2003 NASDAQ-100 Open – Women's singles

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

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.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

Serena Williams (champion)
Venus Williams (fourth round)
Kim Clijsters (semifinals)
Justine Henin-Hardenne (quarterfinals)
Daniela Hantuchová (second round)
Jennifer Capriati (final)
Lindsay Davenport (fourth round, retired)
Amélie Mauresmo (fourth round)
Jelena Dokić (quarterfinals)
Monica Seles (withdrew)
Anastasia Myskina (second round)
Chanda Rubin (semifinals)
Magdalena Maleeva (third round)
Eleni Daniilidou (third round)
Anna Pistolesi (fourth round)
Elena Bovina (second round)
Ai Sugiyama (third round)
Amanda Coetzer (second round)
Elena Dementieva (second round)
Silvia Farina Elia (third round)
Nathalie Dechy (third round)
Lisa Raymond (third round)
Meghann Shaughnessy (quarterfinals)
Alexandra Stevenson (second round)
Tatiana Panova (third round)
Clarisa Fernández (third round)
Paola Suárez (third round)
Elena Likhovtseva (third round)
Iva Majoli (second round)
Tamarine Tanasugarn (third round)
Laura Granville (third round)
Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian (second round)

Draw

Key

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
															C Rubin	6	6
					20	S Farina Elia	2	6	4
	K Srebotnik	6	2	6		K Srebotnik	6	3	3^r
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	0^r					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

Petra Mandula (first round)
Marta Marrero (qualified)
Evie Dominikovic (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Åsa Svensson (qualified)
María Sánchez Lorenzo (qualified)
Dally Randriantefy (first round)
Rossana de los Ríos (first round)
Marion Bartoli (qualified)
Marlene Weingärtner (qualified)
Jelena Kostanić (qualifying competition)
Ashley Harkleroad (qualifying competition)
Evgenia Kulikovskaya (first round)
Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro (first round)
Saori Obata (first round)
Martina Suchá (first round)
Libuše Průšová (first round)
Lindsay Lee-Waters (qualifying competition)
Ansley Cargill (qualifying competition)
Nadia Petrova (qualifying competition)
Samantha Reeves (first round)
Milagros Sequera (first round)
Ľubomíra Kurhajcová (qualifying competition)
Maureen Drake (qualifying competition)
Wynne Prakusya (first round)

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

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

References

^ "Williams beats Capriati at Miami". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 March 2003. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
^ "Capriati Simply Can't Overcome Williams". Los Angeles Times. Key Biscayne, Florida. Associated Press. 30 March 2003. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
^ "Serena Williams vs. Jennifer Capriati - Full Match - 2003 Nasdaq 100 Open Final" (video). YouTube. 5 April 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2024.

External links

[1] "Williams beats Capriati at Miami". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 March 2003. Retrieved 11 June 2024.

[2] "Capriati Simply Can't Overcome Williams". Los Angeles Times. Key Biscayne, Florida. Associated Press. 30 March 2003. Retrieved 11 June 2024.

[3] "Serena Williams vs. Jennifer Capriati - Full Match - 2003 Nasdaq 100 Open Final" (video). YouTube. 5 April 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2024.

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