2003 DFS Classic – Singles

Singles
2003 DFS Classic
Final
ChampionBulgaria Magdalena Maleeva
Runner-upJapan Shinobu Asagoe
Score6–1, 6–4
Details
Draw56 (8 Q / 2 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
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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.

  1. Russia Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals)
  2. Greece Eleni Daniilidou (semifinals)
  3. Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva (champion)
  4. Russia Elena Bovina (second round)
  5. France Nathalie Dechy (second round)
  6. United States Lisa Raymond (third round)
  7. United States Alexandra Stevenson (second round)
  8. Russia Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
  9. United States Laura Granville (second round)
  10. Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn (quarterfinals)
  11. Switzerland Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian (third round)
  12. Czech Republic Dája Bedáňová (first round)
  13. France Émilie Loit (first round)
  14. South Korea Cho Yoon-jeong (third round)
  15. Australia Nicole Pratt (first round)
  16. Slovenia Tina Pisnik (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
Q Russia Maria Sharapova 2 6 63
  Japan Shinobu Asagoe 6 2 77
  Japan Shinobu Asagoe 1 4  
3 Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva 6 6  
3 Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva 6 5 6
2 Greece Eleni Daniilidou 3 7 4

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Russia E Dementieva 7 6  
  United States C Morariu 2 65   Q United States T Snyder 5 1  
Q United States T Snyder 6 77   1 Russia E Dementieva 4 6 6
  Australia E Dominikovic 62 6 77   France M Bartoli 6 3 4
  France S Cohen-Aloro 77 1 63   Australia E Dominikovic      
  France M Bartoli 6 6     France M Bartoli w/o    
13 France É Loit 1 3   1 Russia E Dementieva 6 64 2
11 Switzerland M-G Mikaelian 6 7   Q Russia M Sharapova 2 77 6
Q United States L Osterloh 4 5   11 Switzerland M-G Mikaelian 6 6  
  Czech Republic Z Ondrášková 6 3 7   Czech Republic Z Ondrášková 1 2  
  Japan A Morigami 2 6 5 11 Switzerland M-G Mikaelian 0 5  
  Russia E Kulikovskaya 1 1   Q Russia M Sharapova 6 7  
Q Russia M Sharapova 6 6   Q Russia M Sharapova 6 6  
5 France N Dechy 3 2  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Russia E Bovina 3 3  
  Japan S Asagoe 6 7     Japan S Asagoe 6 6  
  United States S Reeves 1 5     Japan S Asagoe 79 6  
  Indonesia A Widjaja 6 65 7   Belgium E Callens 67 1  
LL Indonesia W Prakusya 3 77 5   Indonesia A Widjaja 1 6 2
  Belgium E Callens 6 6     Belgium E Callens 6 3 6
15 Australia N Pratt 3 2     Japan S Asagoe 4 6 77
12 Czech Republic D Bedáňová 2 6 62 Q Venezuela M Vento-Kabchi 6 2 63
Q Venezuela M Vento-Kabchi 6 4 77 Q Venezuela M Vento-Kabchi 2 7 6
Q Chinese Taipei J Lee 7 6   Q Chinese Taipei J Lee 6 5 2
  Germany M Weingärtner 5 2   Q Venezuela M Vento-Kabchi 6 6  
  United States L Lee-Waters 6 2 3   France V Razzano 3 3  
  France V Razzano 2 6 6   France V Razzano 3 7 6
7 United States A Stevenson 6 5 3

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 Russia E Likhovtseva 3 4  
  France S Foretz 6 6     France S Foretz 6 6  
LL Argentina G Dulko 3 2     France S Foretz 6 77  
  Ukraine T Perebiynis 7 6     Ukraine T Perebiynis 3 64  
  Zimbabwe C Black 5 1     Ukraine T Perebiynis 6 2 6
  United States A Cargill 2 2   9 United States L Granville 0 6 4
9 United States L Granville 6 6     France S Foretz 77 2 3
14 South Korea Y-J Cho 6 2 6 3 Bulgaria M Maleeva 65 6 6
  Switzerland E Gagliardi 4 6 4 14 South Korea Y-J Cho 7 7  
LL Canada V Webb 4 6 2   United States J Craybas 5 5  
  United States J Craybas 6 3 6 14 South Korea Y-J Cho 1 7 1
WC United Kingdom J O'Donoghue 64 7 1 3 Bulgaria M Maleeva 6 5 6
WC United Kingdom E Baltacha 77 5 0r WC United Kingdom J O'Donoghue 2 4  
3 Bulgaria M Maleeva 6 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 United States L Raymond 6 6  
  Russia A Rodionova 6 6     Russia A Rodionova 3 3  
  Croatia S Talaja 3 1   6 United States L Raymond 2 2  
  Australia A Molik 2 6 3 10 Thailand T Tanasugarn 6 6  
Q Italy R Vinci 6 3 6 Q Italy R Vinci 4 2  
  Italy An Serra Zanetti 4 2   10 Thailand T Tanasugarn 6 6  
10 Thailand T Tanasugarn 6 6   10 Thailand T Tanasugarn 6 65 64
16 Slovenia T Pisnik 6 5 6 2 Greece E Daniilidou 3 77 77
  Japan S Obata 1 7 2 16 Slovenia T Pisnik 6 6  
LL Italy Ad Serra Zanetti 6 6   LL Italy Ad Serra Zanetti 2 4  
  Madagascar D Randriantefy 4 3   16 Slovenia T Pisnik 4 6 2
Q United States M Tu 6 6   2 Greece E Daniilidou 6 1 6
Q Japan Y Yoshida 4 2   Q United States M Tu 5 1  
2 Greece E Daniilidou 7 6