2004 SEAT Open – Doubles

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Doubles
2004 SEAT Open
Champions Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual
Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez
Runners-up Flag of the United States.svg Jill Craybas
Flag of Germany.svg Marlene Weingärtner
Final score6–1, 6–7(1–7), 6–3
Events
Singles Doubles
  2003  · Luxembourg Open ·  2005  

Maria Sharapova and Tamarine Tanasugarn were the defending champions, but none competed this year.

Contents

Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez won the title by defeating Jill Craybas and Marlene Weingärtner 6–1, 6–7(1–7), 6–3 in the final.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual / Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez (champions)
  2. Flag of Estonia.svg Maret Ani / Flag of the United States.svg Meilen Tu (quarterfinals, withdrew due to a left quadriceps strain on Ani)
  3. Flag of Japan.svg Shinobu Asagoe / Flag of Luxembourg.svg Claudine Schaul (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Jill Craybas / Flag of Germany.svg Marlene Weingärtner (final)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual
Flag of Argentina.svg P Suárez
3 67
WC Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Krajicek
Flag of Luxembourg.svg A Kremer
63 5 1 Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual
Flag of Argentina.svg P Suárez
786
Flag of Germany.svg V Henke
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Peschke
66 Flag of Germany.svg V Henke
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Peschke
663
Flag of Ukraine.svg A Bondarenko
Flag of Russia.svg A Rodionova
2 3 1 Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual
Flag of Argentina.svg P Suárez
776
3 Flag of Japan.svg S Asagoe
Flag of Luxembourg.svg C Schaul
677 Flag of Germany.svg AL Grönefeld
Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues
654
Flag of Russia.svg M Kirilenko
Flag of Russia.svg D Safina
1 643 Flag of Japan.svg S Asagoe
Flag of Luxembourg.svg C Schaul
2 3
Flag of Greece.svg E Daniilidou
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg T Garbin
633 Flag of Germany.svg AL Grönefeld
Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues
66
Flag of Germany.svg AL Grönefeld
Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues
7761 Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual
Flag of Argentina.svg P Suárez
6616
Flag of France.svg S Foretz
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg An Serra Zanetti
63 64 Flag of the United States.svg J Craybas
Flag of Germany.svg M Weingärtner
1 773
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg T Poutchek
Flag of the United States.svg M Washington
2 63 Flag of France.svg S Foretz
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg An Serra Zanetti
Flag of Ukraine.svg Y Beygelzimer
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Průšová
3 2 4 Flag of the United States.svg J Craybas
Flag of Germany.svg M Weingärtner
w/o
4 Flag of the United States.svg J Craybas
Flag of Germany.svg M Weingärtner
664 Flag of the United States.svg J Craybas
Flag of Germany.svg M Weingärtner
66
Flag of New Zealand.svg L Baker
Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Kilsdonk
66 Flag of New Zealand.svg L Baker
Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Kilsdonk
3 3
Q Flag of Russia.svg E Bychkova
Flag of Finland.svg E Laine
4 3 Flag of New Zealand.svg L Baker
Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Kilsdonk
w/o
Flag of Poland.svg K Jans
Flag of Poland.svg A Rosolska
2 62 2 Flag of Estonia.svg M Ani
Flag of the United States.svg M Tu
2 Flag of Estonia.svg M Ani
Flag of the United States.svg M Tu
63 6

Qualifying

Seeds

Qualifiers

  1. Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Bychkova / Flag of Finland.svg Emma Laine

Qualifying draw

First round Qualifying competition
        
1 Flag of Germany.svg Anca Barna
Flag of the United States.svg Carly Gullickson
3
  Flag of Germany.svg Angelika Bachmann
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Hrdinová
8
  Flag of Germany.svg Angelika Bachmann
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Hrdinová
4 65
2 Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Bychkova
Flag of Finland.svg Emma Laine
62 7
  Flag of Colombia.svg Catalina Castaño
Flag of Israel.svg Tzipora Obziler
84
2 Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Bychkova
Flag of Finland.svg Emma Laine
97

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