2003 DFS Classic – Singles

Jelena Dokić was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.

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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Magdalena Maleeva won the title, defeating Shinobu Asagoe in the final 6–1, 6–4.

Seeds

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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.   Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals)
  2.   Eleni Daniilidou (semifinals)
  3.   Magdalena Maleeva (champion)
  4.   Elena Bovina (second round)
  5.   Nathalie Dechy (second round)
  6.   Lisa Raymond (third round)
  7.   Alexandra Stevenson (second round)
  8.   Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
  9.   Laura Granville (second round)
  10.   Tamarine Tanasugarn (quarterfinals)
  11.   Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian (third round)
  12.   Dája Bedáňová (first round)
  13.   Émilie Loit (first round)
  14.   Cho Yoon-jeong (third round)
  15.   Nicole Pratt (first round)
  16.   Tina Pisnik (third round)

Draw

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Finals

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

Top half

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Section 1

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

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   E Bovina 3 3  
    S Asagoe 6 7       S Asagoe 6 6  
    S Reeves 1 5       S Asagoe 79 6  
    A Widjaja 6 65 7     E Callens 67 1  
LL   W Prakusya 3 77 5     A Widjaja 1 6 2
    E Callens 6 6       E Callens 6 3 6
15   N Pratt 3 2       S Asagoe 4 6 77
12   D Bedáňová 2 6 62 Q   M Vento-Kabchi 6 2 63
Q   M Vento-Kabchi 6 4 77 Q   M Vento-Kabchi 2 7 6
Q   J Lee 7 6   Q   J Lee 6 5 2
    M Weingärtner 5 2   Q   M Vento-Kabchi 6 6  
    L Lee-Waters 6 2 3     V Razzano 3 3  
    V Razzano 2 6 6     V Razzano 3 7 6
7   A Stevenson 6 5 3

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   E Likhovtseva 3 4  
    S Foretz 6 6       S Foretz 6 6  
LL   G Dulko 3 2       S Foretz 6 77  
    T Perebiynis 7 6       T Perebiynis 3 64  
    C Black 5 1       T Perebiynis 6 2 6
    A Cargill 2 2   9   L Granville 0 6 4
9   L Granville 6 6       S Foretz 77 2 3
14   Y-J Cho 6 2 6 3   M Maleeva 65 6 6
    E Gagliardi 4 6 4 14   Y-J Cho 7 7  
LL   V Webb 4 6 2     J Craybas 5 5  
    J Craybas 6 3 6 14   Y-J Cho 1 7 1
WC   J O'Donoghue 64 7 1 3   M Maleeva 6 5 6
WC   E Baltacha 77 5 0r WC   J O'Donoghue 2 4  
3   M Maleeva 6 6  

Section 4

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