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

Draw

Key

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	77
								3	Liezel Huber   Ai Sugiyama	4	65
	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	62
		Maret Ani   Libuše Průšová	2	6	77

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	64	6																		E Gagliardi R Vinci	3	2
		T Musgrave A Spears	1	77	2			12	E Dementieva L Krasnoroutskaya	2	61
		E Gagliardi R Vinci	6	6					E Gagliardi R Vinci	6	77
		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	1r
		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	65	0
		S Farina Elia F Schiavone	3	5				13	M Bartoli M Casanova	77	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	62	2				7	M Maleeva C Martínez	6	6
	7	M Maleeva C Martínez	77	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	62	4					S Jeyaseelan   J Kostanić	5	1
	S Jeyaseelan   J Kostanić	77	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	64	6
WC	M Marrero   J Vakulenko	4	2				9	É Loit   N Pratt	3	77	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	77	3				C Dhenin L McShea	2	4
		C Dhenin L McShea	6	65	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	67	1				10	P Mandula P Wartusch	6	3	6
	10	P Mandula P Wartusch	79	6																		6	M Vento-Kabchi A Widjaja	6	4	62
	15	B Schett P Schnyder	6	77																			M Ani L Průšová	2	6	77
		A Cargill A Harkleroad	3	62				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)