2003 State Farm Women's Tennis Classic – Singles

Singles
2003 State Farm Women's Tennis Classic
Final
ChampionJapan Ai Sugiyama
Runner-upBelgium Kim Clijsters
Score3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Serena Williams was the defending champion, but was forced to withdraw due to a left knee tendonitis.

Ai Sugiyama won the title by defeating Kim Clijsters 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 in the final.

Seeds

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

  1. United States Serena Williams (withdrew due to a left knee tendonitis)
  2. Belgium Kim Clijsters (final)
  3. United States Lindsay Davenport (second round)
  4. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic (second round)
  5. United States Chanda Rubin (second round)
  6. Greece Eleni Daniilidou (quarterfinals)
  7. Russia Elena Bovina (first round)
  8. France Nathalie Dechy (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Finals
          
  United States Alexandra Stevenson 77 2 67
  Japan Ai Sugiyama 62 6 79
Japan Ai Sugiyama 3 7 6
2 Belgium Kim Clijsters 6 5 4
United States Meghann Shaughnessy 3 5
2 Belgium Kim Clijsters 6 7

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
LL France S Foretz 3 0
Q United States M Irvin 5 1 United States A Stevenson 6 6
United States A Stevenson 7 6 United States A Stevenson 6 6
Q France V Razzano 6 79 8 France N Dechy 3 4
United States L Raymond 2 67 Q France V Razzano 4 r
WC Croatia M Lučić 6 1 0 8 France N Dechy 6
8 France N Dechy 3 6 6 United States A Stevenson 77 2 67
Japan A Sugiyama 62 6 79
3 United States L Davenport 65 6 3
Q Russia E Kulikovskaya 3 1 Japan A Sugiyama 77 4 6
Japan A Sugiyama 6 6 Japan A Sugiyama 7 7
Q Italy An Serra Zanetti 2 4 6 Greece E Daniilidou 5 5
South Korea Y-j Cho 6 6 South Korea Y-j Cho 3 3
Russia V Zvonareva 2 3 6 Greece E Daniilidou 6 6
6 Greece E Daniilidou 6 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Russia E Bovina 1 4
Italy F Schiavone 6 6 Italy F Schiavone 1 7 6
Italy S Farina Elia 7 3 6 Italy S Farina Elia 6 5 3
Slovakia J Husárová 5 6 4 Italy F Schiavone 2 1
United States M Shaughnessy 6 6 United States M Shaughnessy 6 6
Czech Republic D Bedáňová 2 3 United States M Shaughnessy 6 6
4 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia J Dokic 4 2
United States M Shaughnessy 3 5
5 United States C Rubin 6 6 2 Belgium K Clijsters 6 7
United States J Craybas 3 1 5 United States C Rubin 6 2 1
Austria B Schett 66 1 United States L Granville 4 6 6
United States L Granville 78 6 United States L Granville 3 3
Zimbabwe C Black 6 79 2 Belgium K Clijsters 6 6
Russia T Panova 0 67 Zimbabwe C Black 2 3
2 Belgium K Clijsters 6 6

References