2003 Franklin Templeton Classic – Doubles

Tennis tournament January 2025 2003 Franklin Templeton Classic s USA James Blake BAH Mark Merklein AUS Lleyton Hewitt AUS Mark Philippoussis 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5) 16 4 singles doubles Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Wayne Arthurs and Paul Hanley. James Blake and Mark Merklein won in the final 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5) against Lleyton Hewitt and Mark Philippoussis. Seeds BAH Mark Knowles / CAN Daniel Nestor (semifinals) USA Bob Bryan / USA Mike Bryan (quarterfinals) USA Donald Johnson / USA Jared Palmer (quarterfinals) RSA Chris Haggard / USA Brian MacPhie (first round) Draw First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 BAH M KnowlesCAN D Nestor w/o       ARG J I ChelaARG M Zabaleta         ARG G EtlisARG M Rodríguez 6 6     ARG L ArnoldESP À Corretja 3 3   4 RSA C HaggardUSA B MacPhie 5 6 1   BEL X MalisseITA D Sanguinetti 7 3 6 WC USA T DentUSA R Ginepri 4 5     USA J BlakeBAH M Merklein 6 7     ARG D NalbandianARG S Prieto 3 6 1 WC AUS L HewittAUS M Philippoussis 6 4 6   GER M KohlmannGER R Schüttler 4 6 2 3 USA D JohnsonUSA J Palmer 6 3 6   JPN T ShimadaTHA P Srichaphan 77 2 2   AUS W ArthursAUS P Hanley 64 6 6   ROM A PavelESP F Vicente 1 65   2 USA B BryanUSA M Bryan 6 77   1 BAH M KnowlesCAN D Nestor 6 6     ARG G EtlisARG M Rodríguez 3 4     BEL X MalisseITA D Sanguinetti 6 4 64   USA J BlakeBAH M Merklein 1 6 77 WC AUS L HewittAUS M Philippoussis 6 6   3 USA D JohnsonUSA J Palmer 3 4     AUS W ArthursAUS P Hanley 7 5 6 2 USA B BryanUSA M Bryan 5 7 2 1 BAH M KnowlesCAN D Nestor 3 4     USA J BlakeBAH M Merklein 6 6   WC AUS L HewittAUS M Philippoussis 77 64 2   AUS W ArthursAUS P Hanley 62 77 1/r   USA J BlakeBAH M Merklein 6 62 77 WC AUS L HewittAUS M Philippoussis 4 77 65 External links Doubles draw Category:Tennis Channel Open Category:2003 ATP Tour Category:2003 Tennis Channel Open