# 2003 Dubai Duty Free Women's Open – Singles

Amélie Mauresmo was the defending champion, but was forced to retire during her semifinal match against Monica Seles.
Justine Henin-Hardenne won the title by defeating Monica Seles 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 7–5 in the final.

## Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Justine Henin-Hardenne (champion)
* Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals, retired)
* Jennifer Capriati (semifinals)
* Monica Seles (final)
* Anastasia Myskina (quarterfinals)
* Patty Schnyder (second round, retired)
* Magdalena Maleeva (second round)
* Eleni Daniilidou (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Jennifer Capriati | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| 3 | Jennifer Capriati | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 4 | 7$^7$ | 7 |
| | | | | | 4 | Monica Seles | 6 | 6$^4$ | 5 |
| 4 | Monica Seles | 6 | 2 | | 4 | Monica Seles | 6 | 6$^4$ | 5 |
| 2 | Amélie Mauresmo | 3 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | J Henin-Hardenne | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Barna | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Barna | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | A Myskina | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | A Widjaja | 7 | 5 | 4 | | T Tanasugarn | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Safina | 4 | 3 | | 5 | A Myskina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Myskina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Henin-Hardenne | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Capriati | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | 3 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kuznetsova | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | S Kuznetsova | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Majoli | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Grande | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | C Martínez | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | C Martínez | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Sfar | 6$^2$ | 2 | | 8 | E Daniilidou | 4 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | E Daniilidou | 7$^7$ | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | M Maleeva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E Gagliardi | 5 | 2 | | 7 | M Maleeva | 6$^2$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G León García | 3 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | I Tulyaganova | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Tulyaganova | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | I Tulyaganova | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| | T Panova | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | 4 | M Seles | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | F Schiavone | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Seles | 6 | 2 | |
| 6 | P Schnyder | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Mauresmo | 3 | 2 | r |
| | N Pratt | 4 | 5 | | 6 | P Schnyder | 1 | r | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | 6 | | | L Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ad Serra Zanetti | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | L Krasnoroutskaya | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | C Black | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | P Mandula | 6 | 7 | | Q | P Mandula | 2 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |