2003 Acura Classic – Singles

Singles
Singles
2003 Acura Classic
Champion	Justine Henin-Hardenne
Runner-up	Kim Clijsters
Final score	3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw	48 (4WC/4Q/3LL)
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles

Last updated November 08, 2022

Venus Williams was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

~~Serena Williams~~ (withdrew due to a left quadriceps strain)
Kim Clijsters (final)
Justine Henin-Hardenne (champion)
Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
Jennifer Capriati (second round, retired)
Chanda Rubin (quarterfinals)
Daniela Hantuchová (third round)
Ai Sugiyama (second round)
Jelena Dokic (third round)
Magdalena Maleeva (third round)
Conchita Martínez (second round)
Amanda Coetzer (second round)
Elena Dementieva (third round)
Meghann Shaughnessy (second round)
Silvia Farina Elia (second round)
Elena Bovina (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final

	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6	6

	Elena Likhovtseva	2	3
					Svetlana Kuznetsova	1	3

				3	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	6
3	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	6

	Nadia Petrova	0	2
								3	Justine Henin-Hardenne	3	6	6

								2	Kim Clijsters	6	2	3
6	Chanda Rubin	3	3

4	Lindsay Davenport	6	6
				4	Lindsay Davenport	3	3

				2	Kim Clijsters	6	6
	Lisa Raymond	2	2

2	Kim Clijsters	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					LL	M Tu	3	6	6³
	S Kuznetsova	6	6			S Kuznetsova	6	4	7⁷
WC	Leslie Koffi	2	1								S Kuznetsova	7⁷	6
LL	N Pratt	6	4	6						16	E Bovina	6⁴	2
	T Tanasugarn	3	6	4	LL	N Pratt	6	3	2
					16	E Bovina	4	6	6
															S Kuznetsova	6	6
															E Likhovtseva	2	3
					10	M Maleeva	6	6
	A Molik	4	6	6		A Molik	1	3
WC	A Haynes	6	2	1						10	M Maleeva	4	3
	E Likhovtseva	6	6								E Likhovtseva	6	6
Q	S Asagoe	3	1			E Likhovtseva	4
					5	J Capriati	1^r

Section 2

First round				Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

				3	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	R Grande	5	3		E Daniilidou	1	1
	E Daniilidou	7	6						3	J Henin-Hardenne	4	6	6
WC	J Husárová	5	1						13	E Dementieva	6	4	1
	F Schiavone	7	6		F Schiavone	6⁶	2
				13	E Dementieva	7⁸	6
														3	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
															N Petrova	0	2
				12	A Coetzer	3	3
	N Petrova	6	3		N Petrova	6	6
	MG Mikaelian	1	0^r							N Petrova	6	6
	K Srebotnik	6	6						7	D Hantuchová	1	3
	Y-j Cho	3	0		K Srebotnik	6	5	6⁶
				7	D Hantuchová	3	7	7⁸

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					6	C Rubin	7	6
	T Pisnik	6	3	7		T Pisnik	5	0
	P Suárez	2	6	5						6	C Rubin	1	6	6
	M Serna	6	6							9	J Dokic	6	3	4
	L Granville	3	3			M Serna	6	2	3
					9	J Dokic	2	6	6
															6	C Rubin	3	3
															4	L Davenport	6	6
					15	S Farina Elia	2	2
	L Krasnoroutskaya	6	6			L Krasnoroutskaya	6	6
LL	S Obata	4	3								L Krasnoroutskaya	0	6²
	M Sánchez Lorenzo	5	6³							4	L Davenport	6	7⁷
	A Frazier	7	7⁷			A Frazier	3	1
					4	L Davenport	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					8	A Sugiyama	0	6	4
	B Schett	4	6	5		L Raymond	6	2	6
	L Raymond	6	2	7							L Raymond	7⁷	6
WC	M Pierce	6	6							WC	M Pierce	6⁵	4
Q	V Razzano	1	3		WC	M Pierce	6	6
					11	C Martínez	1	3
															L Raymond	2	2
														2	K Clijsters	6	6
					14	M Shaughnessy	6	6⁵	5
	M Bartoli	7⁷	6			M Bartoli	3	7⁷	7
Q	M Irvin	6²	4								M Bartoli	1	1
Q	A Jidkova	6	2	4						2	K Clijsters	6	6
	V Ruano Pascual	2	6	6		V Ruano Pascual	2	0
					2	K Clijsters	6	6

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