2003 Australian Open – Women's doubles

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

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

1. Serena Williams / Venus Williams (champions)
2. Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (final)
3. Elena Dementieva / Janette Husárová (second round)
4. Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva (third round)
5. Daniela Hantuchová / Meghann Shaughnessy (quarterfinals)
6. Lindsay Davenport / Lisa Raymond (semifinals)
7. Kim Clijsters / Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)
8. Conchita Martínez / Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
9. Anna Kournikova / Chanda Rubin (third round)
10. Els Callens / Rika Fujiwara (first round)
11. Janet Lee / Wynne Prakusya (second round)
12. Tina Križan / Katarina Srebotnik (first round)
13. Barbara Schett / Patricia Wartusch (first round)
14. Elena Bovina / Justine Henin (third round)
15. Silvia Farina Elia / Tathiana Garbin (second round)
16. Svetlana Kuznetsova / Martina Navratilova (third round)

Draw

Key

• 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

	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 N Sewell	4	6	6			WC	C Dellacqua N 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	J Hewitt A Szili	1	4											7	K Clijsters A Sugiyama	6	6
		A Coetzer J Steck	6	6					A Coetzer J 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
		A 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	A 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	S 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

• 2003 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation
• Official Results Archive (Australian Open)
• Official Results Archive (WTA)