2003 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem – Singles

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Singles
2003 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
Champion Flag of Italy.svg Rita Grande
Runner-up Flag of Italy.svg Antonella Serra Zanetti
Final score6–2, 4–6, 6–1
Events
Singles Doubles
  2002  · Morocco Open ·  2004  

Patricia Wartusch was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Anastasia Rodionova.

Contents

Rita Grande won the title in an all-Italian final. [1] [2] [3]

Seeds

  1. Flag of France.svg Virginie Razzano (first round)
  2. Flag of Italy.svg Rita Grande (champion)
  3. Flag of Slovakia.svg Henrieta Nagyová (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta (withdrew)
  5. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Klára Koukalová (second round)
  6. Flag of Austria.svg Patricia Wartusch (second round)
  7. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Iveta Benešová (first round)
  8. Flag of Spain.svg Cristina Torrens Valero (second round)
  9. Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez Granados (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  Flag of Slovakia.svg Ľudmila Cervanová 4 2  
  Flag of Italy.svg Antonella Serra Zanetti 66 
  Flag of Italy.svg Antonella Serra Zanetti 2 61
2 Flag of Italy.svg Rita Grande 64 6
  Flag of Spain.svg Marta Marrero 75 3
2 Flag of Italy.svg Rita Grande 6676

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of France.svg V Razzano 3 0
Flag of Paraguay.svg R de los Ríos 66 Flag of Paraguay.svg R de los Ríos 3 2
Flag of Germany.svg M Müller 1 2 Q Flag of Spain.svg G León García 66
Q Flag of Spain.svg G León García 66Q Flag of Spain.svg G León García 60 4
Flag of Slovakia.svg Ľ Cervanová 66 Flag of Slovakia.svg Ľ Cervanová 2 66
Flag of Spain.svg M Sánchez Lorenzo 1 4 Flag of Slovakia.svg Ľ Cervanová 76
Flag of Croatia.svg S Talaja 6262 8 Flag of Spain.svg C Torrens Valero 5 1
8 Flag of Spain.svg C Torrens Valero 71 6 Flag of Slovakia.svg Ľ Cervanová 4 2
5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Koukalová 61 6 Flag of Italy.svg An Serra Zanetti 66
Q Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg J Janković 4 61 5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Koukalová 1 63
Flag of Italy.svg An Serra Zanetti 66 Flag of Italy.svg An Serra Zanetti 64 6
WC Flag of Tunisia.svg S Sfar 3 3 Flag of Italy.svg An Serra Zanetti 70 6
Flag of Russia.svg An Rodionova 75 6 Flag of Russia.svg An Rodionova 5 62
Flag of Slovakia.svg M Suchá 5 73 Flag of Russia.svg An Rodionova 66
Flag of Italy.svg M Santangelo 4 3 6 Flag of Austria.svg P Wartusch 2 2
6 Flag of Austria.svg P Wartusch 66

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinal
7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg I Benešová 1 72
Flag of Spain.svg M Marrero 65 6 Flag of Spain.svg M Marrero 66
Q Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues 76Q Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues 2 3
Flag of Croatia.svg J Kostanić 5 2 Flag of Spain.svg M Marrero 66
WC Flag of Morocco.svg B Mouhtassine 75 4 3 Flag of Slovakia.svg H Nagyová 4 4
Flag of Slovakia.svg E Fislová 6376 Flag of Slovakia.svg E Fislová 63 62
PR Flag of Romania.svg R Dragomir 3 4 3 Flag of Slovakia.svg H Nagyová 2 67
3 Flag of Slovakia.svg H Nagyová 66 Flag of Spain.svg M Marrero 75 3
9 Flag of Spain.svg C Martínez Granados 2 4 2 Flag of Italy.svg R Grande 6676
Flag of Slovakia.svg Ľ Kurhajcová 66 Flag of Slovakia.svg Ľ Kurhajcová 76
Flag of Belarus.svg T Poutchek 63 7 Flag of Belarus.svg T Poutchek 642
LL Flag of Argentina.svg ME Salerni 1 65 Flag of Slovakia.svg Ľ Kurhajcová 2 0
Q Flag of Hungary.svg R Kuti-Kis 64642 Flag of Italy.svg R Grande 66
LL Flag of Italy.svg ME Camerin 77LL Flag of Italy.svg ME Camerin 2 5
Flag of Italy.svg Ad Serra Zanetti 3 5 2 Flag of Italy.svg R Grande 67
2 Flag of Italy.svg R Grande 67

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