2003 MasterCard German Open – Singles

2003 MasterCard German Open BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne BEL Kim Clijsters 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 56 16 singles doubles German Open (WTA) WTA German Open Eurocard German Open - Singles Ladies German Open – Singles 2003 MasterCard German Open Defending champion Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Kim Clijsters in the final, 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 2003 WTA German Open. It was her third title of the year, and the ninth of her career. Seeds The first nine seeds received a bye into the second round. 30em BEL Kim Clijsters (final) USA Venus Williams (withdrew due to a left abdominal strain) BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne (champion) USA Jennifer Capriati (semifinals) FRA Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals) USA Chanda Rubin (second round) SVK Daniela Hantuchová (quarterfinals) FR Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic (third round) RUS Anastasia Myskina (second round) RUS Elena Dementieva (first round, retired due to a left foot strain) BUL Magdalena Maleeva (first round) GRE Eleni Daniilidou (third round) JPN Ai Sugiyama (first round) USA Meghann Shaughnessy (second round) SUI Patty Schnyder (third round) ISR Anna Pistolesi (third round) FRA Nathalie Dechy (third round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 185 1 BEL Kim Clijsters 6 6 7 SVK Daniela Hantuchová 0 3 4 USA Jennifer Capriati 6 6 RUS Elena Likhovtseva 3 3 UZB Iroda Tulyaganova 65 4 5 FRA Amélie Mauresmo 77 6 RUS Vera Zvonareva 4 5 3 BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne 6 7 1 BEL Kim Clijsters 6 62 6 4 USA Jennifer Capriati 4 77 4 5 FRA Amélie Mauresmo 66 4 3 BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne 78 6 1 BEL Kim Clijsters 4 6 5 3 BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne 6 4 7 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals FRA É Loit 4 6 6 SLO K Srebotnik 6 3 3 ARG P Suárez 3 1 Q COL F Zuluaga 6 6 CRO I Majoli 63 6 4 14 USA M Shaughnessy 77 3 6 13 JPN A Sugiyama 1 5 SUI M-G Mikaelian 6 7 ESP V Ruano Pascual 79 FRA M Pierce 67 r USA L Granville 6 5 3 AUT B Schett 3 7 6 1 BEL K Clijsters 6 6 FRA É Loit 4 2 Q COL F Zuluaga 3 6 6 14 USA M Shaughnessy 6 4 1 SUI M-G Mikaelian 66 6 6 ESP V Ruano Pascual 78 2 1 AUT B Schett 3 6 3 7 SVK D Hantuchová 6 4 6 1 BEL K Clijsters 7 6 Q COL F Zuluaga 5 3 SUI M-G Mikaelian 6 4 62 7 SVK D Hantuchová 4 6 77 1 BEL K Clijsters 6 6 7 SVK D Hantuchová 0 3 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals ITA 2003 F Schiavone 3 7 6 Q NED K Boogert 6 5 3 ITA 2003 T Garbin 4 4 SLO M Matevžič 6 6 ARG C Fernández 0 4 17 FRA N Dechy 6 6 11 BUL M Maleeva 77 1 4 CZE D Chládková 61 6 6 RUS E Likhovtseva 6 6 Q SVK H Nagyová 1 1 ESP M Serna 6 6 ITA 2003 S Farina Elia 3 4 4 USA J Capriati 6 6 ITA 2003 F Schiavone 4 4 SLO M Matevžič 4 2 17 FRA N Dechy 6 6 CZE D Chládková 7 4 4 RUS E Likhovtseva 5 6 6 ESP M Serna 7 6 6 USA C Rubin 5 3 4 USA J Capriati 6 6 17 FRA N Dechy 2 3 RUS E Likhovtseva 5 6 6 ESP M Serna 7 4 4 4 USA J Capriati 6 6 RUS E Likhovtseva 3 3 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals ESP C Martínez 2 5 WC GER M Weingärtner 6 7 UZB I Tulyaganova 6 6 Q GER B Rittner 1 1 Q RUS D Safina 2 6 1 10 RUS E Dementieva 6 2 0r 16 ISR A Pistolesi 6 6 RUS T Panova 1 1 GER A Barna 6 6 ESP A Medina Garrigues 4 2 WC GER M Müller 4 4 Q CRO J Kostanić 6 6 8 FR Yugoslavia J Dokic 77 6 WC GER M Weingärtner 65 4 UZB I Tulyaganova 6 3 6 Q RUS D Safina 3 6 4 16 ISR A Pistolesi 6 6 GER A Barna 3 2 Q CRO J Kostanić 1 4 5 FRA A Mauresmo 6 6 8 FR Yugoslavia J Dokic 6 2 60 UZB I Tulyaganova 4 6 77 16 ISR A Pistolesi 3 2 5 FRA A Mauresmo 6 6 UZB I Tulyaganova 65 4 5 FRA A Mauresmo 77 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals RUS V Zvonareva 3 6 6 SUI M Casanova 6 2 2 PR RUS N Petrova 6 6 Q PAR 1990 R Neffa-de los Ríos 3 2 WC GER A Bachmann 2 2 12 GRE E Daniilidou 6 6 15 SUI P Schnyder 2 6 6 LL BEL E Callens 6 4 3 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 6 FRA V Razzano 1 1 Q GER A-L Grönefeld 2 3 CZE D Bedáňová 6 6 9 RUS A Myskina 1 2 RUS V Zvonareva 6 6 PR RUS N Petrova 6 2 2 12 GRE E Daniilidou 1 6 6 15 SUI P Schnyder 77 6 RUS S Kuznetsova 64 4 CZE D Bedáňová 4 1 3 BEL J Henin-Hardenne 6 6 RUS V Zvonareva 7 4 6 12 GRE E Daniilidou 5 6 4 15 SUI P Schnyder 2 3 3 BEL J Henin-Hardenne 6 6 RUS V Zvonareva 4 5 3 BEL J Henin-Hardenne 6 7 External links Main and qualifying draws MasterCard German Open - Singles Category:WTA German Open