2003 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

Justine Henin-Hardenne was the defending champion, but withdrew from the tournament due to injury.

Singles
2003 Generali Ladies Linz
Champion	Ai Sugiyama
Runner-up	Nadia Petrova
Final score	7–5, 6–4
Draw	28
Seeds	8

Ai Sugiyama won the title, defeating Nadia Petrova in the final 7–5, 6–4.

Seeds

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

1. Anastasia Myskina (Quarterfinals)
2. Ai Sugiyama (Champion)
3. Vera Zvonareva (Semifinals)
4. Nadia Petrova (Final)
5. Daniela Hantuchová (First round)
6. Anna Pistolesi (Quarterfinals)
7. Paola Suárez (Quarterfinals)
8. Patty Schnyder (Semifinals)

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

Finals

	Semifinals							Finals
	8	Patty Schnyder	5	4
	4	Nadia Petrova	7	6
								4	Nadia Petrova	5	4
								2	Ai Sugiyama	7	6
	3	Vera Zvonareva	3	6	4
	2	Ai Sugiyama	6	3	6

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	A Myskina	6	3	6
		F Schiavone	6^7	4					E Bovina	3	6	2
		E Bovina	7^9	6											1	A Myskina	1	1
		D Chládková	6	5	6										8	P Schnyder	6	6
	Q	Ľ Cervanová	3	7	0				D Chládková	3	4
		M-G Mikaelian	6^5	5				8	P Schnyder	6	6
	8	P Schnyder	7^7	7																		8	P Schnyder	2	2
																						4	N Petrova	6	6
								4	N Petrova	4	6	6
		L Krasnoroutskaya	6	7^7					L Krasnoroutskaya	6	2	1
		S Farina Elia	3	6^5											4	N Petrova	4	6	6
		M Serna	6	7											7	P Suárez	6	4	3
		E Likhovtseva	4	5					M Serna	5	3
	WC	K Šprem	3	4				7	P Suárez	7	6
	7	P Suárez	6	6

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	A Pistolesi	6	2	6
	WC	S Bammer	4	6	2			6	A Pistolesi	6	6
	Q	K Koukalová	1	6	4			Q	M Matevžič	3	4
	Q	M Matevžič	6	1	6										6	A Pistolesi	2	6	5
	Q	S Jeyaseelan	4	6	6^4										3	V Zvonareva	6	3	7
		M Bartoli	6	4	7^7				M Bartoli	2	3
								3	V Zvonareva	6	6
																						3	V Zvonareva	3	6	4
	5	D Hantuchová	4	1																		2	A Sugiyama	6	3	6
		J Dokic	6	6					J Dokic	6	3	6
		P Mandula	6	6					P Mandula	3	6	3
	WC	B Schett	3	3												J Dokic	4	7^7	3
		T Pisnik	6	6											2	A Sugiyama	6	6^4	6
		A Stevenson	2	3					T Pisnik	3	5
								2	A Sugiyama	6	7

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Maja Matevžič (Qualified)
2. Ľudmila Cervanová (Qualified)
3. Klára Koukalová (Qualified)
4. Jelena Kostanić Tošić (Second round)
5. Tatiana Perebiynis (Second round)
6. Zuzana Ondrášková (Second round)
7. Sandra Kleinová (First round)
8. Silvija Talaja (Qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Maja Matevžič
2. Ľudmila Cervanová
3. Klára Koukalová
4. Sonya Jeyaseelan

First qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	1/WC	Maja Matevžič	6	3	6
		Nicole Remis	3	6	1
								1/WC	Maja Matevžič	6	6
									Yuliya Beygelzimer	1	2
		Ivana Abramović	1	0
		Yuliya Beygelzimer	6	6
															1/WC	Maja Matevžič	6	6
																Anna-Lena Grönefeld	1	4
		Anna-Lena Grönefeld	6	6
	Alt	Adriana Jerabek	0	3
									Anna-Lena Grönefeld	6	6
								5	Tatiana Perebiynis	3	3
	WC	Verena Amesbauer	0	2
	5	Tatiana Perebiynis	6	6

Second Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	2	Ľudmila Cervanová	6	6
		Tina Schiechtl	4	3
								2	Ľudmila Cervanová	6	6
								WC	Susanne Aigner	0	1
	Alt	Karolina Jovanović	2	5
	WC	Susanne Aigner	6	7
															2	Ľudmila Cervanová	6	2	6
															8	Silvija Talaja	4	6	4
		Iveta Melzer	7^7	6
		Tzipora Obziler	6^3	4
									Iveta Melzer	5	2
								8	Silvija Talaja	7	6
		Caroline Schneider	1	1
	8	Silvija Talaja	6	6

Third Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	3	Klára Koukalová	6	6
	WC	Marion Walter	2	4
								3	Klára Koukalová	3	6	6
								WC	Daniela Kix	6	3	3
		Lenka Němečková	1	6^5
	WC	Daniela Kix	6	7^7
															3	Klára Koukalová	7^7	6
																Michaela Paštiková	6^0	3
		Jill Craybas	7^7	1	6
		Myriam Casanova	6^5	6	3
									Jill Craybas	1	2
									Michaela Paštiková	6	6
		Michaela Paštiková	6	6
	7	Sandra Kleinová	4	3

Fourth Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	4	Jelena Kostanić Tošić	3	6	6
		Yvonne Meusburger	6	2	0
								4	Jelena Kostanić Tošić	6	2	4
									Eva Fislová	3	6	6
		Caroline Dhenin	3	6	2
		Eva Fislová	6	4	6
																Eva Fislová	2	4
																Sonya Jeyaseelan	6	6
		Sonya Jeyaseelan	6	6
		Stefanie Haidner	2	4
									Sonya Jeyaseelan	7	6
								6	Zuzana Ondrášková	5	1
	WC	Patricia Mayr-Achleitner	0	1
	6	Zuzana Ondrášková	6	6

References

• Main and Qualifying Draws (ITF)