Defending champion
Kim Clijsters
Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters (; born 8 June 1983) is a Belgian former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 20 weeks, and as the world No. 1 in women's double ...
successfully defended her title, defeating
Amélie Mauresmo
Amélie Simone Mauresmo (; born 5 July 1979) is a French former professional tennis player, tennis coach, and tournament director. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 39 weeks. Maur ...
in the final, 6–2, 6–0 to win the singles title at the 2003 WTA Tour Championships. It was her second
Tour Finals title, her ninth title of the season, and the 19th of her career.
Seeds
''Note:''
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Serena Williams
Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WT ...
had qualified but pulled out due to left knee surgery.
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Lindsay Davenport
Lindsay Ann Davenport Leach (born June 8, 1976) is an American former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 98 weeks (including as the year-end No. 1 four ...
had qualified but pulled out due to left foot surgery.
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Venus Williams
Venus Ebony Starr Williams (born June 17, 1980) is an American inactive tennis player. She has been ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA for 11 wee ...
had qualified but pulled out due to abdominal injury.
Alternates
Draw
Finals
Red group
''Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.''
Black group
''Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.''
See also
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WTA Tour Championships appearances This article lists the appearances of all participants in the women's tennis singles WTA Finals since the tournament's inception in 1972.
Since 2003, the tournament has pitted the top eight players on the WTA tour against each other in two groups ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:2003 WTA Tour Championships - Singles
Singles 2003
2003 WTA Tour