This event was not held from 1989 onwards, so not defending champions were declared. Beth Herr and Candy Reynolds were the last champions in the 1988 edition.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2004 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open | |
| Champions |  Jill Craybas Marlene Weingärtner |
| Runners-up |  Emmanuelle Gagliardi Anna-Lena Grönefeld |
| Score | 7–5, 7–6(7–2) |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Jill Craybas and Marlene Weingärtner won the title, defeating Emmanuelle Gagliardi and Anna-Lena Grönefeld 7–5, 7–6(7–2) in the final. It was the 2nd title for Craybas and the 1st and only title for Weingärtner, in their respective careers.
Seeds
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Lisa McShea/
Milagros Sequera(withdrew due to a left foot sprain on Sequera)
Elena Tatarkova / Meilen Tu (semifinals)- Jill Craybas /
Marlene Weingärtner (champions) 
Rita Grande / Flavia Pennetta (second round, retired due to a left wrist strain on Pennetta)- Teryn Ashley / Laura Granville (semifinals)
Draw
editKey
edit- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Draw
edit| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | T Ashley L Granville
| 77 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 J Lee S Peng
| 65 | 7 | 2 | 5 | T Ashley L Granville
| 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
J Russell M Santangelo
| 6 | 6 | J Russell M Santangelo
| 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | Lindsey Molony Kara Molony-Hussey
| 0 | 0 | 5 | T Ashley L Granville
| 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | R Grande F Pennetta
| 6 | 6 | E Gagliardi A-L Grönefeld
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
An Serra Zanetti A Vanc
| 4 | 2 | 4 | R Grande F Pennetta
| 2 | 0r | |||||||||||||||||||||
 N Miyagi L Osterloh
| 2 | 1 | E Gagliardi A-L Grönefeld
| 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| E Gagliardi A-L Grönefeld
| 6 | 6 | E Gagliardi A-L Grönefeld
| 5 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 M Bartoli S Beltrame
| 7 | 6 | 3 | J Craybas M Weingärtner
| 7 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 A Jidkova B Stewart
| 5 | 2 | M Bartoli S Beltrame
| 0r | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| LL |  S Sfar A Soukup
| 0 | 3 | 3 | J Craybas M Weingärtner
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | J Craybas M Weingärtner
| 6 | 6 | 3 | J Craybas M Weingärtner
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Augustus J Ditty
| 64 | 0 | 2 |  E Tatarkova M Tu
| 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Hopkins M Washington
| 77 | 6 | J Hopkins M Washington
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  L Baker F Lubiani
| 4 | 4 | 2 | E Tatarkova M Tu
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | E Tatarkova M Tu
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||