AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships 2004 / Women

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AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships 2004
date October 2, 2004 - October 10, 2004
Edition 30th
navigation 2003  ◄  2004  ►  2005
WTA tour
venue Tokyo Japan
JapanJapan 
Tournament number 405
category WTA Tier III
Tournament type Free place tournament
Game surface Hard court
draw 30E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q
Prize money US $ 170,000 
Last year's winner (individual) RussiaRussia Maria Sharapova
Last year's winner (double) RussiaRussia Marija Sharapova Tamarine Tanasu yarn
ThailandThailand 
Winner (singles) RussiaRussia Maria Sharapova
Winner (doubles) JapanJapan Shinobu Asagoe Katarina Srebotnik
SloveniaSlovenia 
Tournament supervisor Jimmy Moore
Last direct assumption Czech RepublicCzech Republic Sandra Kleinová (85)
Player representatives JapanJapan Akiko Morigami
As of July 30, 2013

The 2004 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships was a WTA hard court tennis tournament for women in Tokyo . It was part of the 2004 WTA Tour as a Tier III category tournament . The tournament took place from October 2nd to October 10th, 2004.

In the singles, Marija Sharapova won against Mashona Washington 6-0 and 6-1. In doubles, the pairing Shinobu Asagoe / Katarina Srebotnik won 6: 1 and 6: 4 against Jennifer Hopkins / Mashona Washington.

qualification

Qualification for the AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships 2004 took place from October 2-4, 2004. Four qualifying places for the singles and one qualification place for the doubles were played, which entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached

01. RussiaRussia Maria Sharapova victory
02. FranceFrance Tatiana Golovin Round of 16
03. JapanJapan Shinobu Asagoe 1 round
04th Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Kristina Brandi Round of 16
No. Player Round reached
05. United StatesUnited States Meghann Shaughnessy 1 round

06th AustraliaAustralia Nicole Pratt 1 round

07th Czech RepublicCzech Republic Klára Koukalová Semifinals

08th. SpainSpain Arantxa Parra Santonja 1 round

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Results

First round   Round of 16   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
             
  1  RussiaRussia M. Sharapova 6th 1 6th
   JapanJapan A. Nakamura 3 5       Q  AustraliaAustralia S. Stosur 4th 6th 3  
Q  AustraliaAustralia S. Stosur 6th 7th       1  RussiaRussia M. Sharapova 6th 6th  
   SloveniaSlovenia K. Srebotnik 5 0         Q  FranceFrance Y. Fedossova 3 4th    
   JapanJapan A. Morigami 7th 6th          JapanJapan A. Morigami 3 6 7  
Q  FranceFrance Y. Fedossova 7th 7th       Q  FranceFrance Y. Fedossova 6th 7th    
5  United StatesUnited States M. Shaughnessy 5 6 5       1  RussiaRussia M. Sharapova 6th 6th  
3  JapanJapan S. Asagoe 0 4th            ThailandThailand T. Tanasugarn 2 3    
   ThailandThailand T. Tanasugarn 6th 6th          ThailandThailand T. Tanasugarn 6th 7th  
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic B. Strýcová 5 6th 4th        United StatesUnited States J. Craybas 3 6 2    
   United StatesUnited States J. Craybas 7th 4th 6th        ThailandThailand T. Tanasugarn 6th 3  
Q  IsraelIsrael S. Peer 6th 0 2          HungaryHungary A. Kapros 1 0 r  
   HungaryHungary A. Kapros 2 6th 6th        HungaryHungary A. Kapros 6th 6th  
Q  BulgariaBulgaria S. Karatancheva 6th 6th       Q  BulgariaBulgaria S. Karatancheva 4th 0    
8th  SpainSpain A. Parra Santonja 2 4th       1  RussiaRussia M. Sharapova 6th 6th  
6th  AustraliaAustralia N. Pratt 0 6th 4th          United StatesUnited States M. Washington 0 1  
   RussiaRussia J. Linezkaya 6th 1 6th        RussiaRussia J. Linezkaya 6th 7th  
WC  JapanJapan R. Fujiwara 6th 6th       WC  JapanJapan R. Fujiwara 4th 5    
   JapanJapan S. Obata 4th 4th          RussiaRussia J. Linezkaya 2 1  
   SpainSpain M. Sanchez Lorenzo 2 4th            United StatesUnited States M. Washington 6th 6th    
   United StatesUnited States M. Washington 6th 6th          United StatesUnited States M. Washington 6th 6th  
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic S. Kleinová 6th 3 4th     4th  Puerto RicoPuerto Rico K. Brandi 2 2    
4th  Puerto RicoPuerto Rico K. Brandi 4th 6th 6th        United StatesUnited States M. Washington 3 7th 6th
7th  Czech RepublicCzech Republic K. Koukalová 6th 6th         7th  Czech RepublicCzech Republic K. Koukalová 6th 5 2  
   Venezuela 1954Venezuela M. Sequera 2 2       7th  Czech RepublicCzech Republic K. Koukalová 6th 6th  
   SlovakiaSlovakia Ľ. Kurhajcová 7th 6th          SlovakiaSlovakia Ľ. Kurhajcová 2 4th    
   RussiaRussia A. Shidkova 6 5 2       7th  Czech RepublicCzech Republic K. Koukalová 6th 6th  
   Korea SouthSouth Korea Y.-j. Cho 3 4th         WC  Czech RepublicCzech Republic N. Vaidišová 3 0    
WC  Czech RepublicCzech Republic N. Vaidišová 6th 6th       WC  Czech RepublicCzech Republic N. Vaidišová 6th 3 6th
  2  FranceFrance T. Golovin 4th 6th 4th  
 

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. JapanJapan Shinobu Asagoe Katarina Srebotnik
SloveniaSlovenia 
victory
02. Venezuela 1954Venezuela Milagros Sequera Abigail Spears
United StatesUnited States 
1 round
03. United StatesUnited States Jill Crayba's Marlene Weingärtner
GermanyGermany 
retreat
04th AustraliaAustralia Bryanne Stewart Samantha Stosur
AustraliaAustralia 
Semifinals

05. United StatesUnited States Jennifer Hopkins Mashona Washington
United StatesUnited States 
final

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Results

First round   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
1  JapanJapan S. Asagoe K. Srebotnik
 SloveniaSlovenia 
6th 6th          
   JapanJapan S. Hisamatsu A. Takase
 JapanJapan 
2 3       1  JapanJapan S. Asagoe K. Srebotnik
 SloveniaSlovenia 
7th 6th    
   SpainSpain A. Parra Santonja S. Peer
 IsraelIsrael 
6th 3 3      JapanJapan S. Okamoto M. Saeki
 JapanJapan 
6 2 2    
   JapanJapan S. Okamoto M. Saeki
 JapanJapan 
3 6th 6th       1  JapanJapan S. Asagoe K. Srebotnik
 SloveniaSlovenia 
4th 7th 7th  
4th  AustraliaAustralia B. Stewart S. Stosur
 AustraliaAustralia 
6th 6th       4th  AustraliaAustralia B. Stewart S. Stosur
 AustraliaAustralia 
6th 6 4 5  
   South AfricaSouth Africa K. Grant A. Matic
 GermanyGermany 
3 4th       4th  AustraliaAustralia B. Stewart S. Stosur
 AustraliaAustralia 
6th 6th    
LL  JapanJapan R. Takemura T. Yonemura
 JapanJapan 
3       LL  JapanJapan R. Takemura T. Yonemura
 JapanJapan 
0 4th    
   ColombiaColombia C. Castaño E. Gagliardi
 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 
2 r         1  JapanJapan S. Asagoe K. Srebotnik
 SloveniaSlovenia 
6th 6th  
   PolandPoland K. Jans A. Rosolska
 PolandPoland 
3 4th       5  United StatesUnited States J. Hopkins M. Washington
 United StatesUnited States 
1 4th  
Q  JapanJapan M. Arai R. Tezuka
 JapanJapan 
6th 6th       Q  JapanJapan M. Arai R. Tezuka
 JapanJapan 
1 2      
WC  BulgariaBulgaria S. Karatancheva N. Vaidišová
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
5 2     5  United StatesUnited States J. Hopkins M. Washington
 United StatesUnited States 
6th 6th    
5  United StatesUnited States J. Hopkins M. Washington
 United StatesUnited States 
7th 6th         5  United StatesUnited States J. Hopkins M. Washington
 United StatesUnited States 
6th 6th  
   JapanJapan R. Fujiwara S. Obata
 JapanJapan 
6th 6th          JapanJapan R. Fujiwara S. Obata
 JapanJapan 
2 3    
   Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei C.-w. Chan N. Miyagi
 JapanJapan 
4th 1          JapanJapan R. Fujiwara S. Obata
 JapanJapan 
6th 6th    
   RussiaRussia A. Shidkova Ľ. Kurhajcová
 SlovakiaSlovakia 
6th 6th        RussiaRussia A. Shidkova Ľ. Kurhajcová
 SlovakiaSlovakia 
3 1    
2  Venezuela 1954Venezuela M. Sequera A. Spears
 United StatesUnited States 
2 4th      

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