2003 US Open – Women's Singles

Justine Henin-Hardenne was the champion defeating compatriot Kim Clijsters in the final, 7–5, 6–1 to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2003 US Open. Henin-Hardenne dropped only one set in the whole tournament, to Jennifer Capriati in the semifinals. Clijsters' loss in the final would be her last defeat at the US Open until 2012 (despite only playing in three of the next eight US Open tournaments), as she would go on to win 22 consecutive matches at the US Open, including three titles in 2005, 2009 and 2010.

Women's Singles
2003 US Open
Champion Justine Henin-Hardenne
Runner-up Kim Clijsters
Final score7–5, 6–1
Main article: 2003 US Open (tennis)

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but did not participate this year due to injury. Defending finalist and her sister Venus Williams also withdrew before the tournament began due to injury. Their withdrawals from the tournament marked the first time in the Open Era that neither of previous year's finalists played at the US Open. This was also the only Grand Slam tournament between the 1997 Australian Open and the 2011 French Open (a span of 56 events) where neither of the Williams sisters competed.

This was also the first US Open appearance of future champion Flavia Pennetta in the main draw, she lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the first round.

Seeds
  1. Kim Clijsters (Final)
  2. Justine Henin-Hardenne (Champion)
  3. Lindsay Davenport (Semifinals)
  4. Venus Williams (Withdrew)
  5. Amélie Mauresmo (Quarterfinals)
  6. Jennifer Capriati (Semifinals)
  7. Anastasia Myskina (Quarterfinals)
  8. Chanda Rubin (First round)
  9. Daniela Hantuchová (Third round)
  10. Magdalena Maleeva (First round)
  11. Elena Dementieva (Fourth round)
  12. Conchita Martínez (Second round)
  13. Vera Zvonareva (Third round)
  14. Amanda Coetzer (Third round)
  15. Ai Sugiyama (Fourth round)
  16. Elena Bovina (First round)
  17. Meghann Shaughnessy (Fourth round)
  18. Patty Schnyder (Second round)
  19. Nadia Petrova (Third round)
  20. Silvia Farina Elia (Second round)
  21. Anna Pistolesi (First round)
  22. Jelena Dokić (Second round)
  23. Nathalie Dechy (Second round)
  24. Paola Suárez (Quarterfinals)
  25. Eleni Daniilidou (First round)
  26. Lina Krasnoroutskaya (First round)
  27. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Third round)
  28. Lisa Raymond (Second round)
  29. Francesca Schiavone (Quarterfinals)
  30. Magüi Serna (Second round)
  31. Alexandra Stevenson (First round)
  32. Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian (Second round)
  33. Katarina Srebotnik (Second round)

Qualifying
Main article: 2003 US Open – Women's Singles Qualifying

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  

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 Ad 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 Daniilidou 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  

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 Farina 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   An Serra Zanetti 2 6 63
  An 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

References
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