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.
The Slams 2004 Australian Open 2004 French Open 2004 Wimbledon Championships 2004 US Open
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.
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.
Russian breakthrough The year 2004 was well known for the breakthrough of Russian players into the WTA Tour.The (re)Renaissance of Russian Women's Tennis - TennisGrandstand
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.BBC SPORT | Tennis | Myskina takes French title 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.BBC SPORT | Tennis | Sharapova storms to Wimbledon glory 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.BBC SPORT | Tennis | Kuznetsova takes US title
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.BBC Sport | Tennis | Petrova knocks out Henin 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.Sharapova takes out WTA Champs - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
ITF
Grand Slam events Discipline 2004 Australian Open 2004 French Open 2004 Wimbledon 2004 US Open Men's singles Roger Federerdefeated Marat Safin Gastón Gaudiodefeated Guillermo Coria Roger Federerdefeated Andy Roddick Roger Federerdefeated Lleyton Hewitt Women's singles Justine Henin-Hardennedefeated Kim Clijsters Anastasia Myskinadefeated Elena Dementieva Maria Sharapovadefeated Serena Williams Svetlana Kuznetsovadefeated Elena Dementieva Men's doubles Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santorodefeated Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan Xavier Malisse / Olivier Rochusdefeated Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridgedefeated Julian Knowle / Nenad Zimonjić Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestordefeated Leander Paes / David Rikl Women's doubles Virginia Ruano / Paola Suárezdefeated Svetlana Kuznetsova / Elena Likhovtseva Virginia Ruano / Paola Suárezdefeated Svetlana Kuznetsova / Elena Likhovtseva Cara Black / Rennae Stubbsdefeated Liezel Huber / Ai Sugiyama Virginia Ruano / Paola Suárezdefeated Svetlana Kuznetsova / Elena Likhovtseva Mixed doubles Elena Bovina / Nenad Zimonjićdefeated Martina Navratilova / Leander Paes Tatiana Golovin / Richard Gasquetdefeated Cara Black / Wayne Black Cara Black / Wayne Blackdefeated Alicia Molik / Todd Woodbridge Vera Zvonareva / Bob Bryandefeated Alicia Molik / Todd Woodbridge
Davis Cup
Fed Cup
Hopman Cup
ATP
Tennis Masters Cup Houston, United States
Singles: Roger Federer defeat Lleyton Hewitt, 6–3 6–2 Doubles: Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan defeat Wayne Black & Kevin Ullyett, 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
ATP Masters Series TournamentSingles winnerRunner-upScoreDoubles winnerRunner-upScore Indian Wells Roger Federer Tim Henman 6–3, 6–3 Arnaud Clément Sébastien Grosjean Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 Miami Andy Roddick Guillermo Coria 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–1, ret. Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge 6–2, 7–6 Monte Carlo Guillermo Coria Rainer Schüttler 6–2, 6–1, 6–3 Tim Henman Nenad Zimonjić Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez 7–5, 6–4 Rome Carlos Moyà David Nalbandian 6–3, 6–3, 6–1 Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley 1–6, 6–4, 7–6 Hamburg Roger Federer Guillermo Coria 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–1, 6–2 Toronto Roger Federer Andy Roddick 7–5, 6–3 Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi 6–4, 6–2 Cincinnati Andre Agassi Lleyton Hewitt 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge 7–6, 6–3 Madrid Marat Safin David Nalbandian 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–3, 6–4 Paris Marat Safin Radek Štěpánek 6–3, 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 Singles: Maria Sharapova defeated Serena Williams, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 Doubles: Nadia Petrova & Meghann Shaughnessy defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova & Elena Likhovtseva, 6–3, 6–2
WTA Tier I Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo, Japan Singles: Lindsay Davenport defeated Magdalena Maleeva, 6–4, 6–1 Doubles: Cara Black & Rennae Stubbs defeated Elena Likhovtseva & Magdalena Maleeva, 6–0, 6–1. Pacicic Life Open, Indian Wells, United States Singles: Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Lindsay Davenport, 6–1, 6–4 Doubles: Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova / Elena Likhovtseva, 6–1 6–2 NASDAQ-100 Open, Miami, United States Singles: Serena Williams defeated Elena Dementieva, 6–1, 6–1 Doubles: Nadia Petrova & Meghann Shaughnessy defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova & Elena Likhovtseva, 6–2 6–3 Family Circle Cup, Charleston, United States Singles: Venus Williams defeated Conchita Martínez, 2–6, 6–2, 6–1 Doubles: Paola Suárez & Virginia Ruano Pascual defeated Lisa Raymond & Martina Navratilova, 6–1, 6–4 Qatar Total German Open, Berlin, Germany Singles: Amélie Mauresmo defeated Venus Williams, w/o. Doubles: Nadia Petrova & Meghann Shaughnessy defeated Conchita Martínez & Janette Husárová, 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 Telecom Italia Masters Roma, Rome, Italy Singles: Amélie Mauresmo defeated Jennifer Capriati, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6). Doubles: Nadia Petrova & Meghann Shaughnessy defeated Paola Suárez & Virginia Ruano Pascual, 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 Acura Classic, San Diego, United States Singles: Lindsay Davenport defeated Anastasia Myskina, 6–1, 6–1 Doubles: Cara Black & Rennae Stubbs defeated Paola Suárez & Virginia Ruano Pascual, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 Rogers Cup presented by American Express, Montreal, Canada Singles: Amélie Mauresmo defeated Elena Likhovtseva, 6–1, 6–0 Doubles: Shinobu Asagoe & Ai Sugiyama defeated Liezel Huber & Tamarine Tanasugarn, 6–0, 6–3 Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Russia Singles: Anastasia Myskina defeated Elena Dementieva, 7–5, 6–0 Doubles: Anastasia Myskina & Vera Zvonareva defeated Paola Suárez & Virginia Ruano Pascual, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 Zurich Open, Zürich, Switzerland Singles: Alicia Molik defeated Maria Sharapova, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 Doubles: Cara Black & Rennae Stubbs defeated Paola Suárez & Virginia Ruano Pascual, 6–4, 6–4
Movies Wimbledon
International Tennis Hall of Fame Class of 2004: Dorothy Cheney, player Stefan Edberg, player Steffi Graf, player
See also
Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics
References
External links BBC review of Wimbledon 2004 The Guardian US Open review 2004