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 Country Player Rank1 SeedElena Dementieva91Chanda Rubin102Ai Sugiyama123Conchita Martínez134Jelena Dokic215Alicia Molik386Émilie Loit417Cara Black448 1 Rankings are as of 8 September 2003.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Sun Tiantian Zheng Jie
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
Tathiana Garbin Jelena Janković Rossana Neffa-de los Ríos Martina Suchá
The following players received entry as lucky losers into the singles main draw: Jill Craybas
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedConchita MartínezAngelique Widjaja511Cara BlackAlicia Molik572Petra Mandula Barbara Schett603Emmanuelle GagliardiChanda Rubin654 1 Rankings as of 8 September 2003.
Other entrants The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw: Aiko Nakamura / Seiko Okamoto
The following pairs received entry as lucky losers into the doubles main draw: Dong Yanhua / Zhang Yao
Finals
Singles
Elena Dementieva defeated Chanda Rubin, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Doubles
Émilie Loit / Nicole Pratt defeated Ai Sugiyama / Tamarine Tanasugarn, 6–3, 6–3
External links 2003 China Open drawsheets