Martin Damm and Cyril Suk were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Michaël Llodra and Fabrice Santoro.

Men's doubles
2003 Italian Open
Final
ChampionsAustralia Wayne Arthurs
Australia Paul Hanley
Runners-upFrance Michaël Llodra
France Fabrice Santoro
Score6–1, 6–3
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 2002 · Italian Open · 2004 →

Wayne Arthurs and Paul Hanley won in the final 6–1, 6–3 against Llodra and Santoro.

Seeds

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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.

  1.   Mark Knowles /   Daniel Nestor (quarterfinals)
  2.   Mahesh Bhupathi /   Max Mirnyi (semifinals)
  3.   Bob Bryan /   Mike Bryan (second round)
  4.   Leander Paes /   David Rikl (second round)
  5.   Martin Damm /   Cyril Suk (semifinals)
  6.   Wayne Black /   Kevin Ullyett (second round)
  7.   Michaël Llodra /   Fabrice Santoro (final)
  8.   Joshua Eagle /   Jared Palmer (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Final

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Final
     
7 1 3  
  6 6  

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 6 6  
  3 5     4 3  
  6 7   1 2 6 63
  6 6   5 6 3 77
  4 4     4 3  
5 6 6  
5 5 6 3
7 7 4 6
3 4 6 1
  3 6 6   6 3 6
  6 3 4   3 2  
  78 3 4 7 6 6  
  66 6 6   2 3  
7 6 6  

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 66 3  
  6 7     78 6  
  3 5     6 79  
ALT 3 4     3 67  
  6 6     6 6  
4 4 3  
  78 6  
2 66 3  
8 7 77  
WC 5 6 0 WC 5 65  
WC 7 4 6 8 1 77 4
  3 6 6 2 6 64 6
  6 3 4   62 66  
2 77 78  

References

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