2003 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

April 2022 2003 Wimbledon Championships USA Serena Williams USA Venus Williams 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 128 (12 Q Qualifiers / 8 WC Wildcards) 32 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles 2003 Wimbledon Championships Defending champion Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus Williams in a rematch of the previous year's final, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th It was her second Wimbledon singles title and sixth major singles title overall. This marked the first Wimbledon appearance of future world No. 1 and five-time major champion Maria Sharapova; she lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the fourth round. Sharapova would win the title the following year. It was also the first Wimbledon appearance of future champion Marion Bartoli, who lost to Daniela Hantuchová in the first round. The semifinals featured the top four seeds, which last occurred in 1995.Parsons, John (2003). The Official Wimbledon Annual 2003. 2 Puddle Dock London: Hazelton Publishing Ltd. 1-903135-29-X. This was the first major since the 1987 Australian Open to not feature Steffi Graf, Monica Seles or Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. Seeds 1 1 USA Serena Williams (champion) 2 8 BEL Kim Clijsters (semifinals) 3 3 BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne (semifinals) 4 6 USA Venus Williams (final) 5 5 USA Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals) 6 FRA Amélie Mauresmo (withdrew) 7 7 USA Chanda Rubin (third round) 8 2 USA Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals) 9 5 SVK Daniela Hantuchová (second round) 10 2 RUS Anastasia Myskina (fourth round) 11 4 SCG Jelena Dokić (third round) 12 7 BUL Magdalena Maleeva (second round) 13 8 JPN Ai Sugiyama (fourth round) 14 3 GRE Eleni Daniilidou (second round) 15 1 RUS Elena Dementieva (fourth round) 16 6 RUS Vera Zvonareva (fourth round) 17 5 RSA Amanda Coetzer (second round) 18 2 ESP Conchita Martínez (third round) 19 1 USA Meghann Shaughnessy (first round) 20 6 SUI Patty Schnyder (first round) 21 4 RUS Elena Bovina (second round) 22 8 FRA Nathalie Dechy (third round) 23 3 USA Lisa Raymond (third round) 24 7 ESP Magüi Serna (second round) 25 8 ISR Anna Pistolesi (first round) 26 4 USA Alexandra Stevenson (first round) 27 7 ITA Silvia Farina Elia (quarterfinals) 28 1 USA Laura Granville (third round) 29 6 RUS Nadia Petrova (third round) 30 5 CZE Denisa Chládková (second round) 31 3 RUS Elena Likhovtseva (second round) 32 2 THA Tamarine Tanasugarn (first round) 33 4 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals) Amélie Mauresmo withdrew due to a rib injury. She was replaced in the draw by the highest-ranked non-seeded player Svetlana Kuznetsova, who became the #33 seed. Qualifying 2003 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 1 USA Serena Williams 2 6 6 8 USA Jennifer Capriati 6 2 3 3 BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne 6 6 33 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 2 2 5 USA Lindsay Davenport 2 6 1 4 USA Venus Williams 6 2 6 27 ITA Silvia Farina Elia 7 0 1 2 BEL Kim Clijsters 5 6 6 1 USA Serena Williams 6 6 3 BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne 3 2 4 USA Venus Williams 4 6 6 2 BEL Kim Clijsters 6 3 1 1 USA Serena Williams 4 6 6 4 USA Venus Williams 6 4 2 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 USA S Williams 6 6 USA J Craybas 3 3 BEL E Callens 6 7 GER B Rittner 3 5 Q CZE B Strýcová 4 7 9 UKR T Perebiynis 6 5 11 RUS A Jidkova 1 4 28 USA L Granville 6 6 19 USA M Shaughnessy 3 2 Q HUN A Kapros 6 6 ESP G León García 2 6 1 Q SVK M Suchá 6 4 6 LL ESP A Parra Santonja 7 6 CZE Z Ondrášková 5 2 GER A Rösch 2 1 15 RUS E Dementieva 6 6 1 USA S Williams 6 6 BEL E Callens 4 4 UKR T Perebiynis 2 3 28 USA L Granville 6 6 Q HUN A Kapros 6 6 Q SVK M Suchá 0 4 LL ESP A Parra Santonja 1 1 15 RUS E Dementieva 6 6 1 USA S Williams 6 6 28 USA L Granville 3 1 Q HUN A Kapros 3 1 15 RUS E Dementieva 6 6 1 USA S Williams 6 6 15 RUS E Dementieva 2 2 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 10 RUS A Myskina 6 3 SVK H Nagyová 4 0r RUS L Krasnoroutskaya 6 6 WC GBR J Pullin 3 1 AUT B Schett 6 6 ESP M Marrero 1 2 Q VEN 1930 M Sequera 7 5 1 18 ESP C Martínez 5 7 6 32 THA T Tanasugarn 4 3 JPN A Morigami 6 6 CRO K Šprem 6 78 CZE I Benešová 2 66 USA M Irvin 5 6 6 SUI M-G Mikaelian 7 2 8 SUI M Casanova 1 3 8 USA J Capriati 6 6 10 RUS A Myskina 6 6 RUS L Krasnoroutskaya 1 4 AUT B Schett 2 4 18 ESP C Martínez 6 6 JPN A Morigami 6 6 CRO K Šprem 3 3 SUI M-G Mikaelian 2 1 8 USA J Capriati 6 6 10 RUS A Myskina 6 6 18 ESP C Martínez 3 3 JPN A Morigami 4 4 8 USA J Capriati 6 6 10 RUS A Myskina 2 3 8 USA J Capriati 6 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 3 BEL J Henin-Hardenne 7 6 UKR J Vakulenko 5 1 WC USA C Morariu 3 2 ITA F Pennetta 6 6 RUS D Safina 1 6 4 AUS A Molik 6 4 6 USA L Lee-Waters 6 2 6 31 RUS E Likhovtseva 4 6 8 23 USA L Raymond 6 6 FRA S Foretz 3 3 WC GBR J O'Donoghue 4 2 GER M Weingärtner 6 6 FRA M Pierce 6 6 USA A Cargill 0 0 CRO J Kostanić 2 2 14 GRE E Daniilidou 6 6 3 BEL J Henin-Hardenne 77 6 ITA F Pennetta 62 1 AUS A Molik 6 6 31 RUS E Likhovtseva 3 4 23 USA L Raymond 6 6 GER M Weingärtner 3 0 FRA M Pierce 6 6 14 GRE E Daniilidou 4 1 3 BEL J Henin-Hardenne 6 6 AUS A Molik 4 4 23 USA L Raymond 6 3 5 FRA M Pierce 4 6 7 3 BEL J Henin-Hardenne 6 6 FRA M Pierce 3 3 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 11 SCG J Dokić 6 1 6 WC GBR E Baltacha 3 6 4 SUI E Gagliardi 6 4 6 FRA S Cohen-Aloro 2 6 3 WC RUS M Sharapova 6 6 USA A Harkleroad 2 1 JPN S Obata 65 6 6 21 RUS E Bovina 77 2 8 26 USA A Stevenson 5 62 FRA É Loit 7 77 Q USA L Osterloh 1 4 ITA ME Camerin 6 6 ESP C Torrens Valero 5 6 7 KOR 1997 Y-j Cho 7 1 9 Q USA B Bielik 1 3 33 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 6 11 SCG J Dokić 6 6 SUI E Gagliardi 1 3 WC RUS M Sharapova 6 6 21 RUS E Bovina 3 1 FRA É Loit 3 6 6 ITA ME Camerin 6 2 3 KOR 1997 Y-j Cho 61 4 33 RUS S Kuznetsova 77 6 11 SCG J Dokić 4 4 WC RUS M Sharapova 6 6 FRA É Loit 1 2 33 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 6 WC RUS M Sharapova 1 6 5 33 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 2 7 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 5 USA L Davenport 77 7 WC AUS S Stosur 63 5 ITA R Grande 6 6 AUT P Wartusch 1 4 ZIM C Black 6 6 CZE S Kleinová 2 3 CZE K Koukalová 4 3 30 CZE D Chládková 6 6 17 RSA A Coetzer 6 3 6 MAD D Randriantefy 1 6 3 LL NED S Noorlander 2 2 ITA F Schiavone 6 6 Q TPE J Lee 3 62 JPN S Asagoe 6 77 FRA M Bartoli 4 1 9 SVK D Hantuchová 6 6 5 USA L Davenport 6 6 ITA R Grande 3 1 ZIM C Black 6 7 30 CZE D Chládková 3 5 17 RSA A Coetzer 6 5 4 ITA F Schiavone 4 7 6 JPN S Asagoe 0 6 12 9 SVK D Hantuchová 6 4 10 5 USA L Davenport 6 6 ZIM C Black 2 2 ITA F Schiavone 5 2 JPN S Asagoe 7 6 5 USA L Davenport 6 6 JPN S Asagoe 4 1 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 16 RUS V Zvonareva 6 6 AUS E Dominikovic 0 2 ESP C Martínez Granados 0 6 10 ITA An Serra Zanetti 6 3 8 Q USA C Gullickson 5 4 UZB I Tulyaganova 7 6 HUN P Mandula 77 6 20 SUI P Schnyder 62 3 29 RUS N Petrova 6 6 ITA T Garbin 1 3 RUS E Kulikovskaya 5 1 INA A Widjaja 7 6 WC GBR A Keothavong 2 0r SLO K Srebotnik 6 4 Q SVK S Hrozenská 2 2 4 USA V Williams 6 6 16 RUS V Zvonareva 6 6 ESP C Martínez Granados 3 1 UZB I Tulyaganova 6 6 HUN P Mandula 3 4 29 RUS N Petrova 77 6 INA A Widjaja 63 3 SLO K Srebotnik 4 1 4 USA V Williams 6 6 16 RUS V Zvonareva 6 7 UZB I Tulyaganova 3 5 29 RUS N Petrova 1 2 4 USA V Williams 6 6 16 RUS V Zvonareva 1 3 4 USA V Williams 6 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 7 USA C Rubin 6 6 CRO I Majoli 3 0 CRO S Talaja 2 2 USA A Frazier 6 6 AUS N Pratt 6 4 4 Q CAN M Drake 4 6 6 ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 4 2 27 ITA S Farina Elia 6 6 24 ESP M Serna 6 7 ESP V Ruano Pascual 3 5 SLO T Pisnik 66 6 4 SLO M Matevžič 78 2 6 ARG P Suárez 6 6 Q TUN S Sfar 1 2 GER A Barna 0 1 12 BUL M Maleeva 6 6 7 USA C Rubin 6 6 USA A Frazier 4 4 Q CAN M Drake 63 1 27 ITA S Farina Elia 77 6 24 ESP M Serna 6 3 4 SLO M Matevžič 4 6 6 ARG P Suárez 2 6 6 12 BUL M Maleeva 6 2 3 7 USA C Rubin 66 3 27 ITA S Farina Elia 78 6 SLO M Matevžič 7 3 5 ARG P Suárez 5 6 7 27 ITA S Farina Elia 7 77 ARG P Suárez 5 63 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 13 JPN A Sugiyama 3 6 6 WC GBR L Ahl 6 4 4 SVK Ľ Cervanová 66 6 4 Q SVK E Fislová 78 2 6 CZE D Bedáňová 6 4 6 BLR 1995 T Poutchek 3 6 4 SVK J Husárová 3 2 22 FRA N Dechy 6 6 25 ISR A Pistolesi 4 4 USA S Reeves 6 6 COL F Zuluaga 6 6 ARG C Fernández 4 2 FRA V Razzano 6 6 RUS A Rodionova 3 1 PAR 1990 R Neffa-de los Ríos 0 0 2 BEL K Clijsters 6 6 13 JPN A Sugiyama 6 66 7 Q SVK E Fislová 1 78 5 CZE D Bedáňová 2 4 22 FRA N Dechy 6 6 USA S Reeves 78 6 COL F Zuluaga 66 4 FRA V Razzano 1 3 2 BEL K Clijsters 6 6 13 JPN A Sugiyama 6 6 22 FRA N Dechy 4 4 USA S Reeves 1 2 2 BEL K Clijsters 6 6 13 JPN A Sugiyama 3 2 2 BEL K Clijsters 6 6 References External links 2003 LS 2003 Wimbledon Championships on WTAtennis.com 2003 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 2003 French Open – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 2003 US Open – Women's singles Women's Singles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships