# 2003 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but lost in the final to Michaël Llodra and Fabrice Santoro.
This was the first Australian Open to include a final set tie-break in doubles.

## Seeds

* Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (final)
* Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (third round)
* Donald Johnson / Jared Palmer (quarterfinals)
* Mahesh Bhupathi / Joshua Eagle (first round)
* Martin Damm / Cyril Suk (third round)
* Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett (third round)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Radek Štěpánek (second round)
* Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro (champions)
* Leander Paes / David Rikl (quarterfinals)
* David Adams / Robbie Koenig (second round)
* David Prinosil / Nenad Zimonjić (first round)
* Jeff Coetzee / Chris Haggard (semifinals)
* Petr Pála / Pavel Vízner (first round)
* Jan-Michael Gambill / Graydon Oliver (first round)
* Ellis Ferreira / Brian MacPhie (second round)
* Gastón Etlis / Martín Rodríguez (semifinals)

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Albert Portas Tommy Robredo | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Albert Portas Tommy Robredo | 1 | 3 | | 1 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez | 6 | 6 | | 16 | Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Leander Paes David Rikl | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Leander Paes David Rikl | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Jeff Coetzee Chris Haggard | 6$^3$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Donald Johnson Jared Palmer | 7 | 2 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Donald Johnson Jared Palmer | 7 | 2 | 6$^2$ | 12 | Jeff Coetzee Chris Haggard | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | |
| 8 | Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro | 6 | 6 | | 8 | Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Nicolás Lapentti Todd Woodbridge | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| 1 | M Knowles D Nestor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Hood A Sá | 3 | 3 | | 1 | M Knowles D Nestor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Henry T Reid | 2 | 7 | 6 | WC | R Henry T Reid | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Braasch R Schüttler | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | M Knowles D Nestor | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Acasuso A Schneiter | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | WC | R Durek A Jones | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | À Corretja A Costa | 7 | 6 | | | À Corretja A Costa | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Durek A Jones | 7 | 4 | 6 | WC | R Durek A Jones | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | P Pála P Vízner | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Knowles D Nestor | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | D Adams R Koenig | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | A Portas T Robredo | 1 | 3 |
| | J Thomas T Vanhoudt | 5 | 6 | 6$^5$ | 10 | D Adams R Koenig | 5 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Knowle M Kohlmann | 4 | 2 | | | A Portas T Robredo | 7 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Portas T Robredo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Portas T Robredo | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Arnold Ker D Nalbandian | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 5 | M Damm C Suk | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | |
| | S Schalken J van Lottum | 3 | 6 | 6 | | S Schalken J van Lottum | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Burgsmüller H-T Lee | 0 | 6$^2$ | | 5 | M Damm C Suk | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Damm C Suk | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| 4 | M Bhupathi J Eagle | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Cibulec D Škoch | 6 | 4 | 6 | | T Cibulec D Škoch | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Fukárek P Luxa | 6 | 6 | | | O Fukárek P Luxa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Martín D Sánchez | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | O Fukárek P Luxa | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Mirnyi V Voltchkov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | G Etlis M Rodríguez | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Gaudio M Puerta | 2 | 3 | | | M Mirnyi V Voltchkov | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Landsberg J Nieminen | 4 | 4 | | 16 | G Etlis M Rodríguez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | G Etlis M Rodríguez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | G Etlis M Rodríguez | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | L Paes D Rikl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | L Paes D Rikl | 3 | 3 |
| | P Hanley A Kratzmann | 4 | 3 | | 9 | L Paes D Rikl | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Arazi Y El Aynaoui | 6 | 6 | | | H Arazi Y El Aynaoui | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F López T Shimada | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 9 | L Paes D Rikl | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Blake M Merklein | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Blake M Merklein | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | G Cañas F Clavet | 3 | 4 | | | J Blake M Merklein | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Brandi I Ljubičić | 1 | 6$^1$ | | 7 | Y Kafelnikov R Štěpánek | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Y Kafelnikov R Štěpánek | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | W Black K Ullyett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bertolini D Sanguinetti | 1 | 2 | | 6 | W Black K Ullyett | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | JI Chela L Lobo | 7 | 7 | | | JI Chela L Lobo | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | W Arthurs T Larkham | 6$^6$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | 6 | W Black K Ullyett | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | A Montañés F Vicente | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 12 | J Coetzee C Haggard | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| WC | N Healey J Kerr | 6 | 6 | | WC | N Healey J Kerr | 7 | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | M García F González | 4 | 6$^4$ | | 12 | J Coetzee C Haggard | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | J Coetzee C Haggard | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | J Coetzee C Haggard | 6$^3$ | 6 | 7 |
| 15 | E Ferreira B MacPhie | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | D Johnson J Palmer | 7 | 2 | 6$^2$ |
| | Á López Morón C Moyà | 2 | 5 | | 15 | E Ferreira B MacPhie | 2 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Rochus F Saretta | 6 | 3 | 2 | | D Bowen A Fisher | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Bowen A Fisher | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | D Bowen A Fisher | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | J Crabb P Luczak | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | D Johnson J Palmer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Aspelin J-L de Jager | 6 | 6 | | | S Aspelin J-L de Jager | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Fish M Hill | 2 | 4 | | 3 | D Johnson J Palmer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | D Johnson J Palmer | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | M Llodra F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Humphries S Huss | 3 | 4 | | 8 | M Llodra F Santoro | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Bourgeois S Draper | 4 | 7 | 7 | WC | L Bourgeois S Draper | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Ferrer F Squillari | 6 | 5 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | 8 | M Llodra F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Tarango M Wakefield | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | Y Allegro R Federer | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Dupuis F Meligeni | 6 | 7 | | | A Dupuis F Meligeni | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Allegro R Federer | 3 | 6 | 7 | | Y Allegro R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | D Prinosil N Zimonjić | 6 | 3 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Llodra F Santoro | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | J-M Gambill G Oliver | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | N Lapentti T Woodbridge | 4 | 4 |
| | N Lapentti T Woodbridge | 4 | 6 | 6 | | N Lapentti T Woodbridge | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Čermák L Friedl | 6 | 6 | | | F Čermák L Friedl | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Florent S Stolle | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | N Lapentti T Woodbridge | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | X Malisse S Sargsian | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6$^2$ | 5 | | | | |
| | G Coria M Zabaleta | 2 | 3 | | | X Malisse S Sargsian | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Prieto M Youzhny | 3 | 5 | | 2 | B Bryan M Bryan | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |