2004 China Open – Men's singles

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Men's singles
2004 China Open
Final
Champion Flag of Russia.svg Marat Safin
Runner-up Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Youzhny
Score7–6(7–4), 7–5
Details
Draw32 (3WC/4Q/1LL)
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women mixed
  1997  · China Open ·  2005  

The event was being held for the first time since 1997. Jim Courier was the last champion.

Contents

Marat Safin won the title, beating Mikhail Youzhny 7–6(7–4), 7–5 in the final. [1] [2] [3]

Seeds

  1. Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Moyá (first round)
  2. Flag of Spain.svg Juan Carlos Ferrero (second round)
  3. Flag of Argentina.svg David Nalbandian (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Germany.svg Rainer Schüttler (second round)
  5. Flag of Russia.svg Marat Safin (champion)
  6. Flag of Thailand.svg Paradorn Srichaphan (semifinals)
  7. Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Dent (second round)
  8. Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominik Hrbatý (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
6 Flag of Thailand.svg Paradorn Srichaphan 4 4  
  Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Youzhny 66 
  Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Youzhny 645  
5 Flag of Russia.svg Marat Safin 777 
  Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Nieminen 2 4  
5 Flag of Russia.svg Marat Safin 66 

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Spain.svg C Moyá 3 3  
Q Flag of France.svg J-W Tsonga 66 Q Flag of France.svg J-W Tsonga 673  
  Flag of the United States.svg G Weiner 2 4    Flag of South Korea.svg H-t Lee 796 
  Flag of South Korea.svg H-t Lee 66   Flag of South Korea.svg H-t Lee 4 3  
Q Flag of the United Kingdom.svg A Parmar 3 2  6 Flag of Thailand.svg P Srichaphan 66 
  Flag of Israel.svg N Okun 66   Flag of Israel.svg N Okun 3 666
  Flag of France.svg J-R Lisnard 4 5  6 Flag of Thailand.svg P Srichaphan 63 78
6 Flag of Thailand.svg P Srichaphan 67 6 Flag of Thailand.svg P Srichaphan 4 4  
4 Flag of Germany.svg R Schüttler 66   Flag of Russia.svg M Youzhny 66 
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Baccanello 4 3  4 Flag of Germany.svg R Schüttler 641  
  Flag of Russia.svg M Youzhny 777   Flag of Russia.svg M Youzhny 776 
  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg I Heuberger 5 64   Flag of Russia.svg M Youzhny 66 
Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Healey 75 2 8 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hrbatý 4 2  
  Flag of Italy.svg D Sanguinetti 5 76  Flag of Italy.svg D Sanguinetti 2 2  
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y Wang 2 2  8 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hrbatý 66 
8 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hrbatý 66 

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Flag of the United States.svg T Dent 66 
Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Luczak 3 2  7 Flag of the United States.svg T Dent 3 5  
  Flag of Finland.svg J Nieminen 76   Flag of Finland.svg J Nieminen 67 
  Flag of Spain.svg G García-López 5 4    Flag of Finland.svg J Nieminen 62 6
  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Y-h Lu 76 3 Flag of Argentina.svg D Nalbandian 2 62
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg B Zhu 5 2    Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Y-h Lu 784 4
  Flag of Denmark.svg K Pless 6563 3 Flag of Argentina.svg D Nalbandian 6666
3 Flag of Argentina.svg D Nalbandian 773 6  Flag of Finland.svg J Nieminen 2 4  
5 Flag of Russia.svg M Safin 67 5 Flag of Russia.svg M Safin 66 
  Flag of the United States.svg A Bogomolov Jr. 4 5  5 Flag of Russia.svg M Safin 66 
LL Flag of India.svg P Amritraj 64 2 WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg H Lu 2 2  
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg H Lu 4 665 Flag of Russia.svg M Safin 66 
  Flag of Germany.svg L Burgsmüller 2 2    Flag of the United States.svg K Kim 2 4  
  Flag of the United States.svg K Kim 66   Flag of the United States.svg K Kim 66 
  Flag of the United States.svg J Gimelstob 4 1  2 Flag of Spain.svg JC Ferrero 4 4  
2 Flag of Spain.svg JC Ferrero 66 

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Luczak (qualified)
  2. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Arvind Parmar (qualified)
  3. Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon (first round)
  4. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Delgado (second round)
  5. Flag of France.svg Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (qualified)
  6. Flag of Japan.svg Tasuku Iwami (second round)
  7. Flag of India.svg Prakash Amritraj (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  8. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Logtens (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

  1. Flag of India.svg Prakash Amritraj

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Luczak 66
Flag of France.svg Laurent Recouderc 4 1 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Luczak 66
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Zhe 7877 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Zhe 2 2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Yu 66651 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Luczak 6266
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Hui62 77 Flag of India.svg Prakash Amritraj 772 2
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cui Bin 2 65 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Hui 3 1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gao Wan 0 2 7 Flag of India.svg Prakash Amritraj 66
7 Flag of India.svg Prakash Amritraj 66

Second qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Arvind Parmar 66
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Jingyi 4 4 2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Arvind Parmar 66
Flag of Japan.svg Yaoki Ishii 66 Flag of Japan.svg Yaoki Ishii 3 0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Zengbao 2 4 2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Arvind Parmar 66
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Yue 0 66 Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Kudryavtsev 4 1
Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Kudryavtsev 678 Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Kudryavtsev 61 77
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Zhiqiang 0 0 6 Flag of Japan.svg Tasuku Iwami 3 665
6 Flag of Japan.svg Tasuku Iwami 66

Third qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
3 Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon 4 64
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Healey 677 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Healey 66
Flag of Japan.svg Toshihide Matsui 66 Flag of Japan.svg Toshihide Matsui 4 3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cui Miao 3 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Healey 76
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Bai Yang 2 2 8 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Logtens 5 4
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Xiang66WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Xiang 3 2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Ran 1 2 8 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Logtens 66
8 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Logtens 66

Fourth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Delgado 66
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Wei-Guang 3 0 4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Delgado 62 4
Flag of Slovenia.svg Luka Gregorc 66 Flag of Slovenia.svg Luka Gregorc 1 66
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Tian-Yu 1 0 Flag of Slovenia.svg Luka Gregorc 3 2
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Gabriel Montilla 3 665 Flag of France.svg Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 66
Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Merinov 62 2 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Gabriel Montilla 2 4
Flag of Russia.svg Vadim Davletshin 64 3 5 Flag of France.svg Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 66
5 Flag of France.svg Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2 66

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