Langbahn Team – Weltmeisterschaft

2003 Uncle Tobys Hardcourts – Singles

Singles
2003 Uncle Tobys Hardcourts
Final
ChampionFrance Nathalie Dechy
Runner-upSwitzerland Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian
Score6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Details
Draw30
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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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. Switzerland Patty Schnyder (semifinals)
  2. France Nathalie Dechy (champion)
  3. Japan Ai Sugiyama (first round)
  4. Russia Elena Bovina (semifinals)
  5. Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn (first round)
  6. United States Meghann Shaughnessy (quarterfinals, withdrew)
  7. Croatia Iva Majoli (first round)
  8. Austria Barbara Schett (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Switzerland Patty Schnyder 4 2
Switzerland Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian 6 6
Switzerland Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian 3 6 3
2 France Nathalie Dechy 6 3 6
4 Russia Elena Bovina 4 6 5
2 France Nathalie Dechy 6 3 7

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Switzerland P Schnyder 6 6
Spain C Torrens Valero 5 1r Italy F Schiavone 3 4
Italy F Schiavone 7 2 1 Switzerland P Schnyder w/o
Colombia F Zuluaga 3 1 6 United States M Shaughnessy
Q Russia L Krasnoroutskaya 6 6 Q Russia L Krasnoroutskaya 3 66
Switzerland M Casanova 4 3 6 United States M Shaughnessy 6 78
6 United States M Shaughnessy 6 6 1 Switzerland P Schnyder 4 2
3 Japan A Sugiyama 66 6 5 Switzerland M-G Mikaelian 6 6
Q Spain M Sánchez Lorenzo 78 3 7 Q Spain M Sánchez Lorenzo 7 6
France É Loit 6 77 France É Loit 5 4
Slovenia T Pisnik 0 60 Q Spain M Sánchez Lorenzo 4 6 4
France M Bartoli 4 77 3 Switzerland M-G Mikaelian 6 2 6
Croatia S Talaja 6 64 6 Croatia S Talaja 4 2
Switzerland M-G Mikaelian 77 6 Switzerland M-G Mikaelian 6 6
7 Croatia I Majoli 64 3

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
WC/5 Thailand T Tanasugarn 66 3
Italy T Garbin 78 6 Italy T Garbin 6 6
Q South Africa C Scheepers 6 715 Q South Africa C Scheepers 0 4
WC Australia S Stosur 4 613 Italy T Garbin 1 6 4
Germany B Rittner 3 6 3 4 Russia E Bovina 6 2 6
Q Russia N Petrova 6 1 6 Q Russia N Petrova 7 3 3
WC Russia S Kuznetsova 5 4 4 Russia E Bovina 5 6 6
4 Russia E Bovina 7 6 4 Russia E Bovina 4 6 5
8 Austria B Schett 6 6 2 France N Dechy 6 3 7
Croatia J Kostanić 2 4 8 Austria B Schett 7 6
Belgium E Callens 6 7 Belgium E Callens 5 3
Slovenia M Matevžič 1 5 8 Austria B Schett 4 2
Australia N Pratt 4 6 6 2 France N Dechy 6 6
Sweden Å Svensson 6 2 1 Australia N Pratt 6 5 3
2 France N Dechy 2 7 6

References