2003 Dubai Tennis Championships – Doubles

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Doubles
2003 Dubai Tennis Championships
and the Dubai Duty Free Women's Open
Final
Champions Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Rikl
Runners-up Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Wayne Black
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kevin Ullyett
Score6–3, 6–0
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2002  · Dubai Tennis Championships ·  2004  
  2002  · Dubai Duty Free Women's Open ·  2004  

Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Contents

Leander Paes and David Rikl won in the final 6–3, 6–0 against Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett.

Seeds

  1. Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi / Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi (semifinals)
  2. Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge (semifinals)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Donald Johnson / Flag of the United States.svg Jared Palmer (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Damm / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk (first round)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of India.svg M Bhupathi
Flag of Belarus.svg M Mirnyi
66 
WC Flag of Morocco.svg K Alami
Flag of Romania.svg A Voinea
3 3  1 Flag of India.svg M Bhupathi
Flag of Belarus.svg M Mirnyi
66117
  Flag of France.svg F Santoro
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg N Zimonjić
677   Flag of France.svg F Santoro
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg N Zimonjić
2 7135
ALT Flag of Uzbekistan.svg V Kutsenko
Flag of Russia.svg A Stoliarov
1 64 1 Flag of India.svg M Bhupathi
Flag of Belarus.svg M Mirnyi
4 664
3 Flag of the United States.svg D Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg J Palmer
66   Flag of Zimbabwe.svg W Black
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg K Ullyett
60 77
WC Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg O Bahrouzyan
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg M Ghareeb
2 3  3 Flag of the United States.svg D Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg J Palmer
5 3  
  Flag of Spain.svg F López
Flag of Spain.svg Á López Morón
3 2    Flag of Zimbabwe.svg W Black
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg K Ullyett
76 
  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg W Black
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg K Ullyett
66   Flag of Zimbabwe.svg W Black
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg K Ullyett
3 0  
  Flag of India.svg L Paes
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Rikl
66   Flag of India.svg L Paes
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Rikl
66 
  Flag of Germany.svg R Schüttler
Flag of Russia.svg M Youzhny
1 4    Flag of India.svg L Paes
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Rikl
66 
  Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov
Flag of Spain.svg T Robredo
677   Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov
Flag of Spain.svg T Robredo
1 3  
4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Damm
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg C Suk
0 62   Flag of India.svg L Paes
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Rikl
62 6
  Flag of Morocco.svg H Arazi
Flag of Morocco.svg Y El Aynaoui
0 4  2 Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Woodbridge
2 64
  Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hrbatý
Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schalken
66   Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hrbatý
Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schalken
3 3  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novák
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Pála
6465 2 Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Woodbridge
66 
2 Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Woodbridge
7777 

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