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
ChampionsUnited States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams
Runners-upSpain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
Score4–6, 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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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

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Draw

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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Section 3

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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

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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
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