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2003 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's doubles

2003 tennis tournament held in Japan

2003 tennis tournament held in Japan

GER Nicolas Kiefer BAH Mark Merklein

Jeff Coetzee and Chris Haggard were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Jiří Novák and Petr Pála.

Justin Gimelstob and Nicolas Kiefer won in the final 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 7–6(7–4) against Scott Humphries and Mark Merklein.

Seeds

AUS Wayne Arthurs / AUS Paul Hanley (first round)
RSA Jeff Coetzee / RSA Chris Haggard (first round)
USA Rick Leach / USA Brian MacPhie (quarterfinals)
ISR Jonathan Erlich / ISR Andy Ram (first round)

Draw

| RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=AUS W ArthursAUS P Hanley | RD1-score01-1=4 | RD1-score01-2=4 | RD1-score01-3= | RD1-seed02=WC | RD1-team02=JPN S IwabuchiJPN J Kato | RD1-score02-1=6 | RD1-score02-2=6 | RD1-score02-3=

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=USA J-M GambillUSA B Vahaly | RD1-score03-1=63 | RD1-score03-2=65 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=SUI Y AllegroCZE P Luxa | RD1-score04-1=77 | RD1-score04-2=77 | RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05=4 | RD1-team05=ISR J ErlichISR A Ram | RD1-score05-1=1 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score05-3=611 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=AUS T PerryUSA J Thomas | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score06-2=4 | RD1-score06-3=713

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=USA J GimelstobGER N Kiefer | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=7 | RD1-score07-3= | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=AUS A KratzmannNED J van Lottum | RD1-score08-1=2 | RD1-score08-2=5 | RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=GER L BurgsmüllerGER R Schüttler | RD1-score09-1=3 | RD1-score09-2=4 | RD1-score09-3= | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=USA S HumphriesBAH M Merklein | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=AUS J KerrRSA M Wakefield | RD1-score11-1=4 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score11-3=3 | RD1-seed12=3 | RD1-team12=USA R LeachUSA B MacPhie | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score12-2=3 | RD1-score12-3=6

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=ARG M GarcíaUSA G Oliver | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=5 | RD1-score13-3=77 | RD1-seed14=WC | RD1-team14=JPN T ShimadaJPN T Suzuki | RD1-score14-1=4 | RD1-score14-2=7 | RD1-score14-3=63

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=CZE J NovákCZE P Pála | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=7 | RD1-score15-3= | RD1-seed16=2 | RD1-team16=RSA J CoetzeeRSA C Haggard | RD1-score16-1=2 | RD1-score16-2=5 | RD1-score16-3=

| RD2-seed01=WC | RD2-team01=JPN S IwabuchiJPN J Kato | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=SUI Y AllegroCZE P Luxa | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score02-2=2 | RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=AUS T PerryUSA J Thomas | RD2-score03-1=4 | RD2-score03-2=3 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=USA J Gimelstob GER N Kiefer | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=USA S Humphries BAH M Merklein | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=77 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-seed06=3 | RD2-team06=USA R Leach USA B MacPhie | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score06-2=63 | RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=ARG M García USA G Oliver | RD2-score07-1=4 | RD2-score07-2=1 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=CZE J Novák CZE P Pála | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01=WC | RD3-team01=JPN S Iwabuchi JPN J Kato | RD3-score01-1=3 | RD3-score01-2=4 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=USA J Gimelstob GER N Kiefer | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=USA S Humphries BAH M Merklein | RD3-score03-1=2 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=6 | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=CZE J Novák CZE P Pála | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score04-2=2 | RD3-score04-3=3

| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=USA J Gimelstob GER N Kiefer | RD4-score01-1=66 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=77 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=USA S Humphries BAH M Merklein | RD4-score02-1=78 | RD4-score02-2=3 | RD4-score02-3=64

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