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.

Men's doubles
2003 Australian Open
Final
ChampionFrance Michaël Llodra
France Fabrice Santoro
Runner-upThe Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
Score6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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This was the first Australian Open to include a final set tie-break in doubles.

Seeds

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Mark Knowles
  Daniel Nestor
6 6  
    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  
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
63 6 7
3   Donald Johnson
  Jared Palmer
7 2 62
12   Jeff Coetzee
  Chris Haggard
2 6 5
8   Michaël Llodra
  Fabrice Santoro
6 4 7
8   Michaël Llodra
  Fabrice Santoro
6 6  
    Nicolás Lapentti
  Todd Woodbridge
4 4  

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round 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 65 10   D Adams
  R Koenig
5 7 2
    J Knowle
  M Kohlmann
4 2       A Portas
  T Robredo
7 65 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
64 3  
    S Schalken
  J van Lottum
3 6 6     S Schalken
  J van Lottum
6 4 2
WC   L Burgsmüller
  H-T Lee
0 62   5   M Damm
  C Suk
3 6 6
5   M Damm
  C Suk
6 7  

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round 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
64 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
62 6 6
    C Brandi
  I Ljubičić
1 61   7   Y Kafelnikov
  R Štěpánek
7 4 3
7   Y Kafelnikov
  R Štěpánek
6 7  

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round 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
66 65   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 63
    M García
  F González
4 64   12   J Coetzee
  C Haggard
5 6 7
12   J Coetzee
  C Haggard
6 7   12   J Coetzee
  C Haggard
63 6 7
15   E Ferreira
  B MacPhie
6 7   3   D Johnson
  J Palmer
7 2 62
    Á López Morón
  C Moyà
2 5   15   E Ferreira
  B MacPhie
2 6 62
    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

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   M Llodra
  F Santoro
6 6  
    S Humphries
  S Huss
3 4   8   M Llodra
  F Santoro
6 64 6
WC   L Bourgeois
  S Draper
4 7 7 WC   L Bourgeois
  S Draper
4 7 3
    D Ferrer
  F Squillari
6 5 62 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 67 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 62 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  
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