2003 US Open – Women's singles

January 2025 2003 US Open BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne BEL Kim Clijsters 7–5, 6–1 128 32 US Open – Women's singles US Open – Women's singles 2003 US Open (tennis) Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Kim Clijsters in the final, 7–5, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2003 US Open. It was her first US Open title and second major title overall. Serena Williams was the reigning champion, but did not participate due to injury. Defending finalist Venus Williams also withdrew before the tournament due to injury, marking the first time in the Open Era that neither of the reigning US Open finalists returned. This was also the only major between the 1997 Australian Open and the 2011 French Open (a span of 56 events) where neither of the Williams sisters competed. This marked the first US Open main draw appearance of future champion Flavia Pennetta, as well as the first US Open appearance of future world No. 1 and five-time major champion Maria Sharapova, who would win the title three years later; they lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova and Émilie Loit in the first and second rounds, respectively. Seeds 30em BEL Kim Clijsters (final) BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne (champion) USA Lindsay Davenport (semifinals) USA Venus Williams (withdrew) FRA Amélie Mauresmo (quarterfinals) USA Jennifer Capriati (semifinals) RUS Anastasia Myskina (quarterfinals) USA Chanda Rubin (first round) SVK Daniela Hantuchová (third round) BUL Magdalena Maleeva (first round) RUS Elena Dementieva (fourth round) ESP Conchita Martínez (second round) RUS Vera Zvonareva (third round) RSA Amanda Coetzer (third round) JPN Ai Sugiyama (fourth round) RUS Elena Bovina (first round) USA Meghann Shaughnessy (fourth round) SUI Patty Schnyder (second round) RUS Nadia Petrova (third round) ITA Silvia Farina Elia (second round) ISR Anna Pistolesi (first round) SCG Jelena Dokić (second round) FRA Nathalie Dechy (second round) ARG Paola Suárez (quarterfinals) GRE Eleni Daniilidou (first round) RUS Lina Krasnoroutskaya (first round) RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round) USA Lisa Raymond (second round) ITA Francesca Schiavone (quarterfinals) ESP Magüi Serna (second round) USA Alexandra Stevenson (first round) SUI Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian (second round) SLO Katarina Srebotnik (second round) Qualifying 2003 US Open – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 1 BEL Kim Clijsters 6 6   5 FRA Amélie Mauresmo 1 4   3 USA Lindsay Davenport 6 6   24 ARG Paola Suárez 4 0   6 USA Jennifer Capriati 6 6   29 ITA Francesca Schiavone 1 3   7 RUS Anastasia Myskina 2 3   2 BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne 6 6   1 BEL Kim Clijsters 6 6   3 USA Lindsay Davenport 2 3   6 USA Jennifer Capriati 6 5 64 2 BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne 4 7 77 1 BEL Kim Clijsters 5 1   2 BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne 7 6   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 BEL K Clijsters 6 6   WC USA A Liu 2 3     USA L Granville 6 6     USA A Cargill 4 0     HUN P Mandula 7 6     ZIM C Black 5 2     ITA F Pennetta 1 1   27 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 6   17 USA M Shaughnessy 6 6     CRO K Šprem 3 2   WC USA C Morariu 3 5     SLO M Matevžič 6 7   Q RUS V Douchevina 4 2     USA A Harkleroad 6 6     SVK Ľ Kurhajcová 3 2   13 RUS V Zvonareva 6 6   1 BEL K Clijsters 6 6     USA L Granville 1 1     HUN P Mandula 3 3   27 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 6   17 USA M Shaughnessy 6 7     SLO M Matevžič 3 5     USA A Harkleroad 3 6 1 13 RUS V Zvonareva 6 4 6 1 BEL K Clijsters 6 6   27 RUS S Kuznetsova 3 2   17 USA M Shaughnessy 4 6 6 13 RUS V Zvonareva 6 4 2 1 BEL K Clijsters 6 6   17 USA M Shaughnessy 2 4   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 9 SVK D Hantuchová 6 6     FRA M Bartoli 3 2     UKR J Vakulenko 7 6     GER B Rittner 5 2     THA T Tanasugarn 6 7     ITA R Grande 0 5   WC USA B Bielik 1 4   18 SUI P Schnyder 6 6   26 RUS L Krasnoroutskaya 1 6 3   GER A Barna 6 0 6 WC USA T Logar 4 2   Q RUS M Kirilenko 6 6     FRA S Cohen-Aloro 6 6   Q RUS A Jidkova 2 4     INA A Widjaja 0 2   5 FRA A Mauresmo 6 6   9 SVK D Hantuchová 6 6     UKR J Vakulenko 3 2     THA T Tanasugarn 6 6   18 SUI P Schnyder 4 3     GER A Barna 6 64 5 Q RUS M Kirilenko 3 77 7   FRA S Cohen-Aloro 2 2   5 FRA A Mauresmo 6 6   9 SVK D Hantuchová 2 4     THA T Tanasugarn 6 6   Q RUS M Kirilenko 4 2   5 FRA A Mauresmo 6 6     THA T Tanasugarn 2 2   5 FRA A Mauresmo 6 6   Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 3 USA L Davenport 6 6     BEL E Callens 1 0     CZE D Bedáňová 4 0     ITA ME Camerin 6 6     ARG C Fernández 6 1 5   HUN M Czink 3 6 7 Q BLR T Poutchek 3 61   28 USA L Raymond 6 77   19 RUS N Petrova 6 6   Q COL C Castaño 4 0     CZE D Chládková 6 1 6 LL ITA Ad Serra Zanetti 4 6 1   AUT B Schett 77 7   SVK J Husárová 63 5 Q USA G Lastra 0 2   14 RSA A Coetzer 6 6   3 USA L Davenport 6 6     ITA ME Camerin 2 4     HUN M Czink 4 6 6 28 USA L Raymond 6 4 1 19 RUS N Petrova 6 6     CZE D Chládková 1 2     AUT B Schett 6 5 2 14 RSA A Coetzer 3 7 6 3 USA L Davenport 6 6     HUN M Czink 0 2   19 RUS N Petrova 6 6   14 RSA A Coetzer 0 1   3 USA L Davenport 6 66 6 19 RUS N Petrova 0 78 2 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 12 ESP C Martínez 6 6     USA S Taylor 3 4     AUS A Molik 77 6   Q CRO J Kostanić 64 3     CZE Z Ondrášková 2 1   Q VEN M Sequera 6 6     GER A Rösch 3 3   24 ARG P Suárez 6 6   25 GRE E Daniilidou 3 1     SUI M Casanova 6 6     COL F Zuluaga 6 6     JPN A Morigami 1 4     RUS E Likhovtseva 6 6     CRO I Majoli 1 1     VEN M Vento-Kabchi 6 6   8 USA C Rubin 4 4   12 ESP C Martínez 5 4     AUS A Molik 7 6   Q VEN M Sequera 1 0   24 ARG P Suárez 6 6     SUI M Casanova 5 3     COL F Zuluaga 7 6     RUS E Likhovtseva 7 6     VEN M Vento-Kabchi 5 3     AUS A Molik 4 6 2 24 ARG P Suárez 6 4 6   COL F Zuluaga 64 4     RUS E Likhovtseva 77 6   24 ARG P Suárez 6 3 7   RUS E Likhovtseva 2 6 5 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 6 USA J Capriati 6 6     ESP C Torrens Valero 0 1     USA M Irvin 2 65     SVK M Suchá 6 77     RUS M Sharapova 6 6     ESP V Ruano-Pascual 1 1     FRA É Loit 6 5 6 31 USA A Stevenson 2 7 4 23 FRA N Dechy 3 6 6 WC USA B Mattek 6 4 4 WC USA S Perry 3 1     USA A Frazier 6 6     UKR T Perebiynis 6 6     ESP M Marrero 1 4   Q CZE A Vašková 2 3   11 RUS E Dementieva 6 6   6 USA J Capriati 6 6     SVK M Suchá 1 1     RUS M Sharapova 3 4     FRA É Loit 6 6   23 FRA N Dechy         USA A Frazier w/o       UKR T Perebiynis 7 4 0 11 RUS E Dementieva 5 6 6 6 USA J Capriati 6 2 6   FRA É Loit 2 6 2   USA A Frazier 61 63   11 RUS E Dementieva 77 77   6 USA J Capriati 6 7   11 RUS E Dementieva 2 5   Section 6 First Round Second round Third round Fourth round 15 JPN A Sugiyama 6 6   ESP C Martínez Granados 1 0     ESP G León García 1 0     FRA V Razzano 6 6     USA J Craybas 5 0     AUS N Pratt 7 6   Q ARG ME Salerni 4 1   20 ITA S Farina Elia 6 6   29 ITA F Schiavone 6 6     SVK E Fislová 4 4     ESP A Parra Santonja 6 1 6   CZE K Koukalová 2 6 2   SLO T Pisnik 6 6   WC USA A Haynes 4 2   Q CAN M Drake 6 62 1 33 SLO K Srebotnik 0 77 6 15 JPN A Sugiyama 1 6 6   FRA V Razzano 6 3 3   AUS N Pratt 77 4 6 20 ITA S Farina Elia 65 6 1 29 ITA F Schiavone 6 6     ESP A Parra Santonja 4 3     SLO T Pisnik 7 6   33 SLO K Srebotnik 5 0   15 JPN A Sugiyama 3 6 6   AUS N Pratt 6 4 3 29 ITA F Schiavone 7 711     SLO T Pisnik 5 69   15 JPN A Sugiyama 77 5 2 29 ITA F Schiavone 65 7 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 7 RUS A Myskina 6 3 6   SVK H Nagyová 2 6 1   FRA S Foretz 6 5 4   ITA An Serra Zanetti 3 7 6 Q UKR Y Beygelzimer 610 5   ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 712 7     KOR Y-j Cho 6 2 1 30 ESP M Serna 3 6 6 22 SCG J Dokić 6 6     SUI E Gagliardi 4 2     FRA M Pierce 6 6   Q GER S Gehrlein 3 2     ITA T Garbin 4 78 6 Q ITA M Santangelo 6 66 4   JPN S Asagoe 6 6   10 BUL M Maleeva 4 3   7 RUS A Myskina 6 2 77   ITA An Serra Zanetti 2 6 63   ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 7 6   30 ESP M Serna 5 1   22 SCG J Dokić 2 77 65   FRA M Pierce 6 65 77   ITA T Garbin 2 6 2   JPN S Asagoe 6 3 6 7 RUS A Myskina 2 6 6   ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 4 3   FRA M Pierce 6 6     JPN S Asagoe 4 1   7 RUS A Myskina 77 6     FRA M Pierce 62 1   Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 16 RUS E Bovina 6 63 4   SVK Ľ Cervanová 4 77 6   RUS D Safina 7 6   WC USA C Gullickson 5 2     USA S Reeves 6 6     CZE I Benešová 1 1     LUX C Schaul 77 6   21 ISR A Pistolesi 65 2   32 SUI M-G Mikaelian 6 6     GER M Weingärtner 3 1   Q CHN T Sun 2 5     JPN S Obata 6 7     MAD D Randriantefy 3 0     CRO S Talaja 6 6   Q HUN A Kapros 5 3   2 BEL J Henin-Hardenne 7 6     SVK Ľ Cervanová 4 1     RUS D Safina 6 6     USA S Reeves 1 6 3   LUX C Schaul 6 4 6 32 SUI M-G Mikaelian 5 4     JPN S Obata 7 6     CRO S Talaja 1 2   2 BEL J Henin-Hardenne 6 6     RUS D Safina 6 7     LUX C Schaul 4 5     JPN S Obata 1 2   2 BEL J Henin-Hardenne 6 6     RUS D Safina 0 3   2 BEL J Henin-Hardenne 6 6   References External links 2003 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Grand Slam women's singles 2003 Wimbledon 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