# 2003 Canberra Women's Classic – Singles

Anna Smashnova was the defending champion, but chose not to compete in 2003.
Meghann Shaughnessy won the title, defeating Francesca Schiavone in the final in straight sets.

## Draw
### Seeds

* Nathalie Dechy (first round)
* Meghann Shaughnessy (winner)
* Clarisa Fernández (second round)
* Dája Bedáňová (first round)
* Francesca Schiavone (final)
* Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian (first round)
* Laura Granville (second round)
* Magüi Serna (quarterfinals)

### 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 |
| Q | Marion Bartoli | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| 5 | Francesca Schiavone | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Francesca Schiavone | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | Francesca Schiavone | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | 2 | Meghann Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 |
| | Émilie Loit | 1 | 5 | | 2 | Meghann Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Meghann Shaughnessy | 6 | 7 | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 1 | N Dechy | 0 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Weingärtner | 5 | | | LL | M Weingärtner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kostanić | 1 | 1 | | | S Foretz | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Foretz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | LL | M Weingärtner | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Q | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | M Tu | 2 | 2 | | Q | M Bartoli | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Safina | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | L Granville | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | L Granville | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | M Bartoli | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | C Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | F Schiavone | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | S Talaja | 3 | 3 | | 3 | C Fernández | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | Q | F Pennetta | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Matevžič | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | F Pennetta | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | A Grahame | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | F Schiavone | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Garbin | 6 | 1 | 6 | | T Garbin | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Zuluaga | 4 | 4 | | 5 | F Schiavone | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | M-G Mikaelian | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ad Serra Zanetti | 7 | 6 | | | Ad Serra Zanetti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Obata | 6 | 6 | | Q | S Obata | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Ruano Pascual | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | Ad Serra Zanetti | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | B Stewart | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | É Loit | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | É Loit | 6 | 6 | | | É Loit | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Widjaja | 6 | 6 | | | A Widjaja | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | D Bedáňová | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | É Loit | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | M Serna | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 7 |
| | E Kulikovskaia | 2 | 6$^1$ | | 8 | M Serna | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Müller | 6 | 4 | 6$^6$ | | An Barna | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | An Barna | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | 8 | M Serna | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | |
| | I Tulyaganova | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | 2 | M Shaughnessy | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | G Martínez Granados | 5 | 6 | 6 | Q | G Martínez Granados | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Razzano | 3 | 2 | | 2 | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |