2003 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
2003 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionRussia Maria Sharapova
Runner-upHungary Anikó Kapros
Score2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Details
Draw30 (4 Q / 2 WC / 2 LL )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Jill Craybas was the defending champion, but lost in quarterfinals to Arantxa Parra Santonja.

Maria Sharapova won the title by defeating Anikó Kapros 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5) in the final.

Seeds

The first two seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Japan Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)
  2. Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn (second round)
  3. Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik (second round)
  4. Japan Shinobu Asagoe (second round)
  5. Russia Maria Sharapova (champion)
  6. United States Ashley Harkleroad (second round)
  7. Japan Saori Obata (first round)
  8. Switzerland Emmanuelle Gagliardi (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  Hungary Anikó Kapros 6 6
  Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja 1 2
  Hungary Anikó Kapros 6 2 65
5 Russia Maria Sharapova 2 6 77
5 Russia Maria Sharapova 6 7
  China Zheng Jie 3 5

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Japan A Sugiyama 6 3 77
Indonesia A Widjaja 4 5 Japan Y Yoshida 3 6 60
Japan Y Yoshida 6 7 1 Japan A Sugiyama 4 2r
Q China T Sun 4 2 Hungary A Kapros 6 3
Hungary A Kapros 6 6 Hungary A Kapros 6 6
Q United States A Spears 1 6 4 8 Switzerland E Gagliardi 0 2
8 Switzerland E Gagliardi 6 2 6 Hungary A Kapros 6 6
4 Japan S Asagoe 6 6 Spain A Parra Santonja 1 2
Q China T Li 1 1 4 Japan S Asagoe 7 4 3
Italy An Serra Zanetti 1 2 Spain A Parra Santonja 5 6 6
Spain A Parra Santonja 6 6 Spain A Parra Santonja 3 6 6
United States A Cargill 3 2 United States J Craybas 6 4 2
WC Japan R Fujiwara 6 6 WC Japan R Fujiwara 6 4 2
United States J Craybas 6 6 United States J Craybas 4 6 6
7 Japan S Obata 4 2

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Russia M Sharapova 6 6
LL South Korea J-h Kim 2 0 5 Russia M Sharapova 6 6
Japan A Morigami 6 6 Japan A Morigami 1 3
Russia M Kirilenko 1 2 5 Russia M Sharapova 7 77
Slovakia M Suchá 1 5 Luxembourg C Schaul 5 61
Luxembourg C Schaul 6 7 Luxembourg C Schaul 6 2 77
Australia E Dominikovic 3 3 3 Slovenia K Srebotnik 3 6 65
3 Slovenia K Srebotnik 6 6 5 Russia M Sharapova 6 7
6 United States A Harkleroad 6 6 China J Zheng 3 5
WC Japan M Ozaki 0 0 6 United States A Harkleroad 65 4
LL China Z Yan 6 6 LL China Z Yan 77 6
Q Japan M Saeki 2 4 LL China Z Yan 63 3
China J Zheng 6 7 China J Zheng 77 6
Croatia S Talaja 4 5 China J Zheng 1 6 6
2 Thailand T Tanasugarn 6 2 4

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