2004 WTA German Open – Doubles
# 2004 WTA German Open – Doubles

Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the defending champions, but lost in semifinals to Nadia Petrova and Meghann Shaughnessy. The latter pair eventually won 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.

* Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (semifinals)
* Svetlana Kuznetsova / Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
* Cara Black / Liezel Huber (quarterfinals)
* Nadia Petrova / Meghann Shaughnessy (champions)
* Janette Husárová / Conchita Martínez (final)
* Els Callens / Petra Mandula (second round, withdrew due to a right shoulder strain on Mandula)
* Li Ting / Sun Tiantian (first round)
* Eleni Daniilidou / María Vento-Kabchi (withdrew)
* Barbara Schett / Patty Schnyder (first round)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | 5 | Janette Husárová Conchita Martínez | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| | Anastasia Myskina Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Janette Husárová Conchita Martínez | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | Janette Husárová Conchita Martínez | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | K Peschke B Rittner | $7^7$ | $7^9$ | | PR | K Peschke B Rittner | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E Dementieva K Šprem | $6^2$ | $6^7$ | | | | | | | 1 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Pratt M Sharapova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | N Pratt M Sharapova | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | P Tarabini M Tu | 5 | 3 | | | N Pratt M Sharapova | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Bovina D Chládková | 3 | $6^6$ | | 6 | E Callens P Mandula | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | E Callens P Mandula | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | N Petrova M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 4 | N Petrova M Shaughnessy | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Stewart S Stosur | 0 | 6 | 6 | Q | B Stewart S Stosur | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hantuchová D Safina | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | N Petrova M Shaughnessy | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | C Dhenin A Parra Santonja | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | Z Yan J Zheng | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| | M Ani E Gagliardi | 2 | 7 | 6 | | M Ani E Gagliardi | 5 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Yan J Zheng | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Z Yan J Zheng | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | B Schett P Schnyder | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | T Li T Sun | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Myskina V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | A Myskina V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Križan K Srebotnik | 2 | 6 | 1 | | J Kostanić E Tatarkova | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kostanić E Tatarkova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | A Myskina V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| PR | S Testud R Vinci | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | 3 | C Black L Huber | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| LL | I Benešová M Paštiková | $6^1$ | 5 | | PR | S Testud R Vinci | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | C Black L Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Myskina V Zvonareva | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | J Husárová C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Husárová C Martínez | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | T Perebiynis S Talaja | 3 | 0 | | 5 | J Husárová C Martínez | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | AL Grönefeld A Roesch | 6 | 1 | 1 | | G Dulko R Grande | $6^4$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Dulko R Grande | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | J Husárová C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Garbin A Jidkova | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | WC | M Pierce A Sánchez Vicario | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | M Pierce A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | WC | M Pierce A Sánchez Vicario | 2 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | S Kuznetsova E Likhovtseva | 6 | $6^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
