2003 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

Singles
2003 Generali Ladies Linz
Final
ChampionJapan Ai Sugiyama
Runner-upRussia Nadia Petrova
Score7–5, 6–4
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Justine Henin-Hardenne was the defending champion, but withdrew from the tournament due to injury.

Ai Sugiyama won the title, defeating Nadia Petrova in the final 7–5, 6–4.

Seeds

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

  1. Russia Anastasia Myskina (quarterfinals)
  2. Japan Ai Sugiyama (champion)
  3. Russia Vera Zvonareva (semifinals)
  4. Russia Nadia Petrova (final)
  5. Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová (first round)
  6. Israel Anna Pistolesi (quarterfinals)
  7. Argentina Paola Suárez (quarterfinals)
  8. Switzerland Patty Schnyder (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Finals
          
8 Switzerland Patty Schnyder 5 4
4 Russia Nadia Petrova 7 6
4 Russia Nadia Petrova 5 4
2 Japan Ai Sugiyama 7 6
3 Russia Vera Zvonareva 3 6 4
2 Japan Ai Sugiyama 6 3 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Russia A Myskina 6 3 6
Italy F Schiavone 67 4 Russia E Bovina 3 6 2
Russia E Bovina 79 6 1 Russia A Myskina 1 1
Czech Republic D Chládková 6 5 6 8 Switzerland P Schnyder 6 6
Q Slovakia Ľ Cervanová 3 7 0 Czech Republic D Chládková 3 4
Switzerland M-G Mikaelian 65 5 8 Switzerland P Schnyder 6 6
8 Switzerland P Schnyder 77 7 8 Switzerland P Schnyder 2 2
4 Russia N Petrova 6 6
4 Russia N Petrova 4 6 6
Russia L Krasnoroutskaya 6 77 Russia L Krasnoroutskaya 6 2 1
Italy S Farina Elia 3 65 4 Russia N Petrova 4 6 6
Spain M Serna 6 7 7 Argentina P Suárez 6 4 3
Russia E Likhovtseva 4 5 Spain M Serna 5 3
WC Croatia K Šprem 3 4 7 Argentina P Suárez 7 6
7 Argentina P Suárez 6 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Israel A Pistolesi 6 2 6
WC Austria S Bammer 4 6 2 6 Israel A Pistolesi 6 6
Q Czech Republic K Koukalová 1 6 4 Q Slovenia M Matevžič 3 4
Q Slovenia M Matevžič 6 1 6 6 Israel A Pistolesi 2 6 5
Q Canada S Jeyaseelan 4 6 64 3 Russia V Zvonareva 6 3 7
France M Bartoli 6 4 77 France M Bartoli 2 3
3 Russia V Zvonareva 6 6
3 Russia V Zvonareva 3 6 4
5 Slovakia D Hantuchová 4 1 2 Japan A Sugiyama 6 3 6
Serbia and Montenegro J Dokic 6 6 Serbia and Montenegro J Dokic 6 3 6
Hungary P Mandula 6 6 Hungary P Mandula 3 6 3
WC Austria B Schett 3 3 Serbia and Montenegro J Dokic 4 77 3
Slovenia T Pisnik 6 6 2 Japan A Sugiyama 6 64 6
United States A Stevenson 2 3 Slovenia T Pisnik 3 5
2 Japan A Sugiyama 6 7

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Slovenia Maja Matevžič (qualified)
  2. Slovakia Ľudmila Cervanová (qualified)
  3. Czech Republic Klára Koukalová (qualified)
  4. Croatia Jelena Kostanić Tošić (second round)
  5. Ukraine Tatiana Perebiynis (second round)
  6. Czech Republic Zuzana Ondrášková (second round)
  7. Czech Republic Sandra Kleinová (first round)
  8. Croatia Silvija Talaja (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

Draw

First qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1/WC Slovenia Maja Matevžič 6 3 6
Austria Nicole Remis 3 6 1
1/WC Slovenia Maja Matevžič 6 6
Ukraine Yuliya Beygelzimer 1 2
Croatia Ivana Abramović 1 0
Ukraine Yuliya Beygelzimer 6 6
1/WC Slovenia Maja Matevžič 6 6
Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld 1 4
Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld 6 6
Alt Germany Adriana Jerabek 0 3
Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld 6 6
5 Ukraine Tatiana Perebiynis 3 3
WC Austria Verena Amesbauer 0 2
5 Ukraine Tatiana Perebiynis 6 6

Second qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
2 Slovakia Ľudmila Cervanová 6 6
Austria Tina Schiechtl 4 3
2 Slovakia Ľudmila Cervanová 6 6
WC Austria Susanne Aigner 0 1
Alt Serbia and Montenegro Karolina Jovanović 2 5
WC Austria Susanne Aigner 6 7
2 Slovakia Ľudmila Cervanová 6 2 6
8 Croatia Silvija Talaja 4 6 4
Czech Republic Iveta Melzer 77 6
Israel Tzipora Obziler 63 4
Czech Republic Iveta Melzer 5 2
8 Croatia Silvija Talaja 7 6
Germany Caroline Schneider 1 1
8 Croatia Silvija Talaja 6 6

Third qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3 Czech Republic Klára Koukalová 6 6
WC Austria Marion Walter 2 4
3 Czech Republic Klára Koukalová 3 6 6
WC Austria Daniela Kix 6 3 3
Czech Republic Lenka Němečková 1 65
WC Austria Daniela Kix 6 77
3 Czech Republic Klára Koukalová 77 6
Czech Republic Michaela Paštiková 60 3
United States Jill Craybas 77 1 6
Switzerland Myriam Casanova 65 6 3
United States Jill Craybas 1 2
Czech Republic Michaela Paštiková 6 6
Czech Republic Michaela Paštiková 6 6
7 Czech Republic Sandra Kleinová 4 3

Fourth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4 Croatia Jelena Kostanić Tošić 3 6 6
Austria Yvonne Meusburger 6 2 0
4 Croatia Jelena Kostanić Tošić 6 2 4
Slovakia Eva Fislová 3 6 6
France Caroline Dhenin 3 6 2
Slovakia Eva Fislová 6 4 6
Slovakia Eva Fislová 2 4
Canada Sonya Jeyaseelan 6 6
Canada Sonya Jeyaseelan 6 6
Austria Stefanie Haidner 2 4
Canada Sonya Jeyaseelan 7 6
6 Czech Republic Zuzana Ondrášková 5 1
WC Austria Patricia Mayr-Achleitner 0 1
6 Czech Republic Zuzana Ondrášková 6 6

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