2003 Swisscom Challenge – Singles

Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Jelena Dokic in the final, 6–0, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2003 Swisscom Challenge. With the win, Henin-Hardenne replaced Kim Clijsters as the world No. 1.

Singles
2003 Swisscom Challenge
Champion	Justine Henin-Hardenne
Runner-up	Jelena Dokic
Score	6–0, 6–4
Draw	28 (3WC/4Q/1LL)
Seeds	8

Main article: 2003 Swisscom Challenge

Patty Schnyder was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Dokic.

Seeds

The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Kim Clijsters (semifinals)
2. Justine Henin-Hardenne (champion)
3. Amélie Mauresmo (second round)
4. Elena Dementieva (second round)
5. Chanda Rubin (first round)
6. Ai Sugiyama (second round)
7. Vera Zvonareva (quarterfinals)
8. Daniela Hantuchová (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Kim Clijsters	6	3	4
		Jelena Dokic	1	6	6
									Jelena Dokic	0	4
								2	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		Nadia Petrova	4	4
	2	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	K Clijsters	6	6
	Q	K Srebotnik	6	2				Q	K Srebotnik	2	2
	WC	M Pierce	0	0r											1	K Clijsters	6	6
	Q	T Pisnik	6	6											Q	T Pisnik	3	2
		A Coetzer	3	0				Q	T Pisnik	5	6	6
	LL	M Serna	3	6	1			6	A Sugiyama	7	3	3
	6	A Sugiyama	6	3	6																	1	K Clijsters	6	3	4
																							J Dokic	1	6	6
								3	A Mauresmo	2	2
		E Daniilidou	3	3					P Schnyder	6	6
		P Schnyder	6	6												P Schnyder	0	3
	WC	M Casanova	6	5	3											J Dokic	6	6
		A Stevenson	3	7	6				A Stevenson	6	5	1
		J Dokic	6	5	6				J Dokic	4	7	6
	5	C Rubin	1	7	4

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	D Hantuchová	62	5
		P Suárez	77	7					P Suárez	4	3
		E Bovina	6	6					E Bovina	6	6
	Q	A Molik	4	1												E Bovina	1	4
		N Petrova	6	6												N Petrova	6	6
	WC	MG Mikaelian	3	1					N Petrova	77	6
								4	E Dementieva	63	3
																							N Petrova	4	4
	7	V Zvonareva	6	4	77																	2	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		M Shaughnessy	0	6	63			7	V Zvonareva	6	7
		C Martínez	6	4	1			Q	A Frazier	3	5
	Q	A Frazier	4	6	6										7	V Zvonareva	4	2
		S Farina Elia	2	5											2	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		A Pistolesi	6	7					A Pistolesi	1	65
								2	J Henin-Hardenne	6	77

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

1. Francesca Schiavone (withdrew due to a shoulder injury)
2. Magüi Serna (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
3. Lisa Raymond (Still competing at Filderstadt)
4. Svetlana Kuznetsova (qualifying competition)
5. Elena Likhovtseva (qualifying competition)
6. Katarina Srebotnik (qualified)
7. Alicia Molik (qualified)
8. Tina Pisnik (qualified)
9. Fabiola Zuluaga (first round)
10. Denisa Chládková (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Katarina Srebotnik
2. Tina Pisnik
3. Amy Frazier
4. Alicia Molik

Lucky loser

1. Magüi Serna

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	9	Fabiola Zuluaga	6	3	4
		Tatiana Perebiynis	4	6	6			Tatiana Perebiynis		65	0
	Rita Grande		78	0	6			Rita Grande		77	6
	Silvija Talaja		66	6	4											Rita Grande	3	6	1
	Alt	Caroline Dhenin	5	6	6										6	Katarina Srebotnik	6	1	6
	WC	Tina Schmassmann	7	4	4			Alt	Caroline Dhenin	0	3
	Alt	Stephanie Gehrlein	79	3	1			6	Katarina Srebotnik	6	6
	6	Katarina Srebotnik	67	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Magüi Serna	6	6
	WC	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	4	3				2	Magüi Serna	6	7
	Sandra Kleinová		7	1	6				Sandra Kleinová	0	5
	Maja Matevžič		5	6	3										2	Magüi Serna	65	5
	Klára Koukalová		w/o												8	Tina Pisnik	77	7
	Cara Black								Klára Koukalová	2	4
	Alt	Els Callens	5	66				8	Tina Pisnik	6	6
	8	Tina Pisnik	7	78

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	10	Denisa Chládková	4	77	3
	WC	Timea Bacsinszky	6	62	6			WC	Timea Bacsinszky	4	1
	Marlene Weingärtner		5	3					Amy Frazier	6	6
	Amy Frazier		7	6												Amy Frazier	6	6
		Anca Barna	6	6											5	Elena Likhovtseva	3	2
	Alt	Iveta Benešová	2	2					Anca Barna	2	2
		Nicole Pratt	2	3				5	Elena Likhovtseva	6	6
	5	Elena Likhovtseva	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Svetlana Kuznetsova	2	6	6
		Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro	6	4	3			4	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6	3
		Julia Vakulenko	68	6	6				Julia Vakulenko	0	0r
	Alt	Sonya Jeyaseelan	710	3	4										4	Svetlana Kuznetsova	4	4
	Ľudmila Cervanová		1	2											7	Alicia Molik	6	6
	Laura Granville		6	6					Laura Granville	4	1
		Karolina Šprem	63	1				7	Alicia Molik	6	6
	7	Alicia Molik	77	6

External links

• Official results archive (ITF) Archived 2019-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
• Official results archive (WTA)