2003 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2003 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Venus Williams
Score	7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–4
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	32
Events

Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus Williams in the final, 7–6^(7–4), 3–6, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2003 Australian Open. It was her fourth consecutive major singles triumph, completing the "Serena Slam", both a non-calendar year Grand Slam and the career Grand Slam. It was also Venus' record fourth consecutive runner-up finish at a major, losing every final to Serena. Serena saved two match points en route to the title, against Kim Clijsters in the semifinals (where at one point in the third set Serena was 1–5 down).

Jennifer Capriati was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Marlene Weingärtner in the first round. Capriati's loss marked the first time the defending Australian Open champion lost in the first round, and the first time at any major that the defending champion lost in the first round since Steffi Graf at the 1994 Wimbledon Championships. With Lindsay Davenport's defeat in the fourth round, a first-time Australian Open champion was guaranteed.

This tournament marked the first Australian Open final without Martina Hingis since 1996. It was also the final appearance of four-time champion Monica Seles, who lost to Klára Koukalová in the second round.

This marked the first major appearance of two future world No. 1's: five-time major champion Maria Sharapova and Jelena Janković, who lost to Klára Koukalová and Amanda Coetzer in the first and second rounds respectively. It was also the major main draw debut of future US Open champion Flavia Pennetta, who lost to Silvia Farina Elia in the first round.

Seeds

Serena Williams (champion)
Venus Williams (final)
Jennifer Capriati (first round)
Kim Clijsters (semifinals)
Justine Henin-Hardenne (semifinals)
Monica Seles (second round)
Daniela Hantuchová (quarterfinals)
Anastasia Myskina (quarterfinals)
Lindsay Davenport (fourth round)
Chanda Rubin (fourth round)
Magdalena Maleeva (third round)
Patty Schnyder (fourth round)
Silvia Farina Elia (second round)
Anna Pistolesi (third round)
Alexandra Stevenson (second round)
Nathalie Dechy (third round)
Elena Dementieva (first round)
Eleni Daniilidou (fourth round)
Amanda Coetzer (fourth round)
Elena Bovina (fourth round)
Ai Sugiyama (second round)
Anne Kremer (second round)
Paola Suárez (third round)
Tatiana Panova (third round)
Meghann Shaughnessy (quarterfinals)
Tamarine Tanasugarn (third round)
Lisa Raymond (second round)
Clarisa Fernández (third round)
Iva Majoli (first round)
Janette Husárová (second round)
Conchita Martínez (first round)
Katarina Srebotnik (third round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

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 Neffa-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 Pistolesi	0	2
WC	C Dellacqua	7⁸	2	2		M Matevžič	1^r
	M Tu	4	6	2	14	A Pistolesi	5
14	A Pistolesi	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
	An Serra Zanetti	7⁷	6							Q	B Schwartz	3	2
	M Müller	6⁵	0			An 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
	Å 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	0						9	L Davenport	6	6
	A Molik	6	4	0^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			Ad Serra Zanetti	6⁶	6³
	Ad 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
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