2003 China Open – Singles

Singles
2003 China Open
Champions Elena Dementieva
Runners-up Chanda Rubin
Score6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Seeds8

Anna Smashnova was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.

Top seed Elena Dementieva won the title, defeating Chanda Rubin in the final, 6–3, 7–6(8–6).[1]

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Elena Dementieva (champion)
  2. Chanda Rubin (final)
  3. Ai Sugiyama (semifinals)
  4. Conchita Martínez (second round)
  5. Jelena Dokic (second round, retired)
  6. Alicia Molik (quarterfinals)
  7. Émilie Loit (first round)
  8. Cara Black (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Elena Dementieva 6 3 6
3 Ai Sugiyama 1 6 3
1 Elena Dementieva 6 78
2 Chanda Rubin 3 66
Akiko Morigami 0 7 3
2 Chanda Rubin 6 5 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 E Dementieva 6 77
A Widjaja 7 2 2 P Mandula 3 61
P Mandula 5 6 6 1 E Dementieva 6 77
N Pratt 4 3 M Sharapova 4 64
M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 6 M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 3 4
M Sharapova 6 63 6 M Sharapova 4 6 6
É Loit 3 77 3 1 E Dementieva 6 3 6
3 A Sugiyama 1 6 3
3 A Sugiyama 79 6
Q T Garbin 5 3r WC T Sun 67 4
WC T Sun 7 2 3 A Sugiyama 6 79
D Safina 6 7 D Safina 4 67
E Gagliardi 3 5 D Safina 6 6
Q J Janković 66 4r 5 J Dokic 1 4
5 J Dokic 78 4

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 A Molik 6 6
F Pennetta 3 2 6 A Molik 6 6
LL J Craybas 3 78 2 LL J Craybas 4 3
WC J Zheng 6 66 0r 6 A Molik 63 5
A Morigami 6 6 A Morigami 77 7
Q M Suchá 2 3 A Morigami 7 6
4 C Martínez 5 0
A Morigami 0 7 3
C Black 1 4 2 C Rubin 6 5 6
A Harkleroad 6 6 A Harkleroad 0 4
Y-j Cho 0 2 A Barna 6 6
A Barna 6 6 A Barna 1 4
B Schett 6 6 2 C Rubin 6 6
Q R Neffa-de los Ríos 3 1 B Schett 61 2
2 C Rubin 77 6
  1. ^ "Dementieva lifts Shanghai Open crown". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 11 July 2025.