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2004 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
2004 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionsUnited States Jared Palmer
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
Runners-upCzech Republic Jiří Novák
Czech Republic Petr Pála
Score5–1, retired
Details
Draw16 (1 Alt / 2 WC )
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Justin Gimelstob and Nicolas Kiefer were the defending champions, but Kiefer did not compete this year. Gimelstob teamed up with Ashley Fisher and lost in quarterfinals to Yves Allegro and Michael Kohlmann.

Jared Palmer and Pavel Vízner won the title by defeating Jiří Novák and Petr Pála. Palmer and Vízner were leading 5–1 in the first set until Novák was forced to retire due to a rib injury.[1]

Seeds

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  1. Australia Wayne Arthurs / Australia Paul Hanley (quarterfinals)
  2. United States Jared Palmer / Czech Republic Pavel Vízner (champions)
  3. Switzerland Yves Allegro / Germany Michael Kohlmann (semifinals)
  4. Czech Republic Jiří Novák / Czech Republic Petr Pála (final, retired due to a rib injury on Novák)

Draw

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Key

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Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Australia W Arthurs
Australia P Hanley
7 6
South Africa R Koenig
United States T Parrott
5 2 1 Australia W Arthurs
Australia P Hanley
67 4
Finland J Nieminen
United States G Oliver
6 6 Finland J Nieminen
United States G Oliver
79 6
Brazil R Mello
United States J Thomas
4 4 Finland J Nieminen
United States G Oliver
63 6 3
4 Czech Republic J Novák
Czech Republic P Pála
6 6 4 Czech Republic J Novák
Czech Republic P Pála
77 3 6
United States JM Gambill
United States S Humphries
2 4 4 Czech Republic J Novák
Czech Republic P Pála
6 6
WC Japan T Shimada
Japan T Suzuki
6 3 4 South Africa J Coetzee
South Africa C Haggard
3 4
South Africa J Coetzee
South Africa C Haggard
4 6 6 4 Czech Republic J Novák
Czech Republic P Pála
1r
Australia A Fisher
United States J Gimelstob
710 7 2 United States J Palmer
Czech Republic P Vízner
5
Alt Switzerland M Chiudinelli
Austria A Peya
68 5 Australia A Fisher
United States J Gimelstob
3 4
WC Japan G Motomura
Japan T Terachi
4 65 3 Switzerland Y Allegro
Germany M Kohlmann
6 6
3 Switzerland Y Allegro
Germany M Kohlmann
6 77 3 Switzerland Y Allegro
Germany M Kohlmann
63 77 5
Argentina M García
Argentina S Prieto
7 5 6 2 United States J Palmer
Czech Republic P Vízner
77 65 7
United States R Leach
United States B MacPhie
5 7 2 Argentina M García
Argentina S Prieto
77 3 4
Sweden S Aspelin
Australia J Kerr
2 6 64 2 United States J Palmer
Czech Republic P Vízner
62 6 6
2 United States J Palmer
Czech Republic P Vízner
6 3 77

References

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  1. ^ "Past Champions". Rakuten Japan Open. Retrieved 26 March 2020. 2004 [...] Jared Palmer, Pavel Vizner
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