# 2003 French Open – Women's singles

Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Kim Clijsters in the final, 6–0, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2003 French Open. It was her first major singles title, becoming the first Belgian to win a singles major; Clijsters was attempting to achieve the same accolade. The final made Belgium the third country in the Open Era (following Australia and the United States) to have two countrywomen contest a major final.
Serena Williams was the defending champion, but was defeated by Henin-Hardenne in the semifinals, ending her winning streak of 33 major matches.
This marked the final professional appearance of former world No. 1 and nine-time major champion Monica Seles; she was defeated by Nadia Petrova in the first round. This was Seles' only first-round loss at a major in her career. It was also the first French Open appearance for future world No. 1 and five-time major champion Maria Sharapova, who was defeated by Magüi Serna in the first round.

## Seeds

* Serena Williams (semifinals)
* Kim Clijsters (final)
* Venus Williams (fourth round)
* Justine Henin-Hardenne (champion)
* Amélie Mauresmo (quarterfinals)
* Lindsay Davenport (fourth round)
* Jennifer Capriati (fourth round)
* Chanda Rubin (quarterfinals)
* Daniela Hantuchová (second round)
* Jelena Dokić (second round)
* Anastasia Myskina (second round)
* Monica Seles (first round)
* Elena Dementieva (first round)
* Eleni Daniilidou (third round)
* Magdalena Maleeva (fourth round)
* Ai Sugiyama (fourth round)
* Amanda Coetzer (first round)
* Meghann Shaughnessy (third round)
* Patty Schnyder (fourth round)
* Elena Bovina (second round)
* Lisa Raymond (second round)
* Vera Zvonareva (quarterfinals)
* Anna Pistolesi (second round)
* Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
* Nathalie Dechy (third round)
* Silvia Farina Elia (third round)
* Alexandra Stevenson (first round)
* Clarisa Fernández (second round)
* Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
* Paola Suárez (third round)
* Laura Granville (third round)
* Francesca Schiavone (second 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Amélie Mauresmo | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Amélie Mauresmo | 1 | 2 | | 1 | Serena Williams | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | |
| 4 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | |
| 8 | Chanda Rubin | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Chanda Rubin | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Kim Clijsters | 0 | 4 |
| | Nadia Petrova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Kim Clijsters | 0 | 4 |
| 22 | Vera Zvonareva | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Vera Zvonareva | 1 | 6 | 3 | | Nadia Petrova | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Kim Clijsters | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 24 | Conchita Martínez | 2 | 1 | | 2 | Kim Clijsters | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 2 | 1 | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Widjaja | 3 | 6 | 5 | | M-G Mikaelian | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M-G Mikaelian | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Morigami | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | B Schett | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| | B Schett | 4 | 6 | 6 | | B Schett | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Pierce | 2 | 3 | | 28 | C Fernández | 4 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | C Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 7 | 6 |
| 18 | M Shaughnessy | 3 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 16 | A Sugiyama | 5 | 3 |
| | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 5 | 9 | 18 | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Callens | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | Ľ Cervanová | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ľ Cervanová | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 18 | M Shaughnessy | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Taylor | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 16 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | S Kleinová | 6 | 6 | | Q | S Kleinová | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | A Sugiyama | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | A Sugiyama | 4 | 6 | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 9 | D Hantuchová | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Jidkova | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | D Hantuchová | 6$^2$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Harkleroad | 6 | 6 | | | A Harkleroad | 7$^7$ | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Obata | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | A Harkleroad | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | M Sharapova | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | M Serna | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Serna | 6 | 6 | | | M Serna | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Pin | 1 | 1 | | 23 | A Pistolesi | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | A Pistolesi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Serna | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | E Likhovtseva | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 |
| | É Loit | 6 | 6 | | | É Loit | 6$^6$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | 0 | 2 | | | F Zuluaga | 7$^8$ | 1 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Zuluaga | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | F Zuluaga | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | L Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Craybas | 1 | 3 | | | L Krasnoroutskaya | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Razzano | 3 | 5 | | 5 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Wartusch | 3 | 5 | | 4 | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kostanić | 7 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | J Kostanić | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Lefèvre | 5 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | 4 | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Foretz | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | D Randriantefy | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | E Birnerová | 4 | 5 | | | S Foretz | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Randriantefy | 6 | 6 | | | D Randriantefy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | A Stevenson | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 19 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | P Schnyder | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| WC | V Pichet | 1 | 0 | | 19 | P Schnyder | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Gussoni | 1 | 5 | | | S Cohen-Aloro | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cohen-Aloro | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 19 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | C Wheeler | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 14 | E Daniilidou | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | T Garbin | 6 | 6 | | | T Garbin | 0 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pratt | 4 | 3 | | 14 | E Daniilidou | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | E Daniilidou | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 11 | A Myskina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Safina | 2 | 2 | | 11 | A Myskina | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Mandula | 6 | 6 | | | P Mandula | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Marrero | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | P Mandula | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | F Pennetta | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| WC | A Dulon | 4 | 4 | | | F Pennetta | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Asagoe | 1 | 5 | | 21 | L Raymond | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | L Raymond | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | P Mandula | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| 31 | L Granville | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | C Rubin | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| | M Tu | 6 | 1 | 4 | 31 | L Granville | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y-j Cho | 6 | 5 | 0 | | I Majoli | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Majoli | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | 31 | L Granville | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | M Casanova | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | 8 | C Rubin | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Black | 6 | 4 | 6 | | C Black | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Nagyová | 2 | 4 | | 8 | C Rubin | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | J Kruger | 2 | 1 | | 7 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Neffa-de los Ríos | 3 | 0 | | | M Bartoli | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | J Vakulenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | J Vakulenko | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | C Torrens Valero | 1 | 1 | | Q | J Vakulenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Schruff | 6 | 3 | 2 | 32 | F Schiavone | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | F Schiavone | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Capriati | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 17 | A Coetzer | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | N Petrova | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | K Srebotnik | 6 | 4 | 6 | | K Srebotnik | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Irvin | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | M Irvin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | ME Camerin | 6$^4$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | M Irvin | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | S Talaja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Husárová | 2 | 4 | | | S Talaja | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | M Seles | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 13 | E Dementieva | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 6 | 6 | | | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Barna | 7 | 5 | 5 | | M Matevžič | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Matevžič | 5 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | D Chládková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 22 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | A Laurendon | 0 | 1 | | | D Chládková | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Müller | 1 | 3 | | 22 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | V Zvonareva | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 26 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | V Williams | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| | C Martínez Granados | 0 | 4 | | 26 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Mouhtassine | 1 | 2 | | | Z Ondrášková | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Ondrášková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 26 | S Farina Elia | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | I Benešová | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Dominikovic | 6 | 6 | | | E Dominikovic | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | S Reeves | 2 | 4 | | 3 | V Williams | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 6 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | W Prakusya | 2 | 0 | | 6 | L Davenport | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Tulyaganova | 6 | 7 | | | I Tulyaganova | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Serra Zanetti | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | 6 | L Davenport | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | G León García | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | 25 | N Dechy | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| Q | G Dulko | 4 | 6 | 5 | Q | G León García | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Průšová | 3 | 1 | | 25 | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | L Davenport | 4 | 0$^r$ |
| 24 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | C Martínez | 6 | 2 |
| Q | T Perebiynis | 2 | 3 | | 24 | C Martínez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Poutchek | 1 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | E Gagliardi | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gagliardi | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | 24 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Koukalová | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | T Pisnik | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | T Pisnik | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | T Pisnik | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rösch | 4 | 4 | | 10 | J Dokić | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | J Dokić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 15 | M Maleeva | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Molik | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Kulikovskaya | 6 | 6 | | | E Kulikovskaya | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Beigbeder | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 15 | M Maleeva | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Cargill | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | R Grande | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | R Grande | 6 | 6 | | | R Grande | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Golovin | 4 | 1 | | 20 | E Bovina | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | E Bovina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | M Maleeva | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | K Clijsters | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | E Gallovits | 1 | 0 | | 30 | P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Bedáňová | 6 | 5 | 3 | PR | C Morariu | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | C Morariu | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | 30 | P Suárez | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | M Weingärtner | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 2 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | L Lee-Waters | 2 | 5 | | | M Weingärtner | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Frazier | 2 | 0 | | 2 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |