2003 US Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2003 US Open
Final
Champions	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
Runners-up	Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navratilova
Score	6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw	64 (7WC)
Seeds	16
Events
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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.^[1] It was both players' fourth career major doubles title and second title at the US Open.

This was Navratilova’s 12th US Open women’s doubles final, having won the title a record 9 times. She would win her first US Open women’s doubles title back at the 1977 edition of the US Open, 8 years before her partner was born (Kuznetsova b. 27 June 1985).

Seeds

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

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	13	María Vento-Kabchi Angelique Widjaja	2	2
		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
	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
	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	7^7

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							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							Second round							Third round							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							Second round							Third round							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							Second round							Third round							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

References

1. "2003 US Open" (PDF). WTA. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2011.

External links

• 2003 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation