2003 Australian Open – Women's doubles

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.

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
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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

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	6^3
	2	Virginia Ruano Pascual   Paola Suárez	2	7	7^7

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	6^3	6^4				K Freye   D Zarić	6	4	6
		K Freye   D Zarić	4	7^7	7^7											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	7^7
		E Kulikovskaya   T Poutchek	3	6^4				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	7^7	4																	6	L Davenport   L Raymond	6	7
		B Rittner   M Vento-Kabchi	6	6^1	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	7^8	6
		L McShea   I Selyutina	6^6	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	6^4	2
		E Gagliardi   P Mandula	6	6												E Gagliardi   P Mandula	7^7	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	7^7
		A Harkleroad   P Tarabini	4	6	6^2			8	C Martínez   N Petrova	6	4	6
	WC	T Li   T Sun	7^7	4	4				A Vanc   A van Exel	2	6	1
		A Vanc   A van Exel	6^1	6	6										8	C Martínez   N Petrova	6^3	6	6
		E Dominikovic   B Stewart	1	3											9	A Kournikova   C Rubin	7^7	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	6^3
	14	E Bovina   J Henin-Hardenne	6	6																		2	V Ruano Pascual   P Suárez	2	7	7^7
		K Liggan   A Widjaja	4	0				14	E Bovina   J Henin-Hardenne	6^3	6	6
		E Tatarkova   R Voráčová	7^7	6					E Tatarkova   R Voráčová	7^7	0	0
	WC	S Stone   S Stosur	6^5	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