2003 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2003 Australian Open
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Venus Williams
Score	7–6(4), 3–6, 6–4

Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams 7–6(4) 3–6 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 2003 Australian Open. This was her fourth straight Grand Slam triumph and also with this victory she completed the "Serena Slam".

See also:

2003 Australian Open - Men's Singles

Seeds

1. Serena Williams (Champion)
2. Venus Williams (Final)
3. Jennifer Capriati (First round)
4. Kim Clijsters (Semifinals)
5. Justine Henin-Hardenne (Semifinals)
6. Monica Seles (Second round)
7. Daniela Hantuchová (Quarterfinals)
8. Anastasia Myskina (Quarterfinals)
9. Lindsay Davenport (Fourth round)
10. Chanda Rubin (Fourth round)
11. Magdalena Maleeva (Third round)
12. Patty Schnyder (Fourth round)
13. Silvia Farina Elia (Second round)
14. Anna Smashnova (Third round)
15. Alexandra Stevenson (Second round)
16. Nathalie Dechy (Third round)

17. Elena Dementieva (First round)
18. Eleni Daniilidou (Fourth round)
19. Amanda Coetzer (Fourth round)
20. Elena Bovina (Fourth round)
21. Ai Sugiyama (Second round)
22. Anne Kremer (Second round)
23. Paola Suárez (Third round)
24. Tatiana Panova (Third round)
25. Meghann Shaughnessy (Quarterfinals)
26. Tamarine Tanasugarn (Third round)
27. Lisa Raymond (Second round)
28. Clarisa Fernández (Third round)
29. Iva Majoli (First round)
30. Janette Husárová (Second round)
31. Conchita Martínez (First round)
32. Katarina Srebotnik (Third round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	6	6
	25	Meghann Shaughnessy	2	2
								1	Serena Williams	4	6	7
								4	Kim Clijsters	6	3	5
	4	Kim Clijsters	6	6
	8	Anastasia Myskina	2	4
															1	Serena Williams	77	3	6
															2	Venus Williams	64	6	4
	5	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		Virginia Ruano Pascual	2	2
								5	Justine Henin-Hardenne	3	3
								2	Venus Williams	6	6
	7	Daniela Hantuchová	4	3
	2	Venus Williams	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	S Williams	3	77	7
		É Loit	6	65	5			1	S Williams	6	6
		E Callens	6	6					E Callens	4	0
		M Suchá	0	2											1	S Williams	6	6
		A Jidkova	2	6	6										26	T Tanasugarn	1	1
		L Granville	6	4	0				A Jidkova	2	6	3
		M Drake	0	2				26	T Tanasugarn	6	3	6
	26	T Tanasugarn	6	6																		1	S Williams	6	6
	18	E Daniilidou	78	6																		18	E Daniilidou	4	1
		M Irvin	66	3				18	E Daniilidou	6	6
		C Martínez Granados	0	1					A Frazier	1	2
		A Frazier	6	6											18	E Daniilidou	6	6
		D Bedáňová	6	5	6										16	N Dechy	4	3
		I Benešová	3	7	4				D Bedáňová	3	3
		S Taylor	2	3				16	N Dechy	6	6
	16	N Dechy	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	11	M Maleeva	6	6
		M Bartoli	4	1				11	M Maleeva	2	6	6
		E Dyrberg	3	3					Y-J Cho	6	4	1
		Y-J Cho	6	6											11	M Maleeva	5	6	5
		A Kapros	0	1											20	E Bovina	7	4	7
		R Grande	6	6					R Grande	1	2
		V Zvonareva	2	1				20	E Bovina	6	6
	20	E Bovina	6	6																		20	E Bovina	7	2	4
	25	M Shaughnessy	4	6	6																	25	M Shaughnessy	5	6	6
	Q	N Llagostera Vives	6	3	3			25	M Shaughnessy	6	6
		M Díaz-Oliva	62	2					Ľ Cervanová	1	1
		Ľ Cervanová	77	6											25	M Shaughnessy	6	6
	Q	K Koukalová	6	78											Q	K Koukalová	1	3
	Q	M Sharapova	4	66				Q	K Koukalová	66	7	6
		Ľ Kurhajcová	0	1				6	M Seles	78	5	3
	6	M Seles	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	4	K Clijsters	6	6
		S Reeves	2	1				4	K Clijsters	6	6
		P Mandula	7	6					P Mandula	0	0
		S Talaja	5	1											4	K Clijsters	6	6
		T Poutchek	6	6												T Poutchek	2	1
		T Pisnik	3	0					T Poutchek	2	6	6
		C Torrens Valero	6	4	6				C Torrens Valero	6	4	4
	29	I Majoli	3	6	4																	4	K Clijsters	6	6
	19	A Coetzer	6	6																		19	A Coetzer	3	1
		B Schett	4	3				19	A Coetzer	6	4	6
		R de los Ríos	3	3				Q	J Janković	2	6	4
	Q	J Janković	6	6											19	A Coetzer	6	6
		M Matevžič	66	6	6										14	A Smashnova	0	2
	WC	C Dellacqua	78	2	2				M Matevžič	1	r
		M Tu	4	6	2			14	A Smashnova	5
	14	A Smashnova	6	4	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	10	C Rubin	6	7
	Q	M Czink	4	5				10	C Rubin	0	6	6
		P Wartusch	1	4					M Pierce	6	4	2
		M Pierce	6	6											10	C Rubin	6	6
		A Serra Zanetti	77	6											Q	B Schwartz	3	2
		M Müller	65	0					A Serra Zanetti	1	2
	Q	B Schwartz	5	6	6			Q	B Schwartz	6	6
	17	E Dementieva	7	4	2																	10	C Rubin	6	4	1
	28	C Fernández	6	7																		8	A Myskina	4	6	6
	WC	A Szili	1	5				28	C Fernández	6	6
		A Svensson	4	6	5				M Serna	3	4
		M Serna	6	3	7										28	C Fernández	3	6	3
		M-G Mikaelian	1	0	r										8	A Myskina	6	3	6
		E Gagliardi	6	2					E Gagliardi	7	2	0
	Q	E Fislová	5	3				8	A Myskina	5	6	6
	8	A Myskina	7	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	5	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		M Casanova	3	4				5	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		H Nagyová	1	2					A Kournikova	0	1
		A Kournikova	6	6											5	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		J Craybas	67	6	1										32	K Srebotnik	2	0
		V Razzano	79	4	6				V Razzano	1	77	3
		D Safina	6	3	3			32	K Srebotnik	6	64	6
	32	K Srebotnik	3	6	6																	5	J Henin-Hardenne	7	5	9
	24	T Panova	77	3	6																	9	L Davenport	5	7	7
		A Rösch	62	6	2			24	T Panova	3	7	6
	WC	A Morigami	6	6				WC	A Morigami	6	5	4
	Q	S Hrozenská	2	1											24	T Panova	2	1
		I Tulyaganova	3	6											9	L Davenport	6	6
		A Molik	6	4	r				I Tulyaganova	79	4	5
	WC	C Pin	2	1				9	L Davenport	67	6	7
	9	L Davenport	6	6

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	15	A Stevenson	6	6
	WC	E Baltacha	1	4				15	A Stevenson	2	2
		C Black	3	0					D Chládková	6	6
		D Chládková	6	6												D Chládková	6	6
		B Rittner	5	6	4										WC	E Dominikovic	3	2
	WC	E Dominikovic	7	4	6			WC	E Dominikovic	6	6
		L Prusová	2	2				22	A Kremer	1	4
	22	A Kremer	6	6																			D Chládková	3	3
	30	J Husárová	6	6																			V Ruano Pascual	6	6
	Q	ME Salerni	3	0				30	J Husárová	7	5	0
		S Asagoe	2	1					V Ruano Pascual	5	7	6
		V Ruano Pascual	6	6												V Ruano Pascual	6	4	6
		S Foretz	4	6	6											M Weingärtner	1	6	4
		E Kulikovskaya	6	1	0				S Foretz	6	1	2
		M Weingärtner	2	78	6				M Weingärtner	3	6	6
	3	J Capriati	6	66	4

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	7	D Hantuchová	7	63	6
		F Zuluaga	5	77	4			7	D Hantuchová	78	77
		E Likhovtseva	66	4					A Serra Zanetti	66	63
		A Serra Zanetti	78	6											7	D Hantuchová	6	6
	Q	V Webb	2	7	6										WC	S Stosur	4	2
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	5	3			Q	V Webb	4	1
	WC	S Stosur	63	6	6			WC	S Stosur	6	6
	31	C Martínez	77	3	4																	7	D Hantuchová	7	6
	21	A Sugiyama	6	4	6																	12	P Schnyder	5	3
		A Widjaja	3	6	2			21	A Sugiyama	4	4
		G Arn	2	1					N Petrova	6	6
		N Petrova	6	6												N Petrova	2	6	3
		M Marrero	79	6											12	P Schnyder	6	4	6
		J Kostanić	67	1					M Marrero	3	1
		W Prakusya	3	1				12	P Schnyder	6	6
	12	P Schnyder	6	6

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	13	S Farina Elia	6	6
		F Pennetta	4	2				13	S Farina Elia	3	2
		M Washington	1	65					N Pratt	6	6
		N Pratt	6	77												N Pratt	7	6
	WC	R McQuillan	4	63											23	P Suárez	5	4
		T Garbin	6	77					T Garbin	0	0	r
		D Randriantefy	6	6				23	P Suárez	6	3
	23	P Suárez	4	3																			N Pratt	3	2
	27	L Raymond	77	6																		2	V Williams	6	6
	Q	L Lee-Waters	63	3				27	L Raymond	3	1
		A Barna	5	6	6				A Barna	6	6
		F Schiavone	7	1	3											A Barna	1	4
	PR	A Medina Garrigues	1	2											2	V Williams	6	6
	Q	A Cargill	6	6				Q	A Cargill	3	0
		S Kuznetsova	4	2				2	V Williams	6	6
	2	V Williams	6	6

External links

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