2003 Swisscom Challenge – Singles

2003 Swisscom Challenge BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne FR Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic 6–0, 6–4 women Zurich Open Swisscom Challenge Swisscom Challenge 28 (3WC Wild cards/4Q Qualifiers/1LL Lucky loser) 8 2003 Swisscom Challenge Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Jelena Dokic in the final, 6–0, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2003 Swisscom Challenge. With the win, Henin-Hardenne replaced Kim Clijsters as the world No. 1.Henin-Hardenne takes finale at Zurich https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2003/10/19/Henin-Hardenne-takes-finale-at-Zurich/UPI-93431066594841/ 22 November 2017 UPI UPI 19 October 2003 ZurichFerrero at TMS-Madrid, Henin-Hardenne at Zurich Do the No. 1 Dance http://www.tennis-x.com/story/2003-10-21/d.php 22 November 2017 Tennis X 21 October 2003 Patty Schnyder was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Dokic. Seeds The first four seeds received a bye into the second round. 30em BEL Kim Clijsters (semifinals) BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne (champion) FRA Amélie Mauresmo (second round) RUS Elena Dementieva (second round) USA Chanda Rubin (first round) JPN Ai Sugiyama (second round) RUS Vera Zvonareva (quarterfinals) SVK Daniela Hantuchová (first round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 185 1 BEL Kim Clijsters 6 3 4 FR Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic 1 6 6 RUS Nadia Petrova 4 4 2 BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne 6 6 FR Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic 0 4 2 BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne 6 6 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Q SLO K Srebotnik 6 2 WC FRA M Pierce 0 0r Q SLO T Pisnik 6 6 RSA A Coetzer 3 0 LL ESP M Serna 3 6 1 6 JPN A Sugiyama 6 3 6 GRE E Daniilidou 3 3 SUI P Schnyder 6 6 WC SUI M Casanova 6 5 3 USA A Stevenson 3 7 6 FR Yugoslavia J Dokic 6 5 6 5 USA C Rubin 1 7 4 1 BEL K Clijsters 6 6 Q SLO K Srebotnik 2 2 Q SLO T Pisnik 5 6 6 6 JPN A Sugiyama 7 3 3 3 FRA A Mauresmo 2 2 SUI P Schnyder 6 6 USA A Stevenson 6 5 1 FR Yugoslavia J Dokic 4 7 6 1 BEL K Clijsters 6 6 Q SLO T Pisnik 3 2 SUI P Schnyder 0 3 FR Yugoslavia J Dokic 6 6 1 BEL K Clijsters 6 3 4 FR Yugoslavia J Dokic 1 6 6 Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 8 SVK D Hantuchová 62 5 ARG P Suárez 77 7 RUS E Bovina 6 6 Q AUS A Molik 4 1 RUS N Petrova 6 6 WC SUI MG Mikaelian 3 1 7 RUS V Zvonareva 6 4 77 USA M Shaughnessy 0 6 63 ESP C Martínez 6 4 1 Q USA A Frazier 4 6 6 ITA 2003 S Farina Elia 2 5 ISR A Pistolesi 6 7 ARG P Suárez 4 3 RUS E Bovina 6 6 RUS N Petrova 77 6 4 RUS E Dementieva 63 3 7 RUS V Zvonareva 6 7 Q USA A Frazier 3 5 ISR A Pistolesi 1 65 2 BEL J Henin-Hardenne 6 77 RUS E Bovina 1 4 RUS N Petrova 6 6 7 RUS V Zvonareva 4 2 2 BEL J Henin-Hardenne 6 6 RUS N Petrova 4 4 2 BEL J Henin-Hardenne 6 6 Qualifying Qualifying seeds 30em ITA 2003 Francesca Schiavone (withdrew due to a shoulder injury) ESP Magüi Serna (qualifying competition, Lucky loser) USA Lisa Raymond (Still competing at Filderstadt) RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (qualifying competition) RUS Elena Likhovtseva (qualifying competition) SLO Katarina Srebotnik (qualified) AUS Alicia Molik (qualified) SLO Tina Pisnik (qualified) COL Fabiola Zuluaga (first round) CZE Denisa Chládková (first round) Qualifiers 30em SLO Katarina Srebotnik SLO Tina Pisnik USA Amy Frazier AUS Alicia Molik Lucky loser ESP Magüi Serna Qualifying draw First qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 9 COL Fabiola Zuluaga 6 3 4 UKR Tatiana Perebiynis 4 6 6 ITA 2003 Rita Grande 78 0 6 CRO Silvija Talaja 66 6 4 Alt FRA Caroline Dhenin 5 6 6 WC SUI Tina Schmassmann 7 4 4 Alt GER Stephanie Gehrlein 79 3 1 6 SLO Katarina Srebotnik 67 6 6 UKR Tatiana Perebiynis 65 0 ITA 2003 Rita Grande 77 6 Alt FRA Caroline Dhenin 0 3 6 SLO Katarina Srebotnik 6 6 ITA 2003 Rita Grande 3 6 1 6 SLO Katarina Srebotnik 6 1 6 Second qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 2 ESP Magüi Serna 6 6 WC GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld 4 3 CZE Sandra Kleinová 7 1 6 SLO Maja Matevžič 5 6 3 CZE Klára Koukalová w/o ZIM Cara Black Alt BEL Els Callens 5 66 8 SLO Tina Pisnik 7 78 2 ESP Magüi Serna 6 7 CZE Sandra Kleinová 0 5 CZE Klára Koukalová 2 4 8 SLO Tina Pisnik 6 6 2 ESP Magüi Serna 65 5 8 SLO Tina Pisnik 77 7 Third qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 10 CZE Denisa Chládková 4 77 3 WC SUI Timea Bacsinszky 6 62 6 GER Marlene Weingärtner 5 3 USA Amy Frazier 7 6 GER Anca Barna 6 6 Alt CZE Iveta Benešová 2 2 AUS Nicole Pratt 2 3 5 RUS Elena Likhovtseva 6 6 WC SUI Timea Bacsinszky 4 1 USA Amy Frazier 6 6 GER Anca Barna 2 2 5 RUS Elena Likhovtseva 6 6 USA Amy Frazier 6 6 5 RUS Elena Likhovtseva 3 2 Fourth qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 4 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 2 6 6 FRA Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro 6 4 3 UKR Julia Vakulenko 68 6 6 Alt CAN Sonya Jeyaseelan 710 3 4 SVK Ľudmila Cervanová 1 2 USA Laura Granville 6 6 CRO Karolina Šprem 63 1 7 AUS Alicia Molik 77 6 4 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 3 UKR Julia Vakulenko 0 0r USA Laura Granville 4 1 7 AUS Alicia Molik 6 6 4 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 4 4 7 AUS Alicia Molik 6 6 References External links Official results archive (ITF) https://web.archive.org/web/20190216212111/https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100007032 2019-02-16 Official results archive (WTA) 2003 Singles Swisscom Challenge - Singles