# 2003 French Open – Women's doubles

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.

## Seeds

* Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (finals)
* Kim Clijsters / Ai Sugiyama (champions)
* Lindsay Davenport / Lisa Raymond (third round)
* Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva (semifinals)
* Jelena Dokic / Nadia Petrova (third round)
* Svetlana Kuznetsova / Martina Navratilova (third round)
* Petra Mandula / Patricia Wartusch (third round)
* Liezel Huber / Magdalena Maleeva (first round)
* Daniela Hantuchová / Chanda Rubin (semifinals)
* Conchita Martínez / Meghann Shaughnessy (first round)
* Janette Husárová / Barbara Schett (quarterfinals)
* Nathalie Dechy / Émilie Loit (quarterfinals)
* Tina Križan / Katarina Srebotnik (second round)
* Shinobu Asagoe / Nana Smith (second round)
* Emmanuelle Gagliardi / Patty Schnyder (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 | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Janette Husárová Barbara Schett | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Janette Husárová Barbara Schett | 1 | 3 | 1 | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Daniela Hantuchová Chanda Rubin | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| | Elena Bovina Alicia Molik | 3 | 1 | 9 | Daniela Hantuchová Chanda Rubin | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| 9 | Daniela Hantuchová Chanda Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Daniela Hantuchová Chanda Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | | 1 | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 7$^7$ | 2 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama | 6$^5$ | 6 | 9 |
| 12 | Nathalie Dechy Émilie Loit | 4 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama | 6$^5$ | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva | 6 | 7$^7$ | 4 | Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Maja Matevžič Henrieta Nagyová | 2 | 5 | 2 | Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama | 6 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Coetzer J Steck | 1 | 2 | | 1 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Bedáňová R Vinci | 3$^r$ | | | | M Marrero R de los Ríos | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Marrero R de los Ríos | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | I Majoli I Tulyaganova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | I Majoli I Tulyaganova | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | L Granville A Stevenson | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | I Majoli I Tulyaganova | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Marosi S Reeves | 2 | 1 | | 13 | T Križan K Srebotnik | 6$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | T Križan K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | J Husárová B Schett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | J Husárová B Schett | 1 | 3 |
| WC | S Beltrame C Pin | 2 | 3 | | 11 | J Husárová B Schett | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Barclay R McQuillan | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | C Barclay R McQuillan | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | L McShea I Selyutina | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | 11 | J Husárová B Schett | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | |
| | M Bartoli M Casanova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | 5 | J Dokic N Petrova | 6$^7$ | 4 | | | | |
| | N de Villiers N Grandin | 3 | 6 | 3 | | M Bartoli M Casanova | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Martínez Granados MJ Martínez Sánchez | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | J Dokic N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | J Dokic N Petrova | 6 | 5 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | L Davenport L Raymond | 6 | 7$^{13}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bacheva C Dhenin | 4 | 6$^{11}$ | | 3 | L Davenport L Raymond | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Johansson S Montero | 1 | 2 | | | G Dulko ME Salerni | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Dulko ME Salerni | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | L Davenport L Raymond | | | | | | | |
| | E Bovina A Molik | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | E Bovina A Molik | w/o | | | | | | |
| WC | S Lefèvre V Pichet | 6$^3$ | 6$^2$ | | | E Bovina A Molik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Musgrave E Tatarkova | 1 | 2 | | 14 | S Asagoe N Miyagi | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | S Asagoe N Miyagi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Bovina A Molik | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | D Hantuchová C Rubin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | D Hantuchová C Rubin | 6 | 6 |
| | K Boogert M Serna | 5 | 1 | | 9 | D Hantuchová C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Tarabini C Vis | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | P Tarabini C Vis | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Fattakhetdinova G Fokina | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 9 | D Hantuchová C Rubin | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| | K Freye D Zarić | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | S Kuznetsova M Navratilova | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | A Jidkova A Morigami | 6 | 6 | | | A Jidkova A Morigami | 6 | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | É Le Bescond C Rousseau | 0 | 2 | | 6 | S Kuznetsova M Navratilova | 3 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S Kuznetsova M Navratilova | 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 | P Mandula P Wartusch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Poutchek A Rodionova | 0 | 3 | | 7 | P Mandula P Wartusch | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Jeyaseelan J Kostanić | 6 | 6 | | | S Jeyaseelan J Kostanić | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Kulikovskaya T Perebiynis | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | P Mandula P Wartusch | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | S Foretz V Razzano | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 12 | N Dechy É Loit | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Sequera V Webb | 7 | 6 | | | M Sequera V Webb | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fujiwara D Safina | 2 | 1 | | 12 | N Dechy É Loit | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | N Dechy É Loit | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | N Dechy É Loit | 4 | 6$^1$ |
| 15 | E Gagliardi P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | C Black E Likhovtseva | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | A Augustus J Embry | 1 | 4 | | 15 | E Gagliardi P Schnyder | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Lamade M Müller | 6 | 6 | | | B Lamade M Müller | 6$^1$ | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Harkleroad M Irvin | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 15 | E Gagliardi P Schnyder | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | T Ashley A Spears | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | C Black E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Voráčová M Weingärtner | 4 | 6 | 2 | | T Ashley A Spears | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pratt B Rittner | 2 | 2 | | 4 | C Black E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | 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 | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | L Huber M Maleeva | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Farina Elia T Garbin | 6 | 6 | | | S Farina Elia T Garbin | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Pennetta A Vanc | 2 | 3 | | | M Vento-Kabchi A Widjaja | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vento-Kabchi A Widjaja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Farina Elia T Garbin | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | A Dulon A-L Heitz | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | M Matevžič H Nagyová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Arendt E Dominikovic | 3 | 6 | 6 | | N Arendt E Dominikovic | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Matevžič H Nagyová | 6 | 6 | | | M Matevžič H Nagyová | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | C Martínez M Shaughnessy | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Matevžič H Nagyová | 2 | 5 |
| 16 | J Lee W Prakusya | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | K Clijsters A Sugiyama | 6 | 7 |
| | E Callens M Tu | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | E Callens M Tu | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Daniilidou R Grande | 6 | 6 | | | E Daniilidou R Grande | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Golovin A Laurendon | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | E Daniilidou R Grande | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| | C Morariu R Stubbs | 1 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | 2 | K Clijsters A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Dementieva L Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | E Dementieva L Krasnoroutskaya | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cohen-Aloro N Tauziat | 1 | 1 | | 2 | K Clijsters A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | K Clijsters A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |