See main article: article and 2004 NASDAQ-100 Open. Liezel Huber and Magdalena Maleeva were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners. Huber teamed up with Ai Sugiyama and were eliminated in the quarterfinals, while Maleeva teamed up with Katarina Srebotnik and lost in the first round.
Nadia Petrova and Meghann Shaughnessy won the title, defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Likhovtseva 6–2, 6–3 in the final. It was the 5th doubles title for both players in their respective careers.