# 2003 DFS Classic – Singles

Jelena Dokić was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.
Magdalena Maleeva won the title, defeating Shinobu Asagoe in the final 6–1, 6–4.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals)
* Eleni Daniilidou (semifinals)
* Magdalena Maleeva (champion)
* Elena Bovina (second round)
* Nathalie Dechy (second round)
* Lisa Raymond (third round)
* Alexandra Stevenson (second round)
* Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
* Laura Granville (second round)
* Tamarine Tanasugarn (quarterfinals)
* Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian (third round)
* Dája Bedáňová (first round)
* Émilie Loit (first round)
* Cho Yoon-jeong (third round)
* Nicole Pratt (first round)
* Tina Pisnik (third 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 |
| Q | Maria Sharapova | 2 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | |
| | Shinobu Asagoe | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Shinobu Asagoe | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | Shinobu Asagoe | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | | 3 | Magdalena Maleeva | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Magdalena Maleeva | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | Magdalena Maleeva | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Eleni Daniilidou | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | E Dementieva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Morariu | 2 | 6$^5$ | | Q | T Snyder | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Snyder | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 1 | E Dementieva | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Dominikovic | 6$^2$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | M Bartoli | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | S Cohen-Aloro | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6$^3$ | | E Dominikovic | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | M Bartoli | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | É Loit | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6$^4$ | 2 |
| 11 | M-G Mikaelian | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | M Sharapova | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| Q | L Osterloh | 4 | 5 | | 11 | M-G Mikaelian | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Ondrášková | 6 | 3 | 7 | | Z Ondrášková | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Morigami | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | 11 | M-G Mikaelian | 0 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | E Kulikovskaya | 1 | 1 | | | | | | Q | M Sharapova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| Q | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | N Dechy | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | E Bovina | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Asagoe | 6 | 7 | | | S Asagoe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Reeves | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | S Asagoe | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Widjaja | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7 | | | | | | | E Callens | 6$^7$ | 1 | | | | | |
| LL | W Prakusya | 3 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | A Widjaja | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Callens | 6 | 6 | | | E Callens | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | N Pratt | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Asagoe | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 12 | D Bedáňová | 2 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | Q | M Vento-Kabchi | 6 | 2 | 6$^3$ |
| Q | M Vento-Kabchi | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | Q | M Vento-Kabchi | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Lee | 7 | 6 | | Q | J Lee | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Weingärtner | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | M Vento-Kabchi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Lee-Waters | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | V Razzano | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | V Razzano | 2 | 6 | 6 | | V Razzano | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | A Stevenson | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | E Likhovtseva | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Foretz | 6 | 6 | | | S Foretz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | G Dulko | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | S Foretz | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| | T Perebiynis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Perebiynis | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | |
| | C Black | 5 | 1 | | | T Perebiynis | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cargill | 2 | 2 | | 9 | L Granville | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | L Granville | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Foretz | 7$^7$ | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Y-J Cho | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Maleeva | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 |
| | E Gagliardi | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | Y-J Cho | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | V Webb | 4 | 6 | 2 | | J Craybas | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Craybas | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | Y-J Cho | 1 | 7 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | J O'Donoghue | 6$^4$ | 7 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | M Maleeva | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | E Baltacha | 7$^7$ | 5 | 0$^r$ | WC | J O'Donoghue | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | M Maleeva | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | L Raymond | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | | A Rodionova | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Talaja | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 6 | L Raymond | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | A Molik | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 10 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | R Vinci | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | R Vinci | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | An Serra Zanetti | 4 | 2 | | 10 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6$^4$ |
| 16 | T Pisnik | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | E Daniilidou | 3 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| | S Obata | 1 | 7 | 2 | 16 | T Pisnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Ad Serra Zanetti | 6 | 6 | | LL | Ad Serra Zanetti | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Randriantefy | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 16 | T Pisnik | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | M Tu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | E Daniilidou | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Y Yoshida | 4 | 2 | | Q | M Tu | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | E Daniilidou | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |