Women's singles | |
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2003 Abierto Mexicano Telefonica Movistar | |
Champion | Amanda Coetzer |
Runner-up | Mariana Díaz Oliva |
Score | 7–5, 6–3 |
Katarina Srebotnik was the defending champion, but lost in second round to Petra Mandula. [1]
Amanda Coetzer won the title by defeating Mariana Díaz Oliva 7–5, 6–3 in the final. [2] It was the 9th and last title for Coetzer in her career.
The first two seeds received a bye into the second round.
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
Shinobu Asagoe | 1 | 77 | 1 | ||||||||||
Mariana Díaz Oliva | 6 | 65 | 6 | ||||||||||
Mariana Díaz Oliva | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||
2 | Amanda Coetzer | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
7 | Émilie Loit | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
2 | Amanda Coetzer | 6 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | E Dementieva | 7 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
S Asagoe | 64 | 6 | 77 | S Asagoe | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Serra Zanetti | 77 | 2 | 61 | S Asagoe | 6 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C Torrens Valero | 77 | 4 | 6 | C Torrens Valero | 4 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R de los Ríos | 63 | 6 | 2 | C Torrens Valero | 78 | 710 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ME Salerni | 7 | 1 | 4 | 8 | E Gagliardi | 66 | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | E Gagliardi | 5 | 6 | 6 | S Asagoe | 1 | 77 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | P Suárez | 2r | M Díaz Oliva | 6 | 65 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Díaz Oliva | 5 | M Díaz Oliva | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
M Müller | 1 | 6 | 6 | M Müller | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Å Svensson | 6 | 2 | 4 | M Díaz Oliva | 6 | 4 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
PR | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | Q | A Vašková | 3 | 6 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||
A Roesch | 4 | 1 | PR | A Medina Garrigues | 5 | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | A Vašková | 6 | 6 | Q | A Vašková | 7 | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | M Serna | 3 | 2 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | É Loit | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
PR | J Kruger | 3 | 0 | 7 | É Loit | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Q | M Sequera | 1 | 2 | M Marrero | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Marrero | 6 | 6 | 7 | É Loit | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | I Abramović | 3 | 62 | P Mandula | 6 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P Mandula | 6 | 77 | P Mandula | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
F Zuluaga | 4 | 64 | 4 | K Srebotnik | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | K Srebotnik | 6 | 77 | 7 | É Loit | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | T Pisnik | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
P Wartusch | 3 | 6 | 6 | P Wartusch | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | P García | 3 | 2 | F Pennetta | 6 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | F Pennetta | 6 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
K Koukalová | 6 | 6 | 2 | A Coetzer | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | M Torres Sandoval | 0 | 2 | K Koukalová | 4 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | A Coetzer | 6 | 3 | 7 |
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