2004 in tennis

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This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2004. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.

Contents

The Slams

Notable stories

Olympics and Chile

Held from August 15 to August 22 in Athens, Greece, it consisted of four events; men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, and women's doubles. The standard 5th event, mixed doubles, was not part of these games. There were 170 participants (87 men and 83 women) from 52 countries. The events were held at the Athens Olympic Tennis Centre at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. The surface was hardcourt, specifically DecoTurf, the same surface as used at the US Open in Flushing Meadow, New York. The Centre had 16 courts built specifically for the 2004 Olympics, with construction finished just before the opening of the Athens Olympics. There was a main court seating 6,000 fans for the Olympics, two show courts with seating for 3,200 seats during the Olympics, and 16 side courts with limited seating. [1]

Chile won the most medals (three), two of which were gold, led by Nicolás Massú, who won the men's singles, and partnered by Fernando González, also helped Chile take gold in the doubles. [2] [3] [4]

Russian breakthrough

The year 2004 was well known for the breakthrough of Russian players into the WTA Tour. [5]

At the French Open, Anastasia Myskina became the first woman from Russia to win a Grand Slam singles title, by defeating compatriot Elena Dementieva in the final, 6–1, 6–2. [6] A mere four weeks later, at Wimbledon, 17–year-old Maria Sharapova became the nation's second female Grand Slam winner, defeating two-time champion Serena Williams in the final, 6–1, 6–4, and becoming the third-youngest woman (after Lottie Dod and Martina Hingis) to win Wimbledon. [7] Finally, at the US Open, Svetlana Kuznetsova became the nation's third consecutive winner of a Grand Slam singles title, defeating Dementieva in the final, 6–3, 7–5. [8]

Other Russian players also made an impact on the WTA Tour that year. Nadia Petrova cracked the WTA's Top 10 for the first time, and also achieved her biggest result that year, defeating defending US Open champion Justine Henin-Hardenne in the fourth round, before losing to Kuznetsova in the quarter-finals. [9] Vera Zvonareva also continued to improve on the Tour before injuries briefly derailed her career the following year.

The conclusion of the season culminated in Sharapova winning the 2004 WTA Tour Championships by repeating her Wimbledon victory over Serena Williams in the final, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4, after coming from 0–4 down in the final set. [10]

ITF

Grand Slam events

Discipline 2004 Australian Open 2004 French Open 2004 Wimbledon 2004 US Open
Men's singles Roger Federer
defeated Marat Safin
Gastón Gaudio
defeated Guillermo Coria
Roger Federer
defeated Andy Roddick
Roger Federer
defeated Lleyton Hewitt
Women's singles Justine Henin-Hardenne
defeated Kim Clijsters
Anastasia Myskina
defeated Elena Dementieva
Maria Sharapova
defeated Serena Williams
Svetlana Kuznetsova
defeated Elena Dementieva
Men's doubles Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro
defeated Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
Xavier Malisse / Olivier Rochus
defeated Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro
Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge
defeated Julian Knowle / Nenad Zimonjić
Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor
defeated Leander Paes / David Rikl
Women's doubles Virginia Ruano / Paola Suárez
defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova / Elena Likhovtseva
Virginia Ruano / Paola Suárez
defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova / Elena Likhovtseva
Cara Black / Rennae Stubbs
defeated Liezel Huber / Ai Sugiyama
Virginia Ruano / Paola Suárez
defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova / Elena Likhovtseva
Mixed doubles Elena Bovina / Nenad Zimonjić
defeated Martina Navratilova / Leander Paes
Tatiana Golovin / Richard Gasquet
defeated Cara Black / Wayne Black
Cara Black / Wayne Black
defeated Alicia Molik / Todd Woodbridge
Vera Zvonareva / Bob Bryan
defeated Alicia Molik / Todd Woodbridge

Davis Cup

2004 Davis Cup Champions
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Spain
2nd title
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Spain
3
Estadio de la Cartuja, Seville, Spain
3–5 December 2004
Clay (indoors)
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United States
2
12345
1 Flag of Spain.svg
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Carlos Moyà
Mardy Fish
6
4
6
2
6
3
   
2 Flag of Spain.svg
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Rafael Nadal
Andy Roddick
66
78
6
2
78
66
6
2
  
3 Flag of Spain.svg
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Juan Carlos Ferrero  /  Tommy Robredo
Bob Bryan  /  Mike Bryan
0
6
3
6
2
6
   
4 Flag of Spain.svg
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Carlos Moyà
Andy Roddick
6
2
77
62
77
65
   
5 Flag of Spain.svg
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Tommy Robredo
Mardy Fish
69
711
2
6
    

Fed Cup

2004 Fed Cup Champions
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Russia
1st title
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Russia
3
Ice Stadium Krylatskoe, Moscow, Russia
27–28 November 2004
Carpet (indoors)
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France
2
123
1 Flag of Russia.svg
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Svetlana Kuznetsova
Nathalie Dechy
6
3
65
77
6
8
 
2 Flag of Russia.svg
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Anastasia Myskina
Tatiana Golovin
6
4
77
65
  
3 Flag of Russia.svg
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Anastasia Myskina
Nathalie Dechy
6
3
6
4
  
4 Flag of Russia.svg
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Svetlana Kuznetsova
Tatiana Golovin
4
6
1
6
  
5 Flag of Russia.svg
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Anastasia Myskina  /  Vera Zvonareva
Marion Bartoli  /  Émilie Loit
77
65
7
5
  

Hopman Cup

2004 Hopman Cup Champions
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United States
3rd title
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United States
2
Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
January 3, 2007 - January 10, 2007
Hard (indoors)
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Slovakia
1
123
1 Flag of the United States.svg
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Lindsay Davenport
Daniela Hantuchová
6
3
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2 Flag of the United States.svg
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James Blake
Karol Kučera
6
4
4
6
6
7
 
3 Flag of the United States.svg
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Lindsay Davenport  /  James Blake
Daniela Hantuchová  /  Karol Kučera
6
2
6
3
  

ATP

Tennis Masters Cup

Houston, United States

ATP Masters Series

TournamentSingles winnerRunner-upScoreDoubles winnerRunner-upScore
Indian Wells Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman 6–3, 6–3 Flag of France.svg Arnaud Clément
Flag of France.svg Sébastien Grosjean
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Wayne Black
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kevin Ullyett
6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Miami Flag of the United States.svg Andy Roddick Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Coria 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–1, ret. Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Wayne Black
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kevin Ullyett
Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
6–2, 7–6
Monte Carlo Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Coria Flag of Germany.svg Rainer Schüttler 6–2, 6–1, 6–3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Nenad Zimonjić
Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón Etlis
Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Rodríguez
7–5, 6–4
Rome Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Moyà Flag of Argentina.svg David Nalbandian 6–3, 6–3, 6–1 Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Arthurs
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Hanley
1–6, 6–4, 7–6
Hamburg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Coria 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Wayne Black
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kevin Ullyett
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
6–1, 6–2
Toronto Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer Flag of the United States.svg Andy Roddick 7–5, 6–3 Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman
Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi
6–4, 6–2
Cincinnati Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lleyton Hewitt 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor
Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
7–6, 6–3
Madrid Flag of Russia.svg Marat Safin Flag of Argentina.svg David Nalbandian 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
6–3, 6–4
Paris Flag of Russia.svg Marat Safin Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radek Štěpánek 6–3, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Wayne Black
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kevin Ullyett
6–3, 6–4

WTA

WTA Tour Championships

Los Angeles, USA

WTA Tier I

Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo, Japan

Pacicic Life Open, Indian Wells, United States

NASDAQ-100 Open, Miami, United States

Family Circle Cup, Charleston, United States

Qatar Total German Open, Berlin, Germany

Telecom Italia Masters Roma, Rome, Italy

Acura Classic, San Diego, United States

Rogers Cup presented by American Express, Montreal, Canada

Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Russia

Zurich Open, Zürich, Switzerland

Movies

International Tennis Hall of Fame

See also

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Serena and Venus Williams were the defending champions, but lost in the third round to Elena Dementieva and Lina Krasnoroutskaya.

Nadia Petrova and Meghann Shaughnessy defeated Cara Black and Rennae Stubbs in the final, 7–5, 6–2 to win the doubles tennis title at the 2004 WTA Tour Championships.

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