WTA Australian Open 2003 Draw, Results & Schedule
Full tournament history →Serena Williams won the 2003 Australian Open, defeating Venus Williams 7-6(4) 3-6 6-4 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in Melbourne, Australia, from January 13 to January 27, 2003.
Dates
Jan 13 — Jan 27
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Round of 128
Serena Williams
3-6 7-6(5) 7-5
Els Callens
6-0 6-2
Tamarine Tanasugarn
6-0 6-2
Alina Jidkova
2-6 6-4 6-0
Eleni Daniilidou
7-6(6) 6-3
Nathalie Dechy
6-2 6-3
Daja Bedanova
6-3 5-7 6-4
Meghann Shaughnessy
4-6 6-3 6-3
Ludmila Cervanova
7-6(2) 6-2
Klara Koukalova
6-4 7-6(6)
Monica Seles
6-0 6-1
Elena Bovina
6-2 6-1
Rita Grande
6-0 6-1
Magdalena Maleeva
6-4 6-1
Yoon Jeong Cho
6-3 6-3
Kim Clijsters
6-2 6-1
Petra Mandula
7-5 6-1
Tatiana Poutchek
6-3 6-0
Cristina Torrens Valero
6-3 4-6 6-4
Amanda Coetzer
6-4 6-3
Jelena Jankovic
6-3 6-3
Anna Smashnova
6-4 4-6 6-2
Maja Matevzic
6-7(6) 6-2 6-2
Anastasia Myskina
7-5 6-3
Emmanuelle Gagliardi
6-1 2-0 (ret.)
Clarisa Fernandez
6-1 7-5
Magui Serna
6-4 3-6 7-5
Chanda Rubin
6-4 7-5
Mary Pierce
6-1 6-4
Barbara Schwartz
5-7 6-4 6-2
Antonella Serra Zanetti
7-6(5) 6-0
Venus Williams
6-4 6-2
Anca Barna
5-7 6-1 6-3
Lisa Raymond
7-6(3) 6-3
Nicole Pratt
6-1 7-6(5)
Silvia Farina Elia
6-4 6-2
Paola Suarez
6-4 6-3
Tathiana Garbin
6-4 7-6(3)
Daniela Hantuchova
7-5 6-7(3) 6-4
Adriana Serra Zanetti
7-6(6) 6-4
Samantha Stosur
6-7(3) 6-3 6-4
Vanessa Webb
2-6 7-5 6-3
Patty Schnyder
6-3 6-1
Marta Marrero
7-6(7) 6-1
Nadia Petrova
6-2 6-1
Ai Sugiyama
6-3 4-6 6-2
Justine Henin
6-3 6-4
Anna Kournikova
6-1 6-2
Katarina Srebotnik
3-6 6-3 6-3
Virginie Razzano
7-6(7) 4-6 6-1
Lindsay Davenport
6-2 6-1
Iroda Tulyaganova
3-6 6-4 (ret.)
Tatiana Panova
7-6(2) 3-6 6-2
Akiko Morigami
6-2 6-1
Virginia Ruano Pascual
6-2 6-1
Janette Husarova
6-3 6-0
Marlene Weingartner
2-6 7-6(6) 6-4
Stephanie Foretz Gacon
4-6 6-1 6-0
Denisa Chladkova
6-3 6-0
Alexandra Stevenson
6-1 6-4
Evie Dominikovic
7-5 4-6 6-4
Anne Kremer
6-2 6-2
Round of 64
Serena Williams
6-4 6-0
Tamarine Tanasugarn
6-2 3-6 6-3
Eleni Daniilidou
6-1 6-2
Nathalie Dechy
6-3 6-3
Meghann Shaughnessy
6-1 6-1
Klara Koukalova
6-7(6) 7-5 6-3
Elena Bovina
6-1 6-2
Magdalena Maleeva
2-6 6-4 6-1
Kim Clijsters
6-0 6-0
Tatiana Poutchek
2-6 6-4 6-4
Amanda Coetzer
6-2 4-6 6-4
Anna Smashnova
5-1 (ret.)
Anastasia Myskina
5-7 6-2 6-0
Clarisa Fernandez
6-3 6-4
Chanda Rubin
0-6 6-4 6-2
Venus Williams
6-3 6-0
Anca Barna
6-3 6-1
Nicole Pratt
6-3 6-2
Paola Suarez
6-0 3-0 (ret.)
Daniela Hantuchova
7-6(6) 7-6(3)
Samantha Stosur
6-4 6-1
Patty Schnyder
6-3 6-1
Nadia Petrova
6-4 6-4
Justine Henin
6-0 6-1
Katarina Srebotnik
6-1 6-7(4) 6-3
Lindsay Davenport
6-7(7) 6-4 7-5
Tatiana Panova
3-6 7-5 6-4
Virginia Ruano Pascual
5-7 7-5 6-0
Marlene Weingartner
3-6 6-1 6-2
Denisa Chladkova
6-2 6-2
Evie Dominikovic
6-1 6-4
Round of 32
Serena Williams
6-1 6-1
Eleni Daniilidou
6-4 6-3
Meghann Shaughnessy
6-1 6-3
Elena Bovina
7-5 4-6 7-5
Kim Clijsters
6-2 6-1
Amanda Coetzer
6-0 6-2
Anastasia Myskina
6-3 3-6 6-3
Chanda Rubin
6-3 6-2
Venus Williams
6-1 6-4
Nicole Pratt
7-5 6-4
Daniela Hantuchova
6-4 6-2
Patty Schnyder
6-2 4-6 6-3
Justine Henin
6-2 6-0
Lindsay Davenport
6-2 6-1
Virginia Ruano Pascual
6-1 4-6 6-4
Denisa Chladkova
6-3 6-2
Round of 16
Serena Williams
6-4 6-1
Meghann Shaughnessy
5-7 6-2 6-4
Kim Clijsters
6-3 6-1
Anastasia Myskina
4-6 6-4 6-1
Venus Williams
6-3 6-2
Daniela Hantuchova
7-5 6-3
Justine Henin
7-5 5-7 9-7
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Serena Williams
4-6 6-3 7-5
Venus Williams
6-3 6-3
Final
Serena Williams
7-6(4) 3-6 6-4
Most Titles
| Player | Titles |
|---|---|
| Serena Williams | 7 |
| Evonne Goolagong | 4 |
| Margaret Court | 4 |
| Monica Seles | 4 |
| Steffi Graf | 4 |
Recent Finals
| Season | Surface | Winner | Score | Runner-up | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Hard | Elena Rybakina | 6-4 4-6 6-4 | Aryna Sabalenka | H2H | Match data |
| 2025 | Hard | Madison Keys | 6-3 2-6 7-5 | Aryna Sabalenka | H2H | Match data |
| 2024 | Hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-3 6-2 | Qinwen Zheng | H2H | Match data |
| 2023 | Hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 4-6 6-3 6-4 | Elena Rybakina | H2H | Match data |
| 2022 | Hard | Ashleigh Barty | 6-3 7-6(2) | Danielle Collins | H2H | Match data |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is Australian Open held?
- Australian Open is held in Melbourne, Australia.
- Who won the most recent Australian Open?
- The 2026 Australian Open was won by Elena Rybakina 6-4 4-6 6-4.
- Who has won the most Australian Open titles?
- Serena Williams has won 7 Australian Open titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
- When was the first Australian Open played?
- The first edition of Australian Open was held in 1905. The first women's singles edition was held in 1922.
- What surface is Australian Open played on?
- Australian Open is played on hard courts.