2004 Gaz de France Stars – Singles

Singles
2004 Gaz de France Stars
Final
Champion	Elena Dementieva
Runner-up	Elena Bovina
Score	0–6, 6–0, 6–4
Details
Draw	30
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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The singles event at the 2004 Gaz de France Stars took place in late September to early October, 2004, on indoor hard courts in Hasselt, Belgium.

Elena Dementieva won the title with a bizarre scoreline in the final, becoming the first winner of this tournament in an all-Russian final. ^{[1] [2]}

Seeds

The top two seeds get a bye into round two.

1. Elena Dementieva (champion)
2. Kim Clijsters (semifinals, retired due to a left wrist injury)
3. Elena Bovina (final)
4. Karolina Šprem (second round)
5. Francesca Schiavone (quarterfinals)
6. Silvia Farina Elia (second round)
7. Magdalena Maleeva (quarterfinals)
8. Nathalie Dechy (withdrew due to a left thigh sprain)
9. Jelena Kostanić (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Elena Dementieva	6	6
		Maria Elena Camerin	3	3
								1	Elena Dementieva	0	6	6
								3	Elena Bovina	6	0	4
	3	Elena Bovina	6	2
	2	Kim Clijsters	4	2r

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	E Dementieva	6	6
	LL	M Paštiková	7	6				LL	M Paštiková	4	2
		T Garbin	64	4											1	E Dementieva	7	6
		D Chládková	6	6												D Chládková	5	4
		A Parra Santonja	1	4					D Chládková	6	6
		T Perebiynis	7	3	1			6	S Farina Elia	0	2
	6	S Farina Elia	5	6	6																	1	E Dementieva	6	6
	4	K Šprem	4	6	6																		ME Camerin	3	3
		A Medina Garrigues	6	4	4			4	K Šprem	4	4
	LL	C Rousseau	2	0					ME Camerin	6	6
		ME Camerin	6	6												ME Camerin	5	7	6
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	6												V Ruano Pascual	7	5	4
		C Schaul	3	0					M Sánchez Lorenzo	4	3
		V Ruano Pascual	3	7	6				V Ruano Pascual	6	6
	9	J Kostanić	6	63	4

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	F Schiavone	6	6
		M Santangelo	2	0				5	F Schiavone	6	6
		N Llagostera Vives	6	64	6				N Llagostera Vives	1	0
		M Marrero	0	7	0										5	F Schiavone	66	1
	Q	V Henke	6	1	6										3	E Bovina	7	6
		K Flipkens	2	6	4			Q	V Henke	1	3
	WC	C Maes	1	1				3	E Bovina	6	6
	3	E Bovina	6	6																		3	E Bovina	6	2
	7/WC	M Maleeva	6	6																		2	K Clijsters	4	2r
	Q	L Lee-Waters	3	3				7/WC	M Maleeva	6	6
	WC	E Callens	7	6				WC	E Callens	0	1
	Q	E Birnerová	65	4											7/WC	M Maleeva	3	4
		I Benešová	6	6											2	K Clijsters	6	6
	Q	A Bachmann	4	3					I Benešová	63	2
								2	K Clijsters	7	6

References

1. 2004 Hasselt, Guangzhou & Seoul WTA Women's Singles Results
2. Hasselt - ITF results