Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

Men's singles
Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Champion  Nicolás Massú (CHI)
Runner-up  Mardy Fish (USA)
Final score 6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4

The men's singles competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics was part of the tennis program for the games, and was held at the Olympic Tennis Centre in Athens, Greece.

Yevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending gold medalist won in 2000 and he retired that sport in 2003. Nicolás Massú of Chile defeated Mardy Fish of the United States 6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the Gold Medal in Men's Singles at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Only the final match was best-of-five; all others were best-of-three. Fish won two of the first three sets in the gold medal match.

The major upset in the first round came when Jiří Novák took advantage of Tim Henman's inconsistent play this year beating him in straight sets. The second round saw some more shock wins, none bigger than world number one Roger Federer's defeat at the hands of world 74th ranked Czech, Tomáš Berdych. Former world number one players Juan Carlos Ferrero and Marat Safin's hopes of gold also disappeared as they also both made early exits.

Medalists

GoldNicolás Massú
 Chile
SilverMardy Fish
 United States
BronzeFernando González
 Chile

Seeds

  1.  Roger Federer (SUI) (Second Round)
  2.  Andy Roddick (USA) (Third Round)
  3.  Carlos Moyá (ESP) (Quarterfinals)
  4.  Tim Henman (GBR) (First Round)
  5.  Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) (Second Round)
  6.  David Nalbandian (ARG) (Withdrew)
  7.  Rainer Schüttler (GER) (First Round)
  8.  Sébastien Grosjean (FRA) (Quarterfinals)
  9.  Marat Safin (RUS) (Second Round)
  10.  Nicolás Massú (CHI) (Champion, Gold Medalist)
  11.  Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) (First Round)
  12.  Paradorn Srichaphan (THA) (First Round)
  13.  Andrei Pavel (ROM) (First Round)
  14.  Nicolas Kiefer (GER) (Third Round)
  15.  Tommy Robredo (ESP) (Third Round)
  16.  Fernando González (CHI) (Semifinals, Bronze Medalist)

Draw

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final (Gold Medal Match)
                 
   Tomáš Berdych (CZE) 4 1  
   Taylor Dent (USA) 6 6  
   Taylor Dent (USA) 65 1  
10  Nicolás Massú (CHI) 77 6  
3  Carlos Moyà (ESP) 2 5  
10  Nicolás Massú (CHI) 6 7  
10  Nicolás Massú (CHI) 6 3 2 6 6
   Mardy Fish (USA) 3 6 6 3 4
   Mardy Fish (USA) 6 6  
   Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 3 4  
   Mardy Fish (USA) 3 6 6 Bronze Medal Match
16  Fernando González (CHI) 6 3 4
8  Sébastien Grosjean (FRA) 2 6 2    Taylor Dent (USA) 4 6 14
16  Fernando González (CHI) 6 2 6 16  Fernando González (CHI) 6 2 16

Top Half

Section 1

1st round 2nd round Third Round Quarterfinals
1  R Federer (SUI) 6 5 6
 N Davydenko (RUS) 3 7 1 1  R Federer (SUI) 6 5 5
 T Berdych (CZE) 6 7  T Berdych (CZE) 4 7 7
 F Mayer (GER) 3 5  T Berdych (CZE) 77 4 8
 F Santoro (FRA) 6 6 15  T Robredo (ESP) 62 6 6
 F Volandri (ITA) 1 2  F Santoro (FRA) 6 3 4
 L Ouahab (ALG) 3 4 15  T Robredo (ESP) 1 6 6
15  T Robredo (ESP) 6 6  T Berdych (CZE) 4 1
12  P Srichaphan (THA) 2 3  T Dent (USA) 6 6
 J Johansson (SWE) 6 6  J Johansson (SWE) 63 4
 S Sargsian (ARM) 3 2  I Ljubičić (CRO) 77 6
 I Ljubičić (CRO) 6 6  I Ljubičić (CRO) 4 4
 D Hrbatý (SVK) 6 6  T Dent (USA) 6 6
 Y El Aynaoui (MAR) 3 4  D Hrbatý (SVK) 64 3
 T Dent (USA) 6 3 6  T Dent (USA) 77 6
Alt  F Niemeyer (CAN) 2 6 4

Section 2

1st round 2nd round Third Round Quarterfinals
3  C Moyà (ESP) 710 67 9
 T Enqvist (SWE) 68 79 7 3  C Moyà (ESP) 6 77
 M Philippoussis (AUS) 6 0 1  O Rochus (BEL) 0 63
 O Rochus (BEL) 3 6 6 3  C Moyà (ESP) 4 77 6
 A Clément (FRA) 77 6  I Karlović (CRO) 6 63 4
 N Lapentti (ECU) 65 2  A Clément (FRA) 64 6 4
 I Karlović (CRO) 6 610 6  I Karlović (CRO) 77 4 6
13  A Pavel (ROU) 4 712 2 3  C Moyà (ESP) 2 5
10  N Massú (CHI) 6 5 6 10  N Massú (CHI) 6 7
 G Kuerten (BRA) 3 7 4 10  N Massú (CHI) 77 6
 J Melzer (AUT) 0 1  V Spadea (USA) 63 2
 V Spadea (USA) 6 6 10  N Massú (CHI) 6 64 6
 A Calleri (ARG) 2 6 8  I Andreev (RUS) 3 77 4
 K Beck (SVK) 6 3 6  A Calleri (ARG) w/o
 I Andreev (RUS) 65 77 6  I Andreev (RUS)
7  R Schüttler (GER) 77 62 2

Bottom Half

Section 3

1st round 2nd round Third Round Quarterfinals
5  JC Ferrero (ESP) 6 6
 H Arazi (MAR) 3 1 5  JC Ferrero (ESP) 6 65 4
 M Fish (USA) 79 1  M Fish (USA) 4 77 6
 J Björkman (SWE) 67 0 r  M Fish (USA) 6 4 6
 J Nieminen (FIN) 6 6  M Mirnyi (BLR) 3 6 1
 Y-h Lu (TPE) 3 3  J Nieminen (FIN) 3 4
 M Mirnyi (BLR) 3 77 6  M Mirnyi (BLR) 6 6
11  JI Chela (ARG) 6 60 4  M Fish (USA) 6 6
14  N Kiefer (GER) 6 6  M Youzhny (RUS) 3 4
 V Voltchkov (BLR) 2 4 14  N Kiefer (GER) 6 3 6
 G Carraz (FRA) 7 65 5  M Baghdatis (CYP) 2 6 3
 M Baghdatis (CYP) 5 77 7 14  N Kiefer (GER) 3 6 2
 M Youzhny (RUS) 6 6  M Youzhny (RUS) 6 2 6
 X Malisse (BEL) 2 2  M Youzhny (RUS) 6 6
 J Novák (CZE) 6 6  J Novák (CZE) 4 3
4  T Henman (GBR) 3 3

Section 4

1st round 2nd round Third Round Quarterfinals
8  S Grosjean (FRA) 6 7
 L Horna (PER) 2 5 8  S Grosjean (FRA) 77 6
 V Hănescu (ROU) 4 64  W Arthurs (AUS) 62 3
 W Arthurs (AUS) 6 77 8  S Grosjean (FRA) 64 6 6
 R Söderling (SWE) 3 6 4  F López (ESP) 77 4 0
 F López (ESP) 6 3 6  F López (ESP) 77 6
 K Kučera (SVK) 0 4 9  M Safin (RUS) 64 3
9  M Safin (RUS) 6 6 8  S Grosjean (FRA) 2 6 4
16  F González (CHI) 77 6 16  F González (CHI) 6 2 6
 K Economidis (GRE) 62 2 16  F González (CHI) 7 6
 M Zabaleta (ARG) 6 3 2  H-t Lee (KOR) 5 2
 H-t Lee (KOR) 4 6 6 16  F González (CHI) 6 6
 M Ančić (CRO) 1 5 2  A Roddick (USA) 4 4
 T Haas (GER) 6 7  T Haas (GER) 6 3 7
 F Saretta (BRA) 3 64 2  A Roddick (USA) 4 6 9
2  A Roddick (USA) 6 77

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