2003 Nordea Nordic Light Open – Singles

2003 Nordea Nordic Light Open ISR Anna Pistolesi CRO Jelena Kostanić 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 singles doubles Nordic Light Open 32 (2WC Wild cards/4Q Qualifiers/2LL Lucky losers) 8 2003 Nordea Nordic Light Open Svetlana Kuznetsova was the defending champion but chose to compete at Los Angeles during the same week, reaching the quarterfinals. Anna Pistolesi won the title by defeating qualifier Jelena Kostanić 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 in the final.Two in a row for Pistolesi https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/3139671.stm 2 September 2024 BBC Sport 10 August 2003Hipsh Rami Pistolesi Tires Out Kostanic to Seize Victory in Helsinki https://www.haaretz.com/2003-08-11/ty-article/pistolesi-tires-out-kostanic-to-seize-victory-in-helsinki/0000017f-dba5-db22-a17f-ffb5ac300000 2 September 2024 Haaretz 11 August 2003Pistolesi wins in Helsinki https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/wta-tour-helsinki2/2003/pistolesi-wins-in-helsinki_sto468404/story.shtml 2 September 2024 Eurosport Reuters 10 August 2003 Seeds 30em SUI Patty Schnyder (first round) ISR Anna Pistolesi (champion) CZE Denisa Chládková (second round) HUN Petra Mandula (quarterfinals, retired due to a strain in her right quadriceps) ITA 2003 Flavia Pennetta (first round) GER Anca Barna (first round) ARG Clarisa Fernández (first round) CRO Karolina Šprem (semifinals) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 Q CRO Jelena Kostanić 77 6 RUS Vera Dushevina 62 4 8 CRO Karolina Šprem 3 6 4 2 ISR Anna Pistolesi 6 1 6 Q CRO Jelena Kostanić 6 4 0 2 ISR Anna Pistolesi 4 6 6 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 SUI P Schnyder 64 2 CRO S Talaja 77 6 CZE Z Ondrášková 6 6 WC FIN E Laine 1 1 RUS E Kulikovskaya 3 6 66 LL ESP M Marrero 6 3 78 Q CRO J Kostanić 6 710 5 ITA 2003 F Pennetta 4 68 3 CZE D Chládková 6 6 ESP G León García 3 2 RUS V Dushevina 6 65 6 CZE I Benešová 4 77 1 ESP A Medina Garrigues 7 6 LL HUN K Marosi 5 2 HUN M Czink 2 6 77 7 ARG C Fernández 6 2 64 CRO S Talaja 0 6 6 CZE Z Ondrášková 6 4 1 LL ESP M Marrero 1 2 Q CRO J Kostanić 6 6 3 CZE D Chládková 2 3 RUS V Dushevina 6 6 ESP A Medina Garrigues 3 6 5 HUN M Czink 6 4 7 CRO S Talaja 3 2 Q CRO J Kostanić 6 6 RUS V Dushevina 7 6 HUN M Czink 5 0 Q CRO J Kostanić 77 6 RUS V Dushevina 62 4 Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 8 CRO K Šprem 6 6 ESP C Torrens Valero 0 0 WC SWE S Arvidsson 5 4 GER B Rittner 7 6 Q CZE S Kleinová 1 2 UKR T Perebiynis 6 6 ITA 2003 An Serra Zanetti 1 2 4 HUN P Mandula 6 6 6 GER A Barna 3 4 SVK Ľ Cervanová 6 6 CZE K Koukalová 0 7 4 SVK H Nagyová 6 5 6 Q HUN R Kuti-Kis 6 4 1 SUI M Casanova 3 6 6 Q CZE J Hlaváčková 3 4 2 ISR A Pistolesi 6 6 8 CRO K Šprem 65 7 6 GER B Rittner 77 5 4 UKR T Perebiynis 2 2 4 HUN P Mandula 6 6 SVK Ľ Cervanová w/o SVK H Nagyová SUI M Casanova 2 3 2 ISR A Pistolesi 6 6 8 CRO K Šprem w/o 4 HUN P Mandula SVK Ľ Cervanová 3 0 2 ISR A Pistolesi 6 6 8 CRO K Šprem 3 6 4 2 ISR A Pistolesi 6 1 6 References External links Official results archive (ITF) Official results archive (WTA) Singles Nordea Nordic Light Open Nordic