2003 Australian Open – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
2003 Australian Open
Champions	Serena Williams Venus Williams
Runners-up	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
Final score	4–6, 6–4, 6–3

Main article: 2003 Australian Open

Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova were the defending champions, but Hingis didn't participate in the tournament.
Kournikova partnered up with Chanda Rubin, but they lost in the third round to Conchita Martínez and Nadia Petrova.
Serena Williams and Venus Williams won in the final 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, against Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez.

Seeds

2

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams   Venus Williams	6	7
	7	Kim Clijsters   Ai Sugiyama	4	5
								1	Serena Williams   Venus Williams	6	6
								6	Lindsay Davenport   Lisa Raymond	2	2
		Mary Pierce   Rennae Stubbs	1	5
	6	Lindsay Davenport   Lisa Raymond	6	7
															1	Serena Williams   Venus Williams	4	6	6
															2	Virginia Ruano Pascual   Paola Suárez	6	4	3
	5	Daniela Hantuchová   Meghann Shaughnessy	4	2
		Emmanuelle Gagliardi   Petra Mandula	6	6
									Emmanuelle Gagliardi   Petra Mandula	0	2
								2	Virginia Ruano Pascual   Paola Suárez	6	6
	8	Conchita Martínez   Nadia Petrova	6	5	63
	2	Virginia Ruano Pascual   Paola Suárez	2	7	77

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1/WC	S Williams V Williams	6	6
		R Grande P Schnyder	3	1				1/WC	S Williams V Williams	6	6
	WC	C Dellacqua Nicole Sewell	4	6	6			WC	C Dellacqua Nicole Sewell	3	2
		G Fokina A Rodionova	6	2	2										1/WC	S Williams V Williams	6	6
		A Canepa M Sequera	6	1	6										16	S Kuznetsova M Navratilova	2	3
		F Pennetta A Serra Zanetti	3	6	3				A Canepa M Sequera	2	1
		M Casanova N Pratt	7	1	3			16	S Kuznetsova M Navratilova	6	6
	16	S Kuznetsova M Navratilova	5	6	6																	1/WC	S Williams V Williams	6	7
	12	T Križan K Srebotnik	2	3																		7	K Clijsters A Sugiyama	4	5
		R McQuillan M Tu	6	6					R McQuillan M Tu	4	6	4
		C Barclay M Müller	6	63	64				K Freye D Zarić	6	4	6
		K Freye D Zarić	4	77	77											K Freye D Zarić	1	1
	WC	Jaslyn Hewitt Adriana Szili	1	4											7	K Clijsters A Sugiyama	6	6
		A Coetzer Jessica Steck	6	6					A Coetzer Jessica Steck	2	4
		T Musgrave T Tanasugarn	3	5				7	K Clijsters A Sugiyama	6	6
	7	K Clijsters A Sugiyama	6	7

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	4	C Black E Likhovtseva	6	77
		E Kulikovskaya T Poutchek	3	64				4	C Black E Likhovtseva	6	6
		B Rippner C Wheeler	3	3					N de Villiers A Jidkova	4	2
		N de Villiers A Jidkova	6	6											4	C Black E Likhovtseva	3	6	1
		D Bedáňová R Vinci	4	1												M Pierce R Stubbs	6	2	6
		M Pierce R Stubbs	6	6					M Pierce R Stubbs	6	7
		Amanda Augustus N Grandin	3	2				15	S Farina Elia T Garbin	1	5
	15	S Farina Elia T Garbin	6	6																			M Pierce R Stubbs	1	5
	10	E Callens R Fujiwara	3	77	4																	6	L Davenport L Raymond	6	7
		B Rittner M Vento-Kabchi	6	61	6				B Rittner M Vento-Kabchi	6	4	6
		K Grant J Pullin	5	2					K Marosi S Reeves	2	6	2
		K Marosi S Reeves	7	6												B Rittner M Vento-Kabchi	3	4
		ME Salerni Å Svensson	6	6											6	L Davenport L Raymond	6	6
		M Marrero R de los Ríos	3	2					ME Salerni Å Svensson	1	2
	WC	Amanda Grahame C Watson	1	1				6	L Davenport L Raymond	6	6
	6	L Davenport L Raymond	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	5	D Hantuchová M Shaughnessy	78	6
		L McShea I Selyutina	66	1				5	D Hantuchová M Shaughnessy	w/o
		M Matevžič H Nagyová	6	6					M Matevžič H Nagyová
		K Boogert M Serna	4	3											5	D Hantuchová M Shaughnessy	6	6
		A Glass M Weingärtner	3	1												N Dechy É Loit	3	3
		N Dechy É Loit	6	6					N Dechy É Loit	6	2	6
		I Majoli M Maleeva	1	4				11	J Lee W Prakusya	3	6	4
	11	J Lee W Prakusya	6	6																		5	D Hantuchová M Shaughnessy	4	2
	13	B Schett P Wartusch	6	4	3																		E Gagliardi P Mandula	6	6
		J Hopkins J Kostanić	2	6	6				J Hopkins J Kostanić	6	5	2
		T Ashley A Spears	2	6	5				Z Gubacsi C Martínez Granados	1	7	6
		Z Gubacsi C Martínez Granados	6	4	7											Z Gubacsi C Martínez Granados	64	2
		E Gagliardi P Mandula	6	6												E Gagliardi P Mandula	77	6
		MJ Martínez Sánchez A Medina Garrigues	3	2					E Gagliardi P Mandula	6	3	6
		T Perebiynis S Talaja	4	6	3			3	E Dementieva J Husárová	2	6	0
	3	E Dementieva J Husárová	6	4	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	8	C Martínez N Petrova	6	3	77
		A Harkleroad P Tarabini	4	6	62			8	C Martínez N Petrova	6	4	6
	WC	T Li T Sun	77	4	4				A Vanc A van Exel	2	6	1
		A Vanc A van Exel	61	6	6										8	C Martínez N Petrova	63	6	6
		E Dominikovic B Stewart	1	3											9	A Kournikova C Rubin	77	3	3
		S Asagoe N Miyagi	6	6					S Asagoe N Miyagi	1	0
		A Stevenson V Webb	6	0	2			9	A Kournikova C Rubin	6	6
	9	A Kournikova C Rubin	0	6	6																	8	C Martínez N Petrova	6	5	63
	14	E Bovina J Henin-Hardenne	6	6																		2	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	2	7	77
		K Liggan A Widjaja	4	0				14	E Bovina J Henin-Hardenne	63	6	6
		E Tatarkova R Voráčová	77	6					E Tatarkova R Voráčová	77	0	0
	WC	Sarah Stone S Stosur	65	3											14	E Bovina J Henin-Hardenne
		E Daniilidou C Vis	3	4											2	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	w/o
	WC	M Bartoli M Sharapova	6	6				WC	M Bartoli M Sharapova	3	6	1
		L Krasnoroutskaya T Panova	5	4				2	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	2	6
	2	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	7	6

External links

• Official Results Archive (Australian Open)
• Official Results Archive (ITF)
• Official Results Archive (WTA)