China'sLi Ting andSun Tiantian defeatedSpain'sConchita Martínez andVirginia Ruano Pascual in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the gold medal in Women's Doublestennis at the2004 Summer Olympics.[1][2] In the bronze medal match,Argentina'sPaola Suárez andPatricia Tarabini defeatedJapan'sShinobu Asagoe andAi Sugiyama, 6–3, 6–3.
The tournament was held at theOlympic Tennis Centre inAthens,Greece. 64 competitors (32 teams) from 22 countries participated.
Serena Williams andVenus Williams were the reigning gold medalists, but Serena chose not to participate. Venus partnered withChanda Rubin for theUnited States, but the pair lost in the first round to future winners Li and Sun.