2003 Dubai Tennis Championships – Doubles
# 2003 Dubai Tennis Championships – Doubles

Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Leander Paes and David Rikl won in the final 6–3, 6–0 against Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett.

## Seeds

* Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi (semifinals)
* Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge (semifinals)
* Donald Johnson / Jared Palmer (quarterfinals)
* Martin Damm / Cyril Suk (first 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
* SR = Special ranking

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | M Bhupathi M Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Alami A Voinea | 3 | 3 | 1 | M Bhupathi M Mirnyi | 6 | $6^{11}$ | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Santoro N Zimonjić | 6 | $7^7$ | | F Santoro N Zimonjić | 2 | $7^{13}$ | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| ALT | V Kutsenko A Stoliarov | 1 | $6^4$ | | | | | | 1 | M Bhupathi M Mirnyi | 4 | 6 | $6^4$ | | | |
| 3 | D Johnson J Palmer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | W Black K Ullyett | 6 | 0 | $7^7$ | | | |
| WC | O Bahrouzyan M Ghareeb | 2 | 3 | 3 | D Johnson J Palmer | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F López Á López Morón | 3 | 2 | | W Black K Ullyett | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Black K Ullyett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | W Black K Ullyett | 3 | 0 |
| | L Paes D Rikl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | L Paes D Rikl | 6 | 6 |
| | R Schüttler M Youzhny | 1 | 4 | | L Paes D Rikl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Kafelnikov T Robredo | 6 | $7^7$ | | Y Kafelnikov T Robredo | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Damm C Suk | 0 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | L Paes D Rikl | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | |
| | H Arazi Y El Aynaoui | 0 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | J Björkman T Woodbridge | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | |
| | D Hrbatý S Schalken | 6 | 6 | | D Hrbatý S Schalken | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Novák P Pála | $6^4$ | $6^5$ | 2 | J Björkman T Woodbridge | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Björkman T Woodbridge | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
