# 2003 Sarasota Clay Court Classic – Singles

Jelena Dokić was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Paola Suárez.
Anastasia Myskina won the title, defeating Alicia Molik in the final in straight sets.

## Draw
### Seeds

* Jelena Dokić (first round)
* Anastasia Myskina (champion)
* Patty Schnyder (first round)
* Ai Sugiyama (first round)
* Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals)
* Anna Pistolesi (second round)
* Nathalie Dechy (semifinals)
* Tatiana Panova (first round)

### 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Iva Majoli | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | Alicia Molik | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Alicia Molik | 6 | 6 | Q | Alicia Molik | 4 | 1 |
| | | | | 2 | Anastasia Myskina | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Nathalie Dechy | 2 | 4 | 2 | Anastasia Myskina | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Anastasia Myskina | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | J Dokić | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | P Suárez | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Hopkins | 6$^0$ | 6 | 6$^5$ | | M Matevžič | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Matevžič | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | P Suárez | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | I Majoli | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | I Majoli | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | A Kournikova | 4 | 6 | 4 | | I Majoli | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Tulyaganova | 6 | 7 | | | I Tulyaganova | 7 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | T Panova | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | I Majoli | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | A Sugiyama | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | A Molik | 6 | 6 |
| | C Martínez | 6 | 7 | | | C Martínez | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Molik | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | A Molik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schett | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | Q | A Molik | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Drake | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | C Fernández | 3 | 3 | r | | | | |
| | C Fernández | 6 | 2 | 6 | | C Fernández | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Krasnoroutskaia | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | A Pistolesi | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Pistolesi | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Chládková | 4 | 2 | | 7 | N Dechy | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M-G Mikaelian | 3 | 6 | 6 | | M-G Mikaelian | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Bedáňová | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 7 | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Perry | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | WC | A Cargill | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | 7 | 6 | | | T Tanasugarn | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Cargill | 6 | 2 | 6 | WC | A Cargill | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | P Schnyder | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | N Dechy | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | E Dementieva | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Myskina | 6 | 6 |
| | T Pisnik | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | E Dementieva | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Bartoli | 4 | 2 | | | M Pierce | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | E Dementieva | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | A Myskina | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 4 | 3 | | Q | N Petrova | 7 | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | É Loit | 0 | 3 | | 2 | A Myskina | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Myskina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |