2003 Stella Artois Championships – Doubles

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Doubles
2003 Stella Artois Championships
ChampionsThe Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
Runners-upIndia Mahesh Bhupathi
Belarus Max Mirnyi
Final score5–7, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Events
Singles Doubles
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Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett were the defending champions but lost in the second round to Xavier Malisse and André Sá.

Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor won in the final 5–7, 6–4, 7–6(7–3) against Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi.

Seeds[]

All eight seeded teams received byes into the second round.

  1. The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor (champions)
  2. India Mahesh Bhupathi / Belarus Max Mirnyi (final)
  3. United States Bob Bryan / United States Mike Bryan (second round)
  4. Zimbabwe Wayne Black / Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett (second round)
  5. Australia Joshua Eagle / United States Jared Palmer (second round)
  6. Australia Wayne Arthurs / Australia Paul Hanley (quarterfinals)
  7. South Africa Chris Haggard / South Africa Robbie Koenig (second round)
  8. Czech Republic František Čermák / Czech Republic Leoš Friedl (second round)

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

Finals[]

Semifinals Final
          
1 The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
6 79
4 United States Rick Leach
United States Brian MacPhie
4 67
1 The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
5 6 77
2 India Mahesh Bhupathi
Belarus Max Mirnyi
7 4 63
  Belgium Xavier Malisse
Brazil André Sá
1 4  
2 India Mahesh Bhupathi
Belarus Max Mirnyi
6 6  

Top half[]

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 The Bahamas M Knowles
Canada D Nestor
6 6  
  South Africa D Adams
United States J Gimelstob
5 64     Australia A Kratzmann
United States J Tarango
4 2  
  Australia A Kratzmann
United States J Tarango
7 77   1 The Bahamas M Knowles
Canada D Nestor
4 6 710
  Thailand P Srichaphan
Serbia and Montenegro N Zimonjić
6 6     Thailand P Srichaphan
Serbia and Montenegro N Zimonjić
6 1 68
  United States D Bowen
Australia A Fisher
2 3     Thailand P Srichaphan
Serbia and Montenegro N Zimonjić
6 5 6
8 Czech Republic F Čermák
Czech Republic L Friedl
3 7 4
1 The Bahamas M Knowles
Canada D Nestor
6 79  
  United States R Leach
United States B MacPhie
4 67  
3 United States B Bryan
United States M Bryan
6 5 3
  United States S Humphries
The Bahamas M Merklein
78 7     United States S Humphries
The Bahamas M Merklein
3 7 6
  France S Grosjean
Italy D Sanguinetti
66 5     United States S Humphries
The Bahamas M Merklein
6 66 69
  United States T Dent
United States M Fish
6 1 67   United States R Leach
United States B MacPhie
4 78 711
  United States R Leach
United States B MacPhie
1 6 79   United States R Leach
United States B MacPhie
7 62 6
7 South Africa C Haggard
South Africa R Koenig
5 77 3

Bottom half[]

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Australia J Eagle
United States J Palmer
3 4  
  Australia L Hewitt
Australia M Philippoussis
6 7     Australia L Hewitt
Australia M Philippoussis
6 6  
  United States J-M Gambill
United States G Oliver
2 5     Australia L Hewitt
Australia M Philippoussis
6 5 62
  Belgium X Malisse
Brazil A Sá
1 6 6   Belgium X Malisse
Brazil A Sá
2 7 77
WC Netherlands S Schalken
Netherlands J van Lottum
6 3 2   Belgium X Malisse
Brazil A Sá
6 6 7
4 Zimbabwe W Black
Zimbabwe K Ullyett
3 7 5
  Belgium X Malisse
Brazil A Sá
1 4  
2 India M Bhupathi
Belarus M Mirnyi
6 6  
6 Australia W Arthurs
Australia P Hanley
6 6  
  United Kingdom J Marray
United Kingdom D Sherwood
62 6 6   United Kingdom J Marray
United Kingdom D Sherwood
3 4  
  Czech Republic O Fukárek
Czech Republic P Luxa
77 0 4 6 Australia W Arthurs
Australia P Hanley
3 69  
  Australia N Healey
Czech Republic D Škoch
3 4   2 India M Bhupathi
Belarus M Mirnyi
6 711  
  Finland J Nieminen
Netherlands R Sluiter
6 6     Finland J Nieminen
Netherlands R Sluiter
3 4  
2 India M Bhupathi
Belarus M Mirnyi
6 6  

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