Anastasia Andreyevna Myskina is a Russian former professional tennis player. Myskina won the 2004 French Open singles title, becoming the first Russian woman to win a major singles title. Due to this victory, she rose to No. 3 in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings, becoming the first Russian woman to reach the top 3 in the history of the rankings. In September 2004, she reached a career-high ranking of No. 2.
This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2004. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.
The 2005 French Open was the 109th edition of the tournament.
The 2004 Kremlin Cup was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 14th edition of the Kremlin Cup, and was part of the International Series of the 2004 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 2004 WTA Tour. It took place at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, from 11 October through 17 October 2004. The tournament ended up with victories by Russian players in both male and female singles/doubles competitions and Elena Dementieva additionally finished runner-up in the women's singles. Anastasia Myskina won the ladies singles and the doubles with Vera Zvonareva.
The 2002 DFS Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham in the United Kingdom that was part of Tier III of the 2002 WTA Tour. It was the 21st edition of the tournament and was held from 10 June until 16 June 2002. First-seeded Jelena Dokić won the singles title.
The 2004 Acura Classic was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in San Diego, California, in the United States. It was part of Tier I of the 2004 WTA Tour. It was the 26th edition of the tournament was held from July 25 through August 1, 2004. Fourth-seeded Lindsay Davenport won the singles title and earned $189,000 first-prize money.
The 1999 Torneo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Palermo, Italy that was part of the Tier IV Series of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 12th edition of the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo and took place from 12 July until 18 July 1999. Qualifier Anastasia Myskina won the singles title.
The 1999 Sanex Trophy was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Knokke-Heist, Belgium that was part of the Tier IVa category of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 2 August until 8 August 1999. Fourth-seeded María Sánchez Lorenzo won the singles title and earned $16,000 first-prize money.
The 2005 Nordea Nordic Light Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 4th edition of the Nordic Light Open, and was part of the Tier IV Series of the 2005 WTA Tour. It took place in Stockholm, Sweden, from 8 through 14 August 2005. Fifth-seeded Katarina Srebotnik won the singles title and earned $22,000 first-prize money.
The 2006 İstanbul Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the second edition of the Istanbul Cup, and part of the WTA Tier III tournaments of the 2006 WTA Tour. It was held in İstanbul from 22 through 28 May 2006. Fourth-seeded Shahar Pe'er won the singles title.
The 2003 Qatar Total Open was a professional women's tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 3rd edition of the event and part of the WTA Tier III series of the 2003 WTA Tour. It took place at the International Tennis and Squash complex in Doha, Qatar between 10 and 16 February 2003.
The 2000 Swisscom Challenge was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 17th edition of the event and was part of the Tier I Series of the 2000 WTA Tour. It took place at the Schluefweg in Zürich, Switzerland, from 8 through 15 October 2000. Martina Hingis won the singles title.
The 2005 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Filderstadt Tennis Club in Filderstadt, Germany that was part of Tier II of the 2005 WTA Tour. It was the 28th edition of the tournament and was held from 3 October until 9 October 2005. First-seeded Lindsay Davenport won the singles title and earned $98,500 first-prize money.
The 2003 Advanta Championships was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at The Pavilion in Villanova, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States that was part of Tier II of the 2003 WTA Tour. It was the 19th edition of the tournament and was held from October 27 through November 2, 2003. Second-seeded Amélie Mauresmo won the singles title and earned $93,000 first-prize money.
The 2006 Nordea Nordic Light Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 4th edition of the Nordic Light Open, and was part of the Tier IV Series of the 2006 WTA Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and took place at the Stockholm Olympic Stadium in Stockholm, Sweden, from 7 August until 13 August 2006. Third-seeded Zheng Jie won the singles title and earned $22,900 first-prize money.
The 2004 Wismilak International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Bali, Indonesia that was part of the Tier III category of the 2004 WTA Tour. It was the tenth edition of the tournament and was held from 13 September through 19 September 2004. Second-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova won the singles title and earned $35,000 first-prize money.
The 2004 Qatar Ladies Open, was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 4th edition of the Qatar Total Open, and was part of the Tier II Series of the 2004 WTA Tour. It took place at the Khalifa International Tennis Complex in Doha, Qatar from 1 March until 7 March 2004. Third-seeded Anastasia Myskina won the singles title.
Jelena Dokić was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Paola Suárez.
The First Federal of Sarasota Classic, also known as the Virginia Slims of Sarasota, was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor green clay courts at the Palm Aire Racquet Club in Sarasota, Florida in the United States that was part of the 1974 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from April 8 through April 14, 1974. First-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $10,000 first-prize money.
The 2002 Sarasota Clay Court Classic was a women's tennis event played on outdoor green clay courts in Sarasota, Florida in the United States that was part of the Tier IV category on the 2002 WTA Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from April 1 through April 7, 2002. First-seeded Jelena Dokić won the singles title.
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