2003 French Open – Men's doubles
# 2003 French Open – Men's doubles

Paul Haarhuis and Yevgeny Kafelnikov were defending champions, but they lost in the final to third seeds Bob and Mike Bryan, who won the first Grand Slam title of their careers.

## Seeds

* Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (third round)
* Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi (quarterfinals)
* Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (champions)
* Todd Woodbridge / Jonas Björkman (second round)
* Leander Paes / David Rikl (semifinals)
* Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro (third round)
* Martin Damm / Cyril Suk (second round)
* Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett (second round)
* Joshua Eagle / Jared Palmer (third round)
* Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley (semifinals)
* Paul Haarhuis / Yevgeny Kafelnikov (final)
* Chris Haggard / Robbie Koenig (second round)
* Tomáš Cibulec / Pavel Vízner (third round)
* František Čermák / Leoš Friedl (third round)
* Donald Johnson / Nenad Zimonjić (second round)
* Gastón Etlis / Martín Rodríguez (quarterfinals)

## 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
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 | Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Paul Haarhuis Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Paul Haarhuis Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | Paul Haarhuis Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | Lucas Arnold Ker Mariano Hood | 6 | $6^4$ | 7 | 10 | Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| 10 | Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley | 4 | $7^7$ | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley | 4 | $7^7$ | 9 | | | | | 11 | Paul Haarhuis Yevgeny Kafelnikov | $6^3$ | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | $7^7$ | 6 |
| | Massimo Bertolini Sebastián Prieto | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | $7^7$ | 6 |
| 3 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Leander Paes David Rikl | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| 5 | Leander Paes David Rikl | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | Leander Paes David Rikl | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| 2 | Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | M Knowles D Nestor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Artoni M Zabaleta | 0 | 1 | | 1 | M Knowles D Nestor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H-t Lee V Voltchkov | $7^7$ | 6 | | | H-t Lee V Voltchkov | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S de Chaunac O Mutis | $6^1$ | 2 | | | | | | 1 | M Knowles D Nestor | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | N Kiefer O Rochus | 1 | $1^r$ | | | | | | 16 | G Etlis M Rodríguez | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Landsberg J Nieminen | 6 | 2 | | | J Landsberg J Nieminen | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | É Roger-Vasselin J-W Tsonga | 2 | 5 | | 16 | G Etlis M Rodríguez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | G Etlis M Rodríguez | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | G Etlis M Rodríguez | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | P Haarhuis Y Kafelnikov | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | P Haarhuis Y Kafelnikov | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | D Ferrer A Martín | $1^r$ | | | 11 | P Haarhuis Y Kafelnikov | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | X Malisse K Vliegen | 6 | 3 | 6 | | X Malisse K Vliegen | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Fukárek J Thomas | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 11 | P Haarhuis Y Kafelnikov | $7^7$ | $6^9$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Acasuso A Schneiter | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | M Llodra F Santoro | $6^2$ | $7^{11}$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | R Sluiter M Verkerk | 6 | 6 | | | R Sluiter M Verkerk | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M García D Nalbandian | 4 | $0^r$ | | 6 | M Llodra F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Llodra F Santoro | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | J Björkman T Woodbridge | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hrbatý A Sá | 4 | 2 | | 4 | J Björkman T Woodbridge | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Arnold Ker M Hood | 2 | 7 | 6 | | L Arnold Ker M Hood | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J-F Bachelot G Carraz | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | L Arnold Ker M Hood | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Kohlmann J Knowle | 3 | | | | | | | | 13 | T Cibulec P Vízner | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | F Saretta F Vicente | $1^r$ | | | | M Kohlmann J Knowle | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Humphries M Merklein | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | T Cibulec P Vízner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | T Cibulec P Vízner | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | L Arnold Ker M Hood | 6 | $6^4$ | 7 |
| 10 | W Arthurs P Hanley | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | W Arthurs P Hanley | 4 | $7^7$ | 9 |
| | P Luxa R Štěpánek | 5 | 4 | | 10 | W Arthurs P Hanley | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Olhovskiy S Sargsian | 5 | 6 | 7 | | A Olhovskiy S Sargsian | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Allegro T Dent | 7 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 10 | W Arthurs P Hanley | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Y El Aynaoui T Vanhoudt | 5 | | | | | | | | | Y El Aynaoui T Vanhoudt | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | G Gaudio L Lobo | $2^r$ | | | | Y El Aynaoui T Vanhoudt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Cadart R Gasquet | 1 | 1 | | 8 | W Black K Ullyett | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | W Black K Ullyett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | M Damm C Suk | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Costa Á López Morón | 2 | $6^3$ | 7 | M Damm C Suk | $6^7$ | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bertolini S Prieto | 6 | 6 | | M Bertolini S Prieto | $7^9$ | $7^9$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Pála D Prinosil | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | M Bertolini S Prieto | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J-M Gambill G Oliver | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | F López D Sanguinetti | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | F López D Sanguinetti | 7 | 6 | | F López D Sanguinetti | 5 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Aspelin D Škoch | 3 | 4 | 12 | C Haggard R Koenig | 7 | $6^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | C Haggard R Koenig | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Bertolini S Prieto | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | D Johnson N Zimonjić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 |
| WC | J Golmard C Saulnier | 4 | 4 | 15 | D Johnson N Zimonjić | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Clément N Escudé | 6 | 6 | | A Clément N Escudé | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Healey J Kerr | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | A Clément N Escudé | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | A Kratzmann J Tarango | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | J Benneteau N Mahut | 6 | 6 | WC | J Benneteau N Mahut | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Portas T Robredo | 3 | 4 | 3 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | L Paes D Rikl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Adams J Gimelstob | 3 | 2 | | 5 | L Paes D Rikl | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A-u-H Qureshi D Vacek | 3 | 3 | | | R Leach B MacPhie | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Leach B MacPhie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | L Paes D Rikl | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | JI Chela S Roitman | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | 9 | J Eagle J Palmer | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| | S Schalken J van Lottum | 1 | $1^r$ | | | JI Chela S Roitman | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| ALT | S Huss B Vahaly | 3 | 3 | | 9 | J Eagle J Palmer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | J Eagle J Palmer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | L Paes D Rikl | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| 14 | F Čermák L Friedl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Bhupathi M Mirnyi | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| | A Dupuis P-H Mathieu | 3 | 2 | | 14 | F Čermák L Friedl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| ALT | F Browne L Horna | 3 | 1 | | | D Bowen A Fisher | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Bowen A Fisher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | F Čermák L Friedl | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | K Beck K Kučera | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | M Bhupathi M Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Ascione J Varlet | 6 | 4 | 6 | | T Ascione J Varlet | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Shimada M Wakefield | 5 | 3 | | 2 | M Bhupathi M Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Bhupathi M Mirnyi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
