WTA Championships 2004
| WTA Championships 2004 | |
| date | 11/10/2004 - 11/15/2004 |
| Edition | 34 |
| navigation | 2003 ◄ 2004 ► 2005 |
| WTA tour | |
|---|---|
| venue | Los Angeles United States
|
| Tournament number | 808 |
| category | WTA Tour Championships |
| Tournament type | Indoor tournament |
| Game surface | Hard court |
| draw | 8E / 4D |
| Prize money | US $ 3,000,000 |
| Website | Official website |
| Last year's winner (individual) |
 Kim Clijsters
|
| Last year's winner (double) |
 Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez
|
| Winner (singles) |
 Maria Sharapova
|
| Winner (doubles) |
Nadja Petrowa Meghann Shaughnessy
|
| Player representatives |
 Rennae Stubbs
|
| As of October 9, 2013 | |
The 2004 WTA Championships (also known as the WTA Tour Championships presented by Porsche ) were a women's tennis tournament in Los Angeles . The indoor tournament took place from November 10th to 15th, 2004 in the Staples Center on hard court.
Kim Clijsters in singles and the pairing Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez in doubles were the defending champions.
The individual winner was Marija Sharapova , who defeated Serena Williams 4: 6, 6: 2 and 6: 4 in the final. The double title was secured by Nadja Petrowa and Meghann Shaughnessy , who had the upper hand in the final against Cara Black / Rennae Stubbs 7: 5 and 6: 2.
singles
qualification
The eight best placed women of the WTA Tour 2004 qualified for the competition , plus two reservists.
| WTA individual race on November 8, 2004 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Points | Tournaments | Qualification date |
| 1 |
Lindsay Davenport
|
4,546 | September 13, 2004 | |
| 2 |
 Amélie Mauresmo
|
4,195 | September 13, 2004 | |
| 3 |
Anastassija Myskina
|
3,646 | October 11, 2004 | |
| 4th |
Svetlana Kuznetsova
|
3,558 | September 28, 2004 | |
| 5 |
Jelena Dementjewa
|
3,386 | October 18, 2004 | |
| 6th |
Maria Sharapova
|
2,947 | October 25, 2004 | |
| 7th |
Justine Henin-Hardenne 1
|
2,884 | ||
| 8th |
Serena Williams
|
2,597 | November 6, 2004 | |
| 9 |
Vera Swonaryova
|
2,531 | November 6, 2004 | |
| 10 |
Venus Williams
|
2,400 | ||
| 11 |
Jennifer Capriati
|
2,359 | ||
| 12 |
Nadia Petrova
|
2,054 | ||
| 13 |
Alicia Molik
|
1,977 | ||
| 14th |
 Patty Schnyder
|
1,644 | ||
| 15th |
Jelena Bowina
|
1,639 | ||
| 16 |
Paola Suarez
|
1,537 | ||
| 17th |
 Ai Sugiyama
|
1,502 | ||
| 18th |
 Karolina Šprem
|
1,460 | ||
| 19th |
 Francesca Schiavone
|
1,403 | ||
| 20th |
Nathalie Dechy
|
1,362 | ||
- 1 The qualified Justine Henin-Hardenne was unable to take part due to cytomegaly .
Competition mode
In the round of the tournament , four players in two groups played each against each other (round robin) . The top two in each group qualified for the semi-finals, with the winner of one group competing against the second in the other group. The winners of these games played the final.
Seeding list
|
|
Semi-finals, finals
| Semifinals | final | |||||||||||
| 6th | Maria Sharapova
|
2 | 6th | 6th | ||||||||
| 3 | Anastassija Myskina
|
6th | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 6th | Maria Sharapova
|
4th | 6th | 6th | ||||||||
| 7th | Serena Williams
|
6th | 2 | 4th | ||||||||
| 7th | Serena Williams
|
4th | 7th | 6th | ||||||||
| 2 | Amélie Mauresmo
|
6th | 6 2 | 4th | ||||||||
Red group
| Davenport | Myskina | Dementieva | Williams | Round Robin S-N |
Sentences S-N |
Play S-N |
Item | ||
| 1 |
Lindsay Davenport
|
6: 7 5 , 4: 6 | 6-0, 6-1 | 3: 6, 7: 5, 6: 1 | 2: 1 | 4: 3 | 38:26 | 3 | |
| 3 |
Anastassija Myskina
|
7: 6 5 , 6: 4 | 6: 3, 6: 3 | 6: 4, 3: 6, 4: 6 | 2: 1 | 5: 2 | 38:32 | 1 | |
| 5 |
Jelena Dementjewa
|
0: 6, 1: 6 | 3: 6, 3: 6 | 6: 7 3 , 5: 7 | 0: 3 | 0: 6 | 18:38 | 4th | |
| 7th |
Serena Williams
|
6: 3, 5: 7, 1: 6 | 4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4 | 7: 6 3 , 7: 5 | 2: 1 | 5: 3 | 42:40 | 2 |
Black group
| Mauresmo | Kuznetsova | Sharapova | Swonaryova | Round Robin S-N |
Sentences S-N |
Play S-N |
Item | ||
| 2 |
Amélie Mauresmo
|
6: 3, 6: 2 | 7: 5, 6: 4 | 6: 1, 6: 0 | 3-0 | 6-0 | 37:15 | 1 | |
| 4th |
Svetlana Kuznetsova
|
3: 6, 2: 6 | 1: 6, 4: 6 | 6: 2, 6: 4 | 1: 2 | 2: 4 | 22:30 | 3 | |
| 6th |
Maria Sharapova
|
5: 7, 4: 6 | 6: 1, 6: 4 | 6: 4, 7: 5 | 2: 1 | 4: 2 | 34:27 | 2 | |
| 8th |
Vera Swonaryova
|
1: 6, 0: 6 | 2: 6, 4: 6 | 4: 6, 5: 7 | 0: 3 | 0: 6 | 16:37 | 4th |
Double
qualification
The four best placed double pairings of the WTA Tour 2004 qualified for this competition.
| WTA-Race in doubles on November 8, 2004 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | pairing | Points | Tournaments | Qualification date | ||
| 1 |
Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez
|
5,023 | ||||
| 2 |
 Cara Black Rennae Stubbs
|
3,212 | ||||
| 3 |
Svetlana Kuznetsova Jelena Lichowzewa
|
2,967 | ||||
| 4th |
Nadja Petrowa Meghann Shaughnessy
|
2,691 | ||||
| 5 |
Martina Navrátilová Lisa Raymond
|
2,070 | ||||
| 6th |
 Liezel Huber Ai Sugiyama
|
1,427 | ||||
| 7th |
 Janette Husárová Conchita Martínez
|
1,331 | ||||
| 8th |
Anastassija Myskina Vera Swonaryova
|
1,051 | ||||
| 9 |
 Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder
|
924 | ||||
| 10 |
 Li Ting Sun Tiantian
|
922 | ||||
Competition mode
The tournament winners were determined according to the knockout system.
Seeding list
|
Semi-finals, finals
| Semifinals | final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez
|
6 7 | 4th | |||||||||
| Cara Black Rennae Stubbs
|
7th | 6th | ||||||||||
| Cara Black Rennae Stubbs
|
5 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Nadja Petrowa Meghann Shaughnessy
|
7th | 6th | ||||||||||
| Nadja Petrowa Meghann Shaughnessy
|
6th | 6th | ||||||||||
| 2 | Svetlana Kuznetsova Jelena Lichowzewa
|
3 | 2 | |||||||||
Web links
- Official website WTA Championships (English)
- WTA Championships 2004 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
- WTA Championships 2004 (English) on the ITF homepage
Individual evidence
- ↑ wtatennis.com: Notes & Netcords: November 8, 2004 (PDF; 1.1MB)
- ↑ wtatennis.com: Mauresmo Ascends To No.1, Qualifies For WTA Tour Championships (PDF; 129KB)
- ↑ wtatennis.com: Myskina Qualifies for WTA Tour Championships (PDF; 135KB)
- ↑ wtatennis.com: Kuznetsova Secures Spot Into WTA Tour Championships (PDF; 134KB)
- ↑ wtatennis.com: Dementieva Qualifies for Los Angeles (PDF; 132KB)
- ↑ wtatennis.com: Sharapova Joins WTA Tour Championships Field (PDF; 45KB)
- ↑ wtatennis.com: WTA Tour Championships Field Locked In (PDF; 128KB)