| Wheelchair tennis – Women's singles at the XII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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 Paralympic wheelchair tennis | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Athens Olympic Tennis Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 19–26 September 2004 | ||||||||||||
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| Women's singles | |
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| Wheelchair tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics |
The women's singles wheelchair tennis competition at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens was held from 19 September to 26 September at the Athens Olympic Tennis Centre.
| Semifinals | Final (gold medal match) | ||||||||||||
 Esther Vergeer (NED) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
 Florence Gravellier (FRA) | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Esther Vergeer (NED) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Sonja Peters (NED) | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Sonja Peters (NED) | 7 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||
 Daniela Di Toro (AUS) | 5 | 6 | 3 | Bronze medal match | |||||||||
| Florence Gravellier (FRA) | 6 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Daniela Di Toro (AUS) | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E Vergeer (NED) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 K Blake (GBR) | 0 | 1 | E Vergeer (NED) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 PW Lu (TPE) | 7 | 5 | 6 | PW Lu (TPE) | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 J Dorsett (USA) | 6 | 7 | 3 | E Vergeer (NED) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 T Perry (NZL) | 1 | 0 |  S Khanthasit (THA) | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 F Dong (CHN) | 6 | 6 | F Dong (CHN) | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 H Simard (CAN) | 3 | 4 | S Khanthasit (THA) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Khanthasit (THA) | 6 | 6 | E Vergeer (NED) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| F Gravellier (FRA) | 6 | 6 | F Gravellier (FRA) | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 M Yaosa (JPN) | 1 | 2 | F Gravellier (FRA) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 A Bartczak (POL) | 6 | 6 | A Bartczak (POL) | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 B Vidal (ESP) | 0 | 0 | F Gravellier (FRA) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 S Kalt (SUI) | 7 | 6 | S Kalt (SUI) | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| K Korb (USA) | 6 | 2 | S Kalt (SUI) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 YS Hong (KOR) | 6 | 4 | 7 | YS Hong (KOR) | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Griffioen (NED) | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 B Siegers (GER) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J McMorran (GBR) | 0 | 3 | B Siegers (GER) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PW Lu (THA) | 6 | 0 | K Verfuerth (USA) | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| K Verfuerth (USA) | 7 | 6 | B Siegers (GER) | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Ohmae (JPN) | 6 | 6 | S Peters (NED) | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Ochoa (ESP) | 2 | 1 | C Ohmae (JPN) | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| K Suter-Erath (SUI) | 4 | 4 | S Peters (NED) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Peters (NED) | 6 | 6 | S Peters (NED) | 7 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Smit (NED) | 6 | 6 | D Di Toro (AUS) | 5 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Clark (USA) | 2 | 3 | M Smit (NED) | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MH Hwang (KOR) | 2 | 0 | K Forshaw (GBR) | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| K Forshaw (GBR) | 6 | 6 | K Forshaw (GBR) | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Courtier (NZL) | 1 | 5 | D Di Toro (AUS) | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Y Chokyu (CAN) | 6 | 7 | Y Chokyu (CAN) | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Fabre (FRA) | 3 | 1 | D Di Toro (AUS) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| D Di Toro (AUS) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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