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Singles
2003 State Farm Women's Tennis Classic
Final
Champion	Ai Sugiyama
Runner-up	Kim Clijsters
Score	3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Details
Draw	28
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Serena Williams was the defending champion, but was forced to withdraw due to a left knee tendonitis.

Ai Sugiyama won the title by defeating Kim Clijsters 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 in the final.

Seeds

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

1. Serena Williams (withdrew due to a left knee tendonitis)
2. Kim Clijsters (final)
3. Lindsay Davenport (second round)
4. Jelena Dokic (second round)
5. Chanda Rubin (second round)
6. Eleni Daniilidou (quarterfinals)
7. Elena Bovina (first round)
8. Nathalie Dechy (quarterfinals)

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							Finals
		Alexandra Stevenson	7	2	6
		Ai Sugiyama	6	6	7
									Ai Sugiyama	3	7	6
								2	Kim Clijsters	6	5	4
		Meghann Shaughnessy	3	5
	2	Kim Clijsters	6	7

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								LL	S Foretz	3	0
	Q	M Irvin	5	1					A Stevenson	6	6
		A Stevenson	7	6												A Stevenson	6	6
	Q	V Razzano	6	7											8	N Dechy	3	4
		L Raymond	2	6				Q	V Razzano	4	r
	WC	M Lučić	6	1	0			8	N Dechy	6
	8	N Dechy	3	6	6																		A Stevenson	7	2	6
																							A Sugiyama	6	6	7
								3	L Davenport	6	6	3
	Q	E Kulikovskaya	3	1					A Sugiyama	7	4	6
		A Sugiyama	6	6												A Sugiyama	7	7
	Q	An Serra Zanetti	2	4											6	E Daniilidou	5	5
		Y-j Cho	6	6					Y-j Cho	3	3
		V Zvonareva	2	3				6	E Daniilidou	6	6
	6	E Daniilidou	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	E Bovina	1	4
		F Schiavone	6	6					F Schiavone	1	7	6
		S Farina Elia	7	3	6				S Farina Elia	6	5	3
		J Husárová	5	6	4											F Schiavone	2	1
		M Shaughnessy	6	6												M Shaughnessy	6	6
		D Bedáňová	2	3					M Shaughnessy	6	6
								4	J Dokic	4	2
																							M Shaughnessy	3	5
	5	C Rubin	6	6																		2	K Clijsters	6	7
		J Craybas	3	1				5	C Rubin	6	2	1
		B Schett	6	1					L Granville	4	6	6
		L Granville	7	6												L Granville	3	3
		C Black	6	7											2	K Clijsters	6	6
		T Panova	0	6					C Black	2	3
								2	K Clijsters	6	6

References

• Official results archive (ITF)
• Official results archive (WTA)

• State Farm Women's Tennis Classic
• 2003 WTA Tour