2003 Australian Open – Women's doubles
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| Champions | United States Serena Williams United States Venus Williams | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Runners-up | Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Argentina Paola Suárez | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Score | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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2003 tennis event results
Main article: 2003 Australian Open
Serena and Venus Williams defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2003 Australian Open. It was their second Australian Open title together and sixth major title together overall.
Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova were the reigning champions, but Hingis did not participate. Kournikova partnered with Chanda Rubin, but lost in the third round to Conchita Martínez and Nadia Petrova.
This was the first edition to feature a final set tie-break.
Seeds
[edit ]- United States Serena Williams / United States Venus Williams (champions)
- Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual / Argentina Paola Suárez (final)
- Russia Elena Dementieva / Slovakia Janette Husárová (second round)
- Zimbabwe Cara Black / Russia Elena Likhovtseva (third round)
- Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová / United States Meghann Shaughnessy (quarterfinals)
- United States Lindsay Davenport / United States Lisa Raymond (semifinals)
- Belgium Kim Clijsters / Japan Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)
- Spain Conchita Martínez / Russia Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
- Russia Anna Kournikova / United States Chanda Rubin (third round)
- Belgium Els Callens / Japan Rika Fujiwara (first round)
- Chinese Taipei Janet Lee / Indonesia Wynne Prakusya (second round)
- Slovenia Tina Križan / Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik (first round)
- Austria Barbara Schett / Austria Patricia Wartusch (first round)
- Russia Elena Bovina / Belgium Justine Henin (third round)
- Italy Silvia Farina Elia / Italy Tathiana Garbin (second round)
- Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova / United States Martina Navratilova (third round)
Draw
[edit ]Key
[edit ]- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals
[edit ] Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Top half
[edit ]Section 1
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
Italy R Grande
Switzerland P Schnyder 3 1 1/WC United States S Williams
United States V Williams 6 6
Switzerland P Schnyder 3 1 1/WC United States S Williams
United States V Williams 6 6
Switzerland M Casanova
Australia N Pratt 7 1 3 16 Russia S Kuznetsova
United States M Navratilova 6 6
Australia N Pratt 7 1 3 16 Russia S Kuznetsova
United States M Navratilova 6 6
16
Russia S Kuznetsova
United States M Navratilova 5 6 6 1/WC United States S Williams
United States V Williams 6 7
United States M Navratilova 5 6 6 1/WC United States S Williams
United States V Williams 6 7
Australia C Barclay
Germany M Müller 6 63 64 Germany K Freye
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia D Zarić 6 4 6
Germany M Müller 6 63 64 Germany K Freye
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia D Zarić 6 4 6
Germany K Freye
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia D Zarić 4 77 77 Germany K Freye
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia D Zarić 1 1
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia D Zarić 4 77 77 Germany K Freye
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia D Zarić 1 1
Section 2
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
10
Belgium E Callens
Japan R Fujiwara 3 77 4 6 United States L Davenport
United States L Raymond 6 7
Japan R Fujiwara 3 77 4 6 United States L Davenport
United States L Raymond 6 7
WC
Australia A Grahame
Australia C Watson 1 1 6 United States L Davenport
United States L Raymond 6 6
Australia C Watson 1 1 6 United States L Davenport
United States L Raymond 6 6
Bottom half
[edit ]Section 3
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
Australia L McShea
Kazakhstan I Selyutina 66 1 5 Slovakia D Hantuchová
United States M Shaughnessy w/o
Kazakhstan I Selyutina 66 1 5 Slovakia D Hantuchová
United States M Shaughnessy w/o
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Chinese Taipei J Lee
Indonesia W Prakusya 6 6 5 Slovakia D Hantuchová
United States M Shaughnessy 4 2
Indonesia W Prakusya 6 6 5 Slovakia D Hantuchová
United States M Shaughnessy 4 2
United States T Ashley
United States A Spears 2 6 5 Hungary Z Gubacsi
Spain C Martínez Granados 1 7 6
United States A Spears 2 6 5 Hungary Z Gubacsi
Spain C Martínez Granados 1 7 6
Spain MJ Martínez Sánchez
Spain A Medina Garrigues 3 2 Switzerland E Gagliardi
Hungary P Mandula 6 3 6
Spain A Medina Garrigues 3 2 Switzerland E Gagliardi
Hungary P Mandula 6 3 6
Section 4
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
Republic of Ireland K Liggan
Indonesia A Widjaja 4 0 14 Russia E Bovina
Belgium J Henin-Hardenne 63 6 6
Indonesia A Widjaja 4 0 14 Russia E Bovina
Belgium J Henin-Hardenne 63 6 6
Ukraine E Tatarkova
Czech Republic R Voráčová 77 6 Ukraine E Tatarkova
Czech Republic R Voráčová 77 0 0
Czech Republic R Voráčová 77 6 Ukraine E Tatarkova
Czech Republic R Voráčová 77 0 0