# 2003 US Open – Women's doubles

Defending champions Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova and Martina Navratilova in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2003 US Open. It was both players' fourth career major doubles title and second title at the US Open.

## Seeds

* Kim Clijsters / Ai Sugiyama (second round, withdrew)
* Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (champions)
* Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva (semifinals)
* Svetlana Kuznetsova / Martina Navratilova (final)
* Elena Bovina / Rennae Stubbs (quarterfinals)
* Elena Dementieva / Lina Krasnoroutskaya (third round)
* Janette Husárová / Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
* Liezel Huber / Magdalena Maleeva (quarterfinals)
* Petra Mandula / Patricia Wartusch (third round)
* Nadia Petrova / Mary Pierce (third round)
* Emmanuelle Gagliardi / Meghann Shaughnessy (first round)
* Daniela Hantuchová / Chanda Rubin (third round)
* María Vento-Kabchi / Angelique Widjaja (quarterfinals)
* Shinobu Asagoe / Nana Miyagi (second round)
* Tina Križan / Katarina Srebotnik (third round)
* Janet Lee / Wynne Prakusya (first round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 13 | María Vento-Kabchi Angelique Widjaja | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Marion Bartoli Myriam Casanova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Marion Bartoli Myriam Casanova | 6 | 6 | | Marion Bartoli Myriam Casanova | 4 | 6$^0$ | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navratilova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| 4 | Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 | 4 | Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navratilova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| 8 | Liezel Huber Magdalena Maleeva | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Liezel Huber Magdalena Maleeva | 3 | 3 | | | | | 4 | Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navratilova | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Janette Husárová Conchita Martínez | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva | 7$^7$ | 6 | 3 | Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva | 2 | 6$^7$ | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | |
| 5 | Elena Bovina Rennae Stubbs | 3 | 6$^4$ | 2 | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | |
| 2 | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | K Clijsters A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Dokic C Morariu | 2 | 2 | | 1 | K Clijsters A Sugiyama | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L McShea T Musgrave | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 6 | | L McShea T Musgrave | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ani C Dhenin | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | L McShea T Musgrave | 7 | 5 | 6$^1$ | | | | |
| | S Cohen-Aloro T Perebiynis | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 13 | M Vento-Kabchi A Widjaja | 5 | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | S Jeyaseelan J Kostanić | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | S Cohen-Aloro T Perebiynis | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Baker A Haynes | 3 | 2 | | 13 | M Vento-Kabchi A Widjaja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | M Vento-Kabchi A Widjaja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | M Vento-Kabchi A Widjaja | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | E Gagliardi M Shaughnessy | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | M Bartoli M Casanova | 6 | 6 |
| | M Bartoli M Casanova | 6 | 5 | 6 | | M Bartoli M Casanova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Pennetta M Washington | 4 | 5 | | | Y Beygelzimer T Poutchek | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Beygelzimer T Poutchek | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | M Bartoli M Casanova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Ashley A Spears | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 6 | E Dementieva L Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | B Lamade A Myskina | 6 | 1 | 3 | | T Ashley A Spears | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Molik M Serna | 5 | 1 | | 6 | E Dementieva L Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | E Dementieva L Krasnoroutskaya | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | S Kuznetsova M Navratilova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Craybas C Martínez Granados | 5 | 2 | | 4 | S Kuznetsova M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Raymond M Sharapova | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | WC | L Raymond M Sharapova | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Jidkova A Morigami | 6$^5$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | 4 | S Kuznetsova M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Farina Elia T Garbin | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | M Matevžič H Nagyová | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Matevžič H Nagyová | 6 | 5 | 6 | | M Matevžič H Nagyová | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Boogert E Dominikovic | 4 | 4 | | 14 | S Asagoe N Miyagi | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | S Asagoe N Miyagi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Kuznetsova M Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | P Mandula P Wartusch | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | L Huber M Maleeva | 3 | 3 |
| WC | C Fusano R Kops-Jones | 3 | 7 | 1 | 9 | P Mandula P Wartusch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y-j Cho S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | Y-j Cho S Stosur | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Kulikovskaya S Talaja | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 9 | P Mandula P Wartusch | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | N Pratt B Rittner | 1 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | 8 | L Huber M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Schett P Schnyder | 6 | 3 | 6 | | B Schett P Schnyder | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Yelsey R Zalameda | 4 | 2 | | 8 | L Huber M Maleeva | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | L Huber M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | J Husárová C Martínez | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Bielik J Lehnhoff | 4 | 6$^3$ | | 7 | J Husárová C Martínez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Reeves M Sequera | 4 | 3 | | | K Grant B Stewart | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Grant B Stewart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | J Husárová C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | B Mattek S Perry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | D Hantuchová C Rubin | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | N de Villiers G Navrátilová | 0 | 0 | | WC | B Mattek S Perry | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Freye J Kruger | 2 | 4 | | 12 | D Hantuchová C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | D Hantuchová C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Husárová C Martínez | 6$^4$ | 3 |
| 15 | T Križan K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | C Black E Likhovtseva | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | N Grandin K Marosi | 1 | 2 | | 15 | T Križan K Srebotnik | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Dulko A Harkleroad | 6$^5$ | 2 | | WC | C Gullickson S Taylor | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Gullickson S Taylor | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | T Križan K Srebotnik | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | É Loit F Schiavone | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | C Black E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Daniilidou R Grande | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | É Loit F Schiavone | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Vanc R Voráčová | 4 | 3 | | 3 | C Black E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | C Black E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | E Bovina R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Augustus K Habšudová | 1 | 2 | | 5 | E Bovina R Stubbs | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Bedáňová E Tatarkova | 6 | 5 | 6 | | D Bedáňová E Tatarkova | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Yan J Zheng | 4 | 7 | 1 | | | | | 5 | E Bovina R Stubbs | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | A Cargill C Wheeler | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | 10 | N Petrova M Pierce | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | J Embry J Hopkins | 3 | 6 | 4 | | A Cargill C Wheeler | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Li T Sun | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 | N Petrova M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | N Petrova M Pierce | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | E Bovina R Stubbs | 3 | 6$^4$ |
| 16 | J Lee W Prakusya | 6 | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | 2 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | E Callens M Tu | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | E Callens M Tu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Granville A Stevenson | 6 | 6 | | | L Granville A Stevenson | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Majoli M Marrero | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | E Callens M Tu | 7$^7$ | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | R McQuillan R Neffa-de los Ríos | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | 2 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Tarabini C Vis | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | P Tarabini C Vis | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fujiwara S Obata | 2 | 5 | | 2 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |