2003 WTA German Open – Doubles

Doubles
2003 WTA German Open
Champions	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
Runners-up	Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama
Final score	6–3, 4–6, 6–4

Elena Dementieva and Janette Husárová were the defending champions, but had different outcomes. Dementieva had to withdraw due to a left foot strain, while Husárová teamd up with Elena Likhovtseva and reached the semifinals.

Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez won the title, defeating Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 in the final. It was the 20th title for Ruano Pascual and the 27th title for Suárez in their respective doubles careers. It was also the 2nd title for the pair during this season, after their win in Charleston.

Seeds

The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (Champions)
2. Janette Husárová / Elena Likhovtseva (Semifinals)
3. Kim Clijsters / Ai Sugiyama (Final)
4. Jelena Dokic / Nadia Petrova (Quarterfinals)
5. Svetlana Kuznetsova / Martina Navratilova (Quarterfinals)
6. Daniela Hantuchová / Chanda Rubin (Quarterfinals)
7. Nathalie Dechy / Émilie Loit (Quarterfinals)
8. Conchita Martínez / Iroda Tulyaganova (Second 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

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Virginia Ruano Pascual   Paola Suárez	6	6
		Liezel Huber   Magdalena Maleeva	3	1
								1	Virginia Ruano Pascual   Paola Suárez	6	4	6
								3	Kim Clijsters   Ai Sugiyama	3	6	4
	3	Kim Clijsters   Ai Sugiyama	6	6
	2	Janette Husárová   Elena Likhovtseva	1	4

Top Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	V Ruano Pascual   P Suárez	6	6
	K Boogert   M Serna	6	6					K Boogert   M Serna	4	3
	M Müller   B Rittner	4	2											1	V Ruano Pascual   P Suárez	6	6
	E Dementieva   A Myskina													6	D Hantuchová   C Rubin	0	3
	MJ Martínez   A Medina Garrigues	w/o						MJ Martínez   A Medina Garrigues	6	3	1
	B Schett   P Schnyder	5	5				6	D Hantuchová   C Rubin	4	6	6
6	D Hantuchová   C Rubin	7	7																		1	V Ruano Pascual   P Suárez	6	6
																						L Huber   M Maleeva	3	1
							4	J Dokic   N Petrova	7	6
	E Callens   I Majoli	7^10	4	3				J Kostanić   K Marosi	5	3
	J Kostanić   K Marosi	6^8	6	6										4	J Dokic   N Petrova	4	5
	L Huber   M Maleeva	6	7												L Huber   M Maleeva	6	7
	M Matevžič   H Nagyová	3	5					L Huber   M Maleeva	6	6
	T Križan   K Srebotnik	5	3				8	C Martínez   I Tulyaganova	4	2
8	C Martínez   I Tulyaganova	7	6

Bottom Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
7	N Dechy   É Loit	6	6
	P Tarabini   C Vis	3	2				7	N Dechy   É Loit	6	6
	C Barclay   K Freye	4	3				WC	A Barna   M Weingärtner	1	3
WC	A Barna   M Weingärtner	6	6											7	N Dechy   É Loit	3	6	4
	C Dhenin   R de los Ríos	6	7^7											3	K Clijsters   A Sugiyama	6	3	6
WC	AL Grönefeld   M Shaughnessy	1	6^4					C Dhenin   R de los Ríos	1	0
							3	K Clijsters   A Sugiyama	6	6
																					3	K Clijsters   A Sugiyama	6	6
5	S Kuznetsova   M Navratilova	6	6																		2	J Husárová   E Likhovtseva	1	4
	M Bartoli   M Irvin	3	1				5	S Kuznetsova   M Navratilova	6	6
	T Musgrave   A Spears	5	3					S Farina Elia   T Garbin	1	2
	S Farina Elia   T Garbin	7	6											5	S Kuznetsova   M Navratilova	6	2	5
	S Reeves   M Tu	5	6	6										2	J Husárová   E Likhovtseva	3	6	7
Q	A Bachmann   V Henke	7	3	4				S Reeves   M Tu	4	3
							2	J Husárová   E Likhovtseva	6	6

External links

• Main and Qualifying Draws