2003 MercedesCup – Doubles

Last updated
Doubles
2003 MercedesCup
2002 Champion Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joshua Eagle
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Rikl
Final
Champion Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Cibulec
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Vízner
Runner-up Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kevin Ullyett
Score3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
  2002  · Stuttgart Open ·  2004  

Joshua Eagle and David Rikl were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Contents

Tomáš Cibulec and Pavel Vízner won in the final 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 against Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Kevin Ullyett.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1. Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi / Flag of the United States.svg Jared Palmer (semifinals)
  2. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Damm / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk (semifinals)
  3. Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kevin Ullyett (final)
  4. Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón Etlis / Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Rodríguez (first round)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Belarus.svg M Mirnyi
Flag of the United States.svg J Palmer
76 
  Flag of Ecuador.svg N Lapentti
Flag of Argentina.svg M Zabaleta
5 1  1 Flag of Belarus.svg M Mirnyi
Flag of the United States.svg J Palmer
66 
  Flag of South Africa.svg R Koenig
Flag of South Africa.svg M Wakefield
2 2    Flag of Germany.svg T Behrend
Flag of Argentina.svg G Coria
1 4  
  Flag of Germany.svg T Behrend
Flag of Argentina.svg G Coria
66 1 Flag of Belarus.svg M Mirnyi
Flag of the United States.svg J Palmer
4 66 
3 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg K Ullyett
64 63 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg K Ullyett
678 
WC Flag of Germany.svg A Beck
Flag of Spain.svg R Nadal
3 63 3 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg K Ullyett
66 
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novák
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Pála
74 6  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novák
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Pála
2 3  
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Perry
Flag of Japan.svg T Shimada
5 64 3 Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kevin Ullyett
63 4
  Flag of Finland.svg J Nieminen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg O Rochus
6266  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Cibulec
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Vízner
3 66
WC Flag of Germany.svg K Braasch
Flag of Germany.svg L Burgsmüller
774 3   Flag of Finland.svg J Nieminen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg O Rochus
64 3
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Cibulec
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Vízner
6666  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Cibulec
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Vízner
2 66
4 Flag of Argentina.svg G Etlis
Flag of Argentina.svg M Rodríguez
784 3   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Cibulec
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Vízner
66 
  Flag of Spain.svg À Corretja
Flag of Spain.svg A Costa
76 2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Damm
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg C Suk
0 2  
  Flag of Germany.svg R Schüttler
Flag of Russia.svg M Youzhny
5 4    Flag of Spain.svg À Corretja
Flag of Spain.svg A Costa
6363
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg F Čermák
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Friedl
64 1 2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Damm
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg C Suk
774 6
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Damm
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg C Suk
4 66

Related Research Articles

Paul Haarhuis and Yevgeny Kafelnikov were defending champions, but they lost in the final to third seeds Bob and Mike Bryan, who won the first Grand Slam title of their careers.

Thomas Johansson defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the final, 1–6, 6–3, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1999 Canadian Open.

Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the defending champions but only Woodbridge competed that year with Jonas Björkman.

Nicklas Kulti and Mikael Tillström were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Nenad Zimonjić were the defending champions but only Kafelnikov competed that year with Wayne Ferreira.

Wayne Ferreira and Yevgeny Kafelnikov were the defending champions but lost in the second round to Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett.

Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Ferreira with Pavel Vízner and Leach with Brian MacPhie.

Davide Sanguinetti was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Martin Verkerk.

Jonas Björkman and Todd Woodbridge were the defending champions but lost in the second round to František Čermák and Leoš Friedl.

Mahesh Bhupathi and Mike Bryan were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Wayne Ferreira and Yevgeny Kafelnikov were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Yevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Marc Rosset.

The 1996 Skoda Czech Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Prague, Czech Republic that was part of the International Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. Libor Pimek and Byron Talbot were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Daniel Vacek.

Jonas Björkman and Jacco Eltingh were the defending champions, but Eltingh did not compete this year.
Björkman teamed up with Patrick Rafter, and they won the title defeating the first-seeded Indian team of Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(10–12), 6–4. This would be Rafter's only grand slam doubles title.

Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Mahesh Bhupati and Max Mirnyi.

The 2001 French Open was the second Grand Slam event of 2001 and the 100th edition of the French Open. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from late May through early June, 2001.

The 2000 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Australia. It was the 88th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 17 through 30 January 2000.

The 2001 US Open was held between August 27 – September 9, 2001. It was the final Grand Slam event of 2001.

The 1999 Guardian Direct Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in London, Great Britain, that was part of the Championship Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the 22nd edition of the tournament and was held 22–28 February.

Andre Agassi and Petr Korda were the defending champions, but Agassi did not compete this year. Korda teamed up with Stefan Edberg and lost in second round to Cyril Suk and Daniel Vacek.