2004 DFS Classic – Doubles

Doubles
2004 DFS Classic
Final
Champions	Maria Kirilenko Maria Sharapova
Runners-up	Lisa McShea Milagros Sequera
Score	6–2, 6–1
Events
Singles Doubles
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Els Callens and Meilen Tu were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year. Callens partnered with Shinobu Asagoe, and lost in the first round to Eleni Daniilidou and Katarina Srebotnik. Tu partnered with Tina Križan, and lost in the quarterfinals to Maria Kirilenko and Maria Sharapova.

Kirilenko and Sharapova won the title, defeating Lisa McShea and Milagros Sequera in the final 6–2, 6–1. Despite playing on the WTA tour for a further 16 years, this was Sharapova's last WTA final, and title, in doubles.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

Draw

Key

Main draw

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	M Vento-Kabchi A Widjaja	2	6	5
		T Panova E Tatarkova	6	0	7				T Panova E Tatarkova	4	6	4
		Z Yan J Zheng	77	6					Z Yan J Zheng	6	3	6
		N Dechy D Hantuchová	65	4												Z Yan J Zheng	64	0
	3	A Molik M Serna	62	77	6											L McShea M Sequera	77	6
	WC	E Baltacha A Janes	77	63	1			3	A Molik M Serna
	Q	M Jugić-Salkić A Spears	1	3					L McShea M Sequera	w/o
		L McShea M Sequera	6	6																			Lisa McShea Milagros Sequera	2	1
		E Daniilidou K Srebotnik	7	4	6																	WC	Maria Kirilenko Maria Sharapova	6	6
		S Asagoe E Callens	5	6	4				E Daniilidou K Srebotnik
		E Gagliardi R Vinci	6	3	6				E Gagliardi R Vinci	w/o
	4	L Huber T Perebiynis	4	6	1											E Gagliardi R Vinci	4	6	2
		T Križan M Tu	6	6											WC	M Kirilenko M Sharapova	6	4	6
		R Grande P Schnyder	2	0					T Križan M Tu	2	65
	WC	M Kirilenko M Sharapova	6	6				WC	M Kirilenko M Sharapova	6	77
	2	T Li T Sun	4	0

Qualifying draw

	First qualifying round							Final qualifying round
	1	M Jugić-Salkić A Spears	8
	WC	H Crook A Keothavong	3					1	M Jugić-Salkić A Spears	6	6
		Ad Serra Zanetti An Serra Zanetti	8						Ad Serra Zanetti An Serra Zanetti	3	3
	2	Y Beygelzimer A Jidkova	5

References

• 2004 DFS Classic Draws
• ITF Tournament Page Archived 23 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine
• ITF doubles results page
• ITF doubles qualifying results page

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Maria Sharapova

39 WTA Tour-Level Titles: 36 SGL & 3 DBL

Entourage

• Yuri Sharapov (father & former coach)
• Riccardo Piatti (coach; Jul 2019—Jan 2020)
• Sven Groeneveld (coach; Nov 2013—Mar 2018)
• Jimmy Connors (coach; Jul—Aug 2013)
• Thomas Högstedt (coach; Jan 2011—Jul 2013, Mar 2018—Jul 2019)
• Michael Joyce (coach; Sep 2005—Jan 2011)
• Mauricio Hadad (coach; Mar 2004—Sep 2005)
• Robert Lansdorp (coach; Sep 1998—Sep 2005)
• Yuri Yudkin (coach; Nov 1991—May 1994)
• Max Eisenbud (former agent)

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• Boyfriends
  • Alexander Gilkes (since 2018; fiancé: since 2020)
  • Grigor Dimitrov (2012—2015)
  • Sasha Vujačić (2009—2012; fiancé: 2010—2012)

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• Title-winning doubles partners
  • Tamarine Tanasugarn
  • Maria Kirilenko

Career

• Statistics
• World No. 1 ranking (singles)
• Russia BJK Cup team
• Russia Olympics Flagbearer

Rivalries

• Rivalry with Serena Williams

Seasons

• 2004
• 2005
• 2006
• 2007
• 2008
• 2009
• 2010
• 2011
• 2012
• 2013
• 2014
• 2015
• 2016

Year-end No.1

• Nil

Grand Slam titles

Australian Open	SGL 2008
French Open	SGL 2012 2014
Wimbledon	SGL 2004
US Open	SGL 2006

WTA Tour titles

WTA Finals	SGL 2004 Los Angeles
WTA 1000 & analogues	Qatar Open SGL 2008 (Q) Indian Wells Open SGL 2006 2013 Miami Open Nil Madrid Open SGL 2014 (M) Italian Open SGL 2011 2012 2015 Canadian Open Nil San Diego Open → Cincinnati Open SGL 2006 (S) 2007 (S) 2011 (C) Tokyo Open→ SGL 2005 (T) 2009 (T) Zurich Open & China Open SGL 2006 (Z) 2014 (C)
WTA 500	SGL 2005 Doha 2006 Linz 2008 Amelia Island 2012 Stuttgart 2013 Stuttgart 2014 Stuttgart 2015 Brisbane
WTA 250	SGL 2003 Tokyo 2003 Quebec 2004 Birmingham 2004 Seoul 2004 Tokyo 2005 Birmingham 2010 Memphis 2010 Strasbourg 2017 Tianjin DBL with Tamarine Tanasugarn 2003 Tokyo 2003 Luxembourg with Maria Kirilenko 2004 Birmingham

Other professional titles

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4 singles

ITF Tour	SGL 2002 Gunma 2002 Vancouver 2002 Peachtree City 2003 Sea Island

National representation

Olympics	SGL Silver at 2012 London
BJK Cup	2008

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Category: SGL (Singles), DBL (Doubles)

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