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Singles
2003 DFS Classic
Final
Champion	Magdalena Maleeva
Runner-up	Shinobu Asagoe
Score	6–1, 6–4
Details
Draw	56 (8 Q / 2 WC )
Seeds	16
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. 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

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

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	E Dementieva	7	6
		C Morariu	2	6				Q	T Snyder	5	1
	Q	T Snyder	6	7											1	E Dementieva	4	6	6
		E Dominikovic	6	6	7											M Bartoli	6	3	4
		S Cohen-Aloro	7	1	6				E Dominikovic
		M Bartoli	6	6					M Bartoli	w/o
	13	É Loit	1	3																		1	E Dementieva	6	6	2
	11	M-G Mikaelian	6	7																		Q	M Sharapova	2	7	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

	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	7	6
		A Widjaja	6	6	7											E Callens	6	1
	LL	W Prakusya	3	7	5				A Widjaja	1	6	2
		E Callens	6	6					E Callens	6	3	6
	15	N Pratt	3	2																			S Asagoe	4	6	7
	12	D Bedáňová	2	6	6																	Q	M Vento-Kabchi	6	2	6
	Q	M Vento-Kabchi	6	4	7			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

Section 3

	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	7
		T Perebiynis	7	6												T Perebiynis	3	6
		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	7	2	3
	14	Y-J Cho	6	2	6																	3	M Maleeva	6	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	6	7	1										3	M Maleeva	6	5	6
	WC	E Baltacha	7	5	0			WC	J O'Donoghue	2	4
								3	M Maleeva	6	6

Section 4

	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	6	6
	16	T Pisnik	6	5	6																	2	E Daniilidou	3	7	7
		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

External links

• 2003 DFS Classic draw (Archived 2009-05-14)

• 2003 WTA Tour
• Birmingham Classic (tennis)