2003 NASDAQ-100 Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2003 NASDAQ-100 Open
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Jennifer Capriati
Score	4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Draw	96 (8WC/12Q/1LL)
Seeds	32

Main article: 2003 NASDAQ-100 Open

Defending champion Serena Williams defeated Jennifer Capriati in a rematch of the previous year's final, 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2003 Miami Open.

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

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

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	6	6
	Q	Marion Bartoli	1	2
								1	Serena Williams	6	6
								3	Kim Clijsters	4	2
	3	Kim Clijsters	6	6
	9	Jelena Dokić	2	0
															1	Serena Williams	4	6	6
															6	Jennifer Capriati	6	4	1
	12	Chanda Rubin	6	6
	4	Justine Henin-Hardenne	3	2
								12	Chanda Rubin	2	4
								6	Jennifer Capriati	6	6
	6	Jennifer Capriati	4	7	6
	23	Meghann Shaughnessy	6	65	4

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	S Williams	7	6
		F Schiavone	6	6					F Schiavone	5	1
		B Rittner	3	3											1	S Williams	6	6
	Q	J Janković	64	1											25	T Panova	2	1
		M Irvin	7	6					M Irvin	6	3	3
								25	T Panova	4	6	6
																						1	S Williams	6	6
																							I Tulyaganova	0	4
								19	E Dementieva	5	4
		É Loit	7	2	2				N Pratt	7	6
		N Pratt	5	6	6											N Pratt	6	1	3
		I Tulyaganova	6	6												I Tulyaganova	4	6	6
	Q	T Perebiynis	4	2					I Tulyaganova	6	7
								16	E Bovina	4	5

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								LL	E Dominikovic	6	61	1
	WC	A Baker	0	0				Q	M Bartoli	4	7	6
	Q	M Bartoli	6	6											Q	M Bartoli	6	7
	Q	M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	6											Q	M Sánchez Lorenzo	2	5
	Q	M-È Pelletier	2	1				Q	M Sánchez Lorenzo	62	6	6
								24	A Stevenson	7	1	2
																						Q	M Bartoli	6
																						7	L Davenport	0	r
								29	I Majoli	2	3
		F Pennetta	2	6	6				F Pennetta	6	6
		A Widjaja	6	4	3											F Pennetta	4	6	1
		T Pisnik	7	2	3										7	L Davenport	6	2	6
		C Torrens Valero	5	6	6				C Torrens Valero	2	1
								7	L Davenport	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								3	K Clijsters	6	6
	WC	J Jackson	4	1					YJ Cho	2	2
		YJ Cho	6	6											3	K Clijsters	6	6
		M Matevzic	2	0											27	P Suárez	2	2
		C Black	6	6					C Black	1	0
								27	P Suárez	6	6
																						3	K Clijsters	6	6
																						15	A Pistolesi	1	1
								22	L Raymond	6	6
	Q	C Schaul	6	6				Q	C Schaul	2	4
	WC	P Shuai	4	4											22	L Raymond	6	2	4
		F Zuluaga	6	6											15	A Pistolesi	4	6	6
		A Roesch	1	0					F Zuluaga	2	4
								15	A Pistolesi	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								9	J Dokić	7	6
		V Ruano Pascual	3	2					S Kuznetsova	63	1
		S Kuznetsova	6	6											9	J Dokić	6	6
	WC	M Sharapova	63	1											21	N Dechy	3	2
		E Callens	7	6					E Callens	4	3
								21	N Dechy	6	6
																						9	J Dokić	6	6
																							A Molik	1	4
								28	E Likhovtseva	61	6	6
		T Garbin	69	4					S Talaja	7	2	4
		S Talaja	7	7											28	E Likhovtseva	67	3
		B Schett	7	2	63											A Molik	7	6
		A Molik	65	6	7				A Molik	2	7	6
								5	D Hantuchová	6	5	0

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								8	A Mauresmo	2	6	7
		K Koukalová	6	5	0				M Marrero	6	2	61
	Q	M Marrero	4	7	6										8	A Mauresmo	6	6
		R Grande	2	6	3										26	C Fernández	2	0
		T Poutchek	6	1	6				T Poutchek	5	5
								26	C Fernández	7	7
																						8	A Mauresmo	0	2
																						12	C Rubin	6	6
								20	S Farina Elia	2	6	4
		K Srebotnik	6	2	6				K Srebotnik	6	3	3r
	WC	T Golovin	1	6	4										20	S Farina Elia	2	2
		J Kruger	6	3	2										12	C Rubin	6	6
	WC	C Gullickson	2	6	6			WC	C Gullickson	2	5
								12	C Rubin	6	7

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								14	E Daniilidou	6	6
		J Craybas	4	7	2				J Craybas	4	3
	Q	Å Svensson	6	63	0r										14	E Daniilidou	66	3
		M Müller	2	5											Q	M Weingärtner	7	6
	Q	M Weingärtner	6	7				Q	M Weingärtner	6	6
								18	A Coetzer	1	4
																						Q	M Weingärtner	1	2
																						4	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
								30	T Tansugarn	3	6
		D Chládková	6	6					D Chládková	2	2
		V Zvonareva	4	4											30	T Tansugarn	2	0
		P Wartusch	0	3											4	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	Q	V Douchevina	6	6				Q	V Douchevina	3	2
								4	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								6	J Capriati	7	6
		I Benešová	4	66				Q	A Rodionova	63	2
	Q	A Rodionova	6	7											6	J Capriati	7	6
		D Bedáňová	6	6											31	L Granville	64	0
		S Foretz	3	3					D Bedáňová	2	3
								31	L Granville	6	6
																						6	J Capriati	6	6
																						WC	S Taylor	1	0
								17	A Sugiyama	3	7	6
		D Safina	6	6					D Safina	6	5	2
		A Kournikova	1	4											17	A Sugiyama	6	4	3
	Q	M Washington	7	4	0										WC	S Taylor	2	6	6
	WC	S Taylor	5	6	6			WC	S Taylor	7	6
								11	A Myskina	5	4

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								13	M Maleeva	6	6
		M Tu	6	64	7				M Tu	2	1
	WC	B Mattek	1	7	64										13	M Maleeva	4	4
		A Jidkova	6	7											23	M Shaughnessy	6	6
		A Barna	4	66					A Jidkova	6	4	3
								23	M Shaughnessy	4	6	6
																						23	M Shaughnessy	7	6
																						2	V Williams	62	1
								32	M-G Mikaelian	3	2
		V Razzano	4	0					E Gagliardi	6	6
		E Gagliardi	6	6												E Gagliardi	3	2
		S Asagoe	6	6											2	V Williams	6	6
		M Serna	4	4					S Asagoe	3	1
								2	V Williams	6	6

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

1. Petra Mandula (first round)
2. Marta Marrero (qualified)
3. Evie Dominikovic (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
4. Åsa Svensson (qualified)
5. María Sánchez Lorenzo (qualified)
6. Dally Randriantefy (first round)
7. Rossana de los Ríos (first round)
8. Marion Bartoli (qualified)
9. Marlene Weingärtner (qualified)
10. Jelena Kostanić (qualifying competition)
11. Ashley Harkleroad (qualifying competition)
12. Evgenia Kulikovskaya (first round)
13. Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro (first round)
14. Saori Obata (first round)
15. Martina Suchá (first round)
16. Libuše Průšová (first round)
17. Lindsay Lee-Waters (qualifying competition)
18. Ansley Cargill (qualifying competition)
19. Nadia Petrova (qualifying competition)
20. Samantha Reeves (first round)
21. Milagros Sequera (first round)
22. Ľubomíra Kurhajcová (qualifying competition)
23. Maureen Drake (qualifying competition)
24. Wynne Prakusya (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Mashona Washington
2. Marta Marrero
3. Claudine Schaul
4. Åsa Svensson
5. María Sánchez Lorenzo
6. Jelena Janković
7. Vera Dushevina
8. Marion Bartoli
9. Marlene Weingärtner
10. Tatiana Perebiynis
11. Anastasia Rodionova
12. Marie-Ève Pelletier

Lucky loser

1. Evie Dominikovic

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Petra Mandula	6	5	3
		Mashona Washington	4	7	6
									Mashona Washington	4	6	6
								17	Lindsay Lee-Waters	6	2	4
		Anikó Kapros	6	2	1
	17	Lindsay Lee-Waters	3	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Marta Marrero	6	6
		Gréta Arn	1	0
								2	Marta Marrero	3	77	6
								19	Nadia Petrova	6	65	2
		Sandra Kleinová	1	4
	19	Nadia Petrova	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Evie Dominikovic	6	4	6
		Tzipora Obziler	4	6	4
								3	Evie Dominikovic	4	1
									Claudine Schaul	6	6
		Claudine Schaul	6	6
	15	Martina Suchá	1	2

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Åsa Svensson	6	77
		Adriana Serra Zanetti	1	62
								4	Åsa Svensson	4	6	6
								22	Ľubomíra Kurhajcová	6	3	1
		Vanessa Webb	3	65
	22	Ľubomíra Kurhajcová	6	77

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	María Sánchez Lorenzo	7	77
		Akiko Morigami	5	64
								5	María Sánchez Lorenzo	3	7	77
									Mara Santangelo	6	5	63
		Mara Santangelo	6	77
	21	Milagros Sequera	0	62

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Dally Randriantefy	5	2
	WC	Jelena Janković	7	6
								WC	Jelena Janković	6	6
								WC	Shenay Perry	3	1
	WC	Shenay Perry	6	6
	16	Libuše Průšová	3	1

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Rossana de los Ríos	2	0
	WC	Vera Dushevina	6	6
								WC	Vera Dushevina	6	1	6
									Zuzana Ondrášková	4	6	2
		Zuzana Ondrášková	6	6
	13	Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro	1	2

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Marion Bartoli	6	62	6
		Seda Noorlander	0	77	3
								8	Marion Bartoli	6	6
								18	Ansley Cargill	0	3
		Julia Vakulenko	4	3
	18	Ansley Cargill	6	6

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	Marlene Weingärtner	6	6
		Zsófia Gubacsi	1	1
								9	Marlene Weingärtner	79	6
								23	Maureen Drake	67	2
	WC	Gisela Dulko	1	2
	23	Maureen Drake	6	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	10	Jelena Kostanić	6	77
	WC	Cory Ann Avants	4	61
								10	Jelena Kostanić	1	4
									Tatiana Perebiynis	6	6
		Tatiana Perebiynis	65	6	6
	14	Saori Obata	77	1	2

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	Ashley Harkleroad	6	6
		Olga Barabanschikova	2	3
								11	Ashley Harkleroad	4	6	63
									Anastasia Rodionova	6	3	77
		Anastasia Rodionova	7	7
	24	Wynne Prakusya	5	5

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Evgenia Kulikovskaya	5	1
		Eva Fislová	7	6
									Eva Fislová	5	3
								WC	Marie-Ève Pelletier	7	6
	WC	Marie-Ève Pelletier	77	4	77
	20	Samantha Reeves	64	6	65

External links

• Main and Qualifying Draws (WTA)
• ITF tournament profile