Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the defending champions, but lost in quarterfinals to Els Callens and Émilie Loit.

Women's doubles
2003 Italian Open
Final
ChampionsRussia Svetlana Kuznetsova
United States Martina Navratilova
Runners-upFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic
Russia Nadia Petrova
Score6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 2002 · Italian Open · 2004 →

Svetlana Kuznetsova and Martina Navratilova won the title, defeating Jelena Dokic and Nadia Petrova 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 in the final. It was the 6th doubles title for Kuznetsova and the 170th doubles title for Navratilova, in their respective careers.

Seeds

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The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1.   Virginia Ruano Pascual /   Paola Suárez (quarterfinals)
  2.   Kim Clijsters /   Ai Sugiyama (withdrew due to a left hamstring strain on Clijsters)
  3.   Cara Black /   Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
  4.   Jelena Dokic /   Nadia Petrova (final)
  5.   Svetlana Kuznetsova /   Martina Navratilova (champions)
  6.   Conchita Martínez /   Meghann Shaughnessy (withdrew due to a low back pain on Shaughnessy)
  7.   Janette Husárová /   Patty Schnyder (first round)
  8.   Emmanuelle Gagliardi /   Petra Mandula (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
  Els Callens
  Émilie Loit
3 2
5   Svetlana Kuznetsova
  Martina Navratilova
6 6
5   Svetlana Kuznetsova
  Martina Navratilova
6 5 6
4   Jelena Dokic
  Nadia Petrova
4 7 2
4   Jelena Dokic
  Nadia Petrova
4 6 6
  Tina Križan
  Katarina Srebotnik
6 4 2

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   V Ruano Pascual
  P Suárez
7 6
  D Hantuchová
  C Rubin
6 6   D Hantuchová
  C Rubin
5 0
  K Marosi
  S Reeves
2 3 1   V Ruano Pascual
  P Suárez
5 0
  A Jidkova
  A Spears
6 6   E Callens
  É Loit
7 6
  C Dhenin
  R Neffa-de los Ríos
3 4   A Jidkova
  A Spears
3 5
  E Callens
  É Loit
2 6 77   E Callens
  É Loit
6 7
LL   MJ Martínez Sánchez
  A Medina Garrigues
6 0 64   E Callens
  É Loit
3 2
5   S Kuznetsova
  M Navratilova
6 6
3   C Black
  E Likhovtseva
4 4
Q   A Myskina
  D Safina
2 0   L Huber
  M Maleeva
6 6
  L Huber
  M Maleeva
6 6   L Huber
  M Maleeva
66 1
  J Lee
  W Prakusya
6 77 5   S Kuznetsova
  M Navratilova
78 6
  T Musgrave
  T Perebiynis
2 63   J Lee
  W Prakusya
5 4
  C Morariu
  E Tatarkova
63 1 5   S Kuznetsova
  M Navratilova
7 6
5   S Kuznetsova
  M Navratilova
77 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8   E Gagliardi
  P Mandula
6 6
  M Vento-Kabchi
  A Widjaja
4 4 8   E Gagliardi
  P Mandula
6 6
  J Hopkins
  S Jeyaseelan
w/o   J Hopkins
  S Jeyaseelan
4 2
WC   R Grande
  M Seles
8   E Gagliardi
  P Mandula
7 4 3
  S Farina Elia
  T Garbin
6 6 4   J Dokic
  N Petrova
5 6 6
WC   Ad Serra Zanetti
  An Serra Zanetti
1 4   S Farina Elia
  T Garbin
3 4
4   J Dokic
  N Petrova
6 6
4   J Dokic
  N Petrova
4 6 6
7   J Husárová
  P Schnyder
3 0   T Križan
  K Srebotnik
6 4 2
  P Tarabini
  C Vis
6 6   P Tarabini
  C Vis
5 65
  M Bartoli
  M Matevžič
4 6 6   M Bartoli
  M Matevžič
7 77
  B Schett
  P Wartusch
6 2 4   M Bartoli
  M Matevžič
77 2 2
WC   F Pennetta
  R Vinci
1 4   T Križan
  K Srebotnik
61 6 6
  T Križan
  K Srebotnik
6 6   T Križan
  K Srebotnik
6 6
LL   E Dominikovic
  A Vanc
2 1

References

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