The 2004 French Open – Girls' doubles was the junior doubles competition held as part of the 2004 French Open (Roland Garros), one of the four Grand Slam tournaments in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior circuit. The event took place on the outdoor clay courts of Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, typically during the second week of the tournament, which ran from 24 May to 6 June 2004.
Tournament structure
- Surface: Clay
- Draw size: 32 teams (standard format for junior Grand Slam doubles events)
- Format: Single‑elimination; matches were best‑of‑three sets with a match tiebreak (first to 10 points) played in lieu of a third set if the first two sets were split.
- Seeding: Teams were seeded based on the combined ITF junior rankings of the two players.
Context within the junior Grand Slam circuit
The junior events at the French Open run concurrently with the senior championships and are open to players aged 18 and under who meet the ITF junior eligibility criteria. Performance in junior Grand Slam tournaments contributes to a player’s ITF junior ranking and can be an early indicator of future success on the professional tour.
Result summary
Specific details regarding the finalists, the champion pair, seedings, and match scores for the 2004 Girls' doubles competition are not presently documented in widely accessible, verifiable sources. Consequently, a complete historical record of the event’s outcomes cannot be provided at this time.
Significance
Junior Grand Slam events, including the Girls' doubles at the French Open, serve as a platform for young tennis talents to gain experience on the sport’s biggest stages and on a variety of surfaces. Success in these tournaments is often regarded as a stepping stone toward professional careers, with many former junior champions later achieving prominence on the ATP and WTA tours.
Note: The lack of detailed match information reflects current limitations in publicly available, reliable encyclopedic sources for this specific junior event.
