2003 St. Petersburg Open – Doubles

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Doubles
2003 St. Petersburg Open
Champions Flag of Austria.svg Julian Knowle
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Nenad Zimonjić
Runners-up Flag of Germany.svg Michael Kohlmann
Flag of Germany.svg Rainer Schüttler
Final score76(71), 63
Events
Singles Doubles
  2002  · St. Petersburg Open ·  2004  

David Adams and Jared Palmer were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Contents

Julian Knowle and Nenad Zimonjić won in the final 76(71), 63 against Michael Kohlmann and Rainer Schüttler.

Seeds

  1. Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi / Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi (semifinals)
  2. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg František Čermák / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Leoš Friedl (first round)
  3. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Cibulec / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Vízner (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Israel.svg Jonathan Erlich / Flag of Israel.svg Andy Ram (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of India.svg M Bhupathi
Flag of Belarus.svg M Mirnyi
76 
WC Flag of Russia.svg V Davletshin
Flag of Russia.svg M Elgin
5 3  1 Flag of India.svg M Bhupathi
Flag of Belarus.svg M Mirnyi
2 66
WC Flag of Israel.svg H Levy
Flag of Russia.svg M Youzhny
796 WC Flag of Israel.svg H Levy
Flag of Russia.svg M Youzhny
63 3
  Flag of Germany.svg N Kiefer
Flag of Romania.svg A Pavel
672  1 Flag of India.svg M Bhupathi
Flag of Belarus.svg M Mirnyi
4 4  
4 Flag of Israel.svg J Erlich
Flag of Israel.svg A Ram
4 776  Flag of Austria.svg J Knowle
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg N Zimonjić
66 
  Flag of Germany.svg K Braasch
Flag of Armenia.svg S Sargsian
6651   Flag of Israel.svg J Erlich
Flag of Israel.svg A Ram
63 3
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Luxa
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Škoch
4 65   Flag of Austria.svg J Knowle
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg N Zimonjić
4 66
  Flag of Austria.svg J Knowle
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg N Zimonjić
677   Flag of Austria.svg J Knowle
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg N Zimonjić
776 
  Flag of France.svg A Dupuis
Flag of Russia.svg A Olhovskiy
2 5    Flag of Germany.svg M Kohlmann
Flag of Germany.svg R Schüttler
613  
  Flag of Germany.svg M Kohlmann
Flag of Germany.svg R Schüttler
67   Flag of Germany.svg M Kohlmann
Flag of Germany.svg R Schüttler
776 
  Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg R Štěpánek
3 0  3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Cibulec
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Vízner
632  
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Cibulec
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Vízner
66   Flag of Germany.svg M Kohlmann
Flag of Germany.svg R Schüttler
66 
  Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hrbatý
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg T Vanhoudt
4 4    Flag of Argentina.svg M García
Flag of Argentina.svg S Prieto
4 4  
  Flag of Argentina.svg M García
Flag of Argentina.svg S Prieto
66   Flag of Argentina.svg M García
Flag of Argentina.svg S Prieto
w/o  
  Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg I Labadze
Flag of Russia.svg M Safin
776   Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg I Labadze
Flag of Russia.svg M Safin
   
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg F Čermák
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Friedl
654  

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