2003 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2003 Australian Open
Final
Champions	Serena Williams Venus Williams
Runners-up	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
Score	4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls WC Singles men women quad WC Doubles men women quad Legends men women mixed
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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.

Seeds

Draw

Key

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)