2003 Franklin Templeton Classic – Doubles

2003 Franklin Templeton Classic
2002 champions   Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
Champions   James Blake
Mark Merklein
Runners-up   Lleyton Hewitt
Mark Philippoussis
Final score   6–4, 6–7 (2–7), 7–6 (7–5)
Events
Singles   Doubles

Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Wayne Arthurs and Paul Hanley.

James Blake and Mark Merklein won in the final 6–4, 6–7 (2–7), 7–6 (7–5) against Lleyton Hewitt and Mark Philippoussis.

Contents

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (Semifinals)
  2. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (Quarterfinals)
  3. Donald Johnson / Jared Palmer (Quarterfinals)
  4. Chris Haggard / Brian MacPhie (First Round)

Draw

Key

First Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Final
1   M Knowles
  D Nestor
w/o      
    J I Chela
  M Zabaleta
          1   M Knowles
  D Nestor
6 6    
    G Etlis
  M Rodríguez
6 6         G Etlis
  M Rodríguez
3 4    
    L Arnold
  À Corretja
3 3         1   M Knowles
  D Nestor
3 4    
4   C Haggard
  B MacPhie
5 6 1           J Blake
  M Merklein
6 6    
    X Malisse
  D Sanguinetti
7 3 6         X Malisse
  D Sanguinetti
6 4 64
WC   T Dent
  R Ginepri
4 5         J Blake
  M Merklein
1 6 77  
    J Blake
  M Merklein
6 7             James Blake
  Mark Merklein
6 62 77
    D Nalbandian
  S Prieto
3 6 1       WC   Lleyton Hewitt
  Mark Philippoussis
4 77 65
WC   L Hewitt
  M Philippoussis
6 4 6     WC   L Hewitt
  M Philippoussis
6 6    
    M Kohlmann
  R Schüttler
4 6 2   3   D Johnson
  J Palmer
3 4    
3   D Johnson
  J Palmer
6 3 6       WC   L Hewitt
  M Philippoussis
77 64 2
    T Shimada
  P Srichaphan
77 2 2           W Arthurs
  P Hanley
62 77 1/r  
    W Arthurs
  P Hanley
64 6 6         W Arthurs
  P Hanley
7 5 6
    A Pavel
  F Vicente
1 65     2   B Bryan
  M Bryan
5 7 2  
2   B Bryan
  M Bryan
6 77    

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