title: 2003 Sparkassen Cup – Singles
text: # 2003 Sparkassen Cup – Singles
  
  Serena Williams was the defending champion and chose not to compete this year.
  
  Anastasia Myskina won the title, defeating Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final 3–6, 6–3, 6–3.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.
  
  * Kim Clijsters (semifinals)
  * Justine Henin-Hardenne (final)
  * Anastasia Myskina (champion)
  * Magdalena Maleeva (second round)
  * Daniela Hantuchová (second round)
  * Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
  * Meghann Shaughnessy (first round)
  * Silvia Farina Elia (second 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 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kim Clijsters | 7 | $4^r$ | | | | | |
  | 3 | Anastasia Myskina | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
  | 3 | Anastasia Myskina | 5 | 4 | 3 | Anastasia Myskina | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | 2 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 3 | 3 |
  | Q | María Vento-Kabchi | 0 | 3 | 2 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 3 | 3 |
  | 2 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  ### Top 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Dokic | $7^9$ | 6 | | | J Dokic | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Kostanić | $6^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | E Likhovtseva | $7^7$ | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | P Schnyder | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | P Schnyder | $6^3$ | 7 | 6 | | P Schnyder | 6 | 4 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Kuznetsova | 5 | 2 | | 5 | D Hantuchová | 4 | 6 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | D Hantuchová | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | K Clijsters | 7 | $4^r$ |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Myskina | 5 | 4 |
  | | | | | | 3 | A Myskina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Zuluaga | $6^5$ | $6^3$ | | | L Krasnoroutskaya | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Krasnoroutskaya | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | 3 | A Myskina | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | B Schett | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | N Petrova | $7^7$ | 1 | 1 | | | | |
  | WC | A-L Grönefeld | 6 | 6 | | WC | A-L Grönefeld | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Srebotnik | 2 | 4 | | 6 | N Petrova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | S Farina Elia | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Daniilidou | 1 | $7^7$ | 2 | 8 | S Farina Elia | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | E Clijsters | 3 | 1 | | Q | M Vento-Kabchi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Vento-Kabchi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | M Vento-Kabchi | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | | F Schiavone | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | Q | S Kleinová | 0 | $1^r$ | | | | |
  | Q | S Kleinová | $7^7$ | 6 | | Q | S Kleinová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | M Maleeva | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | M Vento-Kabchi | 0 | 3 |
  | 7 | M Shaughnessy | $6^4$ | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 |
  | Q | E Callens | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | Q | E Callens | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M-G Mikaelian | 2 | $0^r$ | | | A Stevenson | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Stevenson | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | E Callens | 2 | 4 | | | | |
  | | M Serna | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | D Chládková | 6 | 7 | | | D Chládková | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Maja Matevžič (first round)
  * Tina Pisnik (qualifying competition)
  * María Vento-Kabchi (qualified)
  * Marion Bartoli (qualifying competition)
  * Rita Grande (second round)
  * Marlene Weingärtner (first round)
  * Tatiana Perebiynis (first round)
  * Jelena Kostanić (qualified)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Els Callens
  * Sandra Kleinová
  * Jelena Kostanić
  * María Vento-Kabchi
  
  ### Qualifying draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Maja Matevžič | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |
  | | Sandra Kleinová | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | Sandra Kleinová | 6 | 2 | 6 | Sandra Kleinová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | Julia Vakulenko | 4 | 2 | | | | |
  | | Michaela Paštiková | 2 | $7^7$ | 3 | Julia Vakulenko | 4 | 2 | | | | |
  | | Julia Vakulenko | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | Julia Vakulenko | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | Sandra Kleinová | 6 | 7 |
  | | | | | | | | | | Barbara Rittner | 0 | 5 |
  | WC | Lydia Steinbach | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | Barbara Rittner | 0 | 5 |
  | | Anikó Kapros | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
  | | Anikó Kapros | 2 | 6 | 7 | Anikó Kapros | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | |
  | | | | | | Barbara Rittner | 7 | 0 | 6 | | | |
  | | Barbara Rittner | 6 | 6 | | Barbara Rittner | 7 | 0 | 6 | | | |
  | 6 | Marlene Weingärtner | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Tina Pisnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Višnja Vuletić | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Višnja Vuletić | 1 | 3 | | 2 | Tina Pisnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Mara Santangelo | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
  | WC | Laura Siegemund | 2 | 3 | | | Mara Santangelo | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | Mara Santangelo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Mara Santangelo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | Tina Pisnik | 3 | 1 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | Els Callens | 6 | 6 |
  | | Els Callens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Els Callens | 6 | 6 |
  | | Katalin Marosi | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Katalin Marosi | 0 | 2 | | | Els Callens | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Martina Suchá | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
  | | Martina Suchá | $6^6$ | 6 | $7^7$ | | Martina Suchá | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
  | 7 | Tatiana Perebiynis | $7^8$ | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | María Vento-Kabchi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Camille Pin | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Camille Pin | 2 | 1 | 3 | María Vento-Kabchi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Maria Geznenge | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | Maria Geznenge | 6 | 6 | | Maria Geznenge | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | Debbrich Feys | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Debbrich Feys | 3 | 3 | | | | | 3 | María Vento-Kabchi | 2 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | Janette Husárová | 6 | 2 | 4 |
  | | Stephanie Gehrlein | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Janette Husárová | 6 | 2 | 4 |
  | | Janette Husárová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Janette Husárová | 6 | 6 | | Janette Husárová | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | 5 | Rita Grande | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | Sybille Bammer | $6^2$ | 4 | 5 | Rita Grande | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
  | 5 | Rita Grande | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Marion Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Adriana Barna | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Adriana Barna | 2 | 1 | | 4 | Marion Bartoli | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Jasmin Wöhr | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Hana Šromová | 6 | 3 | 2 | | Jasmin Wöhr | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | WC | Jasmin Wöhr | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Jasmin Wöhr | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | Marion Bartoli | 5 | 1 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Jelena Kostanić | 7 | 6 |
  | | Sonya Jeyaseelan | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Jelena Kostanić | 7 | 6 |
  | | Seda Noorlander | 1 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Seda Noorlander | 1 | $6^3$ | | | Sonya Jeyaseelan | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Jelena Kostanić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Vanessa Henke | 4 | 2 | | | Jelena Kostanić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 8 | Jelena Kostanić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  