Women's tennis circuit
The 2004 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2004 season. The 2004 WTA Tour calendar comprised the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the WTA Tier I-V Events, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), the Summer Olympic Games and the year-end championships.
In an open year, Lindsay Davenport finished the season at No. 1 for the third time after 1998 and 2001, despite not reaching a Grand Slam final. Amélie Mauresmo put together a consistent season, reaching No. 1 in September and finishing the year ranked No. 2. The Russian contingent enjoyed an impressive rise into the elite of women's tennis, with Anastasia Myskina , Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova all winning their first Grand Slam titles, and Elena Dementieva twice being a runner-up. The Belgian pair of Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin-Hardenne , who had risen to the top of women's tennis during 2003, both struggled with injuries throughout the season. Likewise, the dominance of the Williams sisters diminished, with both finishing the season outside the top 5.
Season summary
Singles World No. 1 Justine Henin-Hardenne started the season on a high note, taking the title in Sydney and then winning her third Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, defeating Kim Clijsters in the final. Fabiola Zuluaga and Patty Schnyder enjoyed runs to their first ever Grand Slam semifinals in singles. Schnyder took advantage of an open draw which saw Venus Williams dumped out in the third round by Lisa Raymond . Zuluaga advanced after Elena Dementieva and Nadia Petrova were early upset victims in her section of the draw, and then benefitted from a walkover from Amélie Mauresmo in the quarterfinals. Defending champion Serena Williams withdrew from the tournament due to her continuing recovery from knee surgery.
Henin-Hardenne won in Dubai amidst a 16-match win streak, which was snapped by Svetlana Kuznetsova in Doha. Kuznetsova lost to the defending champion Anastasia Myskina in the final. Elsewhere, Lindsay Davenport won her fourth title in Tokyo, tying Martina Hingis for the most wins at the event. Clijsters won the indoor tournaments in Paris and Antwerp, but struggled with injury for the rest of the season. Henin-Hardenne moved straight back to winning ways by taking the title in Indian Wells. Serena Williams would return in March, winning her first tournament back in Miami.
Anastasia Myskina won her first and only Grand Slam title at the French Open. The clay court season began with Davenport claiming the title in Amelia Island. Venus Williams then won both Charleston and Warsaw in succession. Amélie Mauresmo won the two biggest warm-up tournaments on red clay at Berlin and Rome, with Williams also reaching the final in Germany. Mauresmo's feat of winning both events was previously matched by Steffi Graf and Monica Seles , both of whom also lifted the French Open that same year.
However, it proved not to be a good omen for Mauresmo as she lost to Elena Dementieva in the quarterfinals. Clijsters withdrew from the tournament with a wrist injury,[ 1] whilst her compatriot and defending champion Henin-Hardenne bowed out in the second round with injury against Tathiana Garbin . It was the earliest loss for the No. 1 seed there since 1925. That upset allowed Paola Suárez to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal in singles, where she lost to Dementieva. In the bottom half of the draw, Anastasia Myskina came through after wins over Venus Williams and Jennifer Capriati . The first all-Russian Grand Slam final ended quickly, with Myskina routing a nervous Dementieva to become the first Grand Slam singles champion from Russia.
Russian dominance continued in the grass court warmups, with Maria Sharapova winning in Birmingham and Svetlana Kuznetsova prevailing in Eastbourne. Mary Pierce also claimed her first tour title since the French Open four years previously, winning in 's-Hertogenbosch. Clijsters and Henin-Hardenne sat out the year's third Grand Slam with the same injuries that put them out of the French Open. The first week of Wimbledon saw Venus Williams sent home in the second round by Karolina Šprem , whilst the two French Open finalists failed to make the successful transition between clay and grass: Dementieva lost to Sandra Kleinová , and Myskina to Amy Frazier . The final was to be contested between Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova, who both made impressive comebacks in their semifinals from a set and a break down.[ 2] [ 3] In the final, Sharapova upset the two-time defending champion to win her first Grand Slam title, the third youngest winner ever at Wimbledon.[ 4]
Maria Sharapova won Wimbledon and the year-end championships, plus three other titles throughout the season. Davenport started the summer hardcourt season on a hot streak, winning events in Stanford, Los Angeles, San Diego and Cincinnati to build an impressive winning run going into the year's final Grand Slam. Nicole Vaidišová became one of the youngest tour titlists in history by winning a smaller event in Vancouver. Mauresmo won the Tier I event in Toronto, beating Elena Likhovtseva in the final. Henin-Hardenne returned from her illness to play the Athens Olympics, where she won the gold medal match over Mauresmo. In the bronze medal match, Alicia Molik beat Myskina.
Davenport was the favourite to take her second U.S. Open title, but she was stopped in the semifinals by Svetlana Kuznetsova. It was a half of upsets with Henin-Hardenne falling to Nadia Petrova, and Myskina and Sharapova also departing early. Henin-Hardenne's loss meant that Mauresmo would reach the No. 1 ranking position for the first time. In the bottom half of the draw, Elena Dementieva beat Mauresmo and Capriati—who was coming off a controversial win against Serena Williams in the quarterfinals with several contentious line calls going against Williams—to reach her second Grand Slam final. In another all-Russian final, Kuznetsova became the third player from the country to win her maiden Grand Slam in succession.
Mauresmo's reign at No. 1 turned out to be short-lived, with Davenport, who won the title in Stuttgart during the fall season, displacing her one-month later. Nevertheless, it turned out to be a successful stretch for Mauresmo, who claimed titles in Linz and Philadelphia. Alicia Molik won her biggest career title in Zurich and a smaller event in Luxembourg, while Myskina defended her title in Moscow. Svetlana Kuznetsova won the title in Bali and reached the final in Beijing, losing to Serena Williams. It was Sharapova who ended up winning the season-ending WTA Tour Championships, beating Williams in the final, after picking up smaller titles in Seoul and Tokyo, and reaching the final in Zurich. Nadia Petrova and Meghann Shaughnessy won the doubles event.
Schedule The table below shows the 2004 WTA Tour schedule.
Key Grand Slam events Summer Olympic Games Year-end championships Tier I events Tier II events Tier III events Tier IV and V events Team events
January Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 5 Jan Hopman Cup Perth , Australia Hopman Cup Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR) United States 2–1 Slovakia Round robin losers (Group A)
France Russia Czech Republic Round robin losers (Group B)
Australia Belgium Hungary Uncle Tobys Hardcourts Gold Coast , Australia Tier III event Hard – $170,000 – 30S/16DSingles – Doubles Ai Sugiyama 1–6, 6–1, 6–4 Nadia Petrova Samantha Stosur Nathalie Dechy Magdalena Maleeva Magüi Serna Svetlana Kuznetsova Dinara Safina Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva 6–3, 6–4 Liezel Huber Magdalena Maleeva ASB Classic Auckland , New Zealand Tier IV event Hard – $140,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Eleni Daniilidou 6–3, 6–2 Ashley Harkleroad Paola Suárez Marion Bartoli Kristina Brandi Meilen Tu Shenay Perry Anca Barna Mervana Jugić-Salkić Jelena Kostanić 7–6(8–6) , 3–6, 6–1 Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 12 Jan Medibank International Sydney , Australia Tier II event Hard – $585,000 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles Justine Henin-Hardenne 6–4, 6–4 Amélie Mauresmo Lindsay Davenport Francesca Schiavone Chanda Rubin Elena Dementieva Anastasia Myskina Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi Cara Black Rennae Stubbs 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 Dinara Safina Meghann Shaughnessy Moorilla Hobart International Hobart , Australia Tier V event Hard – $110,000 – 32S/14DSingles – Doubles Amy Frazier 6–3, 6–3 Shinobu Asagoe Kristina Brandi María Emilia Salerni Akiko Morigami Fabiola Zuluaga Maria Elena Camerin Anca Barna Shinobu Asagoe Seiko Okamoto 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 Els Callens Barbara Schett Canberra Women's Classic Canberra , Australia Tier V event Hard – $110,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Paola Suárez 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) Silvia Farina Elia Julia Vakulenko Karolina Šprem María Sánchez Lorenzo Flavia Pennetta Émilie Loit Arantxa Parra Santonja Jelena Kostanić Claudine Schaul 6–4, 7–6(7–3) Caroline Dhenin Lisa McShea 19 Jan 26 Jan Australian Open Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam Hard – $5,590,310 – 128S/96Q/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles Justine Henin-Hardenne 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 Kim Clijsters Fabiola Zuluaga Patty Schnyder Lindsay Davenport Amélie Mauresmo Lisa Raymond Anastasia Myskina Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 6–4, 6–3 Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva Nenad Zimonjić Elena Bovina 6–1, 7–6(7–3) Leander Paes Martina Navratilova
February Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 2 Feb Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo , Japan Tier I event Carpet (i) – $1,300,000 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 6–1 Magdalena Maleeva Chanda Rubin Jelena Dokić Venus Williams Ai Sugiyama Tatiana Panova Daniela Hantuchová Cara Black Rennae Stubbs 6–0, 6–1 Elena Likhovtseva Magdalena Maleeva 9 Feb Open Gaz de France Paris , France Tier II event Hard (i) – $585,000 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles Kim Clijsters 6–2, 6–1 Mary Pierce Dinara Safina Tatiana Golovin Silvia Farina Elia Francesca Schiavone Elena Bovina Elena Dementieva Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder 6–3, 6–2 Silvia Farina Elia Francesca Schiavone 16 Feb Proximus Diamond Games Antwerp , Belgium Tier II event Hard (i) – $585,000 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles Kim Clijsters 6–3, 6–0 Silvia Farina Elia Karolina Šprem Myriam Casanova Denisa Chládková Patty Schnyder Klára Koukalová Magdalena Maleeva Cara Black Els Callens 6–2, 6–1 Myriam Casanova Eleni Daniilidou Cellular South Cup Memphis , United States Tier III event Hard (i) – $190,000 – 30S/16DSingles – Doubles Vera Zvonareva 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 Lisa Raymond Maria Sharapova Laura Granville Gisela Dulko Amy Frazier Kristina Brandi Lindsay Lee-Waters Åsa Svensson Meilen Tu 6–4, 7–6(0) Maria Sharapova Vera Zvonareva AP Tourism Hyderabad Open Hyderabad , India Tier IV event Hard – $140,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Nicole Pratt 7–6(7–3) , 6–1 Maria Kirilenko Tamarine Tanasugarn Marion Bartoli Angelique Widjaja Zheng Jie Jelena Kostanić Mervana Jugić-Salkić Liezel Huber Sania Mirza 7–6(7–1) , 6–4 Li Ting Sun Tiantian 23 Feb Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai , United Arab Emirates Tier II event Hard – $585,000 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles Justine Henin-Hardenne 7–6(7–3) , 6–3 Svetlana Kuznetsova Meghann Shaughnessy Ai Sugiyama Conchita Martínez Anastasia Myskina Eleni Daniilidou Venus Williams Janette Husárová Conchita Martínez 6–0, 1–6, 6–3 Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolívar Bogotá , Colombia Tier III event Clay (red) – $170,000 – 30S/16DSingles – Doubles Fabiola Zuluaga 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 María Sánchez Lorenzo Ľubomíra Kurhajcová Émilie Loit Catalina Castaño Ľudmila Cervanová Lana Popadić Conchita Martínez Granados Barbara Schwartz Jasmin Wöhr 6–1, 6–3 Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Parra Santonja
March Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 1 Mar Qatar Total Open Doha , Qatar Tier II event Hard – $600,000 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles Anastasia Myskina 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 Svetlana Kuznetsova Justine Henin-Hardenne Jennifer Capriati Nathalie Dechy Meghann Shaughnessy Zheng Jie Silvia Farina Elia Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva 7–6(7–4) , 6–2 Janette Husárová Conchita Martínez Abierto Mexicano Telcel Acapulco , Mexico Tier III event Clay (red) – $170,000 – 30S/16DSingles – Doubles Iveta Benešová 7–6(7–5) , 6–4 Flavia Pennetta Marta Marrero María Sánchez Lorenzo Samantha Stosur Émilie Loit Julia Vakulenko Nicole Vaidišová Lisa McShea Milagros Sequera 2–6, 7–6(7–5) , 6–4 Olga Blahotová Gabriela Navrátilová 8 Mar 15 Mar Pacific Life Open Indian Wells , United States Tier I event Hard – $2,100,000 – 96S/32D Singles – Doubles Justine Henin-Hardenne 6–1, 6–4 Lindsay Davenport Anastasia Myskina Nathalie Dechy Svetlana Kuznetsova Conchita Martínez Gisela Dulko Fabiola Zuluaga Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 6–1, 6–2 Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva 22 Mar 29 Mar NASDAQ-100 Open Key Biscayne , United States Tier I event Hard – $3,060,000 – 96S/32D Singles – Doubles Serena Williams 6–1, 6–1 Elena Dementieva Eleni Daniilidou Nadia Petrova Jill Craybas Karolina Šprem Nathalie Dechy Venus Williams Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy 6–2, 6–3 Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva
April Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 5 Apr Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island , United States Tier II event Clay – $585,000 (green) – 56S/16DSingles – Doubles Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 6–4 Amélie Mauresmo Justine Henin-Hardenne Nadia Petrova Vera Zvonareva Silvia Farina Elia Paola Suárez Serena Williams Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 Myriam Casanova Alicia Molik GP SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem Casablanca , Morocco Tier V event Clay (red) – $110,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Émilie Loit 6–2, 6–2 Ľudmila Cervanová Rita Grande Klára Koukalová Marta Marrero Ľubomíra Kurhajcová Marta Domachowska Maria Elena Camerin Marion Bartoli Émilie Loit 6–4, 6–2 Els Callens Katarina Srebotnik 12 Apr Family Circle Cup Charleston , United States Tier I event Clay – $1,300,000 (green) – 56S/28DSingles – Doubles Venus Williams 2–6, 6–2, 6–1 Conchita Martínez Jelena Kostanić Patty Schnyder Petra Mandula Vera Zvonareva Lindsay Davenport Nadia Petrova Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 6–4, 6–1 Martina Navratilova Lisa Raymond Estoril Open Oeiras , Portugal Tier V event Clay (red) – $110,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Émilie Loit 7–5, 7–6(7–1) Iveta Benešová Marta Marrero Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro Barbara Schett Klára Koukalová Denisa Chládková Martina Suchá Emmanuelle Gagliardi Janette Husárová 6–3, 6–2 Olga Blahotová Gabriela Navrátilová 19 April Fed Cup: First Round Amiens , France, clay (red) (i) Lecce , Italy, clay (red) Cartagena, Spain , clay (red)Bree, Belgium , clay (red) Moscow , Russia, carpet (i) Buenos Aires , Argentina, clay (red) Sankt Pölten , Austria, clay (red) Portorož , Slovenia, clay (red) First round winners France 5–0 Italy 3–1 Spain 3–2 Belgium 3–2 Russia 4–1 Argentina 4–1 Austria 3–2 United States 4–1 First round losers Germany Czech Republic Switzerland Croatia Australia Japan Slovakia Slovenia 26 Apr J&S Cup Warsaw , Poland Tier II event Clay (red) – $585,000 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles Venus Williams 6–1, 6–4 Svetlana Kuznetsova Francesca Schiavone Vera Zvonareva Amélie Mauresmo Silvia Farina Elia Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi Magdalena Maleeva Silvia Farina Elia Francesca Schiavone 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 Gisela Dulko Patricia Tarabini Tippmix Budapest Grand Prix Budapest , Hungary Tier V event Clay (red) – $110,000 – 32S/23Q/14DSingles – Doubles Jelena Janković 7–6(7–4) , 6–3 Martina Suchá Flavia Pennetta Iveta Benešová Sanda Mamić Ľudmila Cervanová Anikó Kapros Petra Mandula Petra Mandula Barbara Schett 6–3, 6–2 Virág Németh Ágnes Szávay
May Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 3 May Qatar Total German Open Berlin, Germany Tier I event Clay (red) – $1,300,000 – 56S/28DSingles – Doubles Amélie Mauresmo Walkover Venus Williams Karolina Šprem Jennifer Capriati Fabiola Zuluaga Paola Suárez Svetlana Kuznetsova Anastasia Myskina Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 Janette Husárová Conchita Martínez 10 May Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy Tier I event Clay (red) – $1,300,000 – 56S/28DSingles – Doubles Amélie Mauresmo 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6) Jennifer Capriati Serena Williams Vera Zvonareva Svetlana Kuznetsova Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi Francesca Schiavone Silvia Farina Elia Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 17 May Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg , France Tier III event Clay (red) – $170,000 – 30S/16DSingles – Doubles Claudine Schaul 2–6, 6–0, 6–3 Lindsay Davenport Silvia Farina Elia Émilie Loit Katarina Srebotnik Milagros Sequera Barbora Strýcová Ai Sugiyama Lisa McShea Milagros Sequera 6–4, 6–1 Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik Wien Energie Grand Prix Vienna , Austria Tier III event Clay (red) – $170,000 – 30S/16DSingles – Doubles Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 Alicia Molik Jelena Kostanić Amy Frazier Alina Jidkova Marlene Weingärtner Ľubomíra Kurhajcová Magüi Serna Martina Navratilova Lisa Raymond 6–2, 7–5 Cara Black Rennae Stubbs 24 May May 31 French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay (red) – $5,982,126 – 128S/96Q/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles Anastasia Myskina 6–1, 6–2 Elena Dementieva Paola Suárez Jennifer Capriati Maria Sharapova Amélie Mauresmo Venus Williams Serena Williams Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 6–0, 6–3 Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva Richard Gasquet Tatiana Golovin 6–3, 6–4 Wayne Black Cara Black
June Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 7 Jun DFS Classic Birmingham , Great Britain Tier III event Grass – $170,000 – 56S/16D Singles – Doubles Maria Sharapova 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 Tatiana Golovin Émilie Loit Patty Schnyder Anne Kremer Tamarine Tanasugarn Alicia Molik Saori Obata Maria Kirilenko Maria Sharapova 6–2, 6–1 Lisa McShea Milagros Sequera 14 Jun Hastings Direct International Championships Eastbourne , Great Britain Tier II event Grass – $585,000 – 28S/16D Singles – Doubles Svetlana Kuznetsova 2–6, 7–6(7–2) , 6–4 Daniela Hantuchová Amélie Mauresmo Vera Zvonareva Magdalena Maleeva Ai Sugiyama María Sánchez Lorenzo Tina Pisnik Alicia Molik Magüi Serna 6–4, 6–4 Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva Ordina Open 's-Hertogenbosch , Netherlands Tier III event Grass – $170,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Mary Pierce 7–6(8–6) , 6–2 Klára Koukalová Lina Krasnoroutskaya Anabel Medina Garrigues Jelena Janković Anne Kremer Barbara Schett Claudine Schaul Lisa McShea Milagros Sequera 7–6(7–3) , 6–3 Jelena Kostanić Claudine Schaul 21 Jun 28 Jun Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – $6,063,070 – 128S/96Q/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles Maria Sharapova 6–1, 6–4 Serena Williams Amélie Mauresmo Lindsay Davenport Jennifer Capriati Paola Suárez Karolina Šprem Ai Sugiyama Cara Black Rennae Stubbs 6–3, 7–6(7–5) Liezel Huber Ai Sugiyama Wayne Black Cara Black 3–6, 7–6(8), 6–4 Todd Woodbridge Alicia Molik
July Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 5 Jul Fed Cup: Quarterfinals Rimini , Italy, clay (red) Jerez de la Frontera , Spain, clay (red) Buenos Aires , Argentina, clay (red) Innsbruck , Austria, clay (red) Quarterfinal winners France 3–2 Spain 3–2 Russia 4–1 Austria 4–1 Quarterfinal losers Italy Belgium Argentina United States 12 Jul Bank of the West Classic Stanford , United States Tier II event Hard – $585,000 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles Lindsay Davenport 7–6(7–4) , 5–7, 7–6(7–4) Venus Williams Amy Frazier María Vento-Kabchi Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi Patty Schnyder Francesca Schiavone Mashona Washington Eleni Daniilidou Nicole Pratt 6–2, 6–4 Iveta Benešová Claudine Schaul 19 Jul JPMorgan Chase Open Carson , United States Tier II event Hard – $585,000 – 56S/16DSingles – Doubles Lindsay Davenport 6–1, 6–3 Serena Williams Elena Dementieva Venus Williams Vera Zvonareva Svetlana Kuznetsova Nadia Petrova Francesca Schiavone Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy 6–7(2–7) , 6–4, 6–3 Conchita Martínez Virginia Ruano Pascual Internazionali Femminili di Palermo Palermo , Italy Tier V event Clay (red) – $110,000 – 32S/29Q/16DSingles – Doubles Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–4, 6–4 Flavia Pennetta Katarina Srebotnik Denisa Chládková Klára Koukalová Ľudmila Cervanová Antonella Serra Zanetti Anna-Lena Grönefeld Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 7–6(7–4) Ľubomíra Kurhajcová Henrieta Nagyová 26 Jul Acura Classic San Diego , United States Tier I event Hard – $1,300,000 – 56S/24DSingles – Doubles Lindsay Davenport 6–1, 6–1 Anastasia Myskina Vera Zvonareva Elena Dementieva Serena Williams Maria Sharapova Ai Sugiyama Amy Frazier Cara Black Rennae Stubbs 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
August Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 2 Aug Rogers AT&T Cup Montreal , Canada Tier I event Hard – $1,300,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles Amélie Mauresmo 6–1, 6–0 Elena Likhovtseva Anastasia Myskina Vera Zvonareva Magdalena Maleeva Jennifer Capriati Tatiana Golovin Karolina Šprem Shinobu Asagoe Ai Sugiyama 6–0, 6–3 Liezel Huber Tamarine Tanasugarn Nordea Nordic Light Open Stockholm , Sweden Tier IV event Hard – $140,000 – 32S/26Q/16DSingles – Doubles Alicia Molik 6–1, 6–1 Tatiana Perebiynis Sandra Kleinová Silvia Farina Elia Henrieta Nagyová Maria Elena Camerin Denisa Chládková Séverine Brémond Alicia Molik Barbara Schett 6–3, 6–3 Emmanuelle Gagliardi Anna-Lena Grönefeld 9 Aug Idea Prokom Open Sopot , Poland Tier III event Clay (red) – $300,000 – 30S/16DSingles – Doubles Flavia Pennetta 7–5, 3–6, 6–3 Klára Koukalová Anastasia Myskina Marta Domachowska Iveta Benešová Ľubomíra Kurhajcová Nuria Llagostera Vives Marta Marrero Nuria Llagostera Vives Marta Marrero 6–4, 6–3 Klaudia Jans Alicja Rosolska Vancouver Open Vancouver , Canada Tier V event Hard – $110,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Nicole Vaidišová 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 Laura Granville Camille Pin Alina Jidkova Sesil Karatantcheva Lindsay Lee-Waters Rita Grande Milagros Sequera Bethanie Mattek Abigail Spears 6–3, 6–3 Els Callens Anna-Lena Grönefeld 16 Aug Summer Olympic Games Athens , Greece Hard – $0 – 64S/32DSingles – Doubles Gold Silver Bronze Fourth place Mary Pierce Francesca Schiavone Ai Sugiyama Svetlana Kuznetsova Justine Henin-Hardenne 6–3, 6–3 Amélie Mauresmo Alicia Molik 6–3, 6–4 Anastasia Myskina Li Ting Sun Tiantian 6–3, 6–3 Conchita Martínez Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez Patricia Tarabini 6–3, 6–3 Shinobu Asagoe Ai Sugiyama W&S Financial Group Women's Open Mason , United States Tier III event Hard – $170,000 – 30S/16DSingles – Doubles Lindsay Davenport 6–3, 6–2 Vera Zvonareva Marion Bartoli Amy Frazier Flavia Pennetta Laura Granville Selima Sfar Peng Shuai Jill Craybas Marlene Weingärtner 7–5, 7–6(7–2) Emmanuelle Gagliardi Anna-Lena Grönefeld 23 Aug Pilot Pen Tennis New Haven , United States Tier II event Hard – $585,000 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles Elena Bovina 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 Nathalie Dechy Lisa Raymond Elena Dementieva Daniela Hantuchová Jennifer Capriati Mashona Washington Jelena Janković Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy 6–1, 1–6, 7–6(7–4) Martina Navratilova Lisa Raymond Forest Hills Tennis Classic Forest Hills , United States Tier V event Hard – $65,882 – 16S Singles Elena Likhovtseva 6–2, 6–2 Iveta Benešová Anabel Medina Garrigues Kirsten Flipkens Marion Bartoli Kristina Brandi Katarina Srebotnik Émilie Loit 30 Aug 6 Sep U.S. Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard – $7,017,780 – 128S/96Q/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–3, 7–5 Elena Dementieva Lindsay Davenport Jennifer Capriati Nadia Petrova Shinobu Asagoe Serena Williams Amélie Mauresmo Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 6–4, 7–5 Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva Bob Bryan Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 6–4 Todd Woodbridge Alicia Molik
September Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 13 Sep Wismilak International Bali , Indonesia Tier III event Hard – $225,000 – 30S/16DSingles – Doubles Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–1, 6–4 Marlene Weingärtner Maria Elena Camerin Nadia Petrova Gisela Dulko Cho Yoon-jeong Tathiana Garbin Angelique Widjaja Anastasia Myskina Ai Sugiyama 6–3, 7–5 Svetlana Kuznetsova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 20 Sep China Open Beijing , China Tier II event Hard – $585,000 – 28S/16D Singles – Doubles Serena Williams 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 Svetlana Kuznetsova Vera Zvonareva Maria Sharapova Nadia Petrova Anabel Medina Garrigues Jelena Janković Gisela Dulko Emmanuelle Gagliardi Dinara Safina 6–4, 6–4 Gisela Dulko María Vento-Kabchi 27 Sep Gaz de France Stars Hasselt , Belgium Tier III event Hard (i) – $170,000 – 30S/16DSingles – Doubles Elena Dementieva 0–6, 6–0, 6–4 Elena Bovina Maria Elena Camerin Kim Clijsters Denisa Chládková Virginia Ruano Pascual Francesca Schiavone Magdalena Maleeva Jennifer Russell Mara Santangelo 6–3, 7–5 Nuria Llagostera Vives Marta Marrero Guangzhou Women's Open Guangzhou , China Tier III event Hard – $170,000 – 30S/29Q/16DSingles – Doubles Li Na 6–3, 6–4 Martina Suchá Barbora Strýcová Li Ting Dinara Safina Tamarine Tanasugarn Peng Shuai Kristina Brandi Li Ting Sun Tiantian 6–4, 6–1 Yang Shujing Yu Ying Hansol Korea Open Tennis Championships Seoul , South Korea Tier IV event Hard – $140,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Maria Sharapova 6–1, 6–1 Marta Domachowska Anne Kremer Abigail Spears Samantha Stosur Sanda Mamić Silvija Talaja Shahar Pe'er Cho Yoon-jeong Jeon Mi-ra 6–3, 1–6, 7–5 Chuang Chia-jung Hsieh Su-wei
October Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 4 Oct Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Filderstadt , Germany Tier II event Hard (i) – $650,000 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles Lindsay Davenport 6–2 ret. Amélie Mauresmo Svetlana Kuznetsova Anastasia Myskina Lisa Raymond Fabiola Zuluaga Elena Likhovtseva Jelena Janković Cara Black Rennae Stubbs 6–3, 6–2 Anna-Lena Grönefeld Julia Schruff Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo , Japan Tier III event Hard – $170,000 – 30S/16DSingles – Doubles Maria Sharapova 6–0, 6–1 Mashona Washington Tamarine Tanasugarn Klára Koukalová Youlia Fedossova Anikó Kapros Evgenia Linetskaya Nicole Vaidišová Shinobu Asagoe Katarina Srebotnik 6–1, 6–4 Jennifer Hopkins Mashona Washington 11 Oct Kremlin Cup Moscow , Russia Tier I event Carpet (i) – $1,300,000 – 28S/16D Singles – Doubles Anastasia Myskina 7–5, 6–0 Elena Dementieva Elena Bovina Lindsay Davenport Venus Williams Svetlana Kuznetsova Vera Zvonareva Francesca Schiavone Anastasia Myskina Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez Tashkent Open Tashkent , Uzbekistan Tier IV event Hard – $140,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Nicole Vaidišová 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 Virginie Razzano Anca Barna Meghann Shaughnessy Antonella Serra Zanetti Marta Marrero Arantxa Parra Santonja Olga Savchuk Adriana Serra Zanetti Antonella Serra Zanetti 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 Marion Bartoli Mara Santangelo 18 Oct Swisscom Challenge Zürich , Switzerland Tier I event Hard (i) – $1,300,000 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles Alicia Molik 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 Maria Sharapova Patty Schnyder Elena Dementieva Paola Suárez Nadia Petrova Venus Williams Ai Sugiyama Cara Black Rennae Stubbs 6–4, 6–4 Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 25 Oct Generali Ladies Linz Linz , Austria Tier II event Hard (i) – $585,000 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles Amélie Mauresmo 6–2, 6–0 Elena Bovina Jelena Janković Nadia Petrova Ai Sugiyama Vera Zvonareva Meghann Shaughnessy Alina Jidkova Janette Husárová Elena Likhovtseva 6–2, 7–5 Nathalie Dechy Patty Schnyder SEAT Open Kockelscheuer , Luxembourg Tier III event Hard (i) – $225,000 – 30S/16DSingles – Doubles Alicia Molik 6–3, 6–4 Dinara Safina Silvia Farina Elia Anabel Medina Garrigues Ana Ivanovic Dally Randriantefy Květa Peschke Tatiana Golovin Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 6–1, 6–7(1–7) , 6–3 Jill Craybas Marlene Weingärtner
November Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 1 Nov Advanta Championships Philadelphia , United States Tier II event Hard (i) – $585,000 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles Amélie Mauresmo 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 Vera Zvonareva Maria Sharapova Nadia Petrova Venus Williams Alicia Molik Jennifer Capriati Anastasia Myskina Alicia Molik Lisa Raymond 7–5, 6–4 Liezel Huber Corina Morariu Bell Challenge Quebec City , Canada Tier III event Carpet (i) – $170,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Martina Suchá 7–5, 3–6, 6–2 Abigail Spears Alina Jidkova María Emilia Salerni Mary Pierce Ľubomíra Kurhajcová Sesil Karatantcheva Mélanie Gloria Carly Gullickson María Emilia Salerni 7–5, 7–5 Els Callens Samantha Stosur 8 Nov WTA Tour Championships Los Angeles , United States Year-end Championship Hard – $3,000,000 – 8S (round robin)/4DSingles – Doubles Maria Sharapova 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 Serena Williams Anastasia Myskina Amélie Mauresmo Lindsay Davenport Elena Dementieva Svetlana Kuznetsova Vera Zvonareva Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy 7–5, 6–2 Cara Black Rennae Stubbs 22 Nov Fed Cup: Final Moscow , Russia, carpet (i) Russia 3–2 France Spain 0–5 Belgium 0–5
Statistics List of players and titles won, last name alphabetically:
Lindsay Davenport – Tokyo Pan Pacific, Amelia Island, Stanford, Los Angeles, San Diego, Cincinnati and Filderstadt (7) Justine Henin-Hardenne – Sydney, Australian Open , Dubai, Indian Wells and Athens Olympics (5) Amélie Mauresmo – Berlin, Rome, Montreal, Linz and Philadelphia (5) Maria Sharapova – Birmingham, Wimbledon , Seoul, Tokyo and WTA Tour Championships (5) Svetlana Kuznetsova – Eastbourne, U.S. Open and Bali (3) Alicia Molik – Stockholm, Zurich and Luxembourg (3) Anastasia Myskina – Doha, French Open and Moscow (3) Kim Clijsters – Paris and Antwerp (2) Émilie Loit – Casablanca and Estoril (2) Nicole Vaidišová – Vancouver and Tashkent (2) Serena Williams – Miami and Beijing (2) Venus Williams – Charleston and Warsaw (2) Jelena Janković – Budapest (1) Iveta Benešová – Acapulco (1) Elena Bovina – New Haven (1) Eleni Daniilidou – Auckland (1) Elena Dementieva – Hasselt (1) Amy Frazier – Hobart (1) Li Na – Guangzhou (1) Elena Likhovtseva – Forest Hills (1) Anabel Medina Garrigues – Palermo (1) Flavia Pennetta – Sopot (1) Mary Pierce – 's-Hertogenbosch (1) Nicole Pratt – Hyderabad (1) Claudine Schaul – Strasbourg (1) Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi – Vienna (1) Paola Suárez – Canberra (1) Martina Suchá – Quebec City (1) Ai Sugiyama – Gold Coast (1) Fabiola Zuluaga – Bogotá (1) Vera Zvonareva – Memphis (1) The following players won their first title:
Titles won by nation:
Russia – 15 (Memphis, Doha, French Open , Birmingham, Eastbourne, Wimbledon , New Haven, Forest Hills, U.S. Open , Bali, Hasselt, Seoul, Tokyo, Moscow and WTA Tour Championships ) United States – 12 (Hobart, Tokyo Pan Pacific, Miami, Amelia Island, Charleston, Warsaw, Stanford, Los Angeles, San Diego, Cincinnati, Beijing and Filderstadt) France – 8 (Casablanca, Estoril, Berlin, Rome, 's-Hertogenbosch, Montreal, Linz and Philadelphia) Belgium – 7 (Sydney, Australian Open , Paris, Antwerp, Dubai, Indian Wells and Athens Olympics ) Australia – 4 (Hyderabad, Stockholm, Zurich and Luxembourg) Czech Republic – 3 (Acapulco, Vancouver and Tashkent) Argentina – 1 (Canberra) China – 1 (Guangzhou) Colombia – 1 (Bogotá) Greece – 1 (Auckland) Israel – 1 (Vienna) Italy – 1 (Sopot) Japan – 1 (Gold Coast) Luxembourg – 1 (Strasbourg) Yugoslavia – 1 (Budapest) Slovakia – 1 (Quebec City) Spain – 1 (Palermo)
Rankings Below are the 2004 WTA year-end rankings:
No Player Name Nation Points 2003 Change 1 Lindsay Davenport USA 4,760 5 +4 2 Amélie Mauresmo FRA 4,546 4 +2 3 Anastasia Myskina RUS 4,012 7 +4 4 Maria Sharapova RUS 3,536 32 +28 5 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS 3,533 36 +31 6 Elena Dementieva RUS 3,448 8 +2 7 Serena Williams USA 3,128 3 –4 8 Justine Henin-Hardenne BEL 2,884 1 –7 9 Venus Williams USA 2,400 11 +2 10 Jennifer Capriati USA 2,359 6 –4 11 Vera Zvonareva RUS 2,299 13 +2 12 Nadia Petrova RUS 2,022 12 = 13 Alicia Molik AUS 1,971 35 +22 14 Patty Schnyder SUI 1,638 23 +9 15 Elena Bovina RUS 1,598 21 +6 16 Paola Suárez ARG 1,535 14 –2 17 Ai Sugiyama JPN 1,469 10 –7 18 Karolina Šprem CRO 1,452 59 +41 19 Francesca Schiavone ITA 1,403 20 +1 20 Silvia Farina Elia ITA 1,334 24 +4
Number 1 ranking "Full 2004 Year-End Rankings" (PDF) . Sony Ericsson WTA Tour . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2017-02-28 .
See also
References ^ "Coach: No chance Clijsters will be ready for French Open". ^ Newbery, Piers (2004-01-07). "Sharapova into final". BBC News. Retrieved 2010-06-06 . ^ Crowther, Nick (2004-01-07). "Serena wins Mauresmo battle". BBC News. Retrieved 2010-06-06 . ^ Cheese, Caroline (2004-03-07). "Sharapova storms to Wimbledon glory". BBC News. Retrieved 2010-06-06 .
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