2003 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2003 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama
Runners-up	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
Score	6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw	64 (4 Q / 6 WC )
Seeds	16
Events
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Main article: 2003 Wimbledon Championships

Serena and Venus Williams were the defending champions, but lost in the third round to Elena Dementieva and Lina Krasnoroutskaya.

Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships. ^[1]

Seeds

0 1.   Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (final)

0 2.   Kim Clijsters / Ai Sugiyama (champions)

0 3.   Serena Williams / Venus Williams (third round)

0 4.   Lindsay Davenport / Lisa Raymond (semifinals)

0 5.   Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva (third round)

0 6.   Jelena Dokic / Nadia Petrova (second round)

0 7.   Janette Husárová / Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)

0 8.   Svetlana Kuznetsova / Martina Navratilova (quarterfinals)

0 9.   Daniela Hantuchová / Chanda Rubin (second round)

10.   Liezel Huber / Magdalena Maleeva (third round)

11.   Emmanuelle Gagliardi / Meghann Shaughnessy (second round)

12.   Petra Mandula / Patricia Wartusch (quarterfinals)

13.   Nathalie Dechy / Émilie Loit (third round)

14.   Tina Križan / Katarina Srebotnik (second round)

15.   Elena Dementieva / Lina Krasnoroutskaya (semifinals)

16.   Janet Lee / Wynne Prakusya (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Main article: 2003 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	6	77
	12	Petra Mandula Patricia Wartusch	2	65
								1	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	3	6	6
								15	Elena Dementieva Lina Krasnoroutskaya	6	1	2
	15	Elena Dementieva Lina Krasnoroutskaya	3	6	6
		María Vento-Kabchi Angelique Widjaja	6	2	1
															1	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	4	4
															2	Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama	6	6
	7	Janette Husárová Conchita Martínez	0	2
	4	Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond	6	6
								4	Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond	1	6	4
								2	Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama	6	0	6
	8	Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navratilova	6	2	4
	2	Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama	4	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	4	6
		R Fujiwara S Obata	3	6	2			1	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	7	6
		S Farina Elia T Garbin	6	6					S Farina Elia T Garbin	5	1
		B Lamade M Müller	2	1											1	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	2	6
		S Asagoe N Miyagi	7	1												S Asagoe N Miyagi	4	6	2
		K Boogert M Serna	5	0r					S Asagoe N Miyagi	6	77
	WC	A Janes A Keothavong	1	3				14	T Križan K Srebotnik	4	64
	14	T Križan K Srebotnik	6	6																		1	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	77
	12	P Mandula P Wartusch	2	6	6																	12	P Mandula P Wartusch	2	65
		N Arendt E Dominikovic	6	3	3			12	P Mandula P Wartusch	2	6	6
		T Ashley A Spears	63	6	1				I Majoli B Rittner	6	1	3
		I Majoli B Rittner	77	2	6										12	P Mandula P Wartusch	3	78	6
		M Marrero R Neffa-de los Ríos	3	4											5	C Black E Likhovtseva	6	66	2
		E Kulikovskaya S Talaja	6	6					E Kulikovskaya S Talaja	2	2
	Q	B Stewart C Wheeler	6	3	4			5	C Black E Likhovtseva	6	6
	5	C Black E Likhovtseva	3	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3/ WC	S Williams V Williams	67	6	6
		C Morariu R Stubbs	79	2	3			3/ WC	S Williams V Williams	6	6
		F Pennetta R Vinci	6	3	4				A Molik S Stosur	1	1
		A Molik S Stosur	4	6	6										3/ WC	S Williams V Williams	3	6	5
		E Callens M Tu	6	6											15	E Dementieva L Krasnoroutskaya	6	3	7
		A Augustus J Embry	0	0					E Callens M Tu	5	1
		J Kostanić A Myskina	5	5				15	E Dementieva L Krasnoroutskaya	7	6
	15	E Dementieva L Krasnoroutskaya	7	7																		15	E Dementieva L Krasnoroutskaya	3	6	6
	11	E Gagliardi M Shaughnessy	6	6																			M Vento-Kabchi A Widjaja	6	2	1
		P Tarabini C Vis	3	0				11	E Gagliardi M Shaughnessy	612	77	2
		Y Beygelzimer T Poutchek	7	3	3				M Sequera M Washington	714	60	6
		M Sequera M Washington	5	6	6											M Sequera M Washington	7	1	3
		M Vento-Kabchi A Widjaja	77	2	6											M Vento-Kabchi A Widjaja	5	6	6
		G Dulko ME Salerni	65	6	2				M Vento-Kabchi A Widjaja	6	6
		A Harkleroad T Perebiynis	2	1				6	J Dokic N Petrova	3	0
	6	J Dokic N Petrova	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	J Husárová C Martínez	7	6
	WC	L Ahl S Sfar	5	2				7	J Husárová C Martínez	6	77
		N Pratt I Tulyaganova	4	6	4				M Bartoli M Casanova	2	62
		M Bartoli M Casanova	6	3	6										7	J Husárová C Martínez	3	6	7
		T Musgrave E Tatarkova	6	6											10	L Huber M Maleeva	6	3	5
	WC	E Baltacha J Pullin	1	1					T Musgrave E Tatarkova	3	67
		E Daniilidou R Grande	5	1				10	L Huber M Maleeva	6	79
	10	L Huber M Maleeva	7	6																		7	J Husárová C Martínez	0	2
	13	N Dechy É Loit	5	7	6																	4	L Davenport L Raymond	6	6
		M Matevžič H Nagyová	7	5	2			13	N Dechy É Loit	6	77
		K Freye C Martínez Granados	66	2				4	N de Villiers N Grandin	0	64
		N de Villiers N Grandin	78	6											13	N Dechy É Loit	3	4
	Q	J Craybas V Webb	64	6	6										4	L Davenport L Raymond	6	6
		K Marosi S Reeves	77	4	4			Q	J Craybas V Webb	3	4
		L McShea I Selyutina	2	3				4	L Davenport L Raymond	6	6
	4	L Davenport L Raymond	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	8	S Kuznetsova M Navratilova	4	6	6
		A Rodionova M Weingärtner	6	3	3			8	S Kuznetsova M Navratilova	6	6
	WC	H Crook A Hawkins	3	6	6			WC	H Crook A Hawkins	2	1
		B Schett P Schnyder	6	1	2										8	S Kuznetsova M Navratilova	6	6
	Q	N Sewell S Stone	2	4												D Bedáňová R Voráčová	3	1
		D Bedáňová R Voráčová	6	6					D Bedáňová R Voráčová	64	6	6
		A Jidkova A Morigami	2	5				9	D Hantuchová C Rubin	77	1	3
	9	D Hantuchová C Rubin	6	7																		8	S Kuznetsova M Navratilova	6	2	4
	16	J Lee W Prakusya	6	4	6																	2	K Clijsters A Sugiyama	4	6	6
	Q	F Schiavone A Serra Zanetti	1	6	4			16	J Lee W Prakusya	5	5
	WC	S Borwell J O'Donoghue	1	4					L Granville A Stevenson	7	7
		L Granville A Stevenson	6	6												L Granville A Stevenson	5	2
		R Dragomir Ilie A Vanc	4	6	8										2	K Clijsters A Sugiyama	7	6
		C Dhenin S Jeyaseelan	6	2	6				R Dragomir Ilie A Vanc	2	2
		C Barclay R McQuillan	3	1				2	K Clijsters A Sugiyama	6	6
	2	K Clijsters A Sugiyama	6	6

References

1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN   9-781909-534230.

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 2003 Wimbledon Championships on WTAtennis.com
• 2003 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation