2003 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
2003 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Venus Williams
Final score	4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Details
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32
Events
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Defending champion Serena Williams successfully defended her title, defeating her sister Venus Williams in a rematch of the previous year's final, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] It was her second Wimbledon title and sixth major title overall.

This was the first Wimbledon appearance of future world No. 1 and five-time major champion Maria Sharapova, losing to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the fourth round. Sharapova would win the title the following year. It was also the first Wimbledon appearance of future champion Marion Bartoli, losing to Daniela Hantuchová in the first round. The semifinals featured the top four seeds, which was last achieved in 1995.^[2]

This was the first major since the 1987 Australian Open to not feature either Monica Seles, Steffi Graf, or Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.

Seeds[]

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Amélie Mauresmo withdrew due to a rib injury. She was replaced in the draw by the highest-ranked non-seeded player Svetlana Kuznetsova, who became the #33 seed.

Qualifying[]

Draw[]

Key[]

Finals[]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	2	6	6
	8	Jennifer Capriati	6	2	3
								1	Serena Williams	6	6
								3	Justine Henin-Hardenne	3	2
	3	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	33	Svetlana Kuznetsova	2	2
															1	Serena Williams	4	6	6
															4	Venus Williams	6	4	2
	5	Lindsay Davenport	2	6	1
	4	Venus Williams	6	2	6
								4	Venus Williams	4	6	6
								2	Kim Clijsters	6	3	1
	27	Silvia Farina Elia	7	0	1
	2	Kim Clijsters	5	6	6

Top half[]

Section 1[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	S Williams	6	6
		J Craybas	3	3				1	S Williams	6	6
		E Callens	6	7					E Callens	4	4
		B Rittner	3	5											1	S Williams	6	6
	Q	B Strýcová	4	7	9										28	L Granville	3	1
		T Perebiynis	6	5	11				T Perebiynis	2	3
		A Jidkova	1	4				28	L Granville	6	6
	28	L Granville	6	6																		1	S Williams	6	6
	19	M Shaughnessy	3	2																		15	E Dementieva	2	2
	Q	A Kapros	6	6				Q	A Kapros	6	6
		G León García	2	6	1			Q	M Suchá	0	4
	Q	M Suchá	6	4	6										Q	A Kapros	3	1
	LL	A Parra Santonja	7	6											15	E Dementieva	6	6
		Z Ondrášková	5	2				LL	A Parra Santonja	1	1
		A Rösch	2	1				15	E Dementieva	6	6
	15	E Dementieva	6	6

Section 2[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	10	A Myskina	6	3
		H Nagyová	4	0r				10	A Myskina	6	6
		L Krasnoroutskaya	6	6					L Krasnoroutskaya	1	4
	WC	J Pullin	3	1											10	A Myskina	6	6
		B Schett	6	6											18	C Martínez	3	3
		M Marrero	1	2					B Schett	2	4
	Q	M Sequera	7	5	1			18	C Martínez	6	6
	18	C Martínez	5	7	6																	10	A Myskina	2	3
	32	T Tanasugarn	4	3																		8	J Capriati	6	6
		A Morigami	6	6					A Morigami	6	6
		K Šprem	6	78					K Šprem	3	3
		I Benešová	2	66												A Morigami	4	4
		M Irvin	5	6	6										8	J Capriati	6	6
		M-G Mikaelian	7	2	8				M-G Mikaelian	2	1
		M Casanova	1	3				8	J Capriati	6	6
	8	J Capriati	6	6

Section 3[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	J Henin-Hardenne	7	6
		J Vakulenko	5	1				3	J Henin-Hardenne	77	6
	WC	C Morariu	3	2					F Pennetta	62	1
		F Pennetta	6	6											3	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		D Safina	1	6	4											A Molik	4	4
		A Molik	6	4	6				A Molik	6	6
		L Lee-Waters	6	2	6			31	E Likhovtseva	3	4
	31	E Likhovtseva	4	6	8																	3	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	23	L Raymond	6	6																			M Pierce	3	3
		S Foretz	3	3				23	L Raymond	6	6
	WC	J O'Donoghue	4	2					M Weingärtner	3	0
		M Weingärtner	6	6											23	L Raymond	6	3	5
		M Pierce	6	6												M Pierce	4	6	7
		A Cargill	0	0					M Pierce	6	6
		J Kostanić	2	2				14	E Daniilidou	4	1
	14	E Daniilidou	6	6

Section 4[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	11	J Dokić	6	1	6
	WC	E Baltacha	3	6	4			11	J Dokić	6	6
		E Gagliardi	6	4	6				E Gagliardi	1	3
		S Cohen-Aloro	2	6	3										11	J Dokić	4	4
	WC	M Sharapova	6	6											WC	M Sharapova	6	6
		A Harkleroad	2	1				WC	M Sharapova	6	6
		S Obata	65	6	6			21	E Bovina	3	1
	21	E Bovina	77	2	8																	WC	M Sharapova	1	6	5
	26	A Stevenson	5	62																		33	S Kuznetsova	6	2	7
		É Loit	7	77					É Loit	3	6	6
	Q	L Osterloh	1	4					ME Camerin	6	2	3
		ME Camerin	6	6												É Loit	1	2
		C Torrens Valero	5	6	7										33	S Kuznetsova	6	6
		Y-j Cho	7	1	9				Y-j Cho	61	4
	Q	B Bielik	1	3				33	S Kuznetsova	77	6
	33	S Kuznetsova	6	6

Bottom half[]

Section 5[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	L Davenport	77	7
	WC	S Stosur	63	5				5	L Davenport	6	6
		R Grande	6	6					R Grande	3	1
		P Wartusch	1	4											5	L Davenport	6	6
		C Black	6	6												C Black	2	2
		S Kleinová	2	3					C Black	6	7
		K Koukalová	4	3				30	D Chládková	3	5
	30	D Chládková	6	6																		5	L Davenport	6	6
	17	A Coetzer	6	3	6																		S Asagoe	4	1
		D Randriantefy	1	6	3			17	A Coetzer	6	5	4
	LL	S Noorlander	2	2					F Schiavone	4	7	6
		F Schiavone	6	6												F Schiavone	5	2
	Q	J Lee	3	62												S Asagoe	7	6
		S Asagoe	6	77					S Asagoe	0	6	12
		M Bartoli	4	1				9	D Hantuchová	6	4	10
	9	D Hantuchová	6	6

Section 6[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	16	V Zvonareva	6	6
		E Dominikovic	0	2				16	V Zvonareva	6	6
		C Martínez Granados	0	6	10				C Martínez Granados	3	1
		An Serra Zanetti	6	3	8										16	V Zvonareva	6	7
	Q	C Gullickson	5	4												I Tulyaganova	3	5
		I Tulyaganova	7	6					I Tulyaganova	6	6
		P Mandula	77	6					P Mandula	3	4
	20	P Schnyder	62	3																		16	V Zvonareva	1	3
	29	N Petrova	6	6																		4	V Williams	6	6
		T Garbin	1	3				29	N Petrova	77	6
		E Kulikovskaya	5	1					A Widjaja	63	3
		A Widjaja	7	6											29	N Petrova	1	2
	WC	A Keothavong	2	0r											4	V Williams	6	6
		K Srebotnik	6	4					K Srebotnik	4	1
	Q	S Hrozenská	2	2				4	V Williams	6	6
	4	V Williams	6	6

Section 7[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	7	C Rubin	6	6
		I Majoli	3	0				7	C Rubin	6	6
		S Talaja	2	2					A Frazier	4	4
		A Frazier	6	6											7	C Rubin	66	3
		N Pratt	6	4	4										27	S Farina Elia	78	6
	Q	M Drake	4	6	6			Q	M Drake	63	1
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	4	2				27	S Farina Elia	77	6
	27	S Farina Elia	6	6																		27	S Farina Elia	7	77
	24	M Serna	6	7																			P Suárez	5	63
		V Ruano Pascual	3	5				24	M Serna	6	3	4
		T Pisnik	66	6	4				M Matevžič	4	6	6
		M Matevžič	78	2	6											M Matevžič	7	3	5
		P Suárez	6	6												P Suárez	5	6	7
	Q	S Sfar	1	2					P Suárez	2	6	6
		A Barna	0	1				12	M Maleeva	6	2	3
	12	M Maleeva	6	6

Section 8[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	13	A Sugiyama	3	6	6
	WC	L Ahl	6	4	4			13	A Sugiyama	6	66	7
		Ľ Cervanová	66	6	4			Q	E Fislová	1	78	5
	Q	E Fislová	78	2	6										13	A Sugiyama	6	6
		D Bedáňová	6	4	6										22	N Dechy	4	4
		T Poutchek	3	6	4				D Bedáňová	2	4
		J Husárová	3	2				22	N Dechy	6	6
	22	N Dechy	6	6																		13	A Sugiyama	3	2
	25	A Pistolesi	4	4																		2	K Clijsters	6	6
		S Reeves	6	6					S Reeves	78	6
		F Zuluaga	6	6					F Zuluaga	66	4
		C Fernández	4	2												S Reeves	1	2
		V Razzano	6	6											2	K Clijsters	6	6
		A Rodionova	3	1					V Razzano	1	3
		R Neffa-de los Ríos	0	0				2	K Clijsters	6	6
	2	K Clijsters	6	6

References[]

External links[]

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 2003 Wimbledon Championships on WTAtennis.com
• 2003 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation