Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Kim Clijsters in the final, 6–0, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2003 French Open. It was her first major singles title, and she became the first Belgian to win a major; Clijsters (also Belgian) was attempting to achieve the same accolade. The final made Belgium the third country in the Open Era (following Australia and the United States) to have two countrywomen contest a major final.
Serena Williams was the defending champion, but was defeated by Henin-Hardenne in the semifinals, ending her winning streak of 33 major matches.
This marked the final major appearance of former world No. 1 and nine-time major champion Monica Seles, who was defeated by Nadia Petrova in the first round. This was Seles' only first-round loss at a major in her career. It was also the first French Open appearance for future world No. 1 and five-time major champion Maria Sharapova, who was defeated by Magüi Serna in the first round.
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Justine Henin Hardenne defeated Kim Clijsters in the final 6 0 6 4 to win the women s singles tennis title at the 2003 French Open It was her first major singles title and she became the first Belgian to win a major Clijsters also Belgian was attempting to achieve the same accolade The final made Belgium the third country in the Open Era following Australia and the United States to have two countrywomen contest a major final Women s singles2003 French OpenFinalChampionJustine Henin HardenneRunner upKim ClijstersScore6 0 6 4DetailsSeeds32EventsSingles men women boys girlsDoubles men women mixed boys girlsWC Singles men women quadWC Doubles men women quadLegends 45 45 women 2002 French Open 2004 Main article 2003 French Open Serena Williams was the defending champion but was defeated by Henin Hardenne in the semifinals ending her winning streak of 33 major matches This marked the final major appearance of former world No 1 and nine time major champion Monica Seles who was defeated by Nadia Petrova in the first round This was Seles only first round loss at a major in her career It was also the first French Open appearance for future world No 1 and five time major champion Maria Sharapova who was defeated by Magui Serna in the first round Contents 1 Seeds 2 Qualifying 3 Draw 3 1 Key 3 2 Finals 3 3 Top half 3 3 1 Section 1 3 3 2 Section 2 3 3 3 Section 3 3 3 4 Section 4 3 4 Bottom half 3 4 1 Section 5 3 4 2 Section 6 3 4 3 Section 7 3 4 4 Section 8 4 External linksSeeds edit nbsp Serena Williams semifinals nbsp Kim Clijsters final nbsp Venus Williams fourth round nbsp Justine Henin Hardenne champion nbsp Amelie Mauresmo quarterfinals nbsp Lindsay Davenport fourth round nbsp Jennifer Capriati fourth round nbsp Chanda Rubin quarterfinals nbsp Daniela Hantuchova second round nbsp Jelena Dokic second round nbsp Anastasia Myskina second round nbsp Monica Seles first round nbsp Elena Dementieva first round nbsp Eleni Daniilidou third round nbsp Magdalena Maleeva fourth round nbsp Ai Sugiyama fourth round nbsp Amanda Coetzer first round nbsp Meghann Shaughnessy third round nbsp Patty Schnyder fourth round nbsp Elena Bovina second round nbsp Lisa Raymond second round nbsp Vera Zvonareva quarterfinals nbsp Anna Pistolesi second round nbsp Conchita Martinez quarterfinals nbsp Nathalie Dechy third round nbsp Silvia Farina Elia third round nbsp Alexandra Stevenson first round nbsp Clarisa Fernandez second round nbsp Elena Likhovtseva first round nbsp Paola Suarez third round nbsp Laura Granville third round nbsp Francesca Schiavone second round Qualifying editMain article 2003 French Open Women s singles qualifyingDraw editKey edit 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 edit QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals 1 nbsp Serena Williams665 nbsp Amelie Mauresmo121 nbsp Serena Williams2654 nbsp Justine Henin Hardenne6474 nbsp Justine Henin Hardenne668 nbsp Chanda Rubin324 nbsp Justine Henin Hardenne662 nbsp Kim Clijsters04 nbsp Nadia Petrova64622 nbsp Vera Zvonareva163 nbsp Nadia Petrova512 nbsp Kim Clijsters7624 nbsp Conchita Martinez212 nbsp Kim Clijsters66Top half edit Section 1 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round1 nbsp S Williams66 nbsp B Rittner211 nbsp S Williams66 nbsp A Widjaja365 nbsp M G Mikaelian32 nbsp M G Mikaelian6471 nbsp S Williams66 nbsp A Morigami640 nbsp B Schett00 nbsp B Schett466 nbsp B Schett656 nbsp M Pierce2328 nbsp C Fernandez47128 nbsp C Fernandez661 nbsp S Williams7618 nbsp M Shaughnessy371116 nbsp A Sugiyama53 nbsp S Kuznetsova65918 nbsp M Shaughnessy677 nbsp E Callens643 nbsp Ľ Cervanova365 nbsp Ľ Cervanova77618 nbsp M Shaughnessy14 nbsp S Taylor3416 nbsp A Sugiyama66Q nbsp S Kleinova66Q nbsp S Kleinova50 nbsp V Ruano Pascual64416 nbsp A Sugiyama7616 nbsp A Sugiyama466Section 2 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round9 nbsp D Hantuchova266 nbsp A Jidkova6019 nbsp D Hantuchova6267 nbsp A Harkleroad66 nbsp A Harkleroad7749 nbsp S Obata42 nbsp A Harkleroad612Q nbsp M Sharapova33 nbsp M Serna366 nbsp M Serna66 nbsp M Serna636WC nbsp C Pin1123 nbsp A Pistolesi46323 nbsp A Pistolesi66 nbsp M Serna1229 nbsp E Likhovtseva325 nbsp A Mauresmo66 nbsp E Loit66 nbsp E Loit6667 nbsp T Tanasugarn02 nbsp F Zuluaga7819 nbsp F Zuluaga66 nbsp F Zuluaga34 nbsp L Krasnoroutskaya665 nbsp A Mauresmo66 nbsp J Craybas13 nbsp L Krasnoroutskaya12 nbsp V Razzano355 nbsp A Mauresmo665 nbsp A Mauresmo67Section 3 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round4 nbsp J Henin Hardenne67 nbsp P Wartusch354 nbsp J Henin Hardenne66 nbsp J Kostanic7656 nbsp J Kostanic22WC nbsp S Lefevre57744 nbsp J Henin Hardenne66 nbsp S Foretz67 nbsp D Randriantefy11Q nbsp E Birnerova45 nbsp S Foretz21 nbsp D Randriantefy66 nbsp D Randriantefy6627 nbsp A Stevenson334 nbsp J Henin Hardenne62619 nbsp P Schnyder6619 nbsp P Schnyder362WC nbsp V Pichet1019 nbsp P Schnyder677Q nbsp N Gussoni15 nbsp S Cohen Aloro364 nbsp S Cohen Aloro6719 nbsp P Schnyder66WC nbsp C Wheeler4314 nbsp E Daniilidou34 nbsp T Garbin66 nbsp T Garbin062 nbsp N Pratt4314 nbsp E Daniilidou64614 nbsp E Daniilidou66Section 4 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round11 nbsp A Myskina66 nbsp D Safina2211 nbsp A Myskina34 nbsp P Mandula66 nbsp P Mandula66 nbsp M Marrero23 nbsp P Mandula66 nbsp F Pennetta66 nbsp F Pennetta24WC nbsp A Dulon44 nbsp F Pennetta677 nbsp S Asagoe1521 nbsp L Raymond36321 nbsp L Raymond67 nbsp P Mandula62531 nbsp L Granville1668 nbsp C Rubin467 nbsp M Tu61431 nbsp L Granville66 nbsp Y j Cho650 nbsp I Majoli12 nbsp I Majoli47631 nbsp L Granville613 nbsp M Casanova4648 nbsp C Rubin266 nbsp C Black646 nbsp C Black663 nbsp H Nagyova248 nbsp C Rubin7868 nbsp C Rubin66Bottom half edit Section 5 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round7 nbsp J Capriati66PR nbsp J Kruger217 nbsp J Capriati66 nbsp R Neffa de los Rios30 nbsp M Bartoli30 nbsp M Bartoli667 nbsp J Capriati66Q nbsp J Vakulenko66Q nbsp J Vakulenko12 nbsp C Torrens Valero11Q nbsp J Vakulenko66Q nbsp J Schruff63232 nbsp F Schiavone3432 nbsp F Schiavone3667 nbsp J Capriati36317 nbsp A Coetzer263 nbsp N Petrova646 nbsp K Srebotnik646 nbsp K Srebotnik45 nbsp M Irvin7726 nbsp M Irvin67LL nbsp ME Camerin6464 nbsp M Irvin11 nbsp S Talaja66 nbsp N Petrova66 nbsp J Husarova24 nbsp S Talaja11 nbsp N Petrova66 nbsp N Petrova6612 nbsp M Seles40Section 6 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round13 nbsp E Dementieva33 nbsp M Sanchez Lorenzo66 nbsp M Sanchez Lorenzo656 nbsp A Barna755 nbsp M Matevzic273 nbsp M Matevzic577 nbsp M Sanchez Lorenzo34 nbsp D Chladkova6622 nbsp V Zvonareva66WC nbsp A Laurendon01 nbsp D Chladkova23 nbsp M Muller1322 nbsp V Zvonareva6622 nbsp V Zvonareva6622 nbsp V Zvonareva26626 nbsp S Farina Elia663 nbsp V Williams624 nbsp C Martinez Granados0426 nbsp S Farina Elia66Q nbsp B Mouhtassine12 nbsp Z Ondraskova12 nbsp Z Ondraskova6626 nbsp S Farina Elia12 nbsp I Benesova013 nbsp V Williams66 nbsp E Dominikovic66 nbsp E Dominikovic362LL nbsp S Reeves243 nbsp V Williams6463 nbsp V Williams66Section 7 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round6 nbsp L Davenport66Q nbsp W Prakusya206 nbsp L Davenport76 nbsp I Tulyaganova67 nbsp I Tulyaganova51 nbsp A Serra Zanetti256 nbsp L Davenport67Q nbsp G Leon Garcia64725 nbsp N Dechy35Q nbsp G Dulko465Q nbsp G Leon Garcia34 nbsp L Prusova3125 nbsp N Dechy6625 nbsp N Dechy666 nbsp L Davenport40r24 nbsp C Martinez6624 nbsp C Martinez62Q nbsp T Perebiynis2324 nbsp C Martinez76 nbsp T Poutchek1773 nbsp E Gagliardi52 nbsp E Gagliardi662624 nbsp C Martinez66 nbsp K Koukalova631 nbsp T Pisnik33 nbsp T Pisnik776 nbsp T Pisnik466 nbsp A Rosch4410 nbsp J Dokic63210 nbsp J Dokic66Section 8 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round15 nbsp M Maleeva636 nbsp A Molik36115 nbsp M Maleeva66 nbsp E Kulikovskaya66 nbsp E Kulikovskaya32WC nbsp C Beigbeder4215 nbsp M Maleeva626 nbsp A Cargill31 nbsp R Grande363 nbsp R Grande66 nbsp R Grande76WC nbsp T Golovin4120 nbsp E Bovina5320 nbsp E Bovina6615 nbsp M Maleeva62130 nbsp P Suarez662 nbsp K Clijsters066Q nbsp E Gallovits1030 nbsp P Suarez66 nbsp D Bedanova653PR nbsp C Morariu11PR nbsp C Morariu47630 nbsp P Suarez21 nbsp M Weingartner672 nbsp K Clijsters66 nbsp L Lee Waters25 nbsp M Weingartner22 nbsp A Frazier202 nbsp K Clijsters662 nbsp K Clijsters66 td, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
