Women's singles | |
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2004 Idea Prokom Open | |
Champion | Flavia Pennetta |
Runner-up | Klára Koukalová |
Final score | 7–5, 3–6, 6–3 |
Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi was the defending champion, but lost in second round to Marta Domachowska.
Flavia Pennetta won the title by defeating Klára Koukalová 7–5, 3–6, 6–3 in the final.
The first two seeds received a bye into the second round.
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Anastasia Myskina | ||||||||||||
11 | Klára Koukalová | w/o | |||||||||||
11 | Klára Koukalová | 5 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
9 | Flavia Pennetta | 7 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
9 | Flavia Pennetta | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
WC | Marta Domachowska | 2 | 2 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | A Myskina | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Z Ondrášková | 3 | 6 | 7 | Z Ondrášková | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
S Cohen-Aloro | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | A Myskina | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S Talaja | 6 | 6 | 5 | I Benešová | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | S Sfar | 4 | 2 | S Talaja | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | M Kiszczyńska | 2 | 3 | 5 | I Benešová | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | I Benešová | 6 | 6 | 1 | A Myskina | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | D Safina | 6 | 6 | 11 | K Koukalová | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||
LL | M Paštiková | 4 | 4 | 3 | D Safina | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ľ Kurhajcová | 2 | 6 | 6 | Ľ Kurhajcová | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Canepa | 6 | 4 | 1 | Ľ Kurhajcová | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
V Dushevina | 6 | 6 | 11 | K Koukalová | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
LL | K Bondarenko | 0 | 2 | V Dushevina | 61 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
LL | M Müller | 5 | 3 | 11 | K Koukalová | 77 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | K Koukalová | 7 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | S Mamić | 1 | 2 | 9 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B Schwartz | 1 | 2 | LL | L Průšová | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
LL | L Průšová | 6 | 6 | 9 | F Pennetta | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N Llagostera Vives | 6 | 6 | N Llagostera Vives | 2 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | Z Gubacsi | 2 | 0 | N Llagostera Vives | 64 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ľ Cervanová | 6 | 6 | Ľ Cervanová | 77 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | A Medina Garrigues | 3 | 1 | 9 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 | M Marrero | 6 | 4 | 6 | WC | M Domachowska | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
C Castaño | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | M Marrero | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | E Birnerová | 6 | 6 | Q | E Birnerová | 2 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||
LL | K Jans | 2 | 2 | 10 | M Marrero | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | M Domachowska | 6 | 6 | WC | M Domachowska | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Suchá | 0 | 2 | WC | M Domachowska | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | A Smashnova-Pistolesi | 64 | 1 |
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