| Competition: | Women's World Cup |
| Continent: | World |
| Year: | 2003 |
| Size: | 150 |
| Dates: | 1–15 November |
| Teams: | 12 |
| Cities: | 7 |
| Champions: | China |
| Title Number: | 3 |
| Mvp: |  Małgorzata Glinka |
| Last: | 1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup |
| Next: | 2007 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup |
The 2003 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from 1 to 15 November 2003 in Japan. Twelve women's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Teams were made up as follows: hosts Japan, continental champions and vice-champions from Europe, Asia, NORCECA and South America, continental champion from Africa, and two wild-card teams nominated jointly by the FIVB and the Japan Volleyball Association. Teams played a single-round robin format (66 games overall), in two parallel groups (site A and site B). The women played in Tokyo, Kagoshima, Nagoya, Toyama, Sapporo, Sendai, and Osaka.
All times are Japan Standard Time .
Venue: Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Venue: Kagoshima Arena, Kagoshima
Venue: Nagoya Rainbow Hall, Nagoya
Venue: Sendai Gymnasium, Sendai
Venue: Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center, Sapporo
Venue: Toyama City Gymnasium, Toyama
Venue: Namihaya Dome, Kadoma
Venue: Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka
| Rank | Team | |
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| align=center | 4 | |
| align=center | 5 | |
| align=center | 6 | |
| align=center | 7 | |
| align=center | 8 | |
| align=center | 9 | |
| align=center | 10 | |
| align=center | 11 | |
| align=center | 12 | |
| Team roster |
| Feng Kun (c), Yang Hao, Liu Yanan, Li Shan, Zhou Suhong, Zhao Ruirui, Zhang Yuehong, Chen Jing, Song Nina, Wang Lina, Zhang Na, Zhang Ping |
| Head coach |
| Chen Zhonghe |
