2003 Abierto Mexicano Telefonica Movistar – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2003 Abierto Mexicano Telefonica Movistar
Champion South Africa Amanda Coetzer
Runner-up Argentina Mariana Díaz Oliva
Final score 7–5, 6–3

Katarina Srebotnik was the defending champion, but lost in second round to Petra Mandula.[1]

Amanda Coetzer won the title by defeating Mariana Díaz Oliva 7–5, 6–3 in the final.[2] It was the 9th title for Coetzer in her career.

Seeds

The first two seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Russia Elena Dementieva (Second round)
  2. South Africa Amanda Coetzer (Champion)
  3. Argentina Paola Suárez (First round, retired due to a back injury)[3]
  4. Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik (Second round)
  5. Spain Magüi Serna (First round)
  6. Slovenia Tina Pisnik (First round)
  7. France Émilie Loit (Semifinals)
  8. Switzerland Emmanuelle Gagliardi (Second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
   Japan Shinobu Asagoe 1 77 1  
 Argentina Mariana Díaz Oliva 6 65 6  
   Argentina Mariana Díaz Oliva 5 3
  2  South Africa Amanda Coetzer 7 6
7  France Émilie Loit 3 4
  2  South Africa Amanda Coetzer 6 6  

Top Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    1  Russia E Dementieva 7 3 3  
 Japan S Asagoe 64 6 77      Japan S Asagoe 5 6 6  
 Italy A Serra Zanetti 77 2 61        Japan S Asagoe 6 5 7  
 Spain C Torrens Valero 77 4 6        Spain C Torrens Valero 4 7 5  
 Paraguay R de los Ríos 63 6 2      Spain C Torrens Valero 78 710
WC  Argentina ME Salerni 7 1 4     8  Switzerland E Gagliardi 66 68  
8  Switzerland E Gagliardi 5 6 6        Japan S Asagoe 1 77 1
3  Argentina P Suárez 2 r        Argentina M Díaz Oliva 6 65 6
 Argentina M Díaz Oliva 5      Argentina M Díaz Oliva 6 6  
 Germany M Müller 1 6 6      Germany M Müller 1 2  
 Sweden Å Svensson 6 2 4        Argentina M Díaz Oliva 6 4 77
PR  Spain A Medina Garrigues 6 6       Q  Czech Republic A Vašková 3 6 65  
 Germany A Roesch 4 1     PR  Spain A Medina Garrigues 5 66
Q  Czech Republic A Vašková 6 6     Q  Czech Republic A Vašková 7 78  
5  Spain M Serna 3 2  

Bottom Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
7  France É Loit 6 6  
PR  South Africa J Kruger 3 0     7  France É Loit 4 6 6  
Q  Venezuela M Sequera 1 2      Spain M Marrero 6 3 3  
 Spain M Marrero 6 6       7  France É Loit 3 6 6  
Q  Croatia I Abramović 3 62        Hungary P Mandula 6 2 1  
 Hungary P Mandula 6 77      Hungary P Mandula 6 6
 Colombia F Zuluaga 4 64     4  Slovenia K Srebotnik 4 2  
4  Slovenia K Srebotnik 6 77       7  France É Loit 3 4
6  Slovenia T Pisnik 6 4 3       2  South Africa A Coetzer 6 6
 Austria P Wartusch 3 6 6      Austria P Wartusch 4 6 4  
Q  Spain P García 3 2      Italy F Pennetta 6 2 6  
 Italy F Pennetta 6 6        Italy F Pennetta 6 2 3
 Czech Republic K Koukalová 6 6       2  South Africa A Coetzer 4 6 6  
WC  Mexico M Torres Sandoval 0 2      Czech Republic K Koukalová 4 6 5
    2  South Africa A Coetzer 6 3 7  
 

References

  1. ↑ "Srebotnik Eliminada, Coetzer Avanza" [Srebotnik eliminated, Coetzer advances]. Acapulco.com (in Spanish). 28 February 2003. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Amanda Coetzer conquista su segundo Abierto mexicano" [Amanda Coetzer conquers her second Mexican Open]. Terra USA (in Spanish). 2 March 2003. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Calleri batió a Zabaleta en el Abierto de Acapulco" [Calleri defeated Zabaleta in the Acapulco Open]. Líbero (in Spanish). Página 12. 3 March 2003. Retrieved 25 August 2016. Díaz Oliva (26) who won the title in Palermo in 2002, said that never expected reaching the final "I thought that the first round match would be tough and my opponent (Paola Suárez) retired due to a back injury, and that's how the chance opened for me."

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