2003 DFS Classic – Doubles

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Doubles
2003 DFS Classic
Final
Champions Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Els Callens
Flag of the United States.svg Meilen Tu
Runners-up Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Molik
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
Score7–5, 6–4
Events
Singles Doubles
  2002  · Birmingham Classic ·  2004  

Shinobu Asagoe and Els Callens were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Asagoe with Nana Miyagi and Callens with Meilen Tu.

Contents

Asagoe and Miyagi lost in the quarterfinals to Rika Fujiwara and Roberta Vinci.

Callens and Tu won in the final 7–5, 6–4 against Alicia Molik and Martina Navratilova.

Seeds

Text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1. Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black / Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva (withdrew)
  2. Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva / Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Emmanuelle Gagliardi (first round)
  3. Flag of South Africa.svg Liezel Huber / Flag of Bulgaria.svg Magdalena Maleeva (first round)
  4. Flag of France.svg Nathalie Dechy / Flag of France.svg Émilie Loit (first round)

Draw

Key

Main draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
LL Flag of France.svg C Dhenin
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg S Jeyaseelan
677 
WC Flag of the United States.svg L Granville
Flag of the United States.svg A Stevenson
4 64 LL Flag of France.svg C Dhenin
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg S Jeyaseelan
1 4  
  Flag of the United States.svg C Morariu
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
61773/r   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E Callens
Flag of the United States.svg M Tu
66 
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E Callens
Flag of the United States.svg M Tu
77643  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E Callens
Flag of the United States.svg M Tu
66 
3 Flag of South Africa.svg L Huber
Flag of Bulgaria.svg M Maleeva
3 4  Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Musgrave
Flag of Ukraine.svg E Tatarkova
4 4  
  Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg M Vento-Kabchi
Flag of Indonesia.svg A Widjaja
66   Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg M Vento-Kabchi
Flag of Indonesia.svg A Widjaja
2 67 
  Flag of Greece.svg E Daniilidou
Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Pratt
3 4  Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Musgrave
Flag of Ukraine.svg E Tatarkova
679 
Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Musgrave
Flag of Ukraine.svg E Tatarkova
66   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Els Callens
Flag of the United States.svg Meilen Tu
76 
  Flag of the United States.svg N Arendt
Flag of Ukraine.svg T Perebiynis
3 63 WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Molik
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
5 4  
  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg J Lee
Flag of Indonesia.svg W Prakusya
63 6  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg J Lee
Flag of Indonesia.svg W Prakusya
3 4  
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Molik
Flag of the United States.svg M Navratilova
2 66WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Molik
Flag of the United States.svg M Navratilova
66 
4 Flag of France.svg N Dechy
Flag of France.svg É Loit
64 4 WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Molik
Flag of the United States.svg M Navratilova
7106 
  Flag of Russia.svg E Kulikovskaya
Flag of the United States.svg S Reeves
1 2    Flag of Japan.svg R Fujiwara
Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci
684  
  Flag of Japan.svg S Asagoe
Flag of Japan.svg N Miyagi
66   Flag of Japan.svg S Asagoe
Flag of Japan.svg N Miyagi
3 5  
  Flag of Japan.svg R Fujiwara
Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci
6566  Flag of Japan.svg R Fujiwara
Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci
67 
2 Flag of Russia.svg E Dementieva
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg E Gagliardi
771 2

Qualifying draw

First qualifying round Final qualifying round
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Musgrave
Flag of Ukraine.svg E Tatarkova
   
WC Flag of the United Kingdom.svg E Baltacha
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Pullin
w/o   1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Musgrave
Flag of Ukraine.svg E Tatarkova
8  
  Flag of France.svg C Dhenin
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg S Jeyaseelan
8    Flag of France.svg C Dhenin
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg S Jeyaseelan
1   
2 Flag of Venezuela.svg M Sequera
Flag of the United States.svg A Spears
6   

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