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2003 Sparkassen Cup – Doubles

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Doubles
2003 Sparkassen Cup
Final
ChampionsRussia Svetlana Kuznetsova
United States Martina Navratilova
Runners-upRussia Elena Likhovtseva
Russia Nadia Petrova
Score3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Events
Singles Doubles
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The 2003 Sparkassen Cup doubles was the tennis doubles event of the thirteenth and final edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany.

Alexandra Stevenson and Serena Williams were the defending champions, but Williams elected not to compete this year. Stevenson instead partnered Anastasia Myskina, but lost in the quarterfinals to Elena Likhovtseva and Nadia Petrova.

Top seeds Svetlana Kuznetsova and Martina Navratilova won the title, defeating Likhovtseva and Petrova in the final, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3.

Seeds

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Draw

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Key

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Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Russia S Kuznetsova
United States M Navratilova
6 4 7
Q Hungary A Kapros
Germany L Steinbach
2 6 5 1 Russia S Kuznetsova
United States M Navratilova
6 6
Germany B Rittner
Venezuela M Vento-Kabchi
0 3 Slovakia D Hantuchová
Austria B Schett
4 3
Slovakia D Hantuchová
Austria B Schett
6 6 1 Russia S Kuznetsova
United States M Navratilova
6 6
4 France M Bartoli
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia J Dokic
77 6 4 France M Bartoli
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia J Dokic
3 1
Spain M Serna
United States M Shaughnessy
65 2 4 France M Bartoli
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia J Dokic
6 3 7
Croatia J Kostanić
Hungary K Marosi
3 4 Bulgaria M Maleeva
Switzerland P Schnyder
2 6 5
Bulgaria M Maleeva
Switzerland P Schnyder
6 6 1 Russia S Kuznetsova
United States M Navratilova
3 6 6
Greece E Daniilidou
Italy R Grande
6 6 2 Russia E Likhovtseva
Russia N Petrova
6 1 3
Italy S Farina-Elia
Italy F Schiavone
4 3 Greece E Daniilidou
Italy R Grande
2
WC Germany V Henke
Germany C Schneider
2 5 3 Belgium E Callens
Slovakia J Husárová
2r
3 Belgium E Callens
Slovakia J Husárová
6 7 Greece E Daniilidou
Italy R Grande
3 1
Russia A Myskina
United States A Stevenson
7 1 6 2 Russia E Likhovtseva
Russia N Petrova
6 6
Canada S Jeyaseelan
Slovenia M Matevzic
5 6 2 Russia A Myskina
United States A Stevenson
1 6 1
Slovenia T Križan
Ukraine T Perebiynis
3 0 Russia E Likhovtseva
Russia N Petrova
6 4 6
2 Russia E Likhovtseva
Russia N Petrova
6 6

Qualifying

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Seeds

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Qualifiers

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  1. Hungary Anikó Kapros / Germany Lydia Steinbach

Draw

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First round Qualifying competition
1 Germany Adriana Barna
Italy Mara Santangelo
85
Slovenia Tina Pisnik
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Višnja Vuletić
97 Slovenia Tina Pisnik
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Višnja Vuletić
3 2
WC Hungary Anikó Kapros
Germany Lydia Steinbach
98 WC Hungary Anikó Kapros
Germany Lydia Steinbach
6 6
2 Germany Stephanie Gehrlein
Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
86
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