2003 Open Gaz de France – Doubles

Doubles
2003 Open Gaz de France
2002 Champions	Nathalie Dechy Meilen Tu
Champions	Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder
Runners-up	Marion Bartoli Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro
Final score	2–6, 6–2, 7–6 (7–5)

Nathalie Dechy and Meilen Tu were the defending champions but only Dechy competed that year with Émilie Loit.

Dechy and Loit lost in the semifinals to Barbara Schett and Patty Schnyder.

Schett and Schnyder won in the final 2–6, 6–2, 7–6 (7–5) against Marion Bartoli and Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Daniela Hantuchová / Ai Sugiyama (First Round)
2. Nathalie Dechy / Émilie Loit (Semifinals)
3. Barbara Schett / Patty Schnyder (Champions)
4. Silvia Farina Elia / Åsa Svensson (First Round)

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

	First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	D Hantuchová A Sugiyama	4	2
		E Daniilidou N Pratt	6	6					E Daniilidou N Pratt	2	2
		K Boogert M Serna	7	6					K Boogert M Serna	6	6
		Z Gubacsi T Perebiynis	5	0												K Boogert M Serna	4	3
	4	S Farina Elia Å Svensson	3	7^7	4										WC	M Bartoli S Cohen-Aloro	6	6
		S Foretz V Razzano	6	6^4	6				S Foretz V Razzano	6^4	6^5
	WC	M Bartoli S Cohen-Aloro	6	1	6			WC	M Bartoli S Cohen-Aloro	7^7	7^7
		L Bacheva C Dhenin	4	6	4																	WC	Marion Bartoli Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro	6	2	6^5
		D Bedáňová J Husárová	6	6																		3	Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder	2	6	7^7
	Q	K Kilsdonk S Lefèvre	1	2					D Bedáňová J Husárová	2	7	6^3
		A Fusai N Tauziat	2	2				3	B Schett P Schnyder	6	5	7^7
	3	B Schett P Schnyder	6	6											3	B Schett P Schnyder	6	6
		A Stevenson E Tatarkova	7^7	6											2	N Dechy É Loit	6	7^7
		K Freye A Roesch	6^4	2					A Stevenson E Tatarkova	2	1
		R Grande M Marrero	1	1				2	N Dechy É Loit	6	6
	2	N Dechy É Loit	6	6

External links

• 2003 Open Gaz de France Doubles Draw