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, becoming the first Russian woman to win a singles major. Myskina saved a match point en route to the title, 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.
Martina Navratilova played in her first singles major since the 1994 Wimbledon Championships, being unseeded for the first time since the 1973 US Open. Awarded a wild card, she made her final French Open singles appearance; she lost in the first round to Gisela Dulko.
Seeds
Qualifying
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Championship match statistics Category Myskina Dementieva 1st serve %35/56 (63%) 21/45 (47%) 1st serve points won26 of 35 = 74% 11 of 21 = 52% 2nd serve points won10 of 21 = 48% 8 of 24 = 33% Total service points won36 of 56 = 64.29% 19 of 45 = 42.22% Aces 0 1 Double faults 5 10 Winners26 11 Unforced errors17 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 39Source
References
External links 2004 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation