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Doubles, Women

Date	15 – 22 August 2004
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympiako Kentro Antisfairises, Olympiako Athletiko Kentro Athinon Spiros Loues, Maroussi
Participants	64 from 21 countries
Format	Single-elimination tournament.

Because of injuries to Serena Williams, the Williams’ sisters were not back to defend their title. Venus Williams competed with Chanda Rubin, but they lost in the first round. The top seed was the Russian pair of Svetlana Kuznetsova and Yelena Likhovtseva, but they won only one match before going out. The final was won by the eighth seeds, Li Ting and Sun Tiantian of China. Prior to Athens, together they had played in only one Grand Slam tournament. They defeated the second seeds, the relatively ancient pair of Conchita Martínez and Vivi Ruano of Spain, whose combined age was 63 years in Athens. Ruano was a doubles specialist, who won 38 titles and eight Grand Slams in her career, always partnering Argentina’s Paola Suárez, which was not possible at the Olympics.

Pos	Nr	Player	NOC
1	–	Li Ting / Sun Tiantian	CHN	Gold
2	–	Conchita Martínez / Vivi Ruano	ESP	Silver
3	–	Paola Suárez / Patricia Tarabini	ARG	Bronze
4	–	Shinobu Asagoe / Ai Sugiyama	JPN
=5	–	Nathalie Dechy / Sandrine Testud	FRA
=5	–	Alicia Molik / Rennae Stubbs	AUS
=5	–	Martina Navratilova / Lisa Raymond	USA
=5	–	Yan Zi / Zheng Jie	CHN
=9	–	Svetlana Kuznetsova / Yelena Likhovtseva	RUS
=9	–	Akiko Morigami / Saori Obata	JPN
=9	–	Catalina Castaño / Fabiola Zuluaga	COL
=9	–	Silvia Farina-Elia / Francesca Schiavone	ITA
=9	–	Jelena Kostanić / Karolina Šprem	CRO
=9	–	Amélie Mauresmo / Mary Pierce	FRA
=9	–	Myriam Casanova / Patty Schnyder	SUI
=9	–	Tathiana Garbin / Roberta Vinci	ITA
=17	–	Libuše Průšová / Barbora Strýcová	CZE
=17	–	Tina Križan / Katarina Srebotnik	SLO
=17	–	Melinda Czink / Anikó Kapros	HUN
=17	–	Anabel Medina / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	ESP
=17	–	Maret Ani / Kaia Kanepi	EST
=17	–	Anne Kremer / Claudine Schaul	LUX
=17	–	Ľubomíra Kurhajcová / Martina Suchá	SVK
=17	–	Chanda Rubin / Venus Williams	USA
=17	–	Yelena Dementyeva / Anastasiya Myskina	RUS
=17	–	Wynne Prakusya / Angie Widjaja	INA
=17	–	Eleni Daniilidou / Khristina Zakhariadou	GRE
=17	–	Yuliya Beihelzimer / Tetiana Perebyinis	UKR
=17	–	Daniela Hantuchová / Janette Husárová	SVK
=17	–	Maja Matevžič / Tina Pisnik	SLO
=17	–	Nicole Pratt / Samantha Stosur	AUS
=17	–	Petra Mandula / Kyra Nagy	HUN

Round One (15 – 17 August 2004)

Winner of each match advanced to round two.

Match #1	Svetlana Kuznetsova / Yelena Likhovtseva	RUS	Libuše Průšová / Barbora Strýcová	CZE	6-2, 3-6, 6-1
Match #2	Nathalie Dechy / Sandrine Testud	FRA	Tina Križan / Katarina Srebotnik	SLO	7-5, 6-3
Match #3	Akiko Morigami / Saori Obata	JPN	Melinda Czink / Anikó Kapros	HUN	3-6, 7-5, 6-3
Match #4	Paola Suárez / Patricia Tarabini	ARG	Anabel Medina / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	ESP	6-7 (8-10), 7-5, 6-2
Match #5	Alicia Molik / Rennae Stubbs	AUS	Maret Ani / Kaia Kanepi	EST	6-4, 6-1
Match #6	Catalina Castaño / Fabiola Zuluaga	COL	Anne Kremer / Claudine Schaul	LUX	7-6 (9-7), 2-6, 9-7
Match #7	Silvia Farina-Elia / Francesca Schiavone	ITA	Ľubomíra Kurhajcová / Martina Suchá	SVK	6-2, 6-4
Match #8	Li Ting / Sun Tiantian	CHN	Chanda Rubin / Venus Williams	USA	7-5, 1-6, 6-3
Match #9	Shinobu Asagoe / Ai Sugiyama	JPN	Yelena Dementyeva / Anastasiya Myskina	RUS	5-7, 7-5, 6-3
Match #10	Jelena Kostanić / Karolina Šprem	CRO	Wynne Prakusya / Angie Widjaja	INA	6-3, 6-2
Match #11	Amélie Mauresmo / Mary Pierce	FRA	Eleni Daniilidou / Khristina Zakhariadou	GRE	7-5, 6-1
Match #12	Martina Navratilova / Lisa Raymond	USA	Yuliya Beihelzimer / Tetiana Perebyinis	UKR	6-0, 6-2
Match #13	Myriam Casanova / Patty Schnyder	SUI	Daniela Hantuchová / Janette Husárová	SVK	6-3, 6-4
Match #14	Yan Zi / Zheng Jie	CHN	Maja Matevžič / Tina Pisnik	SLO	6-2, 6-1
Match #15	Tathiana Garbin / Roberta Vinci	ITA	Nicole Pratt / Samantha Stosur	AUS	6-0, 6-1
Match #16	Conchita Martínez / Vivi Ruano	ESP	Petra Mandula / Kyra Nagy	HUN	6-4, 6-0

Round Two (18 August 2004)

Winner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.

Match #1	Nathalie Dechy / Sandrine Testud	FRA	Svetlana Kuznetsova / Yelena Likhovtseva	RUS	2-6, 7-6 (–-5), 6-3
Match #2	Paola Suárez / Patricia Tarabini	ARG	Akiko Morigami / Saori Obata	JPN	6-4, 6-2
Match #3	Alicia Molik / Rennae Stubbs	AUS	Catalina Castaño / Fabiola Zuluaga	COL	6-4, 6-2
Match #4	Li Ting / Sun Tiantian	CHN	Silvia Farina-Elia / Francesca Schiavone	ITA	6-1, 7-6 (7-1)
Match #5	Shinobu Asagoe / Ai Sugiyama	JPN	Jelena Kostanić / Karolina Šprem	CRO	6-3, 7-5
Match #6	Martina Navratilova / Lisa Raymond	USA	Amélie Mauresmo / Mary Pierce	FRA	walkover
Match #7	Yan Zi / Zheng Jie	CHN	Myriam Casanova / Patty Schnyder	SUI	6-3, 6-3
Match #8	Conchita Martínez / Vivi Ruano	ESP	Tathiana Garbin / Roberta Vinci	ITA	6-3, 6-3

Quarter-Finals (19 August 2004)

Winner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.

Match #1	Paola Suárez / Patricia Tarabini	ARG	Nathalie Dechy / Sandrine Testud	FRA	6-4, 1-6, 6-4
Match #2	Li Ting / Sun Tiantian	CHN	Alicia Molik / Rennae Stubbs	AUS	6-3, 6-2
Match #3	Shinobu Asagoe / Ai Sugiyama	JPN	Martina Navratilova / Lisa Raymond	USA	6-4, 4-6, 6-4
Match #4	Conchita Martínez / Vivi Ruano	ESP	Yan Zi / Zheng Jie	CHN	6-1, 6-1

Semi-Finals (20 August 2004)

Winner of each match advanced to the final round.

Match #1	Li Ting / Sun Tiantian	CHN		Paola Suárez / Patricia Tarabini	ARG		6-2, 2-6, 9-7
Match #2	Conchita Martínez / Vivi Ruano	ESP		Shinobu Asagoe / Ai Sugiyama	JPN		6-3, 6-0

Final Round (21 – 22 August 2004)

Match 1/2	Li Ting / Sun Tiantian	CHN		Conchita Martínez / Vivi Ruano	ESP		6-3, 6-3
Match 3/4	Paola Suárez / Patricia Tarabini	ARG		Shinobu Asagoe / Ai Sugiyama	JPN		6-3, 6-3