2003 Australian Open – Women's singles

Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus Williams in the final, 7–6^(7–4), 3–6, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2003 Australian Open. It was her first Australian Open singles title and fourth consecutive major singles triumph, completing the "Serena Slam", both a non-calendar year Grand Slam and the career Grand Slam. It was Venus' record fourth consecutive runner-up finish at a major, losing every final to Serena. Serena saved two match points en route to the title, against Kim Clijsters in the semifinals (where at one point in the third set Serena was 1–5 down).

Women's singles
2003 Australian Open
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Venus Williams
Score	7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–4
Draw	128
Seeds	32

Main article: 2003 Australian Open

Jennifer Capriati was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Marlene Weingärtner in the first round. Capriati's loss marked the first time the defending Australian Open champion lost in the first round, and the first time at any major that the defending champion lost in the first round since Steffi Graf at the 1994 Wimbledon Championships. With Lindsay Davenport's defeat in the fourth round, a first-time Australian Open champion was guaranteed.

This marked the final Australian Open appearance of four-time champion Monica Seles; she lost to Klára Koukalová in the second round. It was also the first Australian Open final without Martina Hingis since 1996.

This marked the first major appearance of two future world No. 1's: five-time major champion Maria Sharapova and Jelena Janković, who lost to Klára Koukalová and Amanda Coetzer in the first and second rounds respectively. It was also the major main draw debut of future US Open champion Flavia Pennetta, who lost to Silvia Farina Elia in the first round.

Seeds

1. Serena Williams (champion)
2. Venus Williams (final)
3. Jennifer Capriati (first round)
4. Kim Clijsters (semifinals)
5. Justine Henin-Hardenne (semifinals)
6. Monica Seles (second round)
7. Daniela Hantuchová (quarterfinals)
8. Anastasia Myskina (quarterfinals)
9. Lindsay Davenport (fourth round)
10. Chanda Rubin (fourth round)
11. Magdalena Maleeva (third round)
12. Patty Schnyder (fourth round)
13. Silvia Farina Elia (second round)
14. Anna Pistolesi (third round)
15. Alexandra Stevenson (second round)
16. Nathalie Dechy (third round)
17. Elena Dementieva (first round)
18. Eleni Daniilidou (fourth round)
19. Amanda Coetzer (fourth round)
20. Elena Bovina (fourth round)
21. Ai Sugiyama (second round)
22. Anne Kremer (second round)
23. Paola Suárez (third round)
24. Tatiana Panova (third round)
25. Meghann Shaughnessy (quarterfinals)
26. Tamarine Tanasugarn (third round)
27. Lisa Raymond (second round)
28. Clarisa Fernández (third round)
29. Iva Majoli (first round)
30. Janette Husárová (second round)
31. Conchita Martínez (first round)
32. Katarina Srebotnik (third round)

Qualifying

Main article: 2003 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	6	6
	25	Meghann Shaughnessy	2	2
								1	Serena Williams	4	6	7
								4	Kim Clijsters	6	3	5
	4	Kim Clijsters	6	6
	8	Anastasia Myskina	2	4
															1	Serena Williams	77	3	6
															2	Venus Williams	64	6	4
	5	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		Virginia Ruano Pascual	2	2
								5	Justine Henin-Hardenne	3	3
								2	Venus Williams	6	6
	7	Daniela Hantuchová	4	3
	2	Venus Williams	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	S Williams	3	77	7
		É Loit	6	65	5			1	S Williams	6	6
		E Callens	6	6					E Callens	4	0
		M Suchá	0	2											1	S Williams	6	6
		A Jidkova	2	6	6										26	T Tanasugarn	1	1
		L Granville	6	4	0				A Jidkova	2	6	3
		M Drake	0	2				26	T Tanasugarn	6	3	6
	26	T Tanasugarn	6	6																		1	S Williams	6	6
	18	E Daniilidou	78	6																		18	E Daniilidou	4	1
		M Irvin	66	3				18	E Daniilidou	6	6
		C Martínez Granados	0	1					A Frazier	1	2
		A Frazier	6	6											18	E Daniilidou	6	6
		D Bedáňová	6	5	6										16	N Dechy	4	3
		I Benešová	3	7	4				D Bedáňová	3	3
		S Taylor	2	3				16	N Dechy	6	6
	16	N Dechy	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	11	M Maleeva	6	6
		M Bartoli	4	1				11	M Maleeva	2	6	6
		E Dyrberg	3	3					Y-j Cho	6	4	1
		Y-j Cho	6	6											11	M Maleeva	5	6	5
		A Kapros	0	1											20	E Bovina	7	4	7
		R Grande	6	6					R Grande	1	2
		V Zvonareva	2	1				20	E Bovina	6	6
	20	E Bovina	6	6																		20	E Bovina	7	2	4
	25	M Shaughnessy	4	6	6																	25	M Shaughnessy	5	6	6
	Q	N Llagostera Vives	6	3	3			25	M Shaughnessy	6	6
		M Díaz-Oliva	62	2					Ľ Cervanová	1	1
		Ľ Cervanová	77	6											25	M Shaughnessy	6	6
	Q	K Koukalová	6	78											Q	K Koukalová	1	3
	Q	M Sharapova	4	66				Q	K Koukalová	66	7	6
		Ľ Kurhajcová	0	1				6	M Seles	78	5	3
	6	M Seles	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	4	K Clijsters	6	6
		S Reeves	2	1				4	K Clijsters	6	6
		P Mandula	7	6					P Mandula	0	0
		S Talaja	5	1											4	K Clijsters	6	6
		T Poutchek	6	6												T Poutchek	2	1
		T Pisnik	3	0					T Poutchek	2	6	6
		C Torrens Valero	6	4	6				C Torrens Valero	6	4	4
	29	I Majoli	3	6	4																	4	K Clijsters	6	6
	19	A Coetzer	6	6																		19	A Coetzer	3	1
		B Schett	4	3				19	A Coetzer	6	4	6
		R Neffa-de los Ríos	3	3				Q	J Janković	2	6	4
	Q	J Janković	6	6											19	A Coetzer	6	6
		M Matevžič	66	6	6										14	A Pistolesi	0	2
	WC	C Dellacqua	78	2	2				M Matevžič	1r
		M Tu	4	6	2			14	A Pistolesi	5
	14	A Pistolesi	6	4	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	10	C Rubin	6	7
	Q	M Czink	4	5				10	C Rubin	0	6	6
		P Wartusch	1	4					M Pierce	6	4	2
		M Pierce	6	6											10	C Rubin	6	6
		An Serra Zanetti	77	6											Q	B Schwartz	3	2
		M Müller	65	0					An Serra Zanetti	1	2
	Q	B Schwartz	5	6	6			Q	B Schwartz	6	6
	17	E Dementieva	7	4	2																	10	C Rubin	6	4	1
	28	C Fernández	6	7																		8	A Myskina	4	6	6
	WC	A Szili	1	5				28	C Fernández	6	6
		Å Svensson	4	6	5				M Serna	3	4
		M Serna	6	3	7										28	C Fernández	3	6	3
		M-G Mikaelian	1	0r											8	A Myskina	6	3	6
		E Gagliardi	6	2					E Gagliardi	7	2	0
	Q	E Fislová	5	3				8	A Myskina	5	6	6
	8	A Myskina	7	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		M Casanova	3	4				5	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		H Nagyová	1	2					A Kournikova	0	1
		A Kournikova	6	6											5	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		J Craybas	67	6	1										32	K Srebotnik	2	0
		V Razzano	79	4	6				V Razzano	1	77	3
		D Safina	6	3	3			32	K Srebotnik	6	64	6
	32	K Srebotnik	3	6	6																	5	J Henin-Hardenne	7	5	9
	24	T Panova	77	3	6																	9	L Davenport	5	7	7
		A Rösch	62	6	2			24	T Panova	3	7	6
	WC	A Morigami	6	6				WC	A Morigami	6	5	4
	Q	S Hrozenská	2	1											24	T Panova	2	1
		I Tulyaganova	3	6	0										9	L Davenport	6	6
		A Molik	6	4	0r				I Tulyaganova	79	4	5
	WC	C Pin	2	1				9	L Davenport	67	6	7
	9	L Davenport	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	15	A Stevenson	6	6
	WC	E Baltacha	1	4				15	A Stevenson	2	2
		C Black	3	0					D Chládková	6	6
		D Chládková	6	6												D Chládková	6	6
		B Rittner	5	6	4										WC	E Dominikovic	3	2
	WC	E Dominikovic	7	4	6			WC	E Dominikovic	6	6
		L Prusová	2	2				22	A Kremer	1	4
	22	A Kremer	6	6																			D Chládková	3	3
	30	J Husárová	6	6																			V Ruano Pascual	6	6
	Q	ME Salerni	3	0				30	J Husárová	7	5	0
		S Asagoe	2	1					V Ruano Pascual	5	7	6
		V Ruano Pascual	6	6												V Ruano Pascual	6	4	6
		S Foretz	4	6	6											M Weingärtner	1	6	4
		E Kulikovskaya	6	1	0				S Foretz	6	1	2
		M Weingärtner	2	78	6				M Weingärtner	3	6	6
	3	J Capriati	6	66	4

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	7	D Hantuchová	7	63	6
		F Zuluaga	5	77	4			7	D Hantuchová	78	77
		E Likhovtseva	66	4					Ad Serra Zanetti	66	63
		Ad Serra Zanetti	78	6											7	D Hantuchová	6	6
	Q	V Webb	2	7	6										WC	S Stosur	4	2
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	5	3			Q	V Webb	4	1
	WC	S Stosur	63	6	6			WC	S Stosur	6	6
	31	C Martínez	77	3	4																	7	D Hantuchová	7	6
	21	A Sugiyama	6	4	6																	12	P Schnyder	5	3
		A Widjaja	3	6	2			21	A Sugiyama	4	4
		G Arn	2	1					N Petrova	6	6
		N Petrova	6	6												N Petrova	2	6	3
		M Marrero	79	6											12	P Schnyder	6	4	6
		J Kostanić	67	1					M Marrero	3	1
		W Prakusya	3	1				12	P Schnyder	6	6
	12	P Schnyder	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	13	S Farina Elia	6	6
		F Pennetta	4	2				13	S Farina Elia	3	2
		M Washington	1	65					N Pratt	6	6
		N Pratt	6	77												N Pratt	7	6
	WC	R McQuillan	4	63											23	P Suárez	5	4
		T Garbin	6	77					T Garbin	0	0	r
		D Randriantefy	4	3				23	P Suárez	6	3
	23	P Suárez	6	6																			N Pratt	3	2
	27	L Raymond	77	6																		2	V Williams	6	6
	Q	L Lee-Waters	63	3				27	L Raymond	3	1
		A Barna	5	6	6				A Barna	6	6
		F Schiavone	7	1	3											A Barna	1	4
	PR	A Medina Garrigues	1	2											2	V Williams	6	6
	Q	A Cargill	6	6				Q	A Cargill	3	0
		S Kuznetsova	4	2				2	V Williams	6	6
	2	V Williams	6	6

Other entry information

Wild cards

• Elena Baltacha
• Casey Dellacqua
• Evie Dominikovic
• Rachel McQuillan
• Akiko Morigami
• Camille Pin
• Samantha Stosur
• Adriana Szili

Protected ranking

• Anabel Medina Garrigues

Qualifiers

See also: 2003 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

• Ansley Cargill
• Melinda Czink
• Eva Fislová
• Stanislava Hrozenská
• Jelena Janković
• Klára Koukalová
• Lindsay Lee-Waters
• Nuria Llagostera Vives
• María Emilia Salerni
• Barbara Schwartz
• Maria Sharapova
• Vanessa Webb

Withdrawals

• Martina Hingis → replaced by María Sánchez Lorenzo
• Amélie Mauresmo → replaced by Nadia Petrova

External links

• 2003 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 2002 US Open – Women's singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by 2003 French Open – Women's singles