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

Serena Williams successfully defended her title, beating her older sister Venus Williams in the final for the second year in a row, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2.

This was the first Wimbledon appearance of future World No. 1 Maria Sharapova played in the main draw. She would go on to win the title in the following year.

Seeds

1. Serena Williams (Champion)
2. Kim Clijsters (Semifinals)
3. Justine Henin-Hardenne (Semifinals)
4. Venus Williams (Final)
5. Lindsay Davenport (Quarterfinals)
6. Amélie Mauresmo (withdrew due to a rib injury)
7. Chanda Rubin (Third Round)
8. Jennifer Capriati (Quarterfinals)
9. 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)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• r. = retired

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	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
	Q	M Suchá	6	4	6			Q	M Suchá	0	4
		G León García	2	6	1										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	0	r			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	7^8					K Šprem	3	3
		I Benešová	2	6^6												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	7^7	6
	WC	C Morariu	3	2					F Pennetta	6^2	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	6^5	6	6			21	E Bovina	3	1
	21	E Bovina	7^7	2	8																	WC	M Sharapova	1	6	5
	26	A Stevenson	5	6^2																		33	S Kuznetsova	6	2	7
		É Loit	7	7^7					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	6^1	4
	Q	B Bielik	1	3				33	S Kuznetsova	7^7	6
	33	S Kuznetsova	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	5	L Davenport	7^7	7
	WC	S Stosur	6^3	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	6^2												S Asagoe	7	6
		S Asagoe	6	7^7					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
		A 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	7^7	6					P Mandula	3	4
	20	P Schnyder	6^2	3																		16	V Zvonareva	1	3
	29	N Petrova	6	6																		4	V Williams	6	6
		T Garbin	1	3				29	N Petrova	7^7	6
		E Kulikovskaya	5	1					A Widjaja	6^3	3
		A Widjaja	7	6											29	N Petrova	1	2
	WC	A Keothavong	2	0	r										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	6^6	3
		N Pratt	6	4	4										27	S Farina Elia	7^8	6
	Q	M Drake	4	6	6			Q	M Drake	6^3	1
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	4	2				27	S Farina Elia	7^7	6
	27	S Farina Elia	6	6																		27	S Farina Elia	7	7^7
	24	M Serna	6	7																			P Suárez	5	6^3
		V Ruano Pascual	3	5				24	M Serna	6	3	4
		T Pisnik	6^6	6	4				M Matevžič	4	6	6
		M Matevžič	7^8	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	6^6	7
		Ľ Cervanová	6^6	6	4			Q	E Fislová	1	7^8	5
	Q	E Fislová	7^8	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	7^8	6
		F Zuluaga	6	6					F Zuluaga	6^6	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

• 2003 Wimbledon Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw