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Singles
2003 MasterCard German Open
Final
Champion	Justine Henin-Hardenne
Runner-up	Kim Clijsters
Score	6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Events
Singles Doubles
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Defending champion Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Kim Clijsters in the final, 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 2003 WTA German Open. It was her third title of the year, and the ninth of her career.

Seeds

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

1. Kim Clijsters (final)
2. Venus Williams (withdrew due to a left abdominal strain)
3. Justine Henin-Hardenne (champion)
4. Jennifer Capriati (semifinals)
5. Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals)
6. Chanda Rubin (second round)
7. Daniela Hantuchová (quarterfinals)
8. Jelena Dokic (third round)
9. Anastasia Myskina (second round)
10. Elena Dementieva (first round, retired due to a left foot strain)
11. Magdalena Maleeva (first round)
12. Eleni Daniilidou (third round)
13. Ai Sugiyama (first round)
14. Meghann Shaughnessy (second round)
15. Patty Schnyder (third round)
16. Anna Pistolesi (third round)
17. Nathalie Dechy (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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Kim Clijsters	6	6
	7	Daniela Hantuchová	0	3
								1	Kim Clijsters	6	6	6
								4	Jennifer Capriati	4	7	4
	4	Jennifer Capriati	6	6
		Elena Likhovtseva	3	3
															1	Kim Clijsters	4	6	5
															3	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	4	7
		Iroda Tulyaganova	6	4
	5	Amélie Mauresmo	7	6
								5	Amélie Mauresmo	6	4
								3	Justine Henin-Hardenne	7	6
		Vera Zvonareva	4	5
	3	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	7

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	K Clijsters	6	6
		É Loit	4	6	6				É Loit	4	2
		K Srebotnik	6	3	3										1	K Clijsters	7	6
		P Suárez	3	1											Q	F Zuluaga	5	3
	Q	F Zuluaga	6	6				Q	F Zuluaga	3	6	6
		I Majoli	6	6	4			14	M Shaughnessy	6	4	1
	14	M Shaughnessy	7	3	6																	1	K Clijsters	6	6
	13	A Sugiyama	1	5																		7	D Hantuchová	0	3
		M-G Mikaelian	6	7					M-G Mikaelian	6	6	6
		V Ruano Pascual	7						V Ruano Pascual	7	2	1
		M Pierce	6	r												M-G Mikaelian	6	4	6
		L Granville	6	5	3										7	D Hantuchová	4	6	7
		B Schett	3	7	6				B Schett	3	6	3
								7	D Hantuchová	6	4	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	J Capriati	6	6
		F Schiavone	3	7	6				F Schiavone	4	4
	Q	K Boogert	6	5	3										4	J Capriati	6	6
		T Garbin	4	4											17	N Dechy	2	3
		M Matevžič	6	6					M Matevžič	4	2
		C Fernández	0	4				17	N Dechy	6	6
	17	N Dechy	6	6																		4	J Capriati	6	6
	11	M Maleeva	7	1	4																		E Likhovtseva	3	3
		D Chládková	6	6	6				D Chládková	7	4	4
		E Likhovtseva	6	6					E Likhovtseva	5	6	6
	Q	H Nagyová	1	1												E Likhovtseva	5	6	6
		M Serna	6	6												M Serna	7	4	4
		S Farina Elia	3	4					M Serna	7	6
								6	C Rubin	5	3

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	J Dokic	7	6
		C Martínez	2	5				WC	M Weingärtner	6	4
	WC	M Weingärtner	6	7											8	J Dokic	6	2	6
		I Tulyaganova	6	6												I Tulyaganova	4	6	7
	Q	B Rittner	1	1					I Tulyaganova	6	3	6
	Q	D Safina	2	6	1			Q	D Safina	3	6	4
	10	E Dementieva	6	2	0																		I Tulyaganova	6	4
	16	A Pistolesi	6	6																		5	A Mauresmo	7	6
		T Panova	1	1				16	A Pistolesi	6	6
		A Barna	6	6					A Barna	3	2
		A Medina Garrigues	4	2											16	A Pistolesi	3	2
	WC	M Müller	4	4											5	A Mauresmo	6	6
	Q	J Kostanić	6	6				Q	J Kostanić	1	4
								5	A Mauresmo	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								9	A Myskina	1	2
		V Zvonareva	3	6	6				V Zvonareva	6	6
		M Casanova	6	2	2											V Zvonareva	7	4	6
	PR	N Petrova	6	6											12	E Daniilidou	5	6	4
	Q	R Neffa-de los Ríos	3	2				PR	N Petrova	6	2	2
	WC	A Bachmann	2	2				12	E Daniilidou	1	6	6
	12	E Daniilidou	6	6																			V Zvonareva	4	5
	15	P Schnyder	2	6	6																	3	J Henin-Hardenne	6	7
	LL	E Callens	6	4	3			15	P Schnyder	7	6
		S Kuznetsova	6	6					S Kuznetsova	6	4
		V Razzano	1	1											15	P Schnyder	2	3
	Q	A-L Grönefeld	2	3											3	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		D Bedáňová	6	6					D Bedáňová	4	1
								3	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6

References

• Main and Qualifying Draws

v t e Justine Henin
45 WTA Tour-Level Titles: 43 SGL & 2 DBL
Entourage	Carlos Rodriguez (former coach; 1995–2008, 2010–2011) Pat Etcheberry (former fitness coach) Gilles Cervara (former hitting partner) Pierre-Yves Hardenne (former boyfriend & assistant, 1998—2006; fiancé: 2001—2002; husband: 2002—2006) Title-winning doubles partners Kim Clijsters Virginie Razzano Meghann Shaughnessy Elena Bovina
Career	Statistics World No.1 (singles) Belgium BJK Cup team Belgium Hopman Cup team
Rivalries	Rivalry with Kim Clijsters Rivalry with Serena Williams
Year-end No.1	SGL 2003 2006 2007
Grand Slam titles	Australian Open SGL 2004 French Open SGL 2003 2005 2006 2007 Junior SGL 1997 Wimbledon Nil US Open SGL 2003 2007
WTA Tour titles	WTA Finals SGL 2006 Madrid 2007 Madrid WTA 1000 & analogues Dubai Open Nil Indian Wells Open SGL 2004 Miami Open Nil Charleston & Berlin Open → Madrid Open SGL 2002 (B) 2003 (C) 2003 (B) 2005 (C) 2005 (B) Italian Open Nil Canadian Open SGL 2003 (T) 2007 (T) San Diego → Cincinnati Open Nil Japan Open Nil Zurich & Moscow Open → China Open SGL 2003 (Z) 2007 (Z) DBL with Elena Bovina 2002 (Z) WTA 500 SGL 2002 Linz 2003 Dubai 2003 San Diego 2004 Sydney 2004 Dubai 2005 Warsaw 2006 Sydney 2006 Dubai 2006 Eastbourne 2006 New Haven 2007 Dubai 2007 Doha 2007 Warsaw 2007 Eastbourne 2007 Stuttgart 2008 Sydney 2008 Antwerp 2010 Stuttgart WTA 250 SGL 1999 Antwerp 2001 Gold Coast 2001 Canberra 2001 's-Hertogenbosch 2010 's-Hertogenbosch DBL with Meghann Shaughnessy 2002 Gold Coast
Other professional titles 7 singles & 2 doubles	ITF Tour SGL 1997 Le Touquet 1997 Koksijde 1997 Gelos 1998 Grenelefe 1998 Ramat Hasharon 1998 Reims 2000 Liège DBL with Kim Clijsters 1998 Ramat Hasharon with Virginie Razzano 2000 Cergy
National representation	Olympics SGL Gold at 2004 Athens BJK Cup 2001
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