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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

Country	Player	Rank¹	Seed
RUS	Elena Dementieva	9	1
USA	Chanda Rubin	10	2
JPN	Ai Sugiyama	12	3
ESP	Conchita Martínez	13	4
FR Yugoslavia	Jelena Dokic	21	5
AUS	Alicia Molik	38	6
FRA	Émilie Loit	41	7
ZIM	Cara Black	44	8

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky losers into the singles main draw:

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank¹	Seed
ESP	Conchita Martínez	INA	Angelique Widjaja	51	1
ZIM	Cara Black	AUS	Alicia Molik	57	2
HUN	Petra Mandula	AUT	Barbara Schett	60	3
SUI	Emmanuelle Gagliardi	USA	Chanda Rubin	65	4