# 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.
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

* 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Emmanuelle Gagliardi Roberta Vinci | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Emmanuelle Gagliardi Roberta Vinci | 3 | 2 | | 1 | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Liezel Huber Ai Sugiyama | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| 3 | Liezel Huber Ai Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Liezel Huber Ai Sugiyama | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | Janette Husárová Dinara Safina | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | 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 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 6$^2$ | | Maret Ani Libuše Průšová | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | Maret Ani Libuše Průšová | 2 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | E Gagliardi R Vinci | 3 | 2 |
| | T Musgrave A Spears | 1 | 7$^7$ | 2 | 12 | E Dementieva L Krasnoroutskaya | 2 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gagliardi R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | E Gagliardi R Vinci | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | 6$^5$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Farina Elia F Schiavone | 3 | 5 | | 13 | M Bartoli M Casanova | 7$^7$ | 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 | 6$^2$ | 2 | | 7 | M Maleeva C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Maleeva C Martínez | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | C Black R Stubbs | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Yan J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | Z Yan J Zheng | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Marosi M Santangelo | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | S Jeyaseelan J Kostanić | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Jeyaseelan J Kostanić | 7$^7$ | 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 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Marrero J Vakulenko | 4 | 2 | | 9 | É Loit N Pratt | 3 | 7$^7$ | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | C Dhenin L McShea | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dhenin L McShea | 6 | 6$^5$ | 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 | 6$^7$ | 1 | | 10 | P Mandula P Wartusch | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | P Mandula P Wartusch | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Vento-Kabchi A Widjaja | 6 | 4 | 6$^2$ |
| 15 | B Schett P Schnyder | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Ani L Průšová | 2 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | A Cargill A Harkleroad | 3 | 6$^2$ | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |