2004 Swisscom Challenge – Doubles

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Doubles
2004 Swisscom Challenge
Champions Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
Runners-up Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual
Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez
Final score6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
  2003  · Zurich Open ·  2005  

Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions, but none competed this year. Clijsters was injured on her left wrist, [1] while Sugiyama decided to focus on the singles tournament.

Contents

Cara Black and Rennae Stubbs won the title by defeating Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez 6–4, 6–4 in the final.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual / Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez (final)
  2. Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs (champions)
  3. Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova / Flag of the United States.svg Meghann Shaughnessy (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Austria.svg Barbara Schett / Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patty Schnyder (first round)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual
Flag of Argentina.svg P Suárez
67
Flag of Slovenia.svg T Križan
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg M Vento-Kabchi
0 5 1 Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual
Flag of Argentina.svg P Suárez
77
WC Flag of Russia.svg V Dushevina
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg MG Mikaelian
2 2 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg M Jugić-Salkić
Flag of Germany.svg M Weingärtner
5 5
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg M Jugić-Salkić
Flag of Germany.svg M Weingärtner
661 Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual
Flag of Argentina.svg P Suárez
66
3 Flag of Russia.svg N Petrova
Flag of the United States.svg M Shaughnessy
66 Flag of Slovakia.svg J Husárová
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Molik
3 4
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg E Gagliardi
Flag of Germany.svg AL Grönefeld
2 1 3 Flag of Russia.svg N Petrova
Flag of the United States.svg M Shaughnessy
4 3
Flag of Slovakia.svg J Husárová
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Molik
66 Flag of Slovakia.svg J Husárová
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Molik
66
Flag of Croatia.svg J Kostanić
Flag of the United States.svg L McShea
1 0 1 Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual
Flag of Argentina.svg P Suárez
4 4
Q Flag of France.svg N Dechy
Flag of France.svg T Golovin
662 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg C Black
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
66
Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues
Flag of Spain.svg M Serna
4 3 Q Flag of France.svg N Dechy
Flag of France.svg T Golovin
w/o
Flag of South Africa.svg L Huber
Flag of France.svg É Loit
5 66 Flag of South Africa.svg L Huber
Flag of France.svg É Loit
4 Flag of Austria.svg B Schett
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg P Schnyder
74 2 Q Flag of France.svg N Dechy
Flag of France.svg T Golovin
4 63
Flag of France.svg M Pierce
Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
4 5 2 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg C Black
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
63 6
WC Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová
Flag of Bulgaria.svg M Maleeva
67WC Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová
Flag of Bulgaria.svg M Maleeva
4 5
Flag of Japan.svg S Asagoe
Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik
693 2 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg C Black
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
67
2 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg C Black
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
7116

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References

  1. "Left wrist acts up at Gaz de France". Brussels: ESPN. Reuters. 5 October 2004. Retrieved 26 September 2018.