2003 US Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2003 US Open
Champion	Justine Henin-Hardenne
Runner-up	Kim Clijsters
Score	7–5, 6–1

Main article: 2003 US Open (tennis)

Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Kim Clijsters in the final, 7–5, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2003 US Open. It was her first US Open title and second major title overall. She lost only one set during the tournament, to Jennifer Capriati in the semifinals.

Serena Williams was the reigning champion, but did not participate due to injury. Defending finalist and her sister Venus Williams also withdrew before the tournament due to injury, marking the first time in the Open Era that neither of the reigning US Open finalists returned. This was also the only major between the 1997 Australian Open and the 2011 French Open (a span of 56 events) where neither of the Williams sisters competed.

This marked the first US Open main draw appearance of 2015 champion Flavia Pennetta; she lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the first round.

Seeds

1. Kim Clijsters (final)
2. Justine Henin-Hardenne (champion)
3. Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
4. Venus Williams (withdrew)
5. Amélie Mauresmo (quarterfinals)
6. Jennifer Capriati (semifinals)
7. Anastasia Myskina (quarterfinals)
8. Chanda Rubin (first round)
9. Daniela Hantuchová (third round)
10. Magdalena Maleeva (first round)
11. Elena Dementieva (fourth round)
12. Conchita Martínez (second round)
13. Vera Zvonareva (third round)
14. Amanda Coetzer (third round)
15. Ai Sugiyama (fourth round)
16. Elena Bovina (first round)
17. Meghann Shaughnessy (fourth round)
18. Patty Schnyder (second round)
19. Nadia Petrova (third round)
20. Silvia Farina Elia (second round)
21. Anna Pistolesi (first round)
22. Jelena Dokić (second round)
23. Nathalie Dechy (second round)
24. Paola Suárez (quarterfinals)
25. Eleni Daniilidou (first round)
26. Lina Krasnoroutskaya (first round)
27. Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)
28. Lisa Raymond (second round)
29. Francesca Schiavone (quarterfinals)
30. Magüi Serna (second round)
31. Alexandra Stevenson (first round)
32. Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian (second round)
33. Katarina Srebotnik (second round)

Qualifying

Main article: 2003 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

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	Kim Clijsters	6	6
	5	Amélie Mauresmo	1	4
								1	Kim Clijsters	6	6
								3	Lindsay Davenport	2	3
	3	Lindsay Davenport	6	6
	24	Paola Suárez	4	0
															1	Kim Clijsters	5	1
															2	Justine Henin-Hardenne	7	6
	6	Jennifer Capriati	6	6
	29	Francesca Schiavone	1	3
								6	Jennifer Capriati	6	5	64
								2	Justine Henin-Hardenne	4	7	77
	7	Anastasia Myskina	2	3
	2	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	K Clijsters	6	6
	WC	A Liu	2	3				1	K Clijsters	6	6
		L Granville	6	6					L Granville	1	1
		A Cargill	4	0											1	K Clijsters	6	6
		P Mandula	7	6											27	S Kuznetsova	3	2
		C Black	5	2					P Mandula	3	3
		F Pennetta	1	1				27	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	27	S Kuznetsova	6	6																		1	K Clijsters	6	6
	17	M Shaughnessy	6	6																		17	M Shaughnessy	2	4
		K Šprem	3	2				17	M Shaughnessy	6	7
	WC	C Morariu	3	5					M Matevžič	3	5
		M Matevžič	6	7											17	M Shaughnessy	4	6	6
	Q	V Douchevina	4	2											13	V Zvonareva	6	4	2
		A Harkleroad	6	6					A Harkleroad	3	6	1
		Ľ Kurhajcová	3	2				13	V Zvonareva	6	4	6
	13	V Zvonareva	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	9	D Hantuchová	6	6
		M Bartoli	3	2				9	D Hantuchová	6	6
		J Vakulenko	7	6					J Vakulenko	3	2
		B Rittner	5	2											9	D Hantuchová	2	4
		T Tanasugarn	6	7												T Tanasugarn	6	6
		R Grande	0	5					T Tanasugarn	6	6
	WC	B Bielik	1	4				18	P Schnyder	4	3
	18	P Schnyder	6	6																			T Tanasugarn	2	2
	26	L Krasnoroutskaya	1	6	3																	5	A Mauresmo	6	6
		A Barna	6	0	6				A Barna	6	64	5
	WC	T Logar	4	2				Q	M Kirilenko	3	77	7
	Q	M Kirilenko	6	6											Q	M Kirilenko	4	2
		S Cohen-Aloro	6	6											5	A Mauresmo	6	6
	Q	A Jidkova	2	4					S Cohen-Aloro	2	2
		A Widjaja	0	2				5	A Mauresmo	6	6
	5	A Mauresmo	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	L Davenport	6	6
		E Callens	1	0				3	L Davenport	6	6
		D Bedáňová	4	0					ME Camerin	2	4
		ME Camerin	6	6											3	L Davenport	6	6
		C Fernández	6	1	5											M Czink	0	2
		M Czink	3	6	7				M Czink	4	6	6
	Q	T Poutchek	3	61				28	L Raymond	6	4	1
	28	L Raymond	6	77																		3	L Davenport	6	66	6
	19	N Petrova	6	6																		19	N Petrova	0	78	2
	Q	C Castaño	4	0				19	N Petrova	6	6
		D Chládková	6	1	6				D Chládková	1	2
	LL	Ad Serra Zanetti	4	6	1										19	N Petrova	6	6
		B Schett	77	7											14	A Coetzer	0	1
		J Husárová	63	5					B Schett	6	5	2
	Q	G Lastra	0	2				14	A Coetzer	3	7	6
	14	A Coetzer	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	12	C Martínez	6	6
		S Taylor	3	4				12	C Martínez	5	4
		A Molik	77	6					A Molik	7	6
	Q	J Kostanić	64	3												A Molik	4	6	2
		Z Ondrášková	2	1											24	P Suárez	6	4	6
	Q	M Sequera	6	6				Q	M Sequera	1	0
		A Rösch	3	3				24	P Suárez	6	6
	24	P Suárez	6	6																		24	P Suárez	6	3	7
	25	E Daniilidou	3	1																			E Likhovtseva	2	6	5
		M Casanova	6	6					M Casanova	5	3
		F Zuluaga	6	6					F Zuluaga	7	6
		A Morigami	1	4												F Zuluaga	64	4
		E Likhovtseva	6	6												E Likhovtseva	77	6
		I Majoli	1	1					E Likhovtseva	7	6
		M Vento-Kabchi	6	6					M Vento-Kabchi	5	3
	8	C Rubin	4	4

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	6	J Capriati	6	6
		C Torrens Valero	0	1				6	J Capriati	6	6
		M Irvin	2	65					M Suchá	1	1
		M Suchá	6	77											6	J Capriati	6	2	6
		M Sharapova	6	6												É Loit	2	6	2
		V Ruano-Pascual	1	1					M Sharapova	3	4
		É Loit	6	5	6				É Loit	6	6
	31	A Stevenson	2	7	4																	6	J Capriati	6	7
	23	N Dechy	3	6	6																	11	E Dementieva	2	5
	WC	B Mattek	6	4	4			23	N Dechy
	WC	S Perry	3	1					A Frazier	w/o
		A Frazier	6	6												A Frazier	61	63
		T Perebiynis	6	6											11	E Dementieva	77	77
		M Marrero	1	4					T Perebiynis	7	4	0
	Q	A Vašková	2	3				11	E Dementieva	5	6	6
	11	E Dementieva	6	6

Section 6

	First Round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	15	A Sugiyama	6	6
		C Martínez Granados	1	0				15	A Sugiyama	1	6	6
		G León García	1	0					V Razzano	6	3	3
		V Razzano	6	6											15	A Sugiyama	3	6	6
		J Craybas	5	0												N Pratt	6	4	3
		N Pratt	7	6					N Pratt	77	4	6
	Q	ME Salerni	4	1				20	S Farina Elia	65	6	1
	20	S Farina Elia	6	6																		15	A Sugiyama	77	5	2
	29	F Schiavone	6	6																		29	F Schiavone	65	7	6
		E Fislová	4	4				29	F Schiavone	6	6
		A Parra Santonja	6	1	6				A Parra Santonja	4	3
		K Koukalová	2	6	2										29	F Schiavone	7	711
		T Pisnik	6	6												T Pisnik	5	69
	WC	A Haynes	4	2					T Pisnik	7	6
	Q	M Drake	6	62	1			33	K Srebotnik	5	0
	33	K Srebotnik	0	77	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	7	A Myskina	6	3	6
		H Nagyová	2	6	1			7	A Myskina	6	2	77
		S Foretz	6	5	4				An Serra Zanetti	2	6	63
		An Serra Zanetti	3	7	6										7	A Myskina	2	6	6
	Q	Y Beygelzimer	610	5												M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	4	3
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	712	7					M Sánchez Lorenzo	7	6
		Y-j Cho	6	2	1			30	M Serna	5	1
	30	M Serna	3	6	6																	7	A Myskina	77	6
	22	J Dokić	6	6																			M Pierce	62	1
		E Gagliardi	4	2				22	J Dokić	2	77	65
		M Pierce	6	6					M Pierce	6	65	77
	Q	S Gehrlein	3	2												M Pierce	6	6
		T Garbin	4	78	6											S Asagoe	4	1
	Q	M Santangelo	6	66	4				T Garbin	2	6	2
		S Asagoe	6	6					S Asagoe	6	3	6
	10	M Maleeva	4	3

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	16	E Bovina	6	63	4
		Ľ Cervanová	4	77	6				Ľ Cervanová	4	1
		D Safina	7	6					D Safina	6	6
	WC	C Gullickson	5	2												D Safina	6	7
		S Reeves	6	6												C Schaul	4	5
		I Benešová	1	1					S Reeves	1	6	3
		C Schaul	77	6					C Schaul	6	4	6
	21	A Pistolesi	65	2																			D Safina	0	3
	32	M-G Mikaelian	6	6																		2	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		M Weingärtner	3	1				32	M-G Mikaelian	5	4
	Q	T Sun	2	5					S Obata	7	6
		S Obata	6	7												S Obata	1	2
		D Randriantefy	3	0											2	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		S Talaja	6	6					S Talaja	1	2
	Q	A Kapros	5	3				2	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	2	J Henin-Hardenne	7	6

External links

• 2003 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation