2003 China Open (tennis)

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.

Seeds

 * 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

Seeds

 * 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

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