# Japan Open 2003

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/sackmann_wta:d6f4e42a333c44df59fc7be0c4020d4c88ec2811bee2844c2ab6ceee1734d5e0/japan-open
Tour: WTA

## Tournament info
- Category: WTA 250
- Surface: Hard
- Location: Japan Open
- Start date: 2003-09-29
- End date: 2003-10-05

## Champion
- Winner: Maria Sharapova
- Runner-up: Aniko Kapros
- Final score: 2-6 6-2 7-6(5)

## Knockout results
### F
- Maria Sharapova d. Aniko Kapros 2-6 6-2 7-6(5)

### SF
- Maria Sharapova d. Jie Zheng 6-3 7-5
- Aniko Kapros d. Arantxa Parra Santonja 6-1 6-2

### QF
- Jie Zheng d. Zi Yan 7-6(3) 6-3
- Aniko Kapros d. Ai Sugiyama 6-4 3-2 RET
- Arantxa Parra Santonja d. Jill Craybas 3-6 6-4 6-2
- Maria Sharapova d. Claudine Schaul 7-5 7-6(1)

### R16
- Claudine Schaul d. Katarina Srebotnik 6-3 2-6 7-6(5)
- Ai Sugiyama d. Yuka Yoshida 6-3 3-6 7-6(0)
- Arantxa Parra Santonja d. Shinobu Asagoe 5-7 6-4 6-3
- Aniko Kapros d. Emmanuelle Gagliardi 6-0 6-2
- Jie Zheng d. Tamarine Tanasugarn 1-6 6-2 6-4
- Zi Yan d. Ashley Harkleroad 7-6(5) 6-4
- Maria Sharapova d. Akiko Morigami 6-1 6-3
- Jill Craybas d. Rika Fujiwara 4-6 6-4 6-2

### R32
- Katarina Srebotnik d. Evie Dominikovic 6-3 6-3
- Ashley Harkleroad d. Maika Ozaki 6-0 6-0
- Arantxa Parra Santonja d. Antonella Serra Zanetti 6-1 6-2
- Claudine Schaul d. Martina Sucha 6-1 7-5
- Zi Yan d. Miho Saeki 6-2 6-4
- Yuka Yoshida d. Angelique Widjaja 6-4 7-5
- Rika Fujiwara d. Ansley Cargill 6-3 6-2
- Aniko Kapros d. Tiantian Sun 6-4 6-2
- Jill Craybas d. Saori Obata 6-4 6-2
- Maria Sharapova d. Jin-Hee (sr) Kim 6-2 6-0
- Akiko Morigami d. Maria Kirilenko 6-1 6-2
- Shinobu Asagoe d. Ting (sr) Li 6-1 6-1
- Jie Zheng d. Silvija Talaja 6-4 7-5
- Emmanuelle Gagliardi d. Abigail Spears 6-1 2-6 6-4

## Stats
- Total matches: 29
- Players: 30

Other editions available: 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001

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