	L Krasnoroutskaya	6	6											5	A Mauresmo	6	6
	J Craybas	1	3					L Krasnoroutskaya	1	2
	V Razzano	3	5				5	A Mauresmo	6	6
5	A Mauresmo	6	7

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
4	J Henin-Hardenne	6	7
	P Wartusch	3	5				4	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	J Kostanić	7	65	6				J Kostanić	2	2
WC	S Lefèvre	5	77	4										4	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	S Foretz	6	7												D Randriantefy	1	1
Q	E Birnerová	4	5					S Foretz	2	1
	D Randriantefy	6	6					D Randriantefy	6	6
27	A Stevenson	3	3																		4	J Henin-Hardenne	6	2	6
19	P Schnyder	6	6																		19	P Schnyder	3	6	2
WC	V Pichet	1	0				19	P Schnyder	6	77
Q	N Gussoni	1	5					S Cohen-Aloro	3	64
	S Cohen-Aloro	6	7											19	P Schnyder	6	6
WC	C Wheeler	4	3											14	E Daniilidou	3	4
	T Garbin	6	6					T Garbin	0	6	2
	N Pratt	4	3				14	E Daniilidou	6	4	6
14	E Daniilidou	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
11	A Myskina	6	6
	D Safina	2	2				11	A Myskina	3	4
	P Mandula	6	6					P Mandula	6	6
	M Marrero	2	3												P Mandula	6	6
	F Pennetta	6	6												F Pennetta	2	4
WC	A Dulon	4	4					F Pennetta	6	77
	S Asagoe	1	5				21	L Raymond	3	63
21	L Raymond	6	7																			P Mandula	6	2	5
31	L Granville	1	6	6																	8	C Rubin	4	6	7
	M Tu	6	1	4			31	L Granville	6	6
	Y-j Cho	6	5	0				I Majoli	1	2
	I Majoli	4	7	6										31	L Granville	6	1	3
	M Casanova	4	6	4										8	C Rubin	2	6	6
	C Black	6	4	6				C Black	66	3
	H Nagyová	2	4				8	C Rubin	78	6
8	C Rubin	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
7	J Capriati	6	6
	J Kruger	2	1				7	J Capriati	6	6
	R de los Ríos	3	0					M Bartoli	3	0
	M Bartoli	6	6											7	J Capriati	6	6
Q	J Vakulenko	6	6											Q	J Vakulenko	1	2
	C Torrens Valero	1	1				Q	J Vakulenko	6	6
Q	J Schruff	6	3	2			32	F Schiavone	3	4
32	F Schiavone	3	6	6																	7	J Capriati	3	6	3
17	A Coetzer	2	6	3																		N Petrova	6	4	6
	K Srebotnik	6	4	6				K Srebotnik	4	5
	M Irvin	77	2	6				M Irvin	6	7
LL	ME Camerin	64	6	4											M Irvin	1	1
	S Talaja	6	6												N Petrova	6	6
	J Husárová	2	4					S Talaja	1	1
	N Petrova	6	6					N Petrova	6	6
12	M Seles	4	0

Section 6

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
13	E Dementieva	3	3
	M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	6					M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	5	6
	A Barna	7	5	5				M Matevžič	2	7	3
	M Matevžič	5	7	7											M Sánchez Lorenzo	3	4
	D Chládková	6	6											22	V Zvonareva	6	6
WC	A Laurendon	0	1					D Chládková	2	3
	M Müller	1	3				22	V Zvonareva	6	6
22	V Zvonareva	6	6																		22	V Zvonareva	2	6	6
26	S Farina Elia	6	6																		3	V Williams	6	2	4
	C Martínez Granados	0	4				26	S Farina Elia	6	6
Q	B Mouhtassine	1	2					Z Ondrášková	1	2
	Z Ondrášková	6	6											26	S Farina Elia	1	2
	I Benešová	0	1											3	V Williams	6	6
	E Dominikovic	6	6					E Dominikovic	3	6	2
LL	S Reeves	2	4				3	V Williams	6	4	6
3	V Williams	6	6

Section 7

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
6	L Davenport	6	6
Q	W Prakusya	2	0				6	L Davenport	7	6
	I Tulyaganova	6	7					I Tulyaganova	5	1
	A Serra Zanetti	2	5											6	L Davenport	6	7
Q	G León García	6	4	7										25	N Dechy	3	5
Q	G Dulko	4	6	5			Q	G Leon Garcia	3	4
	L Prusova	3	1				25	N Dechy	6	6
25	N Dechy	6	6																		6	L Davenport	4	0	r.
24	C Martínez	6	6																		24	C Martínez	6	2
Q	T Perebiynis	2	3				24	C Martínez	7	6
	T Poutchek	1	77	3				E Gagliardi	5	2
	E Gagliardi	6	62	6										24	C Martínez	6	6
	K Koukalová	63	1												T Pisnik	3	3
	T Pisnik	77	6					T Pisnik	4	6	6
	A Roesch	4	4				10	J Dokić	6	3	2
10	J Dokić	6	6

Section 8

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
15	M Maleeva	6	3	6
	A Molik	3	6	1			15	M Maleeva	6	6
	E Kulikovskaya	6	6					E Kulikovskaya	3	2
WC	C Beigbeder	4	2											15	M Maleeva	6	2	6
	A Cargill	3	1												R Grande	3	6	3
	R Grande	6	6					R Grande	7	6
WC	T Golovin	4	1				20	E Bovina	5	3
20	E Bovina	6	6																		15	M Maleeva	6	2	1
30	P Suárez	6	6																		2	K Clijsters	0	6	6
Q	E Gallovits	1	0				30	P Suárez	6	6
	D Bedáňová	6	5	3			PR	C Morariu	1	1
PR	C Morariu	4	7	6										30	P Suárez	2	1
	M Weingärtner	6	7											2	K Clijsters	6	6
	L Lee-Waters	2	5					M Weingärtner	2	2
	A Frazier	2	0				2	K Clijsters	6	6
2	K Clijsters	6	6

External links

• 2003 French Open on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw