2003 US Open – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
2003 US Open
Champions	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
Runners-up	Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navratilova
Final score	6–2, 6–3

Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the defending champions and won in the final 6–2, 6–3, against Svetlana Kuznetsova and Martina Navratilova in straight sets.^[1] This was Ruano Pascual's 4th career Grand Slam doubles title and her 2nd title at the US Open. It was also Suárez' 4th career Grand Slam doubles title and her 2nd title at the US Open.

Seeds

1. Kim Clijsters / Ai Sugiyama (Second round, withdrew)
2. Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (Champions)
3. Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva (Semifinals)
4. Svetlana Kuznetsova / Martina Navratilova (Final)
5. Elena Bovina / Rennae Stubbs (Quarterfinals)
6. Elena Dementieva / Lina Krasnoroutskaya (Third round)
7. Janette Husárová / Conchita Martínez (Quarterfinals)
8. Liezel Huber / Magdalena Maleeva (Quarterfinals)
9. Petra Mandula / Patricia Wartusch (Third round)
10. Nadia Petrova / Mary Pierce (Third round)
11. Emmanuelle Gagliardi / Meghann Shaughnessy (First round)
12. Daniela Hantuchová / Chanda Rubin (Third round)
13. María Vento-Kabchi / Angelique Widjaja (Quarterfinals)
14. Shinobu Asagoe / Nana Miyagi (Second round)
15. Tina Križan / Katarina Srebotnik (Third round)
16. Janet Lee / Wynne Prakusya (First round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	13	María Vento-Kabchi   Angelique Widjaja	2	2
		Marion Bartoli   Myriam Casanova	6	6
									Marion Bartoli   Myriam Casanova	4	6^0
								4	Svetlana Kuznetsova   Martina Navratilova	6	7^7
	4	Svetlana Kuznetsova   Martina Navratilova	6	6
	8	Liezel Huber   Magdalena Maleeva	3	3
															4	Svetlana Kuznetsova   Martina Navratilova	2	3
															2	Virginia Ruano Pascual   Paola Suárez	6	6
	7	Janette Husárová   Conchita Martínez	6^4	3
	3	Cara Black   Elena Likhovtseva	7^7	6
								3	Cara Black   Elena Likhovtseva	2	6^7
								2	Virginia Ruano Pascual   Paola Suárez	6	7^9
	5	Elena Bovina   Rennae Stubbs	3	6^4
	2	Virginia Ruano Pascual   Paola Suárez	6	7^7

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	K Clijsters A Sugiyama	6	6
		J Dokic C Morariu	2	2				1	K Clijsters A Sugiyama
		L McShea T Musgrave	7^7	6^4	6				L McShea T Musgrave	w/o
		M Ani C Dhenin	6^4	7^7	4											L McShea T Musgrave	7	5	6^1
		S Cohen-Aloro T Perebiynis	7^7	6											13	M Vento-Kabchi A Widjaja	5	7	7^7
		S Jeyaseelan J Kostanić	6^5	4					S Cohen-Aloro T Perebiynis	3	4
	WC	Allison Baker A Haynes	3	2				13	M Vento-Kabchi A Widjaja	6	6
	13	M Vento-Kabchi A Widjaja	6	6																		13	M Vento-Kabchi A Widjaja	2	2
	11	E Gagliardi M Shaughnessy	4	7	4																		M Bartoli M Casanova	6	6
		M Bartoli M Casanova	6	5	6				M Bartoli M Casanova	6	7^7
		F Pennetta M Washington	4	5					Y Beygelzimer T Poutchek	3	6^5
		Y Beygelzimer T Poutchek	6	7												M Bartoli M Casanova	4	6	6
		T Ashley A Spears	4	6	6										6	E Dementieva L Krasnoroutskaya	6	1	3
		B Lamade A Myskina	6	1	3				T Ashley A Spears	4	0
		A Molik M Serna	5	1				6	E Dementieva L Krasnoroutskaya	6	6
	6	E Dementieva L Krasnoroutskaya	7	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
4	S Kuznetsova   M Navratilova	7	6
	J Craybas   C Martínez Granados	5	2				4	S Kuznetsova   M Navratilova	6	6
WC	L Raymond   M Sharapova	7^7	7^7				WC	L Raymond   M Sharapova	2	2
	A Jidkova   A Morigami	6^5	6^2											4	S Kuznetsova   M Navratilova	6	6
	S Farina Elia   T Garbin	3	7	3											M Matevžič   H Nagyová	2	3
	M Matevžič   H Nagyová	6	5	6				M Matevžič   H Nagyová	7	6
	K Boogert   E Dominikovic	4	4				14	S Asagoe   N Miyagi	5	4
14	S Asagoe   N Miyagi	6	6																		4	S Kuznetsova   M Navratilova	6	6
9	P Mandula   P Wartusch	6	5	6																	8	L Huber   M Maleeva	3	3
WC	C Fusano   R Kops-Jones	3	7	1			9	P Mandula   P Wartusch	6	6
	Y-j Cho   S Stosur	6	6					Y-j Cho   S Stosur	4	0
	E Kulikovskaya   S Talaja	2	3											9	P Mandula   P Wartusch	4	1
	N Pratt   B Rittner	1	6	0										8	L Huber   M Maleeva	6	6
	B Schett   P Schnyder	6	3	6				B Schett   P Schnyder	7	2	2
WC	A Yelsey   R Zalameda	4	2				8	L Huber   M Maleeva	5	6	6
8	L Huber   M Maleeva	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	7	J Husárová C Martínez	6	7^7
	WC	B Bielik Jessica Lehnhoff	4	6^3				7	J Husárová C Martínez	7	6
		S Reeves M Sequera	4	3					K Grant B Stewart	5	2
		K Grant B Stewart	6	6											7	J Husárová C Martínez	6	6
	WC	B Mattek S Perry	6	6											12	D Hantuchová C Rubin	2	3
		N de Villiers G Navrátilová	0	0				WC	B Mattek S Perry	2	4
		K Freye J Kruger	2	4				12	D Hantuchová C Rubin	6	6
	12	D Hantuchová C Rubin	6	6																		7	J Husárová C Martínez	6^4	3
	15	T Križan K Srebotnik	6	6																		3	C Black E Likhovtseva	7^7	6
		N Grandin K Marosi	1	2				15	T Križan K Srebotnik	5	6	6
		G Dulko A Harkleroad	6^5	2				WC	C Gullickson S Taylor	7	1	2
	WC	C Gullickson S Taylor	7^7	6											15	T Križan K Srebotnik	1	2
		É Loit F Schiavone	6^5	6	6										3	C Black E Likhovtseva	6	6
		E Daniilidou R Grande	7^7	4	4				É Loit F Schiavone	4	3
		A Vanc R Voráčová	4	3				3	C Black E Likhovtseva	6	6
	3	C Black E Likhovtseva	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	5	E Bovina R Stubbs	6	6
		Amanda Augustus K Habšudová	1	2				5	E Bovina R Stubbs	7^7	6
		D Bedáňová E Tatarkova	6	5	6				D Bedáňová E Tatarkova	6^4	1
		Z Yan J Zheng	4	7	1										5	E Bovina R Stubbs	6	7^7
		A Cargill C Wheeler	6	2	6										10	N Petrova M Pierce	1	6^3
		J Embry J Hopkins	3	6	4				A Cargill C Wheeler	3	2
		T Li T Sun	6	5	4			10	N Petrova M Pierce	6	6
	10	N Petrova M Pierce	3	7	6																	5	E Bovina R Stubbs	3	6^4
	16	J Lee W Prakusya	6	3	6^2																	2	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	7^7
		E Callens M Tu	3	6	7^7				E Callens M Tu	6	6
		L Granville A Stevenson	6	6					L Granville A Stevenson	2	1
		I Majoli M Marrero	1	4												E Callens M Tu	7^7	2	2
		R McQuillan R Neffa-de los Ríos	6^2	4											2	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6^4	6	6
		P Tarabini C Vis	7^7	6					P Tarabini C Vis	3	3
		R Fujiwara S Obata	2	5				2	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6
	2	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	7

References

1. "2003 US Open" (PDF). WTA. Retrieved 22 January 2011.

External links

• ITF Tournament Profile