2004 in tennis

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.

List of years in tennis

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

Spain
2nd title

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

Fed Cup
2004 Fed Cup Champions

Russia
1st title

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

Hopman Cup
2004 Hopman Cup Champions

United States
3rd title

United States
2		 Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth
January 3, 2007 - January 10, 2007
Hard (indoors)
Slovakia
1
1 2 3
1
Lindsay Davenport
Daniela Hantuchová		 6
3		 6
1		    
2
James Blake
Karol Kučera		 6
4		 4
6 		6
7 		 
3
Lindsay Davenport / James Blake
Daniela Hantuchová / Karol Kučera		 6
2		 6
3		    

ATP

Tennis Masters Cup

Houston, United States

ATP Masters Series
Tournament Singles winner Runner-up Score Doubles winner Runner-up Score
Indian Wells Roger Federer Tim Henman6–3, 6–3 Arnaud Clément
Sébastien Grosjean		 Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett		6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Miami Andy Roddick Guillermo Coria6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–1, ret. Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett		 Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge		6–2, 7–6
Monte Carlo Guillermo Coria Rainer Schüttler6–2, 6–1, 6–3 Tim Henman
Nenad Zimonjić		 Gastón Etlis
Martín Rodríguez		7–5, 6–4
Rome Carlos Moyà David Nalbandian6–3, 6–3, 6–1 Mahesh Bhupathi
Max Mirnyi		 Wayne Arthurs
Paul Hanley		1–6, 6–4, 7–6
Hamburg Roger Federer Guillermo Coria4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett		 Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		6–1, 6–2
Toronto Roger Federer Andy Roddick7–5, 6–3 Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes		 Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi		6–4, 6–2
Cincinnati Andre Agassi Lleyton Hewitt6–3, 3–6, 6–2 Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor		 Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge		7–6, 6–3
Madrid Marat Safin David Nalbandian6–2, 6–4, 6–3 Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor		 Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		6–3, 6–4
Paris Marat Safin Radek Štěpánek6–3, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge		 Wayne Black
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

References
  1. "2004 Athens Olympics". California Sports Surfaces. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  2. "Athens 2004, Tennis". olympic.org. Olympics. 2004. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  3. "NBC Olympics 2004:Tennis 101 History". NBCOlympics.com. NBC. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  4. "Massu seals golden double". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC. August 22, 2004. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  5. The (re)Renaissance of Russian Women's Tennis - TennisGrandstand
  6. BBC SPORT | Tennis | Myskina takes French title
  7. BBC SPORT | Tennis | Sharapova storms to Wimbledon glory
  8. BBC SPORT | Tennis | Kuznetsova takes US title
  9. BBC Sport | Tennis | Petrova knocks out Henin
  10. Sharapova takes out WTA Champs - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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