2003 Sparkassen Cup – Doubles

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Doubles
2003 Sparkassen Cup
Final
Champions Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
Runners-up Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva
Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova
Score3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
  2002  · Sparkassen Cup

The 2003 Sparkassen Cup doubles was the tennis doubles event of the thirteenth and final edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany.

Contents

Alexandra Stevenson and Serena Williams were the defending champions, but Williams elected not to compete this year. Stevenson instead partnered Anastasia Myskina, but lost in the quarterfinals to Elena Likhovtseva and Nadia Petrova.

Top seeds Svetlana Kuznetsova and Martina Navratilova won the title, defeating Likhovtseva and Petrova in the final, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova / Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova (champions)
  2. Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva / Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova (final)
  3. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Els Callens / Flag of Slovakia.svg Janette Husárová (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli / Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Jelena Dokic (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Russia.svg S Kuznetsova
Flag of the United States.svg M Navratilova
64 7
Q Flag of Hungary.svg A Kapros
Flag of Germany.svg L Steinbach
2 65 1 Flag of Russia.svg S Kuznetsova
Flag of the United States.svg M Navratilova
66
Flag of Germany.svg B Rittner
Flag of Venezuela.svg M Vento-Kabchi
0 3 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová
Flag of Austria.svg B Schett
4 3
Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová
Flag of Austria.svg B Schett
661 Flag of Russia.svg S Kuznetsova
Flag of the United States.svg M Navratilova
66
4 Flag of France.svg M Bartoli
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg J Dokic
7764 Flag of France.svg M Bartoli
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg J Dokic
3 1
Flag of Spain.svg M Serna
Flag of the United States.svg M Shaughnessy
652 4 Flag of France.svg M Bartoli
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg J Dokic
63 7
Flag of Croatia.svg J Kostanić
Flag of Hungary.svg K Marosi
3 4 Flag of Bulgaria.svg M Maleeva
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg P Schnyder
2 65
Flag of Bulgaria.svg M Maleeva
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg P Schnyder
661 Flag of Russia.svg S Kuznetsova
Flag of the United States.svg M Navratilova
3 66
Flag of Greece.svg E Daniilidou
Flag of Italy.svg R Grande
662 Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva
Flag of Russia.svg N Petrova
61 3
Flag of Italy.svg S Farina-Elia
Flag of Italy.svg F Schiavone
4 3 Flag of Greece.svg E Daniilidou
Flag of Italy.svg R Grande
2
WC Flag of Germany.svg V Henke
Flag of Germany.svg C Schneider
2 5 3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E Callens
Flag of Slovakia.svg J Husárová
2r
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E Callens
Flag of Slovakia.svg J Husárová
67 Flag of Greece.svg E Daniilidou
Flag of Italy.svg R Grande
3 1
Flag of Russia.svg A Myskina
Flag of the United States.svg A Stevenson
71 62 Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva
Flag of Russia.svg N Petrova
66
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg S Jeyaseelan
Flag of Slovenia.svg M Matevzic
5 62 Flag of Russia.svg A Myskina
Flag of the United States.svg A Stevenson
1 61
Flag of Slovenia.svg T Križan
Flag of Ukraine.svg T Perebiynis
3 0 Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva
Flag of Russia.svg N Petrova
64 6
2 Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva
Flag of Russia.svg N Petrova
66

Qualifying

Seeds

Qualifiers

  1. Flag of Hungary.svg Anikó Kapros / Flag of Germany.svg Lydia Steinbach

Draw

First round Qualifying competition
1 Flag of Germany.svg Adriana Barna
Flag of Italy.svg Mara Santangelo
85
Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Pisnik
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Višnja Vuletić
97 Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Pisnik
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Višnja Vuletić
3 2
WC Flag of Hungary.svg Anikó Kapros
Flag of Germany.svg Lydia Steinbach
98WC Flag of Hungary.svg Anikó Kapros
Flag of Germany.svg Lydia Steinbach
66
2 Flag of Germany.svg Stephanie Gehrlein
Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Grönefeld
86