Singles | |
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2003 ASB Classic | |
Champion | Eleni Daniilidou |
Runner-up | Cho Yoon-jeong |
Score | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–2) |
Draw | 32 |
Seeds | 8 |
Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi was the defending champion, but retired in the semifinals against Cho Yoon-jeong.
Eleni Daniilidou defeated Cho 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–2) in the final to win her title.. [1]
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi | 62 | 2r | ||||||||||
Cho Yoon-jeong | 77 | 2 | |||||||||||
Cho Yoon-jeong | 4 | 6 | 62 | ||||||||||
2 | Eleni Daniilidou | 6 | 4 | 77 | |||||||||
Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||
2 | Eleni Daniilidou | 6 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | A Smashnova-Pistolesi | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | T Obziler | 4 | 3 | 1 | A Smashnova-Pistolesi | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
H Nagyová | 4 | 2 | E Likhovtseva | 3 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | 1 | A Smashnova-Pistolesi | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Tu | 7 | 3 | 6 | J Craybas | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Suchá | 5 | 6 | 2 | M Tu | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Craybas | 77 | 6 | J Craybas | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | K Srebotnik | 62 | 4 | 1 | A Smashnova-Pistolesi | 62 | 2r | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | T Panova | 4 | 1 | Y-j Cho | 77 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A Serra Zanetti | 3 | 68 | A Barna | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A Barna | 6 | 710 | V Zvonareva | 63 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Y-j Cho | 68 | 6 | 6 | Y-j Cho | 77 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P Wartusch | 710 | 2 | 0 | Y-j Cho | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | R Voráčová | 61 | 7 | 4 | 6 | C Fernández | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | C Fernández | 77 | 5 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | J Husárová | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
C Black | 6 | 6 | C Black | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L Granville | 6 | 6 | L Granville | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | S Stephens | 2 | 1 | L Granville | 6 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R Grande | 62 | 1 | E Gagliardi | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
E Gagliardi | 77 | 6 | E Gagliardi | 6 | 1 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | A Harkleroad | 6 | 6 | Q | A Harkleroad | 2 | 6 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | A Kremer | 3 | 0 | E Gagliardi | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | P Suárez | 6 | 6 | 2 | E Daniilidou | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
ME Camerin | 1 | 0 | 5 | P Suárez | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Pierce | 6 | 7 | M Pierce | 6 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Rösch | 4 | 5 | 5 | P Suárez | 6 | 1 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | L Baker | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | E Daniilidou | 1 | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
M Müller | 7 | 4 | 6 | M Müller | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | S Asagoe | 3 | 2 | 2 | E Daniilidou | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | E Daniilidou | 6 | 6 |
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