2003 Italian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
Women's Singles
2003 Italian Open
Champion	Kim Clijsters
Runner-up	Amélie Mauresmo
Final score	3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–0
Events

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but lost in semifinals to Amélie Mauresmo.

Kim Clijsters won in the final 3–6, 7–6^(7–3), 6–0 against Amélie Mauresmo. It was the 3rd title for Clijsters in the season and the 13th in her overall career.

Seeds[]

The first eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

Serena Williams (Semifinals)
Kim Clijsters (Champion)
~~Justine Henin-Hardenne~~ (Withdrew due to a left knee tendinitis)
Amélie Mauresmo (Final)
Jennifer Capriati (Quarterfinals)
Chanda Rubin (Second round)
Daniela Hantuchová (Third round)
Anastasia Myskina (Quarterfinals)
Jelena Dokic (First round)
Monica Seles (Second round)
Magdalena Maleeva (Second round)
Eleni Daniilidou (Second round)
Ai Sugiyama (Semifinals)
Amanda Coetzer (Second round)
Meghann Shaughnessy (First round)
Anna Pistolesi (Third round)
Patty Schnyder (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

Finals[]

Quarterfinals				Semifinals					Final

1	Serena Williams	7	6

	Conchita Martínez	5	2
				1	Serena Williams	6	5	3

				4	Amélie Mauresmo	1	7	6
4	Amélie Mauresmo	6	7¹²

5	Jennifer Capriati	3	6¹⁰
									4	Amélie Mauresmo	6	6³	0

									2	Kim Clijsters	3	7⁷	6
Q	Tina Pisnik	1	3

13	Ai Sugiyama	6	6
				13	Ai Sugiyama	3	2

				2	Kim Clijsters	6	6
8	Anastasia Myskina	2	2

2	Kim Clijsters	6	6

Top Half[]

Section 1[]

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Quarterfinals

					1	S Williams	6	6
PR	A Medina Garrigues	5	4		Q	K Koukalová	4	3
Q	K Koukalová	7	6							1	S Williams	6	6
Q	A Harkleroad	6	3	2							N Dechy	3	0
	N Dechy	1	6	6		N Dechy	2	7⁷	7⁷
	I Tulyaganova	6	3	0	14	A Coetzer	6	6⁴	6⁴
14	A Coetzer	2	6	6										1	S Williams	7	6
9	J Dokic	4	6	5											C Martínez	5	2
	C Martínez	6	3	7		C Martínez	6	6
WC	E Gagliardi	7	2	7	WC	E Gagliardi	4	3
Q	J Janković	5	6	5							C Martínez	6	6
	M Serna	4	6	6						7	D Hantuchová	3	3
	E Likhovtseva	6	2	0		M Serna	6⁴	6	4
					7	D Hantuchová	7⁷	1	6

Section 2[]

First Round					Second Round				Third Round				Quarterfinals

					4	A Mauresmo	6	7⁷
PR	L Krasnoroutskaya	6	6		PR	L Krasnoroutskaya	2	6⁵
Q	E Callens	4	4						4	A Mauresmo	6	6
WC	F Pennetta	6	3	6					16	A Pistolesi	0	3
	C Fernández	4	6	0	WC	F Pennetta	4	6⁴
Q	E Tatarkova	0	4		16	A Pistolesi	6	7⁷
16	A Pistolesi	6	6										4	A Mauresmo	6	7¹²
10	M Seles	4	6	6									5	J Capriati	3	6¹⁰
	M Casanova	6	2	3	10	M Seles	3	1^r
PR	N Petrova	6	6		PR	N Petrova	6	4
WC	T Garbin	4	1						PR	N Petrova	5	3
	A Stevenson	1	1						5	J Capriati	7	6
Q	F Zuluaga	6	6		Q	F Zuluaga	3	4
					5	J Capriati	6	6

Bottom Half[]

Section 3[]

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals

					6	C Rubin	2	6	3
LL	É Loit	6	7⁷		LL	É Loit	6	1	6
	D Chládková	3	6¹							LL	É Loit	6	4	1
Q	Ad Serra Zanetti	0	4							Q	T Pisnik	2	6	6
Q	T Pisnik	6	6		Q	T Pisnik	4	6	7
	S Farina Elia	4	4		11	M Maleeva	6	4	5
11	M Maleeva	6	6												Q	T Pisnik	1	3
13	A Sugiyama	6	6												13	A Sugiyama	6	6
	P Suárez	3	2		13	A Sugiyama	6	2	6
	K Srebotnik	1	6	5	Q	D Safina	0	6	4
Q	D Safina	6	3	7						13	A Sugiyama	6	6
	B Schett	6	6							17	P Schnyder	2	1
WC	An Serra Zanetti	4	0			B Schett	0	2
					17	P Schnyder	6	6

Section 4[]

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Quarterfinals

					8	A Myskina	6	6
	M Matevžič	6	3	6		M Matevžič	2	3
	F Schiavone	3	6	3						8	A Myskina	6	7
	MG Mikaelian	3	2								S Kuznetsova	4	5
	S Kuznetsova	6	6			S Kuznetsova	6	6
Q	S Reeves	2	4		12	E Daniilidou	3	2
12	E Daniilidou	6	6											8	A Myskina	2	2
15	M Shaughnessy	5	3											2	K Clijsters	6	6
	L Granville	7	6			L Granville	5	6	4
Q	C Black	6	7		Q	C Black	7	1	6
	R Grande	3	5							Q	C Black	0	3
	V Ruano Pascual	6	6							2	K Clijsters	6	6
Q	M Tu	4	4			V Ruano Pascual	1	0
					2	K Clijsters	6	6

References[]

Main and Qualifying Draws