2004 WTA German Open – Doubles

Doubles
2004 WTA German Open
Champions	Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy
Runners-up	Janette Husárová Conchita Martínez
Final score	6–2, 2–6, 6–1

Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the defending champions, but lost in semifinals to Nadia Petrova and Meghann Shaughnessy. The latter pair will eventually win the title, by defeating Janette Husárová and Conchita Martínez 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 in the final.

It was the 7th doubles title for both Petrova and Shaughnessy in their respective careers. It was also the 3rd title for the pair during this season, after their wins in Miami and Amelia Island.

Seeds

The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (Semifinals)
2. Svetlana Kuznetsova / Elena Likhovtseva (Second round)
3. Cara Black / Liezel Huber (Quarterfinals)
4. Nadia Petrova / Meghann Shaughnessy (Champions)
5. Janette Husárová / Conchita Martínez (Final)
6. Els Callens / Petra Mandula (Second round, withdrew due to a right shoulder strain on Mandula)
7. Li Ting / Sun Tiantian (First round)
8. Eleni Daniilidou / María Vento-Kabchi (Late withdrawal)
9. Barbara Schett / Patty Schnyder (First 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

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Virginia Ruano Pascual   Paola Suárez	1	2
	4	Nadia Petrova   Meghann Shaughnessy	6	6
								4	Nadia Petrova   Meghann Shaughnessy	6	2	6
								5	Janette Husárová   Conchita Martínez	2	6	1
		Anastasia Myskina   Vera Zvonareva	6	3	4
	5	Janette Husárová   Conchita Martínez	3	6	6

Top Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	V Ruano Pascual   P Suárez	6	6
PR	K Peschke   B Rittner	7^7	7^9				PR	K Peschke   B Rittner	2	2
WC	E Dementieva   K Šprem	6^2	6^7											1	V Ruano Pascual   P Suárez	6	6
	N Pratt   M Sharapova	7	6												N Pratt   M Sharapova	2	2
	P Tarabini   M Tu	5	3					N Pratt   M Sharapova	w/o
	E Bovina   D Chládková	3	6^6				6	E Callens   P Mandula
6	E Callens   P Mandula	6	7^8																		1	V Ruano Pascual   P Suárez	1	2
																					4	N Petrova   M Shaughnessy	6	6
							4	N Petrova   M Shaughnessy	6	4	6
Q	B Stewart   S Stosur	0	6	6			Q	B Stewart   S Stosur	2	6	3
	D Hantuchová   D Safina	6	1	4										4	N Petrova   M Shaughnessy	2	6	7
	C Dhenin   A Parra Santonja	6	5	0											Z Yan   J Zheng	6	1	5
	M Ani   E Gagliardi	2	7	6				M Ani   E Gagliardi	5	6	0
	Z Yan   J Zheng	2	6	6				Z Yan   J Zheng	7	3	6
9	B Schett   P Schnyder	6	4	2

Bottom Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
7	T Li   T Sun	4	4
	A Myskina   V Zvonareva	6	6					A Myskina   V Zvonareva	6	6
	T Križan   K Srebotnik	2	6	1				J Kostanić   E Tatarkova	2	4
	J Kostanić   E Tatarkova	6	4	6											A Myskina   V Zvonareva	6	6
PR	S Testud   R Vinci	7^7	7											3	C Black   L Huber	1	0
LL	I Benešová   M Paštiková	6^1	5				PR	S Testud   R Vinci	4	4
							3	C Black   L Huber	6	6
																						A Myskina   V Zvonareva	6	3	4
5	J Husárová   C Martínez	6	6																		5	J Husárová   C Martínez	3	6	6
	T Perebiynis   S Talaja	3	0				5	J Husárová   C Martínez	7^7	6
WC	AL Grönefeld   A Roesch	6	1	1				G Dulko   R Grande	6^4	0
	G Dulko   R Grande	4	6	6										5	J Husárová   C Martínez	6	6
	T Garbin   A Jidkova	4	1											WC	M Pierce   A Sánchez Vicario	2	4
WC	M Pierce   A Sánchez Vicario	6	6				WC	M Pierce   A Sánchez Vicario	2	7^7	6
							2	S Kuznetsova   E Likhovtseva	6	6^3	4

References

• Main and Qualifying Draws