| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 2003 Idea Prokom Open | |
| Champion |  Anna Pistolesi |
| Runner-up |  Klára Koukalová |
| Final score | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Draw | 30 (2WC/4Q/1LL) |
| Seeds | 8 |
Dinara Safina was the defending champion in the Women's Singles event in the 2003 Idea Prokom Open, a Polish tennis competition. She retired in her quarter-final match against Anna Pistolesi.
Pistolesi won the title by defeating Klára Koukalová 6–2, 6–0 in the final. [1] [2]
The first two seeds received a bye into the second round.
Anastasia Myskina (quarterfinals)
Patty Schnyder (semifinals) Anna Pistolesi (champion) Denisa Chládková (first round)
Iroda Tulyaganova (first round)
Maja Matevžič (quarterfinals, withdrew) Dinara Safina (quarterfinals, retired)
Petra Mandula (semifinals)| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Petra Mandula | 6 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
| Klára Koukalová | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Klára Koukalová | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Anna Pistolesi | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Anna Pistolesi | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 | Patty Schnyder | 7 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | A Myskina | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E Birnerová | 2 | 4 | Q |  S Gehrlein | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | S Gehrlein | 6 | 6 | 1 | A Myskina | 4 | 0r | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Ľ Kurhajcová | 5 | 3 | 8 | P Mandula | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 A Medina Garrigues | 7 | 6 | A Medina Garrigues | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  Y Beygelzimer | 4 | 4 | 8 | P Mandula | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | P Mandula | 6 | 6 | 8 | P Mandula | 6 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | D Chládková | 6 | 2 | 3 | K Koukalová | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 S Cohen-Aloro | 1 | 6 | 6 | S Cohen-Aloro | 6 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | L Průšová | 77 | 1 | 3 | K Koukalová | 0 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| K Koukalová | 62 | 6 | 6 | K Koukalová | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  E Fauth | 6 | 3 | 4 | Q |  J Kostanić | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| M Casanova | 2 | 6 | 6 | M Casanova | 3 | 6 | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | J Kostanić | 6 | 6 | Q | J Kostanić | 6 | 2 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | I Tulyaganova | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | D Safina | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 J Sakowicz | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | D Safina | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 F Pennetta | 7 | 6 | F Pennetta | 1 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 C Fernández | 5 | 3 | 7 | D Safina | 79 | 1 | 1r | ||||||||||||||||||||
| I Benešová | 6 | 6 | 3 | A Pistolesi | 67 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| K Šprem | 0 | 4 | I Benešová | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H Nagyová | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | A Pistolesi | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | A Pistolesi | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | A Pistolesi | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | M Matevžič | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | P Schnyder | 7 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| P Wartusch | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | M Matevžič | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| An Serra Zanetti | 2 | 3 | A Barna | 3 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Barna | 6 | 6 | 6 | M Matevžič | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Talaja | 7 | 6 | 2 | P Schnyder | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | M Domachowska | 5 | 3 | S Talaja | 6 | 3 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | P Schnyder | 2 | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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