2004 Gaz de France Stars

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2004 Gaz de France Stars
DateSeptember 27 – October 3
Edition1st
Champions
Singles
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Russell / Flag of Italy.svg Mara Santangelo
Gaz de France Stars ·  2005  

The 2004 Gaz de France Stars was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the inaugural edition of the Gaz de France Stars, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2004 WTA Tour. It took place in Hasselt, Belgium, in late September to early October, 2004. [1] [2]

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Singles entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Elena Dementieva 61
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Kim Clijsters 72
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Elena Bovina 173
Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Karolina Šprem 184
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Francesca Schiavone 195
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Silvia Farina Elia 206
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Magdalena Maleeva 227
Flag of France.svg  FRA Nathalie Dechy 248
Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Jelena Kostanić 359

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Champions

Singles

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters def. Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Schiavone, 62, 63

Doubles

Flag of France.svg Émilie Loit / Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik def. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michaëlla Krajicek / Flag of Hungary.svg Ágnes Szávay, 63, 64

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