Australian Open 2003 / women's doubles

Australian Open 2003
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
Australian Open women's doubles
2002 ◄ 2003 ► 2004
Grand Slams 2003 women's doubles
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This article describes the ladies doubles of the Australian Open 2003 . The defending champions were Martina Hingis and Anna Kurnikowa .

The finals played Serena Williams and Venus Williams against Virginia Ruano-Pascual and Paola Suárez , which won the Williams sisters in three sets.

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Serena Williams Venus Williams   victory 02.  Virginia Ruano-Pascual Paola Suarez   final 03.  Jelena Dementjewa Janette Husárová   2nd round 04th  Cara Black Jelena Lichowzewa   Round of 16 05.  Daniela Hantuchová Meghann Shaughnessy   Quarter finals 06th  Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond   Semifinals 07th  Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama   Quarter finals 08th.  Conchita Martínez Nadja Petrowa   Quarter finals

No. pairing Round reached 09.  Anna Kurnikowa Chanda Rubin   Round of 16 10.  Els Callens Rika Fujiwara   1 round 11.  Janet Lee Wynne Prakusya   2nd round 12.  Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik   1 round 13.  Barbara Schett Patricia Wartusch   1 round 14th  Jelena Bowina Justine Henin-Hardenne   Round of 16 15th  Silvia Farina Elia Tathiana Garbin   2nd round 16.  Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navrátilová   Round of 16

Results

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1 / toilet

Serena Williams Venus Williams

6th

7th

7th

Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama

4th

5

1 / toilet

Serena Williams Venus Williams

6th

6th

6th

Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond

2

2

Mary Pierce Rennae Stubbs

1

5

6th

Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond

6th

7th

1 / toilet

Serena Williams Venus Williams

4th

6th

6th

2

Virginia Ruano-Pascual Paola Suarez

6th

4th

3

5

Daniela Hantuchová Meghann Shaughnessy

4th

2

Emmanuelle Gagliardi Petra Mandula

6th

6th

Emmanuelle Gagliardi Petra Mandula

0

2

2

Virginia Ruano-Pascual Paola Suarez

6th

6th

8th

Conchita Martínez Nadja Petrowa

6th

5

6 3

2

Virginia Ruano-Pascual Paola Suarez

2

7th

7th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

1 / toilet

S. Williams V. Williams

6th

6th

R. Grande P. Schnyder

3

1

1 / toilet

S. Williams V. Williams

6th

6th

WC

C. Dellacqua N. Sewell

3

2

WC

C. Dellacqua N. Sewell

4th

6th

6th

G. Fokina A. Rodionova

6th

2

2

1 / toilet

S. Williams V. Williams

6th

6th

16

S. Kuznetsova M. Navrátilová

2

3

SR

A. Canepa M. Sequera

6th

1

6th

F. Pennetta Ad. Serra Zanetti

3

6th

3

SR

A. Canepa M. Sequera

2

1

16

S. Kuznetsova M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

M. Casanova N. Pratt

7th

1

3

16

S. Kuznetsova M. Navrátilová

5

6th

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

R. McQuillan M. Tu

6th

6th

12

T. Križan K. Srebotnik

2

3

R. McQuillan M. Tu

4th

6th

4th

K. Freye D. Zarić

6th

4th

6th

K. Freye D. Zarić

4th

7th

7th

C. Barclay M. Muller

6th

6 3

6 4

K. Freye D. Zarić

1

1

7th

K. Clijsters A. Sugiyama

6th

6th

A. Coetzer J. Steck

6th

6th

WC

J. Hewitt A. Szili

1

4th

A. Coetzer J. Steck

2

4th

7th

K. Clijsters A. Sugiyama

6th

6th

T. Musgrave T. Tanasugarn

3

5

7th

K. Clijsters A. Sugiyama

6th

7th

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Round of 16

4th

C. Black J. Lichowzewa

6th

7th

J. Kulikovskaya T. Putschak

3

6 4

4th

C. Black J. Lichowzewa

6th

6th

N. De Villiers A. Schidkowa

4th

2

N. De Villiers A. Schidkowa

6th

6th

B. Rippner C. Wheeler

3

3

4th

C. Black J. Lichowzewa

3

6th

1

M. Pierce R. Stubbs

6th

2

6th

M. Pierce R. Stubbs

6th

6th

D. Bedáňová R. Vinci

4th

1

M. Pierce R. Stubbs

6th

7th

15th

S. Farina Elia T. Garbin

1

5

A. Augustus N. Grandin

3

2

15th

S. Farina Elia T. Garbin

6th

6th

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Round of 16

10

E. Callens R. Fujiwara

3

7th

4th

B. Rittner M. Vento-Kabchi

6th

6 1

6th

B. Rittner M. Vento-Kabchi

6th

4th

6th

K. Marosi S. Reeves

2

6th

2

K. Marosi S. Reeves

7th

6th

K. Grant J. Pullin

5

2

B. Rittner M. Vento-Kabchi

3

4th

6 / SR

L. Davenport L. Raymond

6th

6th

ME Salerni Å. Svensson

6th

6th

M. Marrero R. de los Ríos

3

2

ME Salerni Å. Svensson

1

2

6 / SR

L. Davenport L. Raymond

6th

6th

WC

A. Grahame C. Watson

1

1

6 / SR

L. Davenport L. Raymond

6th

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

5

D. Hantuchová M. Shaughnessy

7th

6th

L. McShea I. Selyutina

6 6

1

5

D. Hantuchová M. Shaughnessy

w.

O.

M. Matevžič H. Nagyová

M. Matevžič H. Nagyová

6th

6th

K. Boogert M. Serna

4th

3

5

D. Hantuchová M. Shaughnessy

6th

6th

N. Dechy É. Loit

3

3

N. Dechy É. Loit

6th

6th

A. Glass M. Weingaertner

3

1

N. Dechy É. Loit

6th

2

6th

11

J. Lee W. Prakusya

3

6th

4th

I. Majoli Mag. Maleewa

1

4th

11

J. Lee W. Prakusya

6th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

13

B. Schett P. Wartusch

6th

4th

3

J. Hopkins J. Kostanić

2

6th

6th

J. Hopkins J. Kostanić

6th

5

2

Z. Gubacsi C. Martínez Granados

1

7th

6th

Z. Gubacsi C. Martínez Granados

6th

4th

7th

T. Ashley A. Spears

2

6th

5

Z. Gubacsi C. Martínez Granados

6 4

2

E. Gagliardi P. Mandula

7th

6th

E. Gagliardi P. Mandula

6th

6th

MJ Martínez Sánchez A. Medina Garrigues

3

2

E. Gagliardi P. Mandula

6th

3

6th

3

J. Dementjewa J. Husárová

2

6th

0

T. Perebyjnis S. Talaja

4th

6th

3

3

J. Dementjewa J. Husárová

6th

4th

6th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Round of 16

8th

C. Martínez N. Petrowa

6th

3

7th

A. Harkleroad P. Tarabini

4th

6th

6 2

8th

C. Martínez N. Petrowa

6th

4th

6th

A. van Exel A. Van

2

6th

1

A. van Exel A. Van

6 1

6th

6th

WC

T. Li S. Tiantian

7th

4th

4th

8th

C. Martínez N. Petrowa

6 3

6th

6th

9

A. Kurnikowa C. Rubin

7th

3

3

S. Asagoe N. Miyagi

6th

6th

E. Dominikovic B. Stewart

1

3

S. Asagoe N. Miyagi

1

0

9

A. Kurnikowa C. Rubin

6th

6th

A. Stevenson V. Webb

6th

0

2

9

A. Kurnikowa C. Rubin

0

6th

6th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Round of 16

14th

J. Bowina J. Henin-Hardenne

6th

6th

K. Liggan A. Widjaja

4th

0

14th

J. Bowina J. Henin-Hardenne

6 3

6th

6th

O. Tatarkowa R. Voráčová

7th

0

0

O. Tatarkowa R. Voráčová

7th

6th

WC

S. Stone S. Stosur

6 5

3

14th

J. Bowina J. Henin-Hardenne

2

V. Ruano-Pascual P. Suarez

w.

O.

WC

M. Bartoli, M. Sharapova

6th

6th

E. Daniilidou C. Vis

3

4th

WC

M. Bartoli, M. Sharapova

3

6th

1

2

V. Ruano-Pascual P. Suarez

6th

2

6th

L. Krasnoruzkaya T. Panova

5

4th

2

V. Ruano-Pascual P. Suarez

7th

6th

Web links

• Australian Open 2003 (women's doubles) as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
• Australian Open 2003 (women's doubles) (English) on the ITF website