2004 Australian Open

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2004 Australian Open
Date19 January – 1 February 2004
Edition92nd
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceHardcourt (Rebound Ace)
Location Melbourne, Australia
Venue Melbourne Park
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer
Women's singles
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin-Hardenne
Men's doubles
Flag of France.svg Michaël Llodra / Flag of France.svg Fabrice Santoro
Women's doubles
Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual / Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez
Mixed doubles
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Bovina / Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Nenad Zimonjić
Wheelchair men's singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Hall
Wheelchair women's singles
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Esther Vergeer
Wheelchair men's doubles
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Ammerlaan / Flag of Austria.svg Martin Legner
Wheelchair women's doubles
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maaike Smit / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Esther Vergeer
Boys' singles
Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils
Girls' singles
Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er
Boys' doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Oudsema / Flag of the United States.svg Brendan Evans
Girls' doubles
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Sheng-Nan
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The 2004 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia from 19 January to 1 February 2004.

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Andre Agassi was unsuccessful in defending his 2003 title, being defeated in the semi-finals by Marat Safin. This ended a 26-match winning streak for Agassi at the Australian Open, having previously won in 2000, 2001 and 2003, missing 2002 through injury. Roger Federer won his first Australian Open title, defeating Safin in the final. Serena Williams was unable to defend her 2003 title after withdrawing from the tournament due to a left knee injury. Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated compatriot and rival Kim Clijsters in the final to win her only Australian Open title.

Seniors

Men's singles

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer [1] defeated Flag of Russia.svg Marat Safin, 7–6(7–3), 6–4, 6–2

Women's singles

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin-Hardenne [2] defeated Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3

Men's doubles

Flag of France.svg Michaël Llodra / Flag of France.svg Fabrice Santoro defeated Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan / Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan, 7–6(7–4), 6–3

Women's doubles

Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano / Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez defeated Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova / Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva, 6–4, 6–3

Mixed doubles

Flag of Russia.svg Elena Bovina / Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Nenad Zimonjić defeated Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova / Flag of India.svg Leander Paes, 6–1, 7–6(7–3)

Juniors

Boys' singles

Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils defeated Flag of France.svg Josselin Ouanna, 6–0, 6–3

Girls' singles

Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nicole Vaidišová, 6–1, 6–4

Boys' doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Scott Oudsema / Flag of the United States.svg Brendan Evans defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Galić / Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Jeflea, 6–1, 6–1

Girls' doubles

Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Shengnan defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Veronika Chvojková / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nicole Vaidišová, 7–5, 6–3

Wheelchair

Men's singles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Hall defeated Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Ammerlaan, 6–4, 7–5

Women's singles

Flag of the Netherlands.svg Esther Vergeer defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniela Di Toro, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1

Men's doubles

Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Ammerlaan / Flag of Austria.svg Martin Legner defeated Flag of Poland.svg Tadeusz Kruszelnicki / Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Saida, 6–3, 6–3

Women's doubles

Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maaike Smit / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Esther Vergeer defeated Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sonja Peters / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sharon Walraven, 6–3, 7–6(3)

Notes

  1. Federer became the first Swiss male player to win the Australian Open singles title.
  2. Henin-Hardenne became the first Belgian player (male or female) to win the Australian Open singles title.
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