2003 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

2003 Wimbledon Championships
Champion		Serena Williams
Runner-up		Venus Williams
Final score		4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		men		women		seniors
WC Doubles		men		women
Wimbledon Championships  < 2002 2004 >

Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Serena Williams is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Serena Williams (Champion) Kim Clijsters (Semifinals) Justine Henin-Hardenne (Semifinals) Venus Williams (Final) Lindsay Davenport (Quarterfinals) n/a Chanda Rubin (Third Round) Jennifer Capriati (Quarterfinals) Daniela Hantuchová (Second Round) Anastasia Myskina (Fourth Round) Jelena Dokić (Third Round) Magdalena Maleeva (Second Round) Ai Sugiyama (Fourth Round) Eleni Daniilidou (Second Round) Elena Dementieva (Fourth Round) Vera Zvonareva (Fourth Round) Amanda Coetzer (Second Round)

Conchita Martínez (Third Round) Meghann Shaughnessy (First Round) Patty Schnyder (First Round) Elena Bovina (Second Round) Nathalie Dechy (Third Round) Lisa Raymond (Third Round) Magüi Serna (Second Round) Anna Smashnova (First Round) Alexandra Stevenson (First Round) Silvia Farina Elia (Quarterfinals) Laura Granville (Third Round) Nadia Petrova (Third Round) Denisa Chládková (Second Round) Elena Likhovtseva (Second Round) Tamarine Tanasugarn (First Round) Svetlana Kuznetsova (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• r. = retired

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	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

Earlier rounds

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
Q	M Suchá	6	4	6			Q	M Suchá	0	4
	G León García	2	6	1										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	0	r			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

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	0	r										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 Smashnova	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 de los Ríos	0	0				2	K Clijsters	6	6
2	K Clijsters	6	6

External links

• 2003 Wimbledon Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw