The defending champions were Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez, but Suárez had to withdraw due to a back injury.
Cara Black and Liezel Huber were the defending champions, but did not play together. Black partnered with Rennae Stubbs and Huber partnered with Martina Navratilova but both pairs lost to Yan Zi and Zheng Jie, in the semifinals and quarterfinals respectively.
Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were defending champions, and won in the final 6–4, 7–5, against Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Likhovtseva.
Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions, however Clijsters did not compete.
Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions, but Clijsters chose not to participate. Sugiyama played alongside Liezel Huber, but they lost in the first round to Shinobu Asagoe and Rika Fujiwara.
Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the two-time defending champions, but were defeated in the final by Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–9.
Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Jelena Dokić and Corina Morariu.
Serena Williams and Venus Williams defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2003 Australian Open.
Serena Williams and Venus Williams were the defending champions, but Serena withdrew from the tournament and Venus didn't want to participate with another player.
Lindsay Davenport and Lisa Raymond were the defending champions but they competed with different partners in 2004, Davenport with Corina Morariu and Raymond with Martina Navratilova.
Cara Black and Wayne Black were the defending champions, but lost in semifinals to Lisa Raymond and Mike Bryan.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Elena Likhovtseva were the defending champions but decided not to play together. Bhupathi played with Paola Suárez and lost in third round to Nenad Zimonjić and Iroda Tulyaganova, while Likhovtseva competed with Bob Bryan and lost in second round to Andy Ram and Anastasia Rodionova.
Nadia Petrova and Meghann Shaughnessy were the defending champions, but lost in quarterfinals to Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs.
Liezel Huber and Magdalena Maleeva were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners. Huber teamed up with Ai Sugiyama and were eliminated in quarterfinals, while Maleeva teamed up with Katarina Srebotnik and lost in first round.
Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the defending champions, but lost in quarterfinals to Els Callens and Émilie Loit.
Svetlana Kuznetsova and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions, but Kuznetsova decided not to compete this year. Navratilova teamed up with Lisa Raymond and lost in second round to Elena Likhovtseva and Anastasia Myskina.
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.
Barbara Rittner and María Vento-Kabchi were the defending champions, but Rittner did not compete this year. Vento-Kabchi teamed up with Angelique Widjaja and lost in semifinals to tournament winners Svetlana Kuznetsova and Martina Navratilova.
Patty Schnyder was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Jelena Dokic.
Svetlana Kuznetsova and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions, but Navratilova did not compete this year.
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