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

Main article: 2003 Wimbledon Championships

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. It was her second Wimbledon singles title and her sixth major singles title overall.

This was the first Wimbledon appearance of future world No. 1 and five-time major champion Maria Sharapova, who lost 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, who lost to Daniela Hantuchová in the first round. The semifinals featured the top four seeds, which last occurred in 1995.

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

Seeds

01.   Serena Williams (champion)

02.   Kim Clijsters (semifinals)

03.   Justine Henin-Hardenne (semifinals)

04.   Venus Williams (final)

05.   Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)

06.   Amélie Mauresmo (withdrew)

07.   Chanda Rubin (third round)

08.   Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals)

09.   Daniela Hantuchová (second round)

10.   Anastasia Myskina (fourth round)

11.   Jelena Dokić (third round)

12.   Magdalena Maleeva (second round)

13.   Ai Sugiyama (fourth round)

14.   Eleni Daniilidou (second round)

15.   Elena Dementieva (fourth round)

16.   Vera Zvonareva (fourth round)

17.   Amanda Coetzer (second round)

18.   Conchita Martínez (third round)

19.   Meghann Shaughnessy (first round)

20.   Patty Schnyder (first round)

21.   Elena Bovina (second round)

22.   Nathalie Dechy (third round)

23.   Lisa Raymond (third round)

24.   Magüi Serna (second round)

25.   Anna Pistolesi (first round)

26.   Alexandra Stevenson (first round)

27.   Silvia Farina Elia (quarterfinals)

28.   Laura Granville (third round)

29.   Nadia Petrova (third round)

30.   Denisa Chládková (second round)

31.   Elena Likhovtseva (second round)

32.   Tamarine Tanasugarn (first round)

33.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)

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

Main article: 2003 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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

External links

• [1] 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