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2003 Croatia Open – Doubles
Álex López Morón and Rafael Nadal defeated Todd Perry and Thomas Shimada in the final, 6–1, 6–3. František Čermák and Julian Knowle were the defending champions, but only Knowle competed that year partnering Lovro Zovko. They lost in the quarterfinals to López Morón and Nadal. Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. # Massimo Bertolini / Tom Vanhoudt ''(semifinals)'' # Jaroslav Levinský / David Škoch ''(semifinals)'' # Julian Knowle / Lovro Zovko ''(quarterfinals)'' # Todd Perry / Thomas Shimada Thomas Shimada (born February 10, 1975 in Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, largest city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the List ... ''(final)'' Draw External links 2003 Croatia Open Doubles draw {{DEFAULTSORT:Doubles Croatia Open 2003 ATP Tour [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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