# Japan Women's Open 2003

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/sackmann_wta:d6f4e42a333c44df59fc7be0c4020d4c88ec2811bee2844c2ab6ceee1734d5e0/japan-womens-open?season=2003
Tour: WTA

Maria Sharapova won the 2003 Japan Women's Open, defeating Aniko Kapros 2-6 6-2 7-6(5) in the final. The WTA 250 event was played on hard courts in Japan Open, Japan, from September 29 to October 5, 2003. The match log contains 29 recorded singles results for this edition.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Japan Open, Osaka Open, Japan Women's Tennis Open
- 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: 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000

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