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2004 Australian Open | |
Champions | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez |
Runners-up | Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva |
Score | 6–4, 6–3 |
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.
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2004. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.
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.
Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were defending champions, and won in the final 6–4, 7–5, against Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Likhovtseva.
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.
Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Jelena Dokić and Corina Morariu.
Serena and Venus Williams were the defending champions, but lost in the third round to Elena Dementieva and Lina Krasnoroutskaya.
Lindsay Davenport and Corina Morariu were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez.
Serena and Venus Williams defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez in the final, 6–2, 7–5 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships. It was their second Wimbledon doubles title together and sixth major title together overall.
Serena Williams and Venus Williams were the defending champions, but Serena withdrew from the tournament and Venus chose not to participate with another player.
Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova defeated Daniela Hantuchová and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 6–1 in the final to win the title.
Serena and Venus Williams defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2003 Australian Open. It was their second Australian Open title together and sixth major title together overall.
Nadia Petrova and Meghann Shaughnessy were the defending champions, but Shaughnessy did not compete this year. Petrova teamed up with Elena Bovina and lost in semifinals to tournament winners Anastasia Myskina and Vera Zvonareva.
Lindsay Davenport and Lisa Raymond were the defending champions but they competed with different partners in 2004, Davenport with Corina Morariu and Raymond with Martina Navratilova.
Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the defending champions and won in the final 6–2, 6–3, against Svetlana Kuznetsova and Martina Navratilova in straight sets. This was Ruano Pascual's 4th career Grand Slam doubles title and her 2nd title at the US Open. It was also Suárez' 4th career Grand Slam doubles title and her 2nd title at the US Open.
The women's doubles Tournament at the 2005 Pacific Life Open took place between March 7 and March 20 on the outdoor hard courts of the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, United States. Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez won the title, defeating Nadia Petrova and Meghann Shaughnessy in the final.
Martina Hingis and Mary Pierce were the defending champions, but neither participated in this tournament.
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.
Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the defending champions, but lost in quarterfinals to Els Callens and Émilie Loit.
Elena Dementieva and Janette Husárová were the defending champions, but had different outcomes. Dementieva had to withdraw due to a left foot strain, while Husárová teamed up with Elena Likhovtseva and reached the semifinals.
Janette Husárová and Conchita Martínez were the defending champions, but Husárová did not compete this year. Martínez teamed up with Elena Likhovtseva and lost in quarterfinals to Daniela Hantuchová and Francesca Schiavone.