2003 US Open – Women's Singles

2003 US Open
Champion		Justine Henin-Hardenne
Runner-up		Kim Clijsters
Final score		7–5, 6–1
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		men		women		mixed
WC Singles		men		women		quad
WC Doubles		men		women		quad

The women's singles competition at the 2003 US Open started on Monday, August 25, 2003 in New York City.^[1] Serena Williams was the champion in 2002; however, she did not participate in 2003 because of injury. Justine Henin-Hardenne was the Champion defeating Kim Clijsters in the final, 7-5, 6-1. Henin-Hardenne dropped only one set in the whole tournament and that was to American Jennifer Capriati in the semi-finals.

Seeds

Draw

Key

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	A 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 Danilidou	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 Farnia 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				A Serra Zanetti	2	6	63
	A 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

See also

• 2003 Men's Singles
• 2003 Men's Doubles
• 2003 Women's Doubles

References