2003 Australian Open – Women's Doubles

2003 Australian Open
Champions   Serena Williams
Venus Williams
Runners-up   Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez
Final score   6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Events
Singles   men   women       boys   girls
Doubles   men   women   mixed   boys   girls
Other events
Legends    men      mixed
WC Singles    men    women    quad
WC Doubles    men    women    quad

Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova were the defending champions, but Hingis didn't participate in the tournament.
Kournikova partnered up with Chanda Rubin, but they lost in the third round to Conchita Martínez and Nadia Petrova.
Serena Williams and Venus Williams won in the final 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, against Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez.

Contents

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)
  1. Anna Kournikova / Chanda Rubin (Third Round)
  2. Els Callens / Rika Fujiwara (First Round)
  3. Janet Lee / Wynne Prakusya (Second Round)
  4. Tina Križan / Katarina Srebotnik (First Round)
  5. Barbara Schett / Patricia Wartusch (First Round)
  6. Elena Bovina / Justine Henin (Third Round)
  7. Silvia Farina Elia / Tathiana Garbin (Second Round)
  8. Svetlana Kuznetsova / Martina Navratilova (Third Round)

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  
6   Lindsay Davenport
  Lisa Raymond
6 7
    Mary Pierce
  Rennae Stubbs
1 5  
    1   Serena Williams
  Venus Williams
4 6 6
  2   Virginia Ruano Pascual
  Paola Suárez
6 4 3
    Emmanuelle Gagliardi
  Petra Mandula
6 6  
5   Daniela Hantuchová
  Meghann Shaughnessy
4 2  
  Emmanuelle Gagliardi
  Petra Mandula
0 2
  2   Virginia Ruano Pascual
  Paola Suárez
6 6  
2   Virginia Ruano Pascual
  Paola Suárez
2 7 7
  8   Conchita Martínez
  Nadia Petrova
6 5 6