Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel 2004

Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel 2004
date	10/26/2004 - 10/31/2004
Edition	35
navigation	2003  ◄  2004  ►  2005
ATP World Tour
venue	Basel Switzerland
Tournament number	328
category	International Series
Tournament type	Indoor tournament
Game surface	Hard court
draw	32E / 32Q / 16D
Prize money	€ 989,750
Website	Official website
Last year's winner (individual)	Guillermo Coria
Last year's winner (double)	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
Winner (singles)	Jiří Novák
Winner (doubles)	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
Tournament director	Roger Brennwald
Tournament supervisor	Gerry Armstrong
Last direct assumption	Victor Hănescu (96)
As of March 19, 2013

The Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel 2004 was a tennis tournament that took place from October 26th to 31st, 2004 in Basel . It was part of the ATP Tour 2004 and was played indoors on carpet. The venue for the tournament was the St. Jakobshalle , which is located just behind the Basel city limits in Münchenstein .

Defending champion in the singles was Guillermo Coria , who no longer took part in the tournament this year. In this year's final, Jiří Novák won against David Nalbandian from Argentina in five sets. For Novák it was already the second tournament victory in the current year after winning the tournament in Tokyo in October. Overall, it was his seventh win on the ATP World Tour. In doubles, Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but they were eliminated in the semi-finals. The brothers Bob and Mike Bryan won the final in straight sets against Lucas Arnold Ker and Mariano Hood . For the Bryan brothers it was the second title in Basel after 2002. This was the sixth double title for the two of them this year.

The field of participants in the individual competition consisted of 32 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 16 pairs.

singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Roger Federer retreat 02.  Tim Henman Quarter finals 03.  Gastón Gaudio Round of 16 04th  David Nalbandian final

No. player Round reached 05.  Tommy Robredo Round of 16 06th  Rainer Schüttler Quarter finals 07th  Nicolás Massú Semifinals 08th.  Fernando González 1 round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

LL

B. Ulihrach

6th

L. Horna

1

r

LL

B. Ulihrach

6th

6th

T. Dent

2

3

WC

I. Heuberger

1

4th

WC

I. Heuberger

6th

6th

LL

B. Ulihrach

2

6 4

V. Hănescu

6 7

7th

6 4

7th

N. Massu

6th

7th

M. Zabaleta

7th

5

7th

M. Zabaleta

2

4th

Q

M. Kratochvil

3

2

7th

N. Massu

6th

6th

7th

N. Massu

6th

6th

7th

N. Massu

3

4th

4th

D. Nalbandian

6th

6th

4th

D. Nalbandian

6th

6th

M. Ančić

4th

3

4th

D. Nalbandian

6th

6th

F. Volandri

3

0

r

V. Spadea

4th

4th

V. Spadea

6th

4th

4th

D. Nalbandian

4th

7th

6th

A. Montañés

3

3

6th

R. Schüttler

6th

6 5

3

WC

M. Chiudinelli

6th

6th

WC

M. Chiudinelli

6 4

2

R. Nadal

3

4th

6th

R. Schüttler

7th

6th

6th

R. Schüttler

6th

6th

4th

D. Nalbandian

7th

3

4th

6th

2

8th

F. González

3

4th

J. Novák

5

6th

6th

1

6th

Q

J. Haehnel

6th

6th

Q

J. Haehnel

3

6th

3

JI Chela

3

4th

I. Ljubičić

6th

3

6th

I. Ljubičić

6th

6th

I. Ljubičić

6th

5

5

P. Srichaphan

7th

4th

3

S. Koubek

2

7th

7th

S. Koubek

6 7

6th

6th

S. Koubek

6th

1

6th

Q

D. Norman

6 4

4th

3

G. Gaudio

1

6th

3

3

G. Gaudio

7th

6th

S. Koubek

4th

0

5

T. Robredo

7th

5

6th

J. Novák

6th

6th

WC

S. Wawrinka

6 6

7th

4th

5

T. Robredo

J. Novák

6th

6th

J. Novák

w.

O.

F. Mayer

2

3

J. Novák

7th

7th

P. Starace

4th

4th

2

T. Henman

6 5

5

Q

W. Moodie

6th

6th

Q

W. Moodie

6 2

7th

4th

A. Dupuis

3

4th

2

T. Henman

7th

6 0

6th

2

T. Henman

6th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor   Semifinals 02.  Bob Bryan Mike Bryan   victory 03.  Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett   Quarter finals 04th  Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez   Quarter finals

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

M. Knowles D. Nestor

7th

6th

WC

G. Bastl J.-C. Scherrer

6 5

4th

1

M. Knowles D. Nestor

6th

6th

J. Novák V. Spadea

6th

6th

J. Novák V. Spadea

3

2

C. Haggard P. Pála

2

4th

1

M. Knowles D. Nestor

5

6 4

3

W. Black K. Ullyett

5

L. Arnold Ker M. Hood

7th

7th

JI Chela L. Horna

0

r

3

W. Black K. Ullyett

6th

6 5

2

L. Arnold Ker M. Hood

6th

6th

L. Arnold Ker M. Hood

3

7th

6th

F. Mayer R. Wassen

1

2

L. Arnold Ker M. Hood

6 9

2

M. Ančić I. Ljubičić

6th

7th

2

B. Bryan M. Bryan

7th

6th

F. González N. Massú

3

6 4

M. Ančić I. Ljubičić

2

6th

6th

M. Damm C. Suk

4th

6 3

4th

G. Etlis M. Rodríguez

6th

1

4th

4th

G. Etlis M. Rodríguez

6th

7th

M. Ančić I. Ljubičić

6 3

7th

3

WC

M. Chiudinelli, M. Kratochvil

6th

3

7th

2

B. Bryan M. Bryan

7th

6 5

6th

OLD

Á. López Morón R. Nadal

4th

6th

6 4

WC

M. Chiudinelli, M. Kratochvil

0

2

G. Gaudio M. Zabaleta

1

4th

2

B. Bryan M. Bryan

6th

6th

2

B. Bryan M. Bryan

6th

6th

Web links and sources

• Official homepage of the tournament
• Tournament schedule single on the ATP homepage (PDF; 28 kB)
• Tournament schedule doubles on the ATP homepage (PDF; 21 kB)
• Tournament schedule qualification singles on the ATP homepage (PDF; 24 kB)