See main article: 2004 Dubai Tennis Championships.
Svetlana Kuznetsova and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions, but Navratilova did not compete this year.
Kuznetsova teamed up with Elena Likhovtseva and lost in the final to Janette Husárová and Conchita Martínez. The score was 6–0, 1–6, 6–3.