2003 Uncle Tobys Hardcourts – Doubles

Justine Henin-Hardenne and Meghann Shaughnessy were the defending champions, but Henin-Hardenne did not compete this year as she chose to start her season in Sydney. Shaughnessy teamed up with Ai Sugiyama and reached the quarterfinals where they were forced to withdraw.

Doubles
2003 Uncle Tobys Hardcourts
Final
ChampionsRussia Svetlana Kuznetsova
United States Martina Navratilova
Runners-upFrance Nathalie Dechy
France Émilie Loit
Score6–4, 6–4
Events
Singles Doubles
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Svetlana Kuznetsova and Martina Navratilova won the title by defeating Nathalie Dechy and Émilie Loit 6–4, 6–4 in the final. It was the 4th title for Kuznetsova and the 167th title for Navratilova in their respective doubles careers.

Seeds edit

  1.   Meghann Shaughnessy /   Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals, withdrew)
  2.   Els Callens /   Rika Fujiwara (quarterfinals)
  3.   Nicole Pratt /   Åsa Svensson (first round)
  4.   Barbara Schett /   Patty Schnyder (semifinals)

Draw edit

Key edit

Draw edit

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   M Shaughnessy
  A Sugiyama
6 6
Q   S Stone
  S Stosur
0 1 1   M Shaughnessy
  A Sugiyama
  S Kuznetsova
  M Navratilova
4 6 6   S Kuznetsova
  M Navratilova
w/o
  E Kulikovskaya
  T Poutchek
6 3 1   S Kuznetsova
  M Navratilova
6 77
4   B Schett
  P Schnyder
1 77 6 4   B Schett
  P Schnyder
4 65
  T Garbin
  F Schiavone
6 65 0 4   B Schett
  P Schnyder
6 77
  L McShea
  I Selyutina
3 6 6   L McShea
  I Selyutina
3 65
WC   D Dominikovic
  S Ferguson
6 2 3   S Kuznetsova
  M Navratilova
6 6
  N Dechy
  É Loit
6 6   N Dechy
  É Loit
4 4
  T Musgrave
  T Perebiynis
3 0   N Dechy
  É Loit
w/o
  L Krasnoroutskaya
  N Petrova
6 6   L Krasnoroutskaya
  N Petrova
3   N Pratt
  Å Svensson
2 3   N Dechy
  É Loit
6 3 6
  B Rittner
  M Vento-Kabchi
5 5   M Matevžič
  R Vinci
3 6 1
  M Matevžič
  R Vinci
7 7   M Matevžič
  R Vinci
6 6
  A Augustus
  N Grandin
4 6 1 2   E Callens
  R Fujiwara
4 2
2   E Callens
  R Fujiwara
6 3 6

References edit