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Singles
2003 Uncle Tobys Hardcourts
Final
Champion	Nathalie Dechy
Runner-up	Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian
Score	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Details
Draw	30
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
← 2002 · Australian Hard Court Championships · 2004 →

Venus Williams was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.

Nathalie Dechy won the title by defeating Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 in the final. It was the 1st and only title for Dechy in her singles career.

Seeds

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

1. Patty Schnyder (semifinals)
2. Nathalie Dechy (champion)
3. Ai Sugiyama (first round)
4. Elena Bovina (semifinals)
5. Tamarine Tanasugarn (first round)
6. Meghann Shaughnessy (quarterfinals, withdrew)
7. Iva Majoli (first round)
8. Barbara Schett (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							Final
	1	Patty Schnyder	4	2
		Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian	6	6
									Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian	3	6	3
								2	Nathalie Dechy	6	3	6
	4	Elena Bovina	4	6	5
	2	Nathalie Dechy	6	3	7

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	P Schnyder	6	6
		C Torrens Valero	5	1					F Schiavone	3	4
		F Schiavone	7	2											1	P Schnyder	w/o
		F Zuluaga	3	1											6	M Shaughnessy
	Q	L Krasnoroutskaya	6	6				Q	L Krasnoroutskaya	3	6
		M Casanova	4	3				6	M Shaughnessy	6	7
	6	M Shaughnessy	6	6																		1	P Schnyder	4	2
	3	A Sugiyama	6	6	5																		M-G Mikaelian	6	6
	Q	M Sánchez Lorenzo	7	3	7			Q	M Sánchez Lorenzo	7	6
		É Loit	6	7					É Loit	5	4
		T Pisnik	0	6											Q	M Sánchez Lorenzo	4	6	4
		M Bartoli	4	7	3											M-G Mikaelian	6	2	6
		S Talaja	6	6	6				S Talaja	4	2
		M-G Mikaelian	7	6					M-G Mikaelian	6	6
	7	I Majoli	6	3

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	WC/5	T Tanasugarn	6	3
		T Garbin	7	6					T Garbin	6	6
	Q	C Scheepers	6	7				Q	C Scheepers	0	4
	WC	S Stosur	4	6												T Garbin	1	6	4
		B Rittner	3	6	3										4	E Bovina	6	2	6
	Q	N Petrova	6	1	6			Q	N Petrova	7	3	3
	WC	S Kuznetsova	5	4				4	E Bovina	5	6	6
	4	E Bovina	7	6																		4	E Bovina	4	6	5
	8	B Schett	6	6																		2	N Dechy	6	3	7
		J Kostanić	2	4				8	B Schett	7	6
		E Callens	6	7					E Callens	5	3
		M Matevžič	1	5											8	B Schett	4	2
		N Pratt	4	6	6										2	N Dechy	6	6
		Å Svensson	6	2	1				N Pratt	6	5	3
								2	N Dechy	2	7	6

References

• Main and Qualifying Rounds

• 2003 WTA Tour
• 2003 Uncle Tobys Hardcourts