2004 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2004 French Open
Champion	Anastasia Myskina
Runner-up	Elena Dementieva
Score	6–1, 6–2
Seeds	32

Main article: 2004 French Open

Anastasia Myskina defeated Elena Dementieva in the final, 6–1, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2004 French Open. It was her first and only major title, and she became the first Russian woman to win a singles major. Myskina became the first woman in the Open Era to win the French Open after saving a match point, doing so in the fourth round against Svetlana Kuznetsova. This marked the first major final contested by two first-time finalists since the 1979 Australian Open. The final also made Russia the fourth country in the Open Era (following Australia, the United States, and Belgium) to have two countrywomen contest a major final.

Justine Henin-Hardenne was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Tathiana Garbin. This was her only loss at the French Open between 2003 and 2007.

This marked the first major in which future two-time French Open champion Maria Sharapova reached the quarterfinals.^[1]

Martina Navratilova played in her first major since 1994, being unseeded for the first time since the 1973 US Open. Awarded a wild card, it was her final French Open singles appearance; she lost in the first round to Gisela Dulko.

Seeds

1. Justine Henin-Hardenne (second round)
2. Serena Williams (quarterfinals)
3. Amélie Mauresmo (quarterfinals)
4. Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
5. Lindsay Davenport (fourth round)
6. Anastasia Myskina (champion)
7. Jennifer Capriati (semifinals)
8. Nadia Petrova (third round)
9. Elena Dementieva (final)
10. Vera Zvonareva (third round)
11. Svetlana Kuznetsova (fourth round)
12. Ai Sugiyama (second round)
13. Chanda Rubin (withdrew)
14. Paola Suárez (semifinals)
15. Silvia Farina Elia (second round)
16. Patty Schnyder (second round)
17. Francesca Schiavone (fourth round)
18. Maria Sharapova (quarterfinals)
19. Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi (third round)
20. Conchita Martínez (second round)
21. Magdalena Maleeva (fourth round)
22. Karolina Šprem (first round)
23. Fabiola Zuluaga (fourth round)
24. Jelena Dokić (first round)
25. Elena Bovina (third round)
26. Nathalie Dechy (first round)
27. Eleni Daniilidou (first round)
28. Lisa Raymond (second round)
29. Petra Mandula (second round)
30. Mary Pierce (third round)
31. Émilie Loit (second round)
32. Dinara Safina (second round)

Qualifying

Main article: 2004 French Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	14	Paola Suárez	6	6
	18	Maria Sharapova	1	3
								14	Paola Suárez	0	5
								9	Elena Dementieva	6	7
	3	Amélie Mauresmo	4	3
	9	Elena Dementieva	6	6
															9	Elena Dementieva	1	2
															6	Anastasia Myskina	6	6
	6	Anastasia Myskina	6	6
	4	Venus Williams	3	4
								6	Anastasia Myskina	6	6
								7	Jennifer Capriati	2	2
	7	Jennifer Capriati	6	2	6
	2	Serena Williams	3	6	3

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	WC	S Testud	4	4				1	J Henin-Hardenne	5	4
		T Garbin	6	6					T Garbin	7	6
		C Martínez Granados	1	2												T Garbin	7	6^1	2
		D Randriantefy	1	7	4											J Zheng	5	7^7	6
		J Zheng	6	5	6				J Zheng	6	6
		S Kleinová	4	4				31	É Loit	4	1
	31	É Loit	6	6																			J Zheng	4	5
	24	J Dokić	4	1																		14	P Suárez	6	7
		T Perebiynis	6	6					T Perebiynis	6	6
		A Harkleroad	6	6					A Harkleroad	1	3
	PR	M Díaz Oliva	2	1												T Perebiynis	3	3
		S Obata	1	7	4										14	P Suárez	6	6
		V Dushevina	6	5	6				V Dushevina	1	4
		M Sequera	3	4				14	P Suárez	6	6
	14	P Suárez	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	10	V Zvonareva	6	6
	Q	Z Kučová	0	2				10	V Zvonareva	5	6	6
		M Serna	6	3	8				M Serna	7	1	4
		A Morigami	3	6	6										10	V Zvonareva	3	6^3
		R Grande	7^9	6											18	M Sharapova	6	7^7
		H Nagyová	6^7	1					R Grande	2	0
	PR	B Schwartz	3	0				18	M Sharapova	6	6
	18	M Sharapova	6	6																		18	M Sharapova	6	6
	27	E Daniilidou	3	3																			M Weingärtner	3	1
		M Weingärtner	6	6					M Weingärtner	4	6	6
		A Frazier	3	2					ME Camerin	6	4	4
		ME Camerin	6	6												M Weingärtner	6	6
	Q	J Fedak	6	6											8	N Petrova	3	2
		M Santangelo	3	1				Q	J Fedak	0	1
		C Castaño	2	3				8	N Petrova	6	6
	8	N Petrova	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	A Mauresmo	6	6
		Ľ Cervanová	3	3				3	A Mauresmo	6	4	6
		J Craybas	2	1					A Medina Garrigues	0	6	1
		A Medina Garrigues	6	6											3	A Mauresmo	6	6
		J Vakulenko	5	2												A Parra Santonja	3	2
		A Parra Santonja	7	6					A Parra Santonja	6	6
		Ľ Kurhajcová	6	5	3			28	L Raymond	4	0
	28	L Raymond	0	7	6																	3	A Mauresmo	6	6
	21	M Maleeva	6	6																		21	M Maleeva	2	1
		A Barna	2	2				21	M Maleeva	7	6^3	7
	WC	C Wheeler	2	6	7				M Marrero	5	7^7	5
		M Marrero	6	4	9										21	M Maleeva	6	7^7
		S Reeves	4	3												M Shaughnessy	3	6^3
		M Shaughnessy	6	6					M Shaughnessy	6	3	9
		J Janković	6	0	2			15	S Farina Elia	3	6	7
	15	S Farina Elia	4	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	9	E Dementieva	7^7	1	6
		M Jugić-Salkić	6^4	6	4			9	E Dementieva	6	6
		N Pratt	6	6					N Pratt	2	2
		T Pisnik	4	2											9	E Dementieva	0	7^7	0
		K Koukalová	7^7	7^7											19	A Smashnova-Pistolesi	6	6^2	1^r
		T Golovin	6^4	6^2					K Koukalová	1	5
		F Pennetta	1	4				19	A Smashnova-Pistolesi	6	7
	19	A Smashnova-Pistolesi	6	6																		9	E Dementieva	6	6
	32	D Safina	7	6^4	6																	5	L Davenport	1	3
	Q	J Schruff	5	7^7	3			32	D Safina	6^5	2
		T Snyder	2	0				Q	M Irvin	7^7	6
	Q	M Irvin	6	6											Q	M Irvin	1	4
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	7											5	L Davenport	6	6
	Q	S Mamić	4	5					M Sánchez Lorenzo	4	1
	WC	V Pichet	4	2				5	L Davenport	6	6
	5	L Davenport	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	6	A Myskina	4	6	6
		A Molik	6	3	4			6	A Myskina	6	6
		B Strýcová	6	6					B Strýcová	0	4
		E Callens	3	2											6	A Myskina	6	7^7
		D Chládková	6	6												D Chládková	3	6^3
	WC	S Beltrame	4	3					D Chládková	6	6
	Q	K McCain	7	4	1			29	P Mandula	2	3
	29	P Mandula	5	6	6																	6	A Myskina	1	6	8
	22	K Šprem	5	2																		11	S Kuznetsova	6	4	6
		M Casanova	7	6					M Casanova	6	2	6
		M Vento-Kabchi	6	6					M Vento-Kabchi	4	6	3
		L Lee-Waters	4	2												M Casanova	6	3	4
		B Schett	3	3											11	S Kuznetsova	3	6	6
	Q	B Rittner	6	6				Q	B Rittner	1	4
	Q	L Bacheva	0	6^2				11	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	11	S Kuznetsova	6	7^7

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	LL	T Obziler	4	3
	Q	S Perry	6	6				Q	S Perry	4	3
		K Srebotnik	6	6					K Srebotnik	6	6
		C Black	3	3												K Srebotnik	7	2	3
		E Likhovtseva	6	1	7										23	F Zuluaga	5	6	6
		A Jidkova	2	6	5				E Likhovtseva	5	7	1
		M Suchá	2	1				23	F Zuluaga	7	5	6
	23	F Zuluaga	6	6																		23	F Zuluaga	1	6^3
	30	M Pierce	6	6																		4	V Williams	6	7^7
		C Schaul	2	3				30	M Pierce	6	6
		L Granville	4	1					G León García	1	1
		G León García	6	6											30	M Pierce	3	1
		J Kostanić	6	6											4	V Williams	6	6
	WC	C Pin	4	3					J Kostanić	3	3
		T Tanasugarn	2	4				4	V Williams	6	6
	4	V Williams	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	7	J Capriati	6	4	6
		Y Beygelzimer	2	6	4			7	J Capriati	7	6
	LL	E Birnerová	6^5	0				Q	K Peschke	5	3
	Q	K Peschke	7^7	6											7	J Capriati	6	3	6
		A-L Grönefeld	6	6											25	E Bovina	2	6	4
		S Stosur	2	0					A-L Grönefeld	2^r
	Q	R Vinci	5	1				25	E Bovina	3
	25	E Bovina	7	6																		7	J Capriati	7	6
	17	F Schiavone	6	6																		17	F Schiavone	5	1
		S Cohen-Aloro	1	2				17	F Schiavone	6	4	6
		K Brandi	3	6^4				WC	V Razzano	1	6	3
	WC	V Razzano	6	7^7											17	F Schiavone	6	6
		V Ruano Pascual	6	6												V Ruano Pascual	2	3
		M Czink	4	2					V Ruano Pascual	6^4	6	6
		M Bartoli	4	3				12	A Sugiyama	7^7	2	1
	12	A Sugiyama	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	16	P Schnyder	6	6
		A Kapros	4	1				16	P Schnyder	5	6	4
		S Asagoe	6	6					S Asagoe	7	3	6
		D Hantuchová	1	3												S Asagoe	7	4	6
		G Dulko	6	6												G Dulko	5	6	4
	WC	M Navratilova	1	3					G Dulko	6	7
	Q	T Ashley	2	4				20	C Martínez	4	5
	20	C Martínez	6	6																			S Asagoe	3	1
	26	N Dechy	6	5	1																	2	S Williams	6	6
	WC	S Foretz	1	7	6			WC	S Foretz	6	6^8	2
		S Talaja	6	6					S Talaja	2	7^10	6
		E Gagliardi	3	4												S Talaja	0	4
		M-G Mikaelian	5	6^5											2	S Williams	6	6
		M Kirilenko	7	7^7					M Kirilenko	6	2	4
		I Benešová	2	2				2	S Williams	4	6	6
	2	S Williams	6	6

Championship match statistics

Category	Myskina	Dementieva
1st serve %	35/56 (63%)	21/45 (47%)
1st serve points won	26 of 35 = 74%	11 of 21 = 52%
2nd serve points won	10 of 21 = 48%	8 of 24 = 33%
Total service points won	36 of 56 = 64.29%	19 of 45 = 42.22%
Aces	0	1
Double faults	5	10
Winners	26	11
Unforced errors	17	33
Net points won	2 of 3 = 67%	5 of 9 = 56%
Break points converted	5 of 8 = 63%	1 of 3 = 33%
Return points won	26 of 45 = 58%	20 of 56 = 36%
Total points won	62	39
Source

References

1. "Draw Back: 2004 French Open". The Changeover. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

External links

• 2004 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 2004 Australian Open – Women's singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by 2004 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles