| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2004 Open Gaz de France | |
| Champion |  Kim Clijsters |
| Runner-up |  Mary Pierce |
| Final score | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Draw | 28 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Serena Williams was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Kim Clijsters won in the final 6–2, 6–1 against Mary Pierce.
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.
Kim Clijsters (champion)
Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals)
Patty Schnyder (second round)
Jelena Dokić (second round)
Francesca Schiavone (quarterfinals)
Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi (first round) Silvia Farina Elia (quarterfinals)
Magüi Serna (second round)| Final | ||||||
| 1 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 6 | |||
| Mary Pierce | 2 | 1 | ||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 E Daniilidou | 4 | 6 | 2 | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Sánchez Lorenzo | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | K Clijsters | 3 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 T Pisnik | 6 | 6 | 7 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 D Chládková | 2 | 1 | T Pisnik | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  A Stevenson | 77 | 5 | 2 | 7 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | S Farina Elia | 65 | 7 | 6 | 1 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | D Safina | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | P Schnyder | 6 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | J Janković | 4 | 0 | r | Q | D Safina | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Q | D Safina | 6 | 2 | Q | D Safina | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 M Vento-Kabchi | 2 | 3 | 5 | F Schiavone | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  K Šprem | 6 | 6 | Q | K Šprem | 64 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| É Loit | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | F Schiavone | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | F Schiavone | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | M Serna | 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 P Mandula | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | M Serna | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M Pierce | 7 | 6 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | A Parra | 5 | 2 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E Bovina | 4 | 6 | 6 | E Bovina | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 2 | 4 | E Bovina | 4 | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | J Dokić | 6 | 65 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Pierce | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | A Smashnova-Pistolesi | 6 | 5 | 1/r | WC | T Golovin | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | T Golovin | 1 | 7 | 3 | WC | T Golovin | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||
| S Testud | 3 | r |  D Hantuchová | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D Hantuchová | 5 | WC | T Golovin | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | S Cohen-Aloro | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | E Dementieva | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| LL |  C Schaul | 6 | 3 | 5 | WC | S Cohen-Aloro | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | E Dementieva | 7 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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