Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Champions Li Ting
China Sun Tiantian (CHN)
Runners-up Conchita Martínez
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP)
Score6–3, 6–3
Women's doubles tennis
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
VenueOlympic Tennis Centre
Date15 to 22 August 2004
Competitors64 from 22 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Li Ting
Sun Tiantian		  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Conchita Martínez
Virginia Ruano Pascual		  Spain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Paola Suárez
Patricia Tarabini		  Argentina
Main article: Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics

China's Li Ting and Sun Tiantian defeated Spain's Conchita Martínez and Virginia Ruano Pascual in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the gold medal in Women's Doubles tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1][2] In the bronze medal match, Argentina's Paola Suárez and Patricia Tarabini defeated Japan's Shinobu Asagoe and Ai Sugiyama, 6–3, 6–3.

The tournament was held at the Olympic Tennis Centre in Athens, Greece. 64 competitors (32 teams) from 22 countries participated.

Serena Williams and Venus Williams were the reigning gold medalists, but Serena chose not to participate. Venus partnered with Chanda Rubin for the United States, but the pair lost in the first round to future winners Li and Sun.

Medalists

Gold Li Ting and Sun Tiantian
 China
Silver Conchita Martínez and Virginia Ruano Pascual
 Spain
Bronze Paola Suárez and Patricia Tarabini
 Argentina

Seeds

  1.  Svetlana Kuznetsova / Elena Likhovtseva (RUS) (second round)
  2.  Conchita Martínez / Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP) (final, silver medalists)
  3.  Martina Navratilova / Lisa Raymond (USA) (quarterfinals)
  4.  Alicia Molik / Rennae Stubbs (AUS) (quarterfinals)
  5.  Shinobu Asagoe / Ai Sugiyama (JPN) (semifinals, fourth place)
  6.  Myriam Casanova / Patty Schnyder (SUI) (second round)
  7.  Paola Suárez / Patricia Tarabini (ARG) (semifinals, bronze medalists)
  8.  Li Ting / Sun Tiantian (CHN) (champions, gold medalists)

Draw

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
7  Paola Suárez (ARG)
 Patricia Tarabini (ARG) 		2 6 7
8  Li Ting (CHN)
 Sun Tiantian (CHN) 		6 2 9
8  Li Ting (CHN)
 Sun Tiantian (CHN) 		6 6
2  Conchita Martínez (ESP)
 Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP) 		3 3
5  Shinobu Asagoe (JPN)
 Ai Sugiyama (JPN) 		3 0
2  Conchita Martínez (ESP)
 Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP) 		6 6 Bronze medal match
7  Paola Suárez (ARG)
 Patricia Tarabini (ARG) 		6 6
5  Shinobu Asagoe (JPN)
 Ai Sugiyama (JPN) 		3 3

Top half

1st round 2nd round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1  S Kuznetsova (RUS)
 E Likhovtseva (RUS) 		6 3 6
 L Průšová (CZE)
 B Strýcová (CZE) 		2 6 1 1  S Kuznetsova (RUS)
 E Likhovtseva (RUS) 		6 65 3
 N Dechy (FRA)
 S Testud (FRA) 		7 6  N Dechy (FRA)
 S Testud (FRA) 		2 7 6
 T Križan (SLO)
 K Srebotnik (SLO) 		5 3  N Dechy (FRA)
 S Testud (FRA) 		4 6 4
 A Morigami (JPN)
 S Obata (JPN) 		3 7 6 7  P Suárez (ARG)
 P Tarabini (ARG) 		6 1 6
 M Czink (HUN)
 A Kapros (HUN) 		6 5 3  A Morigami (JPN)
 S Obata (JPN) 		4 2
 A Medina Garrigues (ESP)
 A Sánchez Vicario (ESP) 		7 5 2 7  P Suárez (ARG)
 P Tarabini (ARG) 		6 6
7  P Suárez (ARG)
 P Tarabini (ARG) 		68 7 6 7  P Suárez (ARG)
 P Tarabini (ARG) 		2 6 7
4  A Molik (AUS)
 R Stubbs (AUS) 		6 6 8  T Li (CHN)
 T Sun (CHN) 		6 2 9
 M Ani (EST)
 K Kanepi (EST) 		4 1 4  A Molik (AUS)
 R Stubbs (AUS) 		6 6
 A Kremer (LUX)
 C Schaul (LUX) 		67 6 7  C Castaño (COL)
 F Zuluaga (COL) 		4 2
 C Castaño (COL)
 F Zuluaga (COL) 		7 2 9 4  A Molik (AUS)
 R Stubbs (AUS) 		3 2
 S Farina Elia (ITA)
 F Schiavone (ITA) 		6 6 8  T Li (CHN)
 T Sun (CHN) 		6 6
 Ľ Kurhajcová (SVK)
 M Suchá (SVK) 		2 4  S Farina Elia (ITA)
 F Schiavone (ITA) 		1 61
 C Rubin (USA)
 V Williams (USA) 		5 6 3 8  T Li (CHN)
 T Sun (CHN) 		6 7
8  T Li (CHN)
 T Sun (CHN) 		7 1 6

Bottom half

1st round 2nd round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5  S Asagoe (JPN)
 A Sugiyama (JPN) 		5 7 6
 E Dementieva (RUS)
 A Myskina (RUS) 		7 5 3 5  S Asagoe (JPN)
 A Sugiyama (JPN) 		6 7
 W Prakusya (INA)
 A Widjaja (INA) 		3 2  J Kostanić (CRO)
 K Šprem (CRO) 		3 5
 J Kostanić (CRO)
 K Šprem (CRO) 		6 6 5  S Asagoe (JPN)
 A Sugiyama (JPN) 		6 4 6
 E Daniilidou (GRE)
 C Zachariadou (GRE) 		5 1 3  M Navratilova (USA)
 L Raymond (USA) 		4 6 4
 A Mauresmo (FRA)
 M Pierce (FRA) 		7 6  A Mauresmo (FRA)
 M Pierce (FRA)
 Y Beygelzimer (UKR)
 T Perebiynis (UKR) 		0 2 3  M Navratilova (USA)
 L Raymond (USA) 		w/o
3  M Navratilova (USA)
 L Raymond (USA) 		6 6 5  S Asagoe (JPN)
 A Sugiyama (JPN) 		3 0
6  M Casanova (SUI)
 P Schnyder (SUI) 		6 6 2  C Martínez (ESP)
 V Ruano Pascual (ESP) 		6 6
 D Hantuchová (SVK)
 J Husárová (SVK) 		3 4 6  M Casanova (SUI)
 P Schnyder (SUI) 		3 3
 M Matevžič (SLO)
 T Pisnik (SLO) 		2 1  Z Yan (CHN)
 J Zheng (CHN) 		6 6
 Z Yan (CHN)
 J Zheng (CHN) 		6 6  Z Yan (CHN)
 J Zheng (CHN) 		1 1
 T Garbin (ITA)
 R Vinci (ITA) 		6 6 2  C Martínez (ESP)
 V Ruano Pascual (ESP) 		6 6
 N Pratt (AUS)
 S Stosur (AUS) 		0 1  T Garbin (ITA)
 R Vinci (ITA) 		3 3
 P Mandula (HUN)
 K Nagy (HUN) 		4 0 2  C Martínez (ESP)
 V Ruano Pascual (ESP) 		6 6
2  C Martínez (ESP)
 V Ruano Pascual (ESP) 		6 6

References

  1. ^ "China smitten with golden tennis 'angels'". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  2. ^ "China clinch doubles crown". BBC News. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
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