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/16D
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/14D
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/32X
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/28D
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/14D
Singles –
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/28D
Singles –
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/28D
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/32X
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/32X
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/24D
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/32D
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/32X
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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/16D
Singles –
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)/4D
Singles –
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
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