2004 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Doubles

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Doubles
2004 Guangzhou International Women's Open
Champions Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Ting
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Tiantian
Runners-up Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Shu-jing
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yu Ying
Final score6–4, 6–1
Events
Singles Doubles
Guangzhou International Women's Open ·  2005  

Li Ting and Sun Tiantian won the first edition of this tournament in an all-Chinese final. [1] [2]

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Seeds

  1. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicole Pratt / Flag of Thailand.svg Tamarine Tanasugarn (Quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Ting / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Tiantian (Winners)
  3. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Zi / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Jie (Semifinals)
  4. Flag of Argentina.svg Gisela Dulko / Flag of Venezuela.svg María Vento-Kabchi (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Pratt
Flag of Thailand.svg T Tanasugarn
66
Flag of the United States.svg J Craybas
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg J Lee
0 1 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Pratt
Flag of Thailand.svg T Tanasugarn
3 64
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S-j Yang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y Yu
66 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S-j Yang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y Yu
62 6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Peng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y-z Xie
1 4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S-j Yang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y Yu
w/o
4 Flag of Argentina.svg G Dulko
Flag of Venezuela.svg M Vento-Kabchi
4 66 Flag of Russia.svg D Safina
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Strýcová
Flag of Russia.svg N Bratchikova
Flag of Argentina.svg M Díaz-Oliva
64 1 4 Flag of Argentina.svg G Dulko
Flag of Venezuela.svg M Vento-Kabchi
Flag of Russia.svg D Safina
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Strýcová
66 Flag of Russia.svg D Safina
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Strýcová
w/o
Flag of New Zealand.svg L Baker
Flag of Italy.svg F Lubiani
3 4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S-j Yang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y Yu
4 1
Q Flag of Japan.svg A Morigami
Flag of Japan.svg A Nakamura
63 3 2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg T Li
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg T Sun
66
Flag of the United States.svg J Hopkins
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg N Liu
3 66 Flag of the United States.svg J Hopkins
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg N Liu
3 2
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y-c Chen
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg W-j Liu
1 0 3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Z Yan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg J Zheng
66
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Z Yan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg J Zheng
663 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Z Yan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg J Zheng
5 65
Flag of South Africa.svg N Grandin
Flag of Germany.svg A Matic
2 63 2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg T Li
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg T Sun
77
Flag of Russia.svg A Jidkova
Flag of Russia.svg T Panova
63 6 Flag of Russia.svg A Jidkova
Flag of Russia.svg T Panova
3 1
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg K Brandi
Flag of South Africa.svg K Grant
622 2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg T Li
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg T Sun
66
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg T Li
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg T Sun
76

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