2004 Wimbledon Championships

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2004 Wimbledon Championships
Date21 June – 4 July
Edition118th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S/64D/48XD
Prize money£9,707,280
Surface Grass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Venue All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer
Women's singles
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova
Men's doubles
Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
Women's doubles
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
Mixed doubles
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Wayne Black / Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Boys' singles
Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils
Girls' singles
Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Bondarenko
Boys' doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Brendan Evans / Flag of the United States.svg Scott Oudsema
Girls' doubles
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Victoria Azarenka / Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Olga Govortsova
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The 2004 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. [1] [2] It was the 118th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 21 June to 4 July 2004. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year.

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Roger Federer was successful in his title defence, defeating Andy Roddick in the final to win his second Wimbledon title. Two-time defending champion Serena Williams was unsuccessful in her title defence, being upset in the final by then little-known 17-year-old Russian Maria Sharapova; Sharapova became the first Russian player, male or female, to win Wimbledon, the second-youngest player to win Wimbledon in the Modern Era and third-youngest overall.[ citation needed ]

In the juniors, Gaël Monfils won his third consecutive Grand Slam title in the boys' competition, and Kateryna Bondarenko won the girls' title.

Point and prize money distribution

Point distribution

Below are the tables with the point distribution for each discipline of the tournament.

Senior points

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128QQ3Q2Q1
Men's singles10007004502501507535512840
Men's doubles000
Women's singles6504562921629056322302112.54
Women's doubles000

Prize distribution

The total prize money for 2004 championships was £9,707,280. The winner of the men's title earned £602,500 while the women's singles champion earned £560,500. [3] [4]

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128
Men's singles£602,500
Women's singles£560,500
Men's doubles *£215,000
Women's doubles *£200,000
Mixed doubles *£90,000

* per team

Champions

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People's Sunday, 2004

Seniors

Men's singles

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer defeated Flag of the United States.svg Andy Roddick, 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 [5]

  • It was Federer's sixth title of the year, and his 17th overall. It was his third career Grand Slam title, and his 2nd at Wimbledon.

Women's singles

Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova defeated Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams, 6–1, 6–4 [6]

  • It was Sharapova's second title of the year, and her fourth overall. It was her first career Grand Slam title.

Men's doubles

Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge defeated Flag of Austria.svg Julian Knowle / Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Nenad Zimonjić, 6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 [7]

Women's doubles

Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs defeated Flag of South Africa.svg Liezel Huber / Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama, 6–3, 7–6(7-5) [8]

Mixed doubles

Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Wayne Black / Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Molik, 3–6, 7–6(10-8), 6–4 [9]

Juniors

Boys' singles

Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Miles Kasiri, 7–5, 7–6(8-6) [10]

Girls' singles

Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Bondarenko defeated Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Ana Ivanovic, 6–4, 6–7(2-7), 6–3 [11]

Boys' doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Brendan Evans / Flag of the United States.svg Scott Oudsema defeated Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Haase / Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Viktor Troicki, 6–4, 6–4 [12]

Girls' doubles

Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Victoria Azarenka / Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Olga Govortsova defeated Flag of New Zealand.svg Marina Erakovic / Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 [13]

Singles seeds

Main draw wild card entries

The following players received wild cards into the main draw senior events.

Mixed doubles

  1. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Marray / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Amanda Janes
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Jared Palmer / Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  3. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Arvind Parmar / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jane O'Donoghue
  4. Flag of Israel.svg Andy Ram / Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Rodionova
  5. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Sherwood / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anne Keothavong

Protected ranking

Qualifier entries

References

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  2. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN   9-781909-534230.
  3. Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. p. 327–334. ISBN   978-1899039401.
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  8. "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  9. "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  10. "Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  11. "Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  12. "Boys' Doubles Finals 1982-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  13. "Girls' Doubles Finals 1982-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 5 December 2017.
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