2003 Swisscom Challenge – Doubles

Doubles
2003 Swisscom Challenge
Final
ChampionsBelgium Kim Clijsters
Japan Ai Sugiyama
Runners-upSpain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
Score7–6(7–3), 6–2
Details
Draw16 (2WC/1Q/1Alt)
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
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Elena Bovina and Justine Henin-Hardenne were the defending champions but none competed this year, as both players decided to priorize the singles competition.

Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama won the title by defeating Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez 7–6(7–3), 6–2 in the final.[1]

Seeds

  1. Belgium Kim Clijsters / Japan Ai Sugiyama (champions)
  2. Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual / Argentina Paola Suárez (final)
  3. United States Lisa Raymond / Australia Rennae Stubbs (quarterfinals)
  4. Zimbabwe Cara Black / South Africa Liezel Huber (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Belgium K Clijsters
Japan A Sugiyama
3 6 6
Russia N Petrova
United States M Shaughnessy
6 4 4 1 Belgium K Clijsters
Japan A Sugiyama
4 6 6
Italy R Grande
Slovenia M Matevžič
64 6 2 Russia E Likhovtseva
Spain C Martínez
6 3 1
Russia E Likhovtseva
Spain C Martínez
77 2 6 1 Belgium K Clijsters
Japan A Sugiyama
6 6
3 United States L Raymond
Australia R Stubbs
4 6 6 Australia A Molik
Spain M Serna
4 2
Austria B Schett
Switzerland P Schnyder
6 3 4 3 United States L Raymond
Australia R Stubbs
5 63
WC Switzerland T Bacsinszky
Ukraine J Vakulenko
2 6 63 Australia A Molik
Spain M Serna
7 77
Australia A Molik
Spain M Serna
6 2 77 1 Belgium K Clijsters
Japan A Sugiyama
77 6
Alt Ukraine T Perebiynis
Croatia S Talaja
6 6 2 Spain V Ruano Pascual
Argentina P Suárez
63 2
France É Loit
Australia N Pratt
3 4 Alt Ukraine T Perebiynis
Croatia S Talaja
6 2 1
Russia E Dementieva
Russia V Zvonareva
4 64 4 Zimbabwe C Black
South Africa L Huber
4 6 6
4 Zimbabwe C Black
South Africa L Huber
6 77 4 Zimbabwe C Black
South Africa L Huber
6 3 62
WC France A Mauresmo
France M Pierce
2 Spain V Ruano Pascual
Argentina P Suárez
1 6 77
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia J Dokic
Slovenia K Srebotnik
w/o Federal Republic of Yugoslavia J Dokic
Slovenia K Srebotnik
710 1 4
Q Canada S Jeyaseelan
Thailand T Tanasugarn
0 4 2 Spain V Ruano Pascual
Argentina P Suárez
68 6 6
2 Spain V Ruano Pascual
Argentina P Suárez
6 6

Qualifiers

Qualifying seeds

Qualifiers

  1. Canada Sonya Jeyaseelan / Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn

Qualifying draw

Qualifying competition
   
1 France Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro
France Caroline Dhenin
4
2 Canada Sonya Jeyaseelan
Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn
8

References

  1. ^ "2003 Zurich WTA Singles Results". QuickFound - Tennis. 2003. Retrieved 19 November 2017. Kim Cijsters happens to be # 2 at doubles also at this time; the player stopping her from being # 1 at doubles is her partner, Ai Sugiyama, so that is unlikely to change. Kim and Ai won the Zurich doubles title by defeating the other current great team, Virgina Ruano Pascual & Paola Suarez, 7-6(3), 6-2

External links

  • Official results archive (ITF) Archived 2019-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
  • Official results archive (WTA)
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