# 2003 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Singles

Mariana Díaz Oliva was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.
Dinara Safina won the title by defeating Katarina Srebotnik 6–3, 6–4 in the final.

## Seeds

* Magüi Serna (second round)
* Denisa Chládková (second round)
* Francesca Schiavone (quarterfinals)
* Katarina Srebotnik (final)
* María Sánchez Lorenzo (withdrew)
* Tina Pisnik (first round)
* Émilie Loit (second round)
* Virginie Razzano (quarterfinals)
* Dinara Safina (champion)

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Ľudmila Cervanová | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| 9 | Dinara Safina | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 9 | Dinara Safina | 6 | 6 | 9 | Dinara Safina | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 4 | Katarina Srebotnik | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Katarina Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | 4 | Katarina Srebotnik | 3 | 4 |
| PR | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 3 | 2 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | M Serna | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Martínez Granados | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | M Serna | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ľ Cervanová | 6 | 6 | | | Ľ Cervanová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R de los Ríos | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | Ľ Cervanová | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| | H Nagyová | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | H Nagyová | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | G León García | 6 | 5 | 1 | | H Nagyová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Torrens Valero | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | É Loit | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | É Loit | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Ľ Cervanová | 4 | 0 |
| 3/WC | F Schiavone | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | D Safina | 6 | 6 |
| Q | Z Yan | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3/WC | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | J Schruff | 0 | 4 | | WC | Ad Serra Zanetti | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Ad Serra Zanetti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3/WC | F Schiavone | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | C Schaul | 6 | 6$^8$ | 6 | | | | | 9 | D Safina | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Wartusch | 4 | 7$^{10}$ | 4 | Q | C Schaul | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | An Barna | 2 | 2 | | 9 | D Safina | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | D Safina | 6 | 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 |
| 6 | T Pisnik | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Voráčová | 6 | 6 | | Q | R Voráčová | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Fedak | 6 | 6 | | Q | Y Fedak | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cohen-Aloro | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | Q | Y Fedak | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | I Benešová | 6$^6$ | 0 | | | | | | | 4 | K Srebotnik | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | R Vinci | 7$^8$ | 6 | | WC | R Vinci | 7 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Garbin | 2 | 5 | | 4 | K Srebotnik | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | K Srebotnik | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | V Razzano | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | PR | A Medina Garrigues | 3 | 2 |
| | E Kulikovskaya | 1 | 4 | | 8 | V Razzano | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Marrero | 2 | 3 | | | K Koukalová | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Koukalová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | V Razzano | 6 | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | |
| PR | A Medina Garrigues | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | PR | A Medina Garrigues | 2 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | ME Camerin | 5 | 6 | 1 | PR | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Parra Santonja | 1 | 1 | | 2 | D Chládková | 1 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | D Chládková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |