Janette Husárová and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions, but did not compete this year.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2003 Qatar Total Fina Elf Open | |
| Champions |  Janet Lee Wynne Prakusya |
| Runners-up |  María Vento-Kabchi Angelique Widjaja |
| Score | 6–1, 6–3 |
Janet Lee and Wynne Prakusya won the title by defeating María Vento-Kabchi and Angelique Widjaja 6–1, 6–3 in the final.
Seeds
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Cara Black / 
Elena Likhovtseva (semifinals)
Petra Mandula / 
Patricia Wartusch (semifinals)
Janet Lee / 
Wynne Prakusya (champions)- Svetlana Kuznetsova /
Martina Navratilova (quarterfinals)
Draw
editKey
edit- 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
Draw
edit| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  C Black E Likhovtseva
| 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
L Krasnoroutskaya N Pratt
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | C Black E Likhovtseva
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 M Müller T Musgrave
| 2 | 2 |  M Pierce I Tulyaganova
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Pierce I Tulyaganova
| 6 | 6 | 1 | C Black E Likhovtseva
| 63 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | S Kuznetsova M Navratilova
| 7 | 5 | 6 | M Vento-Kabchi A Widjaja
| 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  Z Yan J Zheng
| 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | S Kuznetsova M Navratilova
| 4 | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||
 E Gagliardi M Maleeva
| 63 | 1 | M Vento-Kabchi A Widjaja
| 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Vento-Kabchi A Widjaja
| 77 | 6 | M Vento-Kabchi A Widjaja
| 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 R de los Ríos Ad Serra Zanetti
| 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | J Lee W Prakusya
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  G León García S Sfar
| 0 | 7 | 4 | R de los Ríos Ad Serra Zanetti
| 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | A Myskina D Safina
| 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | J Lee W Prakusya
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | J Lee W Prakusya
| 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | J Lee W Prakusya
| 63 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 N de Villiers I Selyutina
| 4 | 4 | 2 |  P Mandula P Wartusch
| 77 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E Dominikovic J Kostanić
| 6 | 6 | E Dominikovic J Kostanić
| 0 | 77 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
F Schiavone P Tarabini
| 5 | 65 | 2 | P Mandula P Wartusch
| 6 | 65 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | P Mandula P Wartusch
| 7 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Qualifying
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Tatiana Poutchek / 
Renata Voráčová (first round)
Natalie Grandin / Kim Grant (qualifying competition)
Qualifiers
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edit| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||
| 1 |  Tatiana Poutchek Renata Voráčová
| 4 | |||||||||
| Yan Zi Zheng Jie
| 8 | ||||||||||
| Yan Zi Zheng Jie
| 6 | 65 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2 | Natalie Grandin Kim Grant
| 4 | 77 | 2 | |||||||
| WC |  Sania Mirza Sunitha Rao
| 4 | |||||||||
| 2 | Natalie Grandin Kim Grant
| 8 | |||||||||