# 2003 Nordea Nordic Light Open – Singles

Svetlana Kuznetsova was the defending champion but chose to compete at Los Angeles during the same week, reaching the quarterfinals.
Anna Pistolesi won the title by defeating qualifier Jelena Kostanić 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 in the final.

## Seeds

* Patty Schnyder (first round)
* Anna Pistolesi (champion)
* Denisa Chládková (second round)
* Petra Mandula (quarterfinals, retired due to a strain in her right quadriceps)
* Flavia Pennetta (first round)
* Anca Barna (first round)
* Clarisa Fernández (first round)
* Karolina Šprem (semifinals)

## 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Q | Jelena Kostanić | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Vera Dushevina | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Vera Dushevina | 6$^2$ | 4 | | Q | Jelena Kostanić | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| | | | | | 2 | Anna Pistolesi | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Karolina Šprem | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | Anna Pistolesi | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Anna Pistolesi | 6 | 1 | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | P Schnyder | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Talaja | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | S Talaja | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Ondrášková | 6 | 6 | | | Z Ondrášková | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E Laine | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | S Talaja | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | E Kulikovskaya | 3 | 6 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | Q | J Kostanić | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | M Marrero | 6 | 3 | 7$^8$ | LL | M Marrero | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Kostanić | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | Q | J Kostanić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | F Pennetta | 4 | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | Q | J Kostanić | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 3 | D Chládková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | V Dushevina | 6$^2$ | 4 |
| | G León García | 3 | 2 | | 3 | D Chládková | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Dushevina | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | V Dushevina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Benešová | 4 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | V Dushevina | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Medina Garrigues | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Czink | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| LL | K Marosi | 5 | 2 | | | A Medina Garrigues | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Czink | 2 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | M Czink | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | C Fernández | 6 | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | K Šprem | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Torrens Valero | 0 | 0 | | 8 | K Šprem | 6$^5$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Arvidsson | 5 | 4 | | | B Rittner | 7$^7$ | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | K Šprem | w/o | | | | | | |
| Q | S Kleinová | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | P Mandula | | | | | | | |
| | T Perebiynis | 6 | 6 | | | T Perebiynis | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | An Serra Zanetti | 1 | 2 | | 4 | P Mandula | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | P Mandula | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | K Šprem | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | A Barna | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Pistolesi | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| | Ľ Cervanová | 6 | 6 | | | Ľ Cervanová | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Koukalová | 0 | 7 | 4 | | H Nagyová | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Nagyová | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | Ľ Cervanová | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| Q | R Kuti-Kis | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | A Pistolesi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Casanova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | M Casanova | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Hlaváčková | 3 | 4 | | 2 | A Pistolesi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Pistolesi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |