2003 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
2003 Australian Open
Champion	Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro
Runner-up	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
Final score	6–4, 3–6, 6–3

Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but lost in the final to Michaël Llodra and Fabrice Santoro.

Seeds

1. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (Final)
2. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (Third Round)
3. Donald Johnson / Jared Palmer (Quarterfinals)
4. Mahesh Bhupathi / Joshua Eagle (First Round)
5. Martin Damm / Cyril Suk (Third Round)
6. Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett (Third Round)
7. Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Radek Štěpánek (Second Round)
8. Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro (Champions)
9. Leander Paes / David Rikl (Quarterfinals)
10. David Adams / Robbie Koenig (Second Round)
11. David Prinosil / Nenad Zimonjić (First Round)
12. Jeff Coetzee / Chris Haggard (Semifinals)
13. Petr Pála / Pavel Vízner (First Round)
14. Jan-Michael Gambill / Graydon Oliver (First Round)
15. Ellis Ferreira / Brian MacPhie (Second Round)
16. Gastón Etlis / Martín Rodríguez (Semifinals)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	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	6^3	6	7
	3	Donald Johnson   Jared Palmer	7	2	6^2
								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

Section 1

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

Section 2

	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	6^4	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	6^2	6	6
		C Brandi I Ljubičić	1	6^1				7	Y Kafelnikov R Štěpánek	7	4	3
	7	Y Kafelnikov R Štěpánek	6	7

Bottom Half

Section 3

	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	6^6	6^5											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	6^3
		M García F González	4	6^4				12	J Coetzee C Haggard	5	6	7
	12	J Coetzee C Haggard	6	7																		12	J Coetzee C Haggard	6^3	6	7
	15	E Ferreira B MacPhie	6	7																		3	D Johnson J Palmer	7	2	6^2
		Á López Morón C Moyà	2	5				15	E Ferreira B MacPhie	2	6	6^2
		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

	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	6^4	6
	WC	L Bourgeois S Draper	4	7	7			WC	L Bourgeois S Draper	4	7	3
		D Ferrer F Squillari	6	5	6^2										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	6^7																	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	6^2	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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