Cara Black and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions, but did not play together. Stubbs partnered with Lisa Raymond but lost in the first round to Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro and Selima Sfar.
Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the defending champions, but Suárez did not participate due to injury. Ruano Pascual partnered Conchita Martínez, but lost in the first round to Jennifer Hopkins and Mashona Washington.
Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions, however Clijsters did not compete.
Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions, but Clijsters chose not to participate. Sugiyama played alongside Liezel Huber, but they lost in the first round to Shinobu Asagoe and Rika Fujiwara.
Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the two-time defending champions, but were defeated in the final by Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–9.
At the 2004 Acura Classic doubles tennis competition, Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions, but Clijsters chose not to participate, and only Sugiyama competed that year. Sugiyama partnered with Shinobu Asagoe, but lost in the first round to Amélie Mauresmo and Mary Pierce.
Serena and Venus Williams were the defending champions, but lost in the third round to Elena Dementieva and Lina Krasnoroutskaya.
Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Raymond with Lindsay Davenport and Stubbs with Elena Bovina.
Conchita Martínez and Virginia Ruano Pascual were the defending champions, but Martínez chose not to participate that year.
Serena and Venus Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport and Corina Morariu in the final, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2001 Australian Open. It was the Williams sisters' fourth major doubles title, and they completed the career Golden Slam in doubles with the win.
Serena and Venus Williams were the defending champions but withdrew in the third round.
Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions, but lost in third round to Kim Clijsters and Meghann Shaughnessy.
Nadia Petrova and Meghann Shaughnessy were the defending champions, but lost in quarterfinals to Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs.
Liezel Huber and Magdalena Maleeva were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners. Huber teamed up with Ai Sugiyama and were eliminated in the quarterfinals, while Maleeva teamed up with Katarina Srebotnik and lost in the first round.
Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners. Raymond teamed up with Lindsay Davenport and were eliminated in second round due to a withdrawal, while Stubbs teamed up with Elena Bovina and lost in first round.
Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions and both players played in the final, but with different partners.
Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners. Raymond teamed up with Lindsay Davenport and lost in the first round to Anna Kournikova and Chanda Rubin, while Stubbs teamed up with Conchita Martínez and lost in the final to tournament winners Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama, 6–3, 6–3.
Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions, but Clijsters withdrew from the tournament due to a left ankle injury. Sugiyama teamed up with Liezel Huber and lost in the quarterfinals to Dinara Safina and Meghann Shaughnessy.
Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions, but none competed this year. Clijsters was injured on her left wrist, while Sugiyama decided to focus on the singles tournament.
Janet Lee and Wynne Prakusya were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Jelena Dokic and Tamarine Tanasugarn.
Kim Clijsters 
Ai Sugiyama 
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