2003 Australian Open – Women's singles

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 and was 1–5 down in the third set against Kim Clijsters in the semifinals. This was the first Australian Open final without Martina Hingis since 1996.

Women's singles
2003 Australian Open
Champion Serena Williams
Runner-up Venus Williams
Final score7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–4
Draw128
Seeds32
Main article: 2003 Australian Open

Jennifer Capriati was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Marlene Weingärtner in the first round. Capriati's loss marked the first time that a 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 on the fourth round, a first-time Australian Open champion was guaranteed.

This was the first major appearance of two future world No. 1s: 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
  1. Serena Williams (champion)
  2. Venus Williams (final)
  3. Jennifer Capriati (first round)
  4. Kim Clijsters (semifinals)
  5. Justine Henin-Hardenne (semifinals)
  6. Monica Seles (second round)
  7. Daniela Hantuchová (quarterfinals)
  8. Anastasia Myskina (quarterfinals)
  9. Lindsay Davenport (fourth round)
  10. Chanda Rubin (fourth round)
  11. Magdalena Maleeva (third round)
  12. Patty Schnyder (fourth round)
  13. Silvia Farina Elia (second round)
  14. Anna Pistolesi (third round)
  15. Alexandra Stevenson (second round)
  16. Nathalie Dechy (third round)
  17. Elena Dementieva (first round)
  18. Eleni Daniilidou (fourth round)
  19. Amanda Coetzer (fourth round)
  20. Elena Bovina (fourth round)
  21. Ai Sugiyama (second round)
  22. Anne Kremer (second round)
  23. Paola Suárez (third round)
  24. Tatiana Panova (third round)
  25. Meghann Shaughnessy (quarterfinals)
  26. Tamarine Tanasugarn (third round)
  27. Lisa Raymond (second round)
  28. Clarisa Fernández (third round)
  29. Iva Majoli (first round)
  30. Janette Husárová (second round)
  31. Conchita Martínez (first round)
  32. Katarina Srebotnik (third round)

Qualifying
Main article: 2003 Australian Open – Women's singles 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

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 1r
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 0r 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

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 0r 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
N Petrova 6 6 N Petrova 2 6 3
M Marrero 79 6 12 P Schnyder 6 4 6
J Kostanić 67 1 M Marrero 3 1
W Prakusya 3 1 12 P Schnyder 6 6
12 P Schnyder 6 6

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 S Farina Elia 6 6
F Pennetta 4 2 13 S Farina Elia 3 2
M Washington 1 65 N Pratt 6 6
N Pratt 6 77 N Pratt 7 6
WC R McQuillan 4 63 23 P Suárez 5 4
T Garbin 6 77 T Garbin 0 0 r
D Randriantefy 4 3 23 P Suárez 6 3
23 P Suárez 6 6 N Pratt 3 2
27 L Raymond 77 6 2 V Williams 6 6
Q L Lee-Waters 63 3 27 L Raymond 3 1
A Barna 5 6 6 A Barna 6 6
F Schiavone 7 1 3 A Barna 1 4
PR A Medina Garrigues 1 2 2 V Williams 6 6
Q A Cargill 6 6 Q A Cargill 3 0
S Kuznetsova 4 2 2 V Williams 6 6
2 V Williams 6 6

Other entry information

Wild cards

Protected ranking

Qualifiers
See also: 2003 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

Withdrawals
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