:2003 China Open (tennis)
{{TennisEventInfo|2003|China Open|
| date = 15–21 September 2003
| edition = 5th
| champs = {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Dementieva
| champd = {{flagicon|FRA}} Émilie Loit / {{flagicon|AUS}} Nicole Pratt
| category = WTA Tier II
| draw = 28S / 16D
| prize_money = USD $585,000
| location = Shanghai, China
| surface = Hard, outdoor
}}
The 2003 Polo Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Shanghai, China. It was the 5th edition of the China Open, and was a Tier II tournament on the 2003 WTA Tour. The tournament was played between 15 – 21 September 2003. First-seeded Elena Dementieva won the singles title.
The tournament was not part of the 2003 ATP Tour, as no male events took place.
Singles main-draw entrants
=Seeds=
| class="sortable wikitable" |
| width="70"| Country
! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed |
|---|
| {{flag|RUS}}
|9 |1 |
| {{flagu|USA}}
|10 |2 |
| {{flag|JPN}}
|12 |3 |
| {{flag|ESP}}
|13 |4 |
| {{nowrap|{{flag|FR Yugoslavia}}}}
|21 |5 |
| {{flag|AUS}}
|38 |6 |
| {{flag|FRA}}
|41 |7 |
| {{flag|ZIM}}
|44 |8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 8 September 2003.
=Other entrants=
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Sun Tiantian
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Zheng Jie
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
- {{flagicon|ITA}} Tathiana Garbin
- {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Jelena Janković
- {{flagicon|PAR}} Rossana Neffa-de los Ríos
- {{flagicon|SVK}} Martina Suchá
The following players received entry as lucky losers into the singles main draw:
- {{flagicon|USA}} Jill Craybas
Doubles main-draw entrants
=Seeds=
| class="sortable wikitable" |
| width="70"| Country
! width="175"| Player ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed |
|---|
| {{flag|ESP}}
|{{flag|INA}} |51 |1 |
| {{flag|ZIM}}
|{{flag|AUS}} |57 |2 |
| {{flag|HUN}}
|{{flag|AUT}} |60 |3 |
| {{flag|SUI}}
|{{flagu|USA}} |65 |4 |
- 1 Rankings as of 8 September 2003.
=Other entrants=
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Aiko Nakamura / {{flagicon|JPN}} Seiko Okamoto
The following pairs received entry as lucky losers into the doubles main draw:
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Dong Yanhua / {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Yao
Finals
=Singles=
{{Main|2003 China Open – Singles}}
{{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Dementieva defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Chanda Rubin, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
=Doubles=
{{Main|2003 China Open – Doubles}}
{{flagicon|FRA}} Émilie Loit / {{flagicon|AUS}} Nicole Pratt defeated {{flagicon|JPN}} Ai Sugiyama / {{flagicon|THA}} Tamarine Tanasugarn, 6–3, 6–3
External links
- [https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/2003/367.pdf 2003 China Open drawsheets]
{{WTA China Open tournaments}}
{{2003 WTA Tour}}