2004 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Maria Sharapova defeated the two-time defending champion Serena Williams in the final, 6–1, 6–4 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships.[1] This victory was hailed by the media as "the most stunning upset in memory".[2]

Women's Singles
2004 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Maria Sharapova
Runner-up Serena Williams
Final score6–1, 6–4
Draw128 (12Q / 8WC)
Seeds32
Main article: 2004 Wimbledon Championships

With this win, Sharapova, who was to become a future world No. 1, entered the top ten for the first time in her career. She also became the third-youngest woman to win Wimbledon (behind Lottie Dod and Martina Hingis)[3] and the second Russian woman (after Anastasia Myskina won the French Open earlier that year) to win a Grand Slam title.[4]

Serena Williams was attempting to become the first player to win the women's singles tournament three consecutive times since Steffi Graf was champion in 1991, 1992 and 1993.

Venus Williams, who had appeared in the previous four Wimbledon finals, winning in 2000 and 2001, suffered her earliest exit from Wimbledon since her debut, being upset in the second round by Karolina Šprem.[5]

This was also the last Grand Slam singles tournament that former world No. 1 Martina Navratilova competed in; having been awarded a wild card, she won her first round match and became, at age 47, the oldest player in the Open Era to win a main draw match at Wimbledon and the lowest ranked play (no. 1,001) to win at Wimbledon , except Barbara Schwartz who was unranked in 2001.[6] [7]

Seeds
01.   Serena Williams (Final)
02.   Anastasia Myskina (Third round)
03.   Venus Williams (Second round)
04.   Amélie Mauresmo (Semifinals)
05.   Lindsay Davenport (Semifinals)
06.   Elena Dementieva (First round)
07.   Jennifer Capriati (Quarterfinals)
08.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (First round)
09.   Paola Suárez (Quarterfinals)
10.   Nadia Petrova (Fourth round)
11.   Ai Sugiyama (Quarterfinals)
12.   Vera Zvonareva (Fourth round)
13.   Maria Sharapova (Champion)
14.   Silvia Farina Elia (Fourth round)
15.   Patty Schnyder (Second round)
16.   Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi (First round)
17.   Chanda Rubin (First round)
18.   Francesca Schiavone (Second round)
19.   Fabiola Zuluaga (First round)
20.   Elena Bovina (Second round)
21.   Magdalena Maleeva (Fourth round)
22.   Conchita Martínez (First round)
23.   Jelena Dokić (First round)
24.   Mary Pierce (First round)
25.   Nathalie Dechy (Third round)
26.   Lisa Raymond (Second round)
27.   Alicia Molik (Third round)
28.   Émilie Loit (First round)
29.   Dinara Safina (First round)
30.   Eleni Daniilidou (First round)
31.   Amy Frazier (Fourth round)
32.   Meghann Shaughnessy (Third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying
Main article: 2004 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Serena Williams 6 6
7 Jennifer Capriati 1 1
1 Serena Williams 64 7 6
4 Amélie Mauresmo 77 5 4
4 Amélie Mauresmo 6 5 6
9 Paola Suárez 0 7 1
1 Serena Williams 1 4
13 Maria Sharapova 6 6
5 Lindsay Davenport 6 6
Karolina Šprem 2 2
5 Lindsay Davenport 6 65 1
13 Maria Sharapova 2 77 6
11 Ai Sugiyama 7 5 1
13 Maria Sharapova 5 7 6

Top half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 S Williams 6 6
J Zheng 3 1 1 S Williams 6 6
Q S Foretz 6 6 Q S Foretz 0 4
S Cohen-Aloro 1 3 1 S Williams 6 6
L Lee-Waters 6 3 3 M Serna 4 0
WC J O'Donoghue 2 6 6 WC J O'Donoghue 3 3
M Serna 6 6 M Serna 6 6
30 E Daniilidou 4 2 1 S Williams 6 6
18 F Schiavone 3 77 6 T Golovin 2 1
M Casanova 6 64 3 18 F Schiavone 1 0
T Golovin 6 77 T Golovin 6 6
A Jidkova 4 64 T Golovin 6 2 6
E Gagliardi 3 E Gagliardi 3 6 3
T Snyder 3r E Gagliardi 2 77 6
A Morigami 4 1 15/WC P Schnyder 6 64 2
15/WC P Schnyder 6 6

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
10 N Petrova 6 2 6
F Pennetta 3 6 4 10 N Petrova 6 3 6
M Suchá 1 0 M Vento-Kabchi 3 6 2
M Vento-Kabchi 6 6 10 N Petrova 77 6
T Perebiynis 6 6 T Perebiynis 65 2
Q C Wheeler 3 2 T Perebiynis 6 7
M Sequera 6 78 M Sequera 2 5
22 C Martínez 4 66 10 N Petrova 4 4
25 N Dechy 6 6 7 J Capriati 6 6
A Medina Garrigues 3 4 25 N Dechy 6 6
M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 6 M Sánchez Lorenzo 1 1
WC K O'Brien 4 4 25 N Dechy 5 1
M Marrero 1 3 7 J Capriati 7 6
WC E Baltacha 6 6 WC E Baltacha 4 4
C Schaul 2 2 7 J Capriati 6 6
7 J Capriati 6 6

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
4 A Mauresmo 6 6
J Kostanić 2 3 4 A Mauresmo 6 6
J Vakulenko 65 2 Q J Hopkins 3 3
Q J Hopkins 77 6 4 A Mauresmo 6 6
B Schett 6 4 4 Ľ Cervanová 1 4
Ľ Cervanová 3 6 6 Ľ Cervanová 6 6
S Asagoe 3 64 26 L Raymond 4 3
26 L Raymond 6 77 4 A Mauresmo 7 6
24 M Pierce 2 5 14 S Farina Elia 5 3
V Ruano Pascual 6 7 V Ruano Pascual 6 6
L Krasnoroutskaya 6 4 3 H Nagyová 4 4
H Nagyová 3 6 6 V Ruano Pascual 6 4 5
B Strýcová 3 4 14 S Farina Elia 2 6 7
S Talaja 6 6 S Talaja 3 3
S Peng 0 4 14 S Farina Elia 6 6
14 S Farina Elia 6 6

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
9 P Suárez 6 6
S Perry 2 4 9 P Suárez 6 6
A Harkleroad 3 7 4 E Callens 2 2
E Callens 6 5 6 9 P Suárez 6 4 6
Q T Sun 2 6 6 PR A Kremer 1 6 0
T Garbin 6 0 2 Q T Sun 3 5
PR A Kremer 6 6 PR A Kremer 6 7
19 F Zuluaga 4 3 9 P Suárez 4 6 6
29 D Safina 0 0r R Grande 6 0 2
A Parra Santonja 6 2 A Parra Santonja 7 2 3
R Grande 7 7 R Grande 5 6 6
M Santangelo 5 5 R Grande 6 4 6
G León García 2 2 Q V Razzano 4 6 3
E Likhovtseva 6 6 E Likhovtseva 1 2
Q V Razzano 77 3 6 Q V Razzano 6 6
8 S Kuznetsova 64 6 4

Bottom half

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
5 L Davenport 6 6
D Randriantefy 2 1 5 L Davenport 6 1
K Brandi 6 6 K Brandi 0 0r
I Benešová 2 0 5 L Davenport 6 6
Q A Widjaja 2 1 Q T Panova 2 1
Q M Washington 6 6 Q M Washington 3 4
Q T Panova 6 6 Q T Panova 6 6
28 É Loit 1 2 5 L Davenport 6 6
23 J Dokić 3 3 12 V Zvonareva 4 4
G Dulko 6 6 G Dulko 3 6 6
C Castaño 0 1 WC M Navratilova 6 3 3
WC M Navratilova 6 6 G Dulko 4 2
S Obata 4 6 7 12 V Zvonareva 6 6
Q E Birnerová 6 4 5 S Obata 1 4
S Stosur 4 4 12 V Zvonareva 6 6
12 V Zvonareva 6 6

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
16 A Smashnova-Pistolesi 4 3
K Srebotnik 6 6 K Srebotnik 65 0
M Weingärtner 3 1 D Chládková 77 6
D Chládková 6 6 D Chládková 5 3
J Craybas 6 6 21 M Maleeva 7 6
C Black 4 3 J Craybas 2 3
V Dushevina 1 5 21 M Maleeva 6 6
21 M Maleeva 6 7 21 M Maleeva 4 4
32 M Shaughnessy 77 77 K Šprem 6 6
M Irvin 63 60 32 M Shaughnessy 6 4 10
P Mandula 3 3 Q N Llagostera Vives 4 6 8
Q N Llagostera Vives 6 6 32 M Shaughnessy 65 62
K Šprem 2 6 6 K Šprem 77 77
L Granville 6 1 4 K Šprem 77 78
M-G Mikaelian 3 0 3 V Williams 65 66
3 V Williams 6 6

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
6 E Dementieva 4 6 4
S Kleinová 6 1 6 S Kleinová 3 3
A-L Grönefeld 2 0 T Tanasugarn 6 6
T Tanasugarn 6 6 T Tanasugarn 6 6
T Pisnik 6 1 5 27 A Molik 2 4
T Ashley 2 6 7 T Ashley 5 4
M Czink 1 4 27 A Molik 7 6
27 A Molik 6 6 T Tanasugarn 3 5
17 C Rubin 65 3 11 A Sugiyama 6 7
M Bartoli 77 6 M Bartoli 6 6
ME Camerin 7 6 ME Camerin 3 3
A Barna 5 2 M Bartoli 1 2
J Janković 6 1 4 11 A Sugiyama 6 6
K Koukalová 3 6 6 K Koukalová 4 4
WC A Janes 6 2 3 11 A Sugiyama 6 6
11 A Sugiyama 3 6 6

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
13 M Sharapova 6 6
Q Y Beygelzimer 2 1 13 M Sharapova 6 6
WC A Keothavong 6 6 WC A Keothavong 4 0
N Pratt 3 1 13 M Sharapova 6 6
D Hantuchová 6 6 D Hantuchová 3 1
S Reeves 1 4 D Hantuchová
Q E Gallovits 1 2 20 E Bovina w/o
20 E Bovina 6 6 13 M Sharapova 6 7
31 A Frazier 6 6 31 A Frazier 4 5
M Kirilenko 1 4 31 A Frazier 6 3 8
WC E Webley-Smith 77 6 WC E Webley-Smith 2 6 6
S Beltrame 62 4 31 A Frazier 4 6 6
M Jugić-Salkić 4 6 3 2 A Myskina 6 4 4
A Kapros 6 2 6 A Kapros 7 2 4
Ľ Kurhajcová 5 1 2 A Myskina 5 6 6
2 A Myskina 7 6

References
  1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
  2. Liz Clarke (April 7, 2004). "Sharapova Wins Wimbledon After Improbable Journey". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
  3. "Sharapova storms to Wimbledon glory". BBC Sport. 3 July 2004. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  4. "Sensational Sharapova is a Russian revelation". The Guardian. 4 July 2004. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  5. Cheese, Caroline (24 June 2004). "Venus makes shock exit". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  6. "Navratilova rolls back the years in quick time". The Guardian. 22 June 2004. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  7. Harman, Neil (2004). The Official Wimbledon Annual 2004. 2 Puddle Dock, London: Hazleton Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-903135 39 7.
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