Singles | |
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2004 Qatar Ladies Open | |
Champion | Anastasia Myskina |
Runner-up | Svetlana Kuznetsova |
Score | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Anastasia Myskina was the defending champion, and also won the title in 2004. [1] [2]
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 2 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||
Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
3 | Anastasia Myskina | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
3 | Anastasia Myskina | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
2 | Jennifer Capriati | 2 | 2 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | J Henin-Hardenne | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
M Vento-Kabchi | 7 | 6 | M Vento-Kabchi | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | T Sun | 5 | 2 | 1 | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | V Dushevina | 1 | 5 | N Dechy | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
N Dechy | 6 | 7 | N Dechy | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | S Testud | 6 | 6 | WC | S Testud | 2 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | M Serna | 3 | 2 | 1 | J Henin-Hardenne | 2 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
S Kuznetsova | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | A Sugiyama | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Molik | 4 | 3 | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | S Kuznetsova | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
S Cohen-Aloro | 1 | 1 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A Barna | 4 | 6 | 6 | A Barna | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | C Martínez | 6 | 4 | 2 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | J Dokić | 0 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
N Pratt | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | J Dokić | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | S Gehrlein | 2 | 3 | J Zheng | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Zheng | 6 | 6 | J Zheng | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | R Vinci | 3 | 2 | 3 | A Myskina | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | E Likhovtseva | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | A Myskina | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | A Myskina | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | 2 | J Capriati | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L Krasnoroutskaia | 3 | 3 | 5 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
LL | A Widjaja | 6 | 2 | 4 | J Kostanić | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J Kostanić | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | S Farina Elia | 66 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E Callens | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | J Capriati | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | T Li | 1 | 6 | 6 | Q | T Li | 64 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | J Capriati | 7 | 6 |
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