2004 Australian Open – Women's doubles

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

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

Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (champions)
Martina Navratilova / Lisa Raymond (second round)
Liezel Huber / Ai Sugiyama (semifinals)
Svetlana Kuznetsova / Elena Likhovtseva (final)
Cara Black / Rennae Stubbs (first round)
María Vento-Kabchi / Angelique Widjaja (quarterfinals)
Magdalena Maleeva / Conchita Martínez (third round)
Nadia Petrova / Meghann Shaughnessy (third round)
Émilie Loit / Nicole Pratt (second round)
Petra Mandula / Patricia Wartusch (third round)
Els Callens / Daniela Hantuchová (first round)
Elena Dementieva / Lina Krasnoroutskaya (second round)
Marion Bartoli / Myriam Casanova (third round)
Tina Križan / Katarina Srebotnik (third round)
Barbara Schett / Patty Schnyder (second round)
Li Ting / Sun Tiantian (third round)

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	L 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 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)

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