title: 2003 SEAT Open – Singles
text: # 2003 SEAT Open – Singles
  
  Kim Clijsters was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, by defeating Chanda Rubin 6–2, 7–5 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The first two seeds received a bye into the second round.
  
  * Kim Clijsters (champion)
  * Chanda Rubin (final)
  * Eleni Daniilidou (quarterfinals)
  * Tamarine Tanasugarn (second round)
  * Maria Sharapova (semifinals)
  * Katarina Srebotnik (first round)
  * Alicia Molik (quarterfinals, retired)
  * María Sánchez Lorenzo (first 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 5 | Maria Sharapova | 0 | 3 | | | | |
  | 5 | Maria Sharapova | 0 | 3 | 1 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 7 |
  | | | | | 2 | Chanda Rubin | 2 | 5 |
  | | Marlene Weingärtner | 2 | 5 | 2 | Chanda Rubin | 2 | 5 |
  | 2 | Chanda Rubin | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Ruano Pascual | $6^6$ | 4 | | | C Schaul | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Schaul | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | 1 | K Clijsters | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | F Pennetta | 7 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | É Loit | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | L Granville | 5 | 7 | 6 | | L Granville | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | É Loit | 6 | 6 | | | É Loit | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 |
  | 4 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M Sharapova | 0 | 3 |
  | WC | E Clijsters | 2 | 3 | | 4 | T Tanasugarn | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Pratt | 3 | 4 | | | A Barna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Barna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Barna | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
  | | T Ashley | 3 | 0 | | | | | | 5 | M Sharapova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | S Arvidsson | 6 | 6 | | Q | S Arvidsson | 1 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | K Flipkens | 2 | $6^7$ | | 5 | M Sharapova | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | M Sharapova | 6 | $7^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | K Srebotnik | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Sequera | 7 | 6 | | | M Sequera | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Gagliardi | 3 | 3 | | | M Weingärtner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Weingärtner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Weingärtner | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | C Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | E Daniilidou | 2 | 1 | | | | |
  | Q | J Vakulenko | 1 | 4 | | | C Black | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Cohen-Aloro | $6^5$ | 2 | | 3 | E Daniilidou | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | E Daniilidou | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Weingärtner | 2 | 5 |
  | 7 | A Molik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | C Rubin | 6 | 7 |
  | | R Grande | 3 | 3 | | 7 | A Molik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Tatarkova | 6 | 0 | 1 | | A Medina Garrigues | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Medina Garrigues | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | A Molik | 7 | $4^r$ | | | | |
  | Q | S Foretz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | C Rubin | 5 | 5 | | | | |
  | Q | B Rittner | 1 | 2 | | Q | S Foretz | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | C Rubin | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  