2003 Sparkassen Cup – Doubles

2003 Sparkassen Cup s RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova USA Martina Navratilova RUS Elena Likhovtseva RUS Nadia Petrova 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 16 4 singles doubles Sparkassen Cup – Doubles no 2003 Sparkassen Cup 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. 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 30em RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova / USA Martina Navratilova (champions) RUS Elena Likhovtseva / RUS Nadia Petrova (final) BEL Els Callens / SVK Janette Husárová (quarterfinals) FRA Marion Bartoli / FR Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic (semifinals) Draw Draw First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 150 1 RUS S KuznetsovaUSA M Navratilova 6 4 7 Q HUN A KaprosGER L Steinbach 2 6 5 GER B RittnerVEN M Vento-Kabchi 0 3 SVK D HantuchováAUT B Schett 6 6 4 FRA M BartoliFR Yugoslavia J Dokic 77 6 ESP M SernaUSA M Shaughnessy 65 2 CRO J KostanićHUN K Marosi 3 4 BUL M MaleevaSUI P Schnyder 6 6 GRE E DaniilidouITA R Grande 6 6 ITA S Farina-EliaITA F Schiavone 4 3 WC GER V HenkeGER C Schneider 2 5 3 BEL E CallensSVK J Husárová 6 7 RUS A MyskinaUSA A Stevenson 7 1 6 CAN S JeyaseelanSLO M Matevzic 5 6 2 SLO T KrižanUKR T Perebiynis 3 0 2 RUS E LikhovtsevaRUS N Petrova 6 6 1 RUS S KuznetsovaUSA M Navratilova 6 6 SVK D HantuchováAUT B Schett 4 3 4 FRA M BartoliFR Yugoslavia J Dokic 6 3 7 BUL M MaleevaSUI P Schnyder 2 6 5 GRE E DaniilidouITA R Grande 2 3 BEL E CallensSVK J Husárová 2r RUS A MyskinaUSA A Stevenson 1 6 1 RUS E LikhovtsevaRUS N Petrova 6 4 6 1 RUS S KuznetsovaUSA M Navratilova 6 6 4 FRA M BartoliFR Yugoslavia J Dokic 3 1 GRE E DaniilidouITA R Grande 3 1 2 RUS E LikhovtsevaRUS N Petrova 6 6 1 RUS S KuznetsovaUSA M Navratilova 3 6 6 2 RUS E LikhovtsevaRUS N Petrova 6 1 3 Qualifying Seeds 30em GER Adriana Barna / ITA Mara Santangelo (first round) GER Stephanie Gehrlein / GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld (first round) Qualifiers HUN Anikó Kapros / GER Lydia Steinbach Draw First round Qualifying competition 175 1 GER Adriana BarnaITA Mara Santangelo 85 SLO Tina PisnikFR Yugoslavia Višnja Vuletić 97 WC HUN Anikó KaprosGER Lydia Steinbach 98 2 GER Stephanie GehrleinGER Anna-Lena Grönefeld 86 SLO Tina PisnikFR Yugoslavia Višnja Vuletić 3 2 WC HUN Anikó KaprosGER Lydia Steinbach 6 6 External links 2003 Sparkassen Cup draw Category:Sparkassen Cup (tennis) Category:21st century in Leipzig Category:2003 WTA Tour