Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles
{{Infobox tennis tournament event|2004|Summer Olympics|s
| defchamp =
| champ = {{flagIOCathlete|Li Ting
{{flagicon|CHN}} Sun Tiantian|CHN|2004 Summer}}
| runner = {{flagIOCathlete|Conchita Martínez
{{flagicon|ESP}} Virginia Ruano Pascual|ESP|2004 Summer}}
| score = 6–3, 6–3
| quadrennial = yes
| multi = yes
}}
{{Infobox Olympic event
|event = Women's doubles tennis
|games = 2004 Summer
|image =
|caption =
|venue = Olympic Tennis Centre
|date =15 to 22 August 2004
|competitors = 64
|nations = 22
|gold = Li Ting
Sun Tiantian
|goldNOC = CHN
|silver =Conchita Martínez
Virginia Ruano Pascual
|silverNOC = ESP
|bronze = Paola Suárez
Patricia Tarabini
|bronzeNOC = ARG
|prev = 2000
|next = 2008
}}
{{main|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. 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
class="wikitable" |
{{OlympicGoldMedalist|Li Ting and Sun Tiantian|CHN|2004 Summer}} |
{{OlympicSilverMedalist|Conchita Martínez and Virginia Ruano Pascual|ESP|2004 Summer}} |
{{OlympicBronzeMedalist|Paola Suárez and Patricia Tarabini|ARG|2004 Summer}} |
Seeds
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- {{flagIOCathlete|Svetlana Kuznetsova / Elena Likhovtseva|RUS|2004 Summer}} (second round)
- {{flagIOCathlete|Conchita Martínez / Virginia Ruano Pascual|ESP|2004 Summer}} (final, silver medalists)
- {{flagIOCathlete|Martina Navratilova / Lisa Raymond|USA|2004 Summer}} (quarterfinals)
- {{flagIOCathlete|Alicia Molik / Rennae Stubbs|AUS|2004 Summer}} (quarterfinals)
- {{flagIOCathlete|Shinobu Asagoe / Ai Sugiyama|JPN|2004 Summer}} (semifinals, fourth place)
- {{flagIOCathlete|Myriam Casanova / Patty Schnyder|SUI|2004 Summer}} (second round)
- {{flagIOCathlete|Paola Suárez / Patricia Tarabini|ARG|2004 Summer}} (semifinals, bronze medalists)
- {{flagIOCathlete|Li Ting / Sun Tiantian|CHN|2004 Summer}} (champions, gold medalists)
}}
Draw
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References
- [http://www.itftennis.com/olympics/drawsheets/printabledrawsheet.asp?event=1100058335 ITF Olympic Site]
{{2004 WTA Tour}}
{{Women's Doubles Tennis at the Summer Olympics}}
{{Footer Olympic Champions Tennis Women's Doubles}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's doubles}}