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| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2004 AP Tourism Hyderabad Open | |
| Champion |  Nicole Pratt |
| Runner-up |  Maria Kirilenko |
| Final score | 7–6(7–3), 6–1 |
Tamarine Tanasugarn was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Maria Kirilenko.
In the final, Nicole Pratt defeated Kirilenko 7–6(7–3), 6–1 to win her title. [1]
Saori Obata (first round)
Marion Bartoli (semifinals)
Tamarine Tanasugarn (semifinals) Nicole Pratt (champion)
Jelena Kostanić (quarterfinals)
Zheng Jie (quarterfinals)
Maria Elena Camerin (second round)
Ľubomíra Kurhajcová (second round)| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Maria Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Maria Kirilenko | 63 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Nicole Pratt | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Nicole Pratt | 4 | 77 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 | Marion Bartoli | 6 | 63 | 2 | |||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | S Obata | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Y Yoshida | 6 | 6 | Y Yoshida | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Kirilenko | 6 | 7 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  N Uberoi | 3 | 5 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  B Schwartz | 65 | 2 |  A Widjaja | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Widjaja | 77 | 6 | A Widjaja | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Rodionova | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | ME Camerin | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | ME Camerin | 6 | 5 | 6 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | 3 | T Tanasugarn | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| E Kulikovskaya | 4 | 0 | 3 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| T Sun | 4 | 4 | Q |  S Pe'er | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | 3 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 T Poutchek | 77 | 6 | 6 | J Zheng | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PR |  R Dragomir | 65 | 4 | T Poutchek | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Y Beygelzimer | 4 | 65 | 6 | J Zheng | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | J Zheng | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | J Kostanić | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  I Lakhani | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | J Kostanić | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| V Dushevina | 6 | 6 | V Dushevina | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 A-L Grönefeld | 3 | 2 | 5 | J Kostanić | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Schruff | 3 | 2 | 4 | N Pratt | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ad Serra Zanetti | 6 | 6 | Ad Serra Zanetti | 64 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | S Mirza | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | N Pratt | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | N Pratt | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | N Pratt | 4 | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Ľ Kurhajcová | 6 | 6 | 2 | M Bartoli | 6 | 63 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| An Serra Zanetti | 3 | 3 | 8 | Ľ Kurhajcová | 67 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 M Jugić-Salkić | 3 | 6 | 6 | M Jugić-Salkić | 79 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Z Yan | 6 | 4 | 1 | M Jugić-Salkić | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| G Fokina | 6 | 64 | 6 | 2 | M Bartoli | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Vanc | 2 | 77 | 1 | G Fokina | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | A Bhambri | 1 | 1 | 2 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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