2004 Australian Open – Women's doubles

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

Main article: 2004 Australian Open

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
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

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	L 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 N Sewell	3	2
	WC	C Dellacqua N 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 J 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 R Takemura	0	1				2	M Navratilova L Raymond	3	0
	2	M Navratilova L Raymond	6	6

External links

• 2004 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation
• Official Results Archive (Australian Open) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
• Official Results Archive (WTA)