2003 Nordea Nordic Light Open – Doubles

Svetlana Kuznetsova and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions, but none competed this year. Kuznetsova chose to compete at Los Angeles during the same week, reaching the semifinals, while Sánchez Vicario retired from professional tennis at the end of the 2002 season.[1]

Doubles
2003 Nordea Nordic Light Open
Final
ChampionsRussia Evgenia Kulikovskaya
Ukraine Elena Tatarkova
Runners-upUkraine Tatiana Perebiynis
Croatia Silvija Talaja
Score6–2, 6–4
Details
Draw16 (1WC/1Q)
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
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Evgenia Kulikovskaya and Elena Tatarkova won the title by defeating Tatiana Perebiynis and Silvija Talaja 6–2, 6–4 in the final.[2]

Seeds

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  1.   Petra Mandula /   Patricia Wartusch (quarterfinals, withdrew due to a left ankle sprain on Wartusch)
  2.   Evgenia Kulikovskaya /   Elena Tatarkova (champions)
  3.   Katalin Marosi /   Renata Voráčová (first round)
  4.   Myriam Casanova /   Jelena Kostanić (first round)

Draw

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Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   P Mandula
  P Wartusch
4 77 6
  C Fernández
  MJ Martínez Sánchez
6 65 4 1   P Mandula
  P Wartusch
  T Perebiynis
  S Talaja
6 6   T Perebiynis
  S Talaja
w/o
  G Fattakhetdinova
  T Poutchek
3 4   T Perebiynis
  S Talaja
6 6
3   K Marosi
  R Voráčová
1 77 5 Q   D Chládková
  Z Ondrášková
2 3
Q   D Chládková
  Z Ondrášková
6 62 7 Q   D Chládková
  Z Ondrášková
w/o
  L Dell'Angelo
  V Henke
6 6   L Dell'Angelo
  V Henke
  A Bondarenko
  V Bondarenko
1 2   T Perebiynis
  S Talaja
2 4
WC   S Arvidsson
  E Laine
6 6 2   E Kulikovskaya
  E Tatarkova
6 6
  An Barna
  M Wolfbrandt
1 3 WC   S Arvidsson
  E Laine
77 65 0
  C Dhenin
  M Marrero
6 7   C Dhenin
  M Marrero
65 77 6
4   M Casanova
  J Kostanić
2 5   C Dhenin
  M Marrero
5 4
  K Liggan
  C Schneider
3 63 2   E Kulikovskaya
  E Tatarkova
7 6
  I Benešová
  Ľ Cervanová
6 77   I Benešová
  Ľ Cervanová
3 6 4
  M Dittmann
  H Ejeson
2 4 2   E Kulikovskaya
  E Tatarkova
6 4 6
2   E Kulikovskaya
  E Tatarkova
6 6

References

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  1. ^ "Arantxa Sánchez Vicario anuncia su retirada tras 17 años en activo" [Arantxa Sánchez Vicario announces her retirement after a 17-year career]. El País (in Spanish). 12 November 2002. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  2. ^ Hipsh, Rami (11 August 2003). "Pistolesi Tires Out Kostanic to Seize Victory in Helsinki". Haaretz. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
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