2004 SEAT Open – Singles

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Singles
2004 SEAT Open
Champion Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Molik
Runner-up Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina
Final score6–3, 6–4
Details
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  2003  · Luxembourg Open ·  2005  

Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, but did not compete this year due to an injury on her left wrist. [1]

Contents

Second-seeded Alicia Molik won the title by defeating Dinara Safina 6–3, 6–4 in the final.

Seeds

The top two seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez (second round)
  2. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Molik (champion)
  3. Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg Silvia Farina Elia (semifinals)
  4. Flag of Bulgaria.svg Magdalena Maleeva (first round)
  5. Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce (second round)
  6. Flag of France.svg Tatiana Golovin (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of Greece.svg Eleni Daniilidou (second round)
  8. Flag of Japan.svg Shinobu Asagoe (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues 61 2
Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina 4 66
Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina 3 4
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Molik 66
3 Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg Silvia Farina Elia 2 2
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Molik 66

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Argentina.svg P Suárez 63 4
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg T Garbin 2 4 Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues 3 66
Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues 66 Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues 3 66
WC Flag of Luxembourg.svg A Kremer 3 1 Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg A Ivanovic 64 1
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg A Ivanovic 66 Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg A Ivanovic 4 66
Q Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Krajicek 0 771 8 Flag of Japan.svg S Asagoe 64 1
8 Flag of Japan.svg S Asagoe 6616 Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues 61 2
4 Flag of Bulgaria.svg M Maleeva 74 3 Flag of Russia.svg D Safina 4 66
Q Flag of Finland.svg E Laine 5 66Q Flag of Finland.svg E Laine 2 1
Flag of Russia.svg D Safina 66 Flag of Russia.svg D Safina 66
Q Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg An Serra Zanetti 4 0 Flag of Russia.svg D Safina 66
Flag of Madagascar.svg D Randriantefy 66 Flag of Madagascar.svg D Randriantefy 1 4
Flag of the United States.svg M Washington 4 2 Flag of Madagascar.svg D Randriantefy 63 6
WC Flag of the United States.svg C Gullickson 0 5 5 Flag of France.svg M Pierce 4 63
5 Flag of France.svg M Pierce 67

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Flag of Greece.svg E Daniilidou 76
Flag of the United States.svg J Craybas 5 1 7 Flag of Greece.svg E Daniilidou 3 4
Q/PR Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Peschke 6866Q/PR Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Peschke 66
Flag of Luxembourg.svg C Schaul 7102 0 Q/PR Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Peschke 62 1
Flag of Slovenia.svg T Pisnik 663 Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg S Farina Elia 3 66
Flag of France.svg V Razzano 1 1 Flag of Slovenia.svg T Pisnik 4 0
Flag of France.svg S Foretz 3 2 3 Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg S Farina Elia 66
3 Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg S Farina Elia 663 Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg S Farina Elia 2 2
6 Flag of France.svg T Golovin 662 Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Molik 66
Flag of Germany.svg AL Grönefeld 2 3 6 Flag of France.svg T Golovin 66
Flag of Germany.svg A Barna 5 74 Flag of Germany.svg M Weingärtner 3 4
Flag of Germany.svg M Weingärtner 75 66 Flag of France.svg T Golovin 64 4
Flag of Spain.svg M Sánchez Lorenzo 662 Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Molik 3 66
Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual 4 3 Flag of Spain.svg M Sánchez Lorenzo 6362
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Molik 7777

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg Antonella Serra Zanetti (qualified)
  2. Flag of Israel.svg Tzipora Obziler (second round)
  3. Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko (qualifying competition)
  4. Flag of Colombia.svg Catalina Castaño (second round)
  5. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Els Callens (first round)
  6. Flag of France.svg Capucine Rousseau (Still playing at Saint-Raphaël)
  7. Flag of Ukraine.svg Alona Bondarenko (second round)
  8. Flag of the United States.svg Meilen Tu (first round)
  9. Flag of Russia.svg Lioudmila Skavronskaia (first round)

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
1 Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg Antonella Serra Zanetti 66
Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Bychkova 4 4 1 Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg Antonella Serra Zanetti 66
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Tatiana Poutchek 70 2 Flag of Estonia.svg Maret Ani 3 3
Flag of Estonia.svg Maret Ani 5 661 Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg Antonella Serra Zanetti 66
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Amanda Janes 2 4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Hrdinová 4 2
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Hrdinová 66 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Hrdinová 66
Flag of Germany.svg Angelika Bachmann 61 3 7 Flag of Ukraine.svg Alona Bondarenko 3 4
7 Flag of Ukraine.svg Alona Bondarenko 4 66

Second qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
2 Flag of Israel.svg Tzipora Obziler 66
Flag of France.svg Youlia Fedossova 2 1 2 Flag of Israel.svg Tzipora Obziler 642
Flag of Croatia.svg Ivana Abramović 3 4 WC Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michaëlla Krajicek 776
WC Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michaëlla Krajicek 66WC Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michaëlla Krajicek 2 6710
Flag of Germany.svg Martina Müller 5 0rWC Flag of Luxembourg.svg Mandy Minella 63 68
WC Flag of Luxembourg.svg Mandy Minella 73 WC Flag of Luxembourg.svg Mandy Minella 6656
Flag of Germany.svg Vanessa Henke 6656 Flag of Germany.svg Vanessa Henke 3 773
9 Flag of Russia.svg Lioudmila Skavronskaia 2 772

Third qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
3 Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko 76
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elena Baltacha 5 1 3 Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko 66
Flag of Germany.svg Sabrina Jolk 661 Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Rodionova 4 2
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Rodionova 7863 Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko 4 60
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Debbrich Feys 772 4 PR Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke 61 6
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Libuše Průšová 6266 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Libuše Průšová 2 1
PR Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke 66PR Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke 66
8 Flag of the United States.svg Meilen Tu 1 2

Fourth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
4 Flag of Colombia.svg Catalina Castaño 76
WC Flag of Luxembourg.svg Martine Poos 5 1 4 Flag of Colombia.svg Catalina Castaño 65663
WC Flag of Luxembourg.svg Lynn Philippe 3 2 Flag of Finland.svg Emma Laine 774 77
Flag of Finland.svg Emma Laine 66 Flag of Finland.svg Emma Laine 64 6
Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuliya Beygelzimer 678 Flag of Germany.svg Sandra Klösel 1 63
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg Adriana Serra Zanetti 4 66 Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuliya Beygelzimer 6161
Flag of Germany.svg Sandra Klösel 1 67 Flag of Germany.svg Sandra Klösel 772 6
5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Els Callens 63 5

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References

  1. "Left wrist acts up at Gaz de France". Brussels: ESPN. Reuters. 5 October 2004. Retrieved 17 September 2018.