2004 Australian Open – Women's doubles

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.

Women's doubles
2004 Australian Open
Final
ChampionsSpain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
Runners-upRussia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
Score6–4, 6–3
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
← 2003 · Australian Open · 2005 →

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

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Draw

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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Section 3

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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

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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
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