2004 WTA Tour Championships

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2004 WTA Tour Championships
DateNovember 10–15
Edition34th
CategoryYear-end championships
Draw8S (round robin) / 4D
Prize money$3,000,000
SurfaceHard / indoor
Location Los Angeles, United States
Venue Staples Center
Champions
Singles
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova
Doubles
Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova / Flag of the United States.svg Meghann Shaughnessy
←  2003  · WTA Finals ·  2005  →

The 2004 WTA Tour Championships was a women's round robin tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, United States. It was the 34th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 29th edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 2004 WTA Tour. The tournament was held between November 10 and November 15, 2004. Sixth-seeded Maria Sharapova won the singles event, the first, and so far only, Russian to win the tournament, and earned $1,000,000 first-prize money as well as 485 ranking points. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Justine Henin-Hardenne had qualified for the tournament but withdrew due to illness (cytomegalovirus). [4]

Finals

Singles

Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova defeated Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4.

Doubles

Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova / Flag of the United States.svg Meghann Shaughnessy defeated Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs, 7–5, 6–2.

Singles Championship Race

Singles

Players in gold have qualified for Los Angeles. Players in brown withdrawn. The low-ranked players in blue after them would be played as alternates in Los Angeles.

RankPlayer1234567891011121314151617Total pointsTourn
1 Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport W
300+161		 SF
292+164		 SF
292+132		 W
220+193		 W
195+201		 W
300+63		 W
195+158		 W
195+87		 QF
162+108		 F
228+42		 W
120+55		 SF
135+31		 SF
88+78		 F
85+51		 R16
90+32		 QF
75+18		4,54616
2 Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo W
300+151		 SF
292+148		 W
300+101		 W
300+94		 S
174+112		 F
137+147		 W
195+88		 W
195+77		 QF
162+94		 F
154+100		 QF
162+92		 F
137+89		 QF
162+54		 SF
88+25		 QF
49+15		 R32
1+0		4,19516
3 Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Myskina W
650+436		 W
300+176		 F
210+105		 QF
162+140		 W
195+87		 SF
146+64		 SF
135+54		 SF
94+56		 SF
99+38		 R32
56+36		 QF
75+10		 QF
49+30		 SF
66+12		 QF
49+23		 QF
49+2		 R64
32+8		 R32
1+0		3,64618
3 Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Myskina R16
1+0		3,64618
4 Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova W
650+372		 F
210+100		 QF
162+88		 W
120+52		 SF
88+50		 W
120+17		 W
95+17		 SF
88+14		 R32
56+36		 R16
42+47		 QF
75+10		 R16
45+33		 R16
42+30		 R32
56+16		 SF
55+16		 R16
42+8		 R16
45+5		2,94719
4 Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova R16
42+2		 R16
1+0		2,94719

References

  1. ↑ "Sharapova Edges S. Williams". The Washington Post. November 16, 2004. p. D02.
  2. ↑ Paul Levine (December 8, 2004). "Sharapova defeats Serena in WTA Tour Championship final". ESPN . ESPN.
  3. ↑ "Sharapova wins season's finale". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC. November 16, 2004.
  4. ↑ "Henin-Hardenne's season ends because of virus". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philly.com. October 12, 2004. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
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