2003 Sparkassen Cup – Doubles
The 2003 Sparkassen Cup – Doubles was the tennis doubles event of the thirteenth and final edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2003 Sparkassen Cup | |
| Champions |  Svetlana Kuznetsova  Martina Navratilova |
| Runners-up | Elena Likhovtseva Nadia Petrova |
| Final score | 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
Alexandra Stevenson and Serena Williams were the defending champions, but Williams elected not to compete this year. Stevenson instead partnered Anastasia Myskina, but lost in the quarterfinals to Elena Likhovtseva and Nadia Petrova.
Top seeds Svetlana Kuznetsova and Martina Navratilova won the title, defeating Likhovtseva and Petrova in the final, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3.
Seeds
- Svetlana Kuznetsova / Martina Navratilova (Champions)
- Elena Likhovtseva / Nadia Petrova (Final)
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Els Callens / 
Janette Husárová (Quarterfinals)
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Jelena Dokic (Semifinals)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special Exempt
- PR = Protected Ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior Exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Draw
| First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | S Kuznetsova M Navratilova
| 6 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  A Kapros L Steinbach
| 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | S Kuznetsova M Navratilova
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
B Rittner M Vento-Kabchi
| 0 | 3 | D Hantuchová B Schett
| 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| D Hantuchová B Schett
| 6 | 6 | 1 | S Kuznetsova M Navratilova
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | M Bartoli J Dokic
| 77 | 6 | 4 | M Bartoli J Dokic
| 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 M Serna M Shaughnessy
| 65 | 2 | 4 | M Bartoli J Dokic
| 6 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 J Kostanić K Marosi
| 3 | 4 |  M Maleeva P Schnyder
| 2 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Maleeva P Schnyder
| 6 | 6 | 1 | S Kuznetsova M Navratilova
| 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 E Daniilidou R Grande
| 6 | 6 | 2 | E Likhovtseva N Petrova
| 6 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| S Farina-Elia F Schiavone
| 4 | 3 | E Daniilidou R Grande
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | V Henke C Schneider
| 2 | 5 | 3 | E Callens J Husárová
| 2r | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | E Callens J Husárová
| 6 | 7 | E Daniilidou R Grande
| 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Myskina A Stevenson
| 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | E Likhovtseva N Petrova
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} S Jeyaseelan M Matevzic
| 5 | 6 | 2 | A Myskina A Stevenson
| 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T Križan T Perebiynis
| 3 | 0 | E Likhovtseva N Petrova
| 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | E Likhovtseva N Petrova
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Qualifying
Seeds
- Adriana Barna / Mara Santangelo (First round)
- Stephanie Gehrlein / Anna-Lena Grönefeld (First round)
Qualifiers
Draw
| First Round | Qualifying Competition | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Adriana Barna Mara Santangelo
| 85 | |||||||||||
| Tina Pisnik Višnja Vuletić
| 97 | Tina Pisnik Višnja Vuletić
| 3 | 2 | |||||||||
| WC | Anikó Kapros Lydia Steinbach
| 98 | WC | Anikó Kapros Lydia Steinbach
| 6 | 6 | |||||||
| 2 | Stephanie Gehrlein Anna-Lena Grönefeld
| 86 | |||||||||||
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