2004 Australian Open – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
2004 Australian Open
Champions	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
Runners-up	Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva
Final score	6–4, 6–3

Serena Williams and Venus Williams were the defending champions, but Serena withdrew from the tournament (due to an injury) and Venus didn't want to participate with another player.

Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez reached the final of the Australian Open for the second time (in 2003 they lost to Williams sisters). This time they won in the final 6–4, 6–3, against Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Likhovtseva.

Seeds

1. Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (Champions)
2. Martina Navratilova / Lisa Raymond (Second Round)
3. Liezel Huber / Ai Sugiyama (Semifinals)
4. Svetlana Kuznetsova / Elena Likhovtseva (Final)
5. Cara Black / Rennae Stubbs (First Round)
6. María Vento-Kabchi / Angelique Widjaja (Quarterfinals)
7. Magdalena Maleeva / Conchita Martínez (Third Round)
8. Nadia Petrova / Meghann Shaughnessy (Third Round)
9. Émilie Loit / Nicole Pratt (Second Round)
10. Petra Mandula / Patricia Wartusch (Third Round)
11. Els Callens / Daniela Hantuchová (First Round)
12. Elena Dementieva / Lina Krasnoroutskaya (Second Round)
13. Marion Bartoli / Myriam Casanova (Third Round)
14. Tina Križan / Katarina Srebotnik (Third Round)
15. Barbara Schett / Patty Schnyder (Second Round)
16. Li Ting / Sun Tiantian (Third Round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Virginia Ruano Pascual   Paola Suárez	6	6
		Emmanuelle Gagliardi   Roberta Vinci	3	2
								1	Virginia Ruano Pascual   Paola Suárez	6	7^7
								3	Liezel Huber   Ai Sugiyama	4	6^5
	3	Liezel Huber   Ai Sugiyama	6	6
		Janette Husárová   Dinara Safina	2	3
															1	Virginia Ruano Pascual   Paola Suárez	6	6
															4	Svetlana Kuznetsova   Elena Likhovtseva	4	3
		Yan Zi   Zheng Jie	4	4
	4	Svetlana Kuznetsova   Elena Likhovtseva	6	6
								4	Svetlana Kuznetsova   Elena Likhovtseva	6	6
									Maret Ani   Libuše Průšová	2	4
	6	María Vento-Kabchi   Angelique Widjaja	6	4	6^2
		Maret Ani   Libuše Průšová	2	6	7^7

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6
		N Miyagi S Perry	1	3				1	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6
		T Garbin F Pennetta	2	4					G Dulko M Sequera	1	3
		G Dulko M Sequera	6	6											1	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	7	6
		S Asagoe S Obata	6	6											16	T Li T Sun	5	3
		E Dominikovic A Rodionova	1	4					S Asagoe S Obata	0	2
		W Prakusya E Tatarkova	0	2				16	T Li T Sun	6	6
	16	T Li T Sun	6	6																		1	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6
	12	E Dementieva L Krasnoroutskaya	6	6^4	6																		E Gagliardi R Vinci	3	2
		T Musgrave A Spears	1	7^7	2			12	E Dementieva L Krasnoroutskaya	2	6^1
		E Gagliardi R Vinci	6	6					E Gagliardi R Vinci	6	7^7
		S Talaja A Vanc	4	2												E Gagliardi R Vinci	6	6
		M Sharapova T Tanasugarn	6	6											8	N Petrova M Shaughnessy	3	2
	WC	Lauren Breadmore S Ferguson	2	2					M Sharapova T Tanasugarn	1^r
		D Bedáňová R Voráčová	2	2				8	N Petrova M Shaughnessy	4
	8	N Petrova M Shaughnessy	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	3	L Huber A Sugiyama	6	6
		S Cohen-Aloro M Serna	3	3				3	L Huber A Sugiyama	6	6
		E Kulikovskaya T Perebiynis	4	4				WC	C Dellacqua Nicole Sewell	3	2
	WC	C Dellacqua Nicole Sewell	6	6											3	L Huber A Sugiyama	5	6	6
		Y Beygelzimer T Poutchek	6	6											13	M Bartoli M Casanova	7	3	3
	WC	C Barclay C Horiatopoulos	2	2					Y Beygelzimer T Poutchek	6^5	0
		S Farina Elia F Schiavone	3	5				13	M Bartoli M Casanova	7^7	6
	13	M Bartoli M Casanova	6	7																		3	L Huber A Sugiyama	6	6
	11	E Callens D Hantuchová	5	4																			J Husárová D Safina	2	3
		J Husárová D Safina	7	6					J Husárová D Safina	6	6
		L Granville B Mattek	7	4	6				L Granville B Mattek	4	3
		A Medina Garrigues ME Salerni	5	6	1											J Husárová D Safina	6	6
		Z Gubacsi C Vis	2	6	6										7	M Maleeva C Martínez	4	4
		A Jidkova A Morigami	6	4	2				Z Gubacsi C Vis	1	4
	PR	T Panova D Zarić	6^2	2				7	M Maleeva C Martínez	6	6
	7	M Maleeva C Martínez	7^7	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
5	C Black   R Stubbs	4	2
	Z Yan   J Zheng	6	6					Z Yan   J Zheng	7	6
	K Marosi   M Santangelo	6^2	4					S Jeyaseelan   J Kostanić	5	1
	S Jeyaseelan   J Kostanić	7^7	6												Z Yan   J Zheng	7	6
WC	M Adamczak   Jaslyn Hewitt	6	0	2											S Reeves   Ad Serra Zanetti	5	3
	S Reeves   Ad Serra Zanetti	4	6	6				S Reeves   Ad Serra Zanetti	6	6^4	6
WC	M Marrero   J Vakulenko	4	2				9	É Loit   N Pratt	3	7^7	2
9	É Loit   N Pratt	6	6																			Z Yan   J Zheng	4	4
14	T Križan   K Srebotnik	6	7																		4	S Kuznetsova   E Likhovtseva	6	6
	M Jugić-Salkić   D Jurak	3	5				14	T Križan   K Srebotnik	1	6	6
	J Craybas   C Martínez Granados	4	4					J Hopkins   J Lee	6	3	2
	J Hopkins   J Lee	6	6											14	T Križan   K Srebotnik	5	0
	S Foretz   An Serra Zanetti	1	6	3										4	S Kuznetsova   E Likhovtseva	7	6
	B Stewart   S Stosur	6	3	6				B Stewart   S Stosur	6	3	1
	C Fernández   H Nagyová	3	4				4	S Kuznetsova   E Likhovtseva	4	6	6
4	S Kuznetsova   E Likhovtseva	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	6	M Vento-Kabchi A Widjaja	6	6
		J Embry M Washington	3	2				6	M Vento-Kabchi A Widjaja	6	6
		G Fattakhetdinova G Fokina	4	7^7	3				C Dhenin L McShea	2	4
		C Dhenin L McShea	6	6^5	6										6	M Vento-Kabchi A Widjaja	6	2	6
		A Myskina V Zvonareva	4	2											10	P Mandula P Wartusch	4	6	3
		Å Svensson M Tu	6	6					Å Svensson M Tu	4	6	3
	WC	M Czink A Kapros	6^7	1				10	P Mandula P Wartusch	6	3	6
	10	P Mandula P Wartusch	7^9	6																		6	M Vento-Kabchi A Widjaja	6	4	6^2
	15	B Schett P Schnyder	6	7^7																			M Ani L Průšová	2	6	7^7
		A Cargill A Harkleroad	3	6^2				15	B Schett P Schnyder	3	2
		M Ani L Průšová	6	6					M Ani L Průšová	6	6
		I Benešová C Wheeler	2	4												M Ani L Průšová	7	5	6
		L Davenport C Morariu	6	4	6											L Davenport C Morariu	5	7	3
		E Daniilidou R Grande	3	6	1				L Davenport C Morariu	6	6
	WC	S Okamoto Ryoko Takemura	0	1				2	M Navratilova L Raymond	3	0
	2	M Navratilova L Raymond	6	6

External links

• Official Results Archive (Australian Open)
• Official Results Archive (ITF)
• Official Results Archive (WTA)