2003 Challenge Bell – Singles
# 2003 Challenge Bell – Singles

Elena Bovina was the defending champion, but decided not to participate this year.

Maria Sharapova won the title, defeating Milagros Sequera 6–2, retired in the final.

## Seeds

* Mary Pierce (semifinals)
* Maria Sharapova (champion)
* Alicia Molik (withdrew)
* Laura Granville (semifinals)
* Emmanuelle Gagliardi (withdrew)
* Marion Bartoli (quarterfinals)
* Anca Barna (second round)
* Klára Koukalová (first round)
* Rita Grande (second round)
* Samantha Reeves (first round)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mary Pierce | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Milagros Sequera | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Milagros Sequera | 6 | 6 | | | Milagros Sequera | 2 | $0^r$ |
| | | | | | 2 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | Laura Granville | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Maria Sharapova | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | M Pierce | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Craybas | $6^1$ | 6 | 2 | | I Benešová | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Benešová | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Schruff | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | Ľ Kurhajcová | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Ľ Kurhajcová | 6 | 6 | | | Ľ Kurhajcová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ad Serra Zanetti | $6^3$ | 6 | 4 | 9 | R Grande | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | R Grande | $7^7$ | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Pierce | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Sequera | 6 | 6 |
| WC | M-È Pelletier | 4 | 2 | | 6 | M Bartoli | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Arvidsson | $6^2$ | 6 | 7 | Q | S Arvidsson | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Washington | $7^7$ | 2 | 5 | | | | | | 6 | M Bartoli | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | M Sequera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Sequera | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M Tu | 4 | 0 | | | M Sequera | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Drake | 6 | 2 | 6 | | M Drake | $7^7$ | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | S Reeves | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | K Koukalová | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | An Serra Zanetti | 6 | 6 | | | An Serra Zanetti | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Marois | 2 | 0 | | | J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Zheng | 7 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | S Taylor | 2 | $7^7$ | 2 | | | | | | 4 | L Granville | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | G Dulko | 6 | $6^2$ | 6 | Q | G Dulko | $6^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Brandi | 4 | 2 | | 4 | L Granville | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | L Granville | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | L Granville | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | A Barna | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Sharapova | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | E Fislová | 5 | 3 | | 7 | A Barna | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cargill | 3 | 1 | | | A Jidkova | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Jidkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Jidkova | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | E Callens | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | M Saeki | 3 | 6 | 2 | | E Callens | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
