2004 WTA German Open – Doubles

Doubles
2004 WTA German Open
Champions Russia Nadia Petrova
United States Meghann Shaughnessy
Runners-up Slovakia Janette Husárová
Spain Conchita Martínez
Final score 6–2, 2–6, 6–1

Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the defending champions, but lost in semifinals to Nadia Petrova and Meghann Shaughnessy. The latter pair will eventually win the title, by defeating Janette Husárová and Conchita Martínez 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 in the final.

It was the 7th doubles title for both Petrova and Shaughnessy in their respective careers. It was also the 3rd title for the pair during this season, after their wins in Miami and Amelia Island.

Seeds

The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual / Argentina Paola Suárez (Semifinals)
  2. Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova / Russia Elena Likhovtseva (Second round)
  3. Zimbabwe Cara Black / South Africa Liezel Huber (Quarterfinals)
  4. Russia Nadia Petrova / United States Meghann Shaughnessy (Champions)
  5. Slovakia Janette Husárová / Spain Conchita Martínez (Final)
  6. Belgium Els Callens / Hungary Petra Mandula (Second round, withdrew due to a right shoulder strain on Mandula)
  7. China Li Ting / China Sun Tiantian (First round)
  8. Greece Eleni Daniilidou / Venezuela María Vento-Kabchi (Late withdrawal)
  9. Austria Barbara Schett / Switzerland Patty Schnyder (First round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
  1  Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
 Argentina Paola Suárez
1 2  
4  Russia Nadia Petrova
 United States Meghann Shaughnessy
6 6  
  4  Russia Nadia Petrova
 United States Meghann Shaughnessy
6 2 6
  5  Slovakia Janette Husárová
 Spain Conchita Martínez
2 6 1
 Russia Anastasia Myskina
 Russia Vera Zvonareva
6 3 4
  5  Slovakia Janette Husárová
 Spain Conchita Martínez
3 6 6  

Top Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    1  Spain V Ruano Pascual
 Argentina P Suárez
6 6  
PR  Czech Republic K Peschke
 Germany B Rittner
77 79     PR  Czech Republic K Peschke
 Germany B Rittner
2 2  
WC  Russia E Dementieva
 Croatia K Šprem
62 67       1  Spain V Ruano Pascual
 Argentina P Suárez
6 6  
 Australia N Pratt
 Russia M Sharapova
7 6        Australia N Pratt
 Russia M Sharapova
2 2  
 Argentina P Tarabini
 United States M Tu
5 3      Australia N Pratt
 Russia M Sharapova
w/o
 Russia E Bovina
 Czech Republic D Chládková
3 66     6  Belgium E Callens
 Hungary P Mandula
 
6  Belgium E Callens
 Hungary P Mandula
6 78       1  Spain V Ruano Pascual
 Argentina P Suárez
1 2
      4  Russia N Petrova
 United States M Shaughnessy
6 6
    4  Russia N Petrova
 United States M Shaughnessy
6 4 6  
Q  Australia B Stewart
 Australia S Stosur
0 6 6     Q  Australia B Stewart
 Australia S Stosur
2 6 3  
 Slovakia D Hantuchová
 Russia D Safina
6 1 4       4  Russia N Petrova
 United States M Shaughnessy
2 6 7
 France C Dhenin
 Spain A Parra Santonja
6 5 0        China Z Yan
 China J Zheng
6 1 5  
 Estonia M Ani
 Switzerland E Gagliardi
2 7 6      Estonia M Ani
 Switzerland E Gagliardi
5 6 0
 China Z Yan
 China J Zheng
2 6 6      China Z Yan
 China J Zheng
7 3 6  
9  Austria B Schett
 Switzerland P Schnyder
6 4 2  

Bottom Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
7  China T Li
 China T Sun
4 4  
 Russia A Myskina
 Russia V Zvonareva
6 6      Russia A Myskina
 Russia V Zvonareva
6 6  
 Slovenia T Križan
 Slovenia K Srebotnik
2 6 1      Croatia J Kostanić
 Ukraine E Tatarkova
2 4  
 Croatia J Kostanić
 Ukraine E Tatarkova
6 4 6        Russia A Myskina
 Russia V Zvonareva
6 6  
PR  France S Testud
 Italy R Vinci
77 7       3  Zimbabwe C Black
 South Africa L Huber
1 0  
LL  Czech Republic I Benešová
 Czech Republic M Paštiková
61 5     PR  France S Testud
 Italy R Vinci
4 4
    3  Zimbabwe C Black
 South Africa L Huber
6 6  
       Russia A Myskina
 Russia V Zvonareva
6 3 4
5  Slovakia J Husárová
 Spain C Martínez
6 6       5  Slovakia J Husárová
 Spain C Martínez
3 6 6
 Ukraine T Perebiynis
 Croatia S Talaja
3 0     5  Slovakia J Husárová
 Spain C Martínez
77 6  
WC  Germany AL Grönefeld
 Germany A Roesch
6 1 1      Argentina G Dulko
 Italy R Grande
64 0  
 Argentina G Dulko
 Italy R Grande
4 6 6       5  Slovakia J Husárová
 Spain C Martínez
6 6
 Italy T Garbin
 Russia A Jidkova
4 1       WC  France M Pierce
 Spain A Sánchez Vicario
2 4  
WC  France M Pierce
 Spain A Sánchez Vicario
6 6     WC  France M Pierce
 Spain A Sánchez Vicario
2 77 6
    2  Russia S Kuznetsova
 Russia E Likhovtseva
6 63 4  
 

References

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