# 2003 Italian Open – Men's doubles

Martin Damm and Cyril Suk were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Michaël Llodra and Fabrice Santoro.
Wayne Arthurs and Paul Hanley won in the final 6–1, 6–3 against Llodra and Santoro.

## Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. All eight seeded teams received byes to the second round.
* Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (quarterfinals)
* Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi (semifinals)
* Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (second round)
* Leander Paes / David Rikl (second round)
* Martin Damm / Cyril Suk (semifinals)
* Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett (second round)
* Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro (final)
* Joshua Eagle / Jared Palmer (quarterfinals)

## 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

### Final

| Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 7 | Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro | 1 | 3 | |
| | Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley | 6 | 6 | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | 1 | M Knowles D Nestor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| T Cibulec P Vízner | 3 | 5 | | | S Grosjean A Roddick | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| S Grosjean A Roddick | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 1 | M Knowles D Nestor | 2 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| D Adams M Hood | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | M Damm C Suk | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| J Novák R Štěpánek | 4 | 4 | | | D Adams M Hood | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | M Damm C Suk | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M Damm C Suk | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Llodra F Santoro | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | 3 | B Bryan M Bryan | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov | 3 | 6 | 6 | | W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| J-M Gambill G Oliver | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | W Ferreira Y Kafelnikov | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| D Johnson B MacPhie | 7$^8$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | M Llodra F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| C Haggard R Koenig | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | C Haggard R Koenig | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | M Llodra F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 6 | W Black K Ullyett | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Arthurs P Hanley | 6 | 7 | | | W Arthurs P Hanley | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Etlis S Schalken | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | W Arthurs P Hanley | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | |
| ALT | A Seppi P Starace | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | R Federer P Srichaphan | 3 | 6$^7$ | | | | | |
| | R Federer P Srichaphan | 6 | 6 | | | R Federer P Srichaphan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | L Paes D Rikl | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | W Arthurs P Hanley | 7$^8$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Bhupathi M Mirnyi | 6$^6$ | 3 |
| | | | | | 8 | J Eagle J Palmer | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Bertolini G Galimberti | 5 | 6 | 0 | WC | G Kuerten T Henman | 5 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Henman G Kuerten | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | 8 | J Eagle J Palmer | 1 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | |
| | A Calleri G Coria | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 2 | M Bhupathi M Mirnyi | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | |
| | F Čermák L Friedl | 6 | 3 | 4 | | A Calleri G Coria | 6$^2$ | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | M Bhupathi M Mirnyi | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |