# 2003 MasterCard German Open – Singles

Defending champion Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Kim Clijsters in the final, 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 2003 WTA German Open. It was her third title of the year, and the ninth of her career.

## Seeds

The first nine seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Kim Clijsters (final)
* Venus Williams (withdrew due to a left abdominal strain)
* Justine Henin-Hardenne (champion)
* Jennifer Capriati (semifinals)
* Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals)
* Chanda Rubin (second round)
* Daniela Hantuchová (quarterfinals)
* Jelena Dokic (third round)
* Anastasia Myskina (second round)
* Elena Dementieva (first round, retired due to a left foot strain)
* Magdalena Maleeva (first round)
* Eleni Daniilidou (third round)
* Ai Sugiyama (first round)
* Meghann Shaughnessy (second round)
* Patty Schnyder (third round)
* Anna Pistolesi (third round)
* Nathalie Dechy (third round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Daniela Hantuchová | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Daniela Hantuchová | 0 | 3 | 1 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Jennifer Capriati | 4 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | Jennifer Capriati | 6 | 6 | 4 | Jennifer Capriati | 4 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | Elena Likhovtseva | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Elena Likhovtseva | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | Kim Clijsters | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| | Iroda Tulyaganova | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Amélie Mauresmo | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Amélie Mauresmo | 7$^7$ | 6 | 5 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Vera Zvonareva | 4 | 5 | 3 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | É Loit | 4 | 6 | 6 | | É Loit | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Srebotnik | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | K Clijsters | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Suárez | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | Q | F Zuluaga | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | F Zuluaga | 6 | 6 | | Q | F Zuluaga | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Majoli | 6$^3$ | 6 | 4 | 14 | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | M Shaughnessy | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | A Sugiyama | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | D Hantuchová | 0 | 3 |
| | M-G Mikaelian | 6 | 7 | | | M-G Mikaelian | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Ruano Pascual | 7$^9$ | | | | V Ruano Pascual | 7$^8$ | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Pierce | 6$^7$ | r | | | | | | | | M-G Mikaelian | 6 | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| | L Granville | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | D Hantuchová | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | B Schett | 3 | 7 | 6 | | B Schett | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | D Hantuchová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Schiavone | 3 | 7 | 6 | | F Schiavone | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Boogert | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Garbin | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 17 | N Dechy | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | M Matevžič | 6 | 6 | | | M Matevžič | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Fernández | 0 | 4 | | 17 | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | M Maleeva | 7$^7$ | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | E Likhovtseva | 3 | 3 |
| | D Chládková | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | | D Chládková | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | E Likhovtseva | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Nagyová | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | E Likhovtseva | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Serna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Serna | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Farina Elia | 3 | 4 | | | M Serna | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | C Rubin | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | J Dokic | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Martínez | 2 | 5 | | WC | M Weingärtner | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Weingärtner | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 8 | J Dokic | 6 | 2 | 6$^0$ | | | | |
| | I Tulyaganova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | I Tulyaganova | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| Q | B Rittner | 1 | 1 | | | I Tulyaganova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Safina | 2 | 6 | 1 | Q | D Safina | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | E Dementieva | 6 | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | I Tulyaganova | 6$^5$ | 4 |
| 16 | A Pistolesi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Mauresmo | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | T Panova | 1 | 1 | | 16 | A Pistolesi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Barna | 6 | 6 | | | A Barna | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Medina Garrigues | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 16 | A Pistolesi | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | M Müller | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | J Kostanić | 6 | 6 | | Q | J Kostanić | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 9 | A Myskina | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Zvonareva | 3 | 6 | 6 | | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Casanova | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | V Zvonareva | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| PR | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | E Daniilidou | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | R Neffa-de los Ríos | 3 | 2 | | PR | N Petrova | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Bachmann | 2 | 2 | | 12 | E Daniilidou | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | E Daniilidou | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | V Zvonareva | 4 | 5 |
| 15 | P Schnyder | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 7 |
| LL | E Callens | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | P Schnyder | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | S Kuznetsova | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Razzano | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 15 | P Schnyder | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | A-L Grönefeld | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Bedáňová | 6 | 6 | | | D Bedáňová | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |