2003 Uncle Tobys Hardcourts – Doubles

Justine Henin-Hardenne and Meghann Shaughnessy were the defending champions, but Henin-Hardenne did not compete this year as she chose to start her season in Sydney. Shaughnessy teamed up with Ai Sugiyama and reached the quarterfinals where they were forced to withdraw.

Doubles
2003 Uncle Tobys Hardcourts
ChampionsRussia Svetlana Kuznetsova
United States Martina Navratilova
Runners-upFrance Nathalie Dechy
France Émilie Loit
Score6–4, 6–4

Svetlana Kuznetsova and Martina Navratilova won the title by defeating Nathalie Dechy and Émilie Loit 6–4, 6–4 in the final. It was the 4th title for Kuznetsova and the 167th title for Navratilova in their respective doubles careers.

Seeds

  1. United States Meghann Shaughnessy / Japan Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals, withdrew)
  2. Belgium Els Callens / Japan Rika Fujiwara (quarterfinals)
  3. Australia Nicole Pratt / Sweden Åsa Svensson (first round)
  4. Austria Barbara Schett / Switzerland Patty Schnyder (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 United States M Shaughnessy
Japan A Sugiyama
6 6
Q Australia S Stone
Australia S Stosur
0 1 1 United States M Shaughnessy
Japan A Sugiyama
Russia S Kuznetsova
United States M Navratilova
4 6 6 Russia S Kuznetsova
United States M Navratilova
w/o
Russia E Kulikovskaya
Belarus T Poutchek
6 3 1 Russia S Kuznetsova
United States M Navratilova
6 77
4 Austria B Schett
Switzerland P Schnyder
1 77 6 4 Austria B Schett
Switzerland P Schnyder
4 65
Italy T Garbin
Italy F Schiavone
6 65 0 4 Austria B Schett
Switzerland P Schnyder
6 77
Australia L McShea
Kazakhstan I Selyutina
3 6 6 Australia L McShea
Kazakhstan I Selyutina
3 65
WC Australia D Dominikovic
Australia S Ferguson
6 2 3 Russia S Kuznetsova
United States M Navratilova
6 6
France N Dechy
France É Loit
6 6 France N Dechy
France É Loit
4 4
Australia T Musgrave
Ukraine T Perebiynis
3 0 France N Dechy
France É Loit
w/o
Russia L Krasnoroutskaya
Russia N Petrova
6 6 Russia L Krasnoroutskaya
Russia N Petrova
3 Australia N Pratt
Sweden Å Svensson
2 3 France N Dechy
France É Loit
6 3 6
Germany B Rittner
Venezuela M Vento-Kabchi
5 5 Slovenia M Matevžič
Italy R Vinci
3 6 1
Slovenia M Matevžič
Italy R Vinci
7 7 Slovenia M Matevžič
Italy R Vinci
6 6
United States A Augustus
South Africa N Grandin
4 6 1 2 Belgium E Callens
Japan R Fujiwara
4 2
2 Belgium E Callens
Japan R Fujiwara
6 3 6

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