WTA Tour 2004

◄ WTA Tour 2004 ►
Period:	January - November
Edition:	34
Number of tournaments:	60
Categories:	Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships Summer Olympic Games Tier I (10) Tier II (15) Tier III (16) Tier IV&V (13)
successes
Most tournament victories:	Lindsay Davenport (7)
Most of the finals:	Lindsay Davenport (9)
Awards
Player of the year:	Maria Sharapova
Double team of the year:	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez
Newcomer of the year:	Maria Sharapova
Newcomer of the year:	Tatiana Golovin
Returner of the year:	Serena Williams

The 2004 Grand Slam winners

Australian Open :
Justine Henin-Hardenne

French Open :
Anastassija Myskina

Wimbledon Championships :
Maria Sharapova

US Open :
Svetlana Kuznetsova

The 2004 WTA Tour was the 34th year of the women 's tennis tournament series hosted by the Women's Tennis Association .

The team competitions Hopman Cup and Fed Cup are not part of the WTA Tour. They are listed here, however, since the top players usually play these tournaments.

Tournament schedule

category Grand Slam Tour Championships Tier I. Tier II Tier III Tier IV & V

Others Hopman Cup Fed Cup Olympic games

Explanations

The string from e.g. B. 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32Q / 32M has the following meaning:
128E = 128 players play in single
96Q = 96 players play the qualification
64D = 64 pairings play in doubles
32Q = 32 pairings play the qualification
32M = 32 pairings play in mixed

January

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
05.01.	Hopman Cup Perth , Australia ITF - $ 1,000,000 hard court	Lindsay Davenport James Blake	Daniela Hantuchová Karol Kučera	2: 1
	Uncle Tobys Hardcourts Gold Coast , Australia Tier III - $ 170,000 Hard Court - 30E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Ai Sugiyama	Nadia Petrova	1: 6, 6: 1, 6: 4
		Svetlana Kuznetsova Jelena Lichowzewa	Liezel Huber Magdalena Maleewa	6: 3, 6: 4
	ASB Classic Auckland , New Zealand Tier IV - $ 140,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Eleni Daniilidou	Ashley Harkleroad	6: 3, 6: 2
		Mervana Jugić-Salkić Jelena Kostanić	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez	7: 6 6 , 3: 6, 6: 1
12.01.	Moorilla Hobart International Hobart , Australia Tier V - $ 110,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 14D	Amy Frazier	Shinobu Asagoe	6: 3, 6: 3
		Shinobu Asagoe Seiko Okamoto	Els Callens Barbara Schett	2: 6, 6: 4, 6: 3
	adidas International Sydney , Australia Tier II - $ 585,000 Hard Court - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Justine Henin-Hardenne	Amélie Mauresmo	6: 4, 6: 4
		Cara Black Rennae Stubbs	Dinara Safina Meghann Shaughnessy	7: 5, 3: 6, 6: 4
	Canberra Women's Classic Canberra , Australia Tier V - $ 110,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D / 3Q	Paola Suarez	Silvia Farina Elia	3: 6, 6: 4, 7: 6 5
		Jelena Kostanić Claudine Schaul	Caroline Dhenin Lisa McShea	6: 4, 7: 6 3
19.01.	Australian Open Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam - $ 5,590,310 Hard Court - 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32M	Justine Henin-Hardenne	Kim Clijsters	6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 3
		Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez	Svetlana Kuznetsova Jelena Lichowzewa	6: 4, 6: 3
		Jelena Bowina Nenad Zimonjić	Martina Navrátilová Leander Paes	6: 1, 7: 6 3

February

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
02.02.	Toray Pan Pacific Open (Hall) Tokyo , Japan Tier I - $ 1,300,000 Carpet - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Lindsay Davenport	Magdalena Maleewa	6: 4, 6: 1
		Cara Black Rennae Stubbs	Jelena Lichowzewa Magdalena Maleewa	6-0, 6-1
02/09	Open Gaz de France (Halle) Paris , France Tier II - $ 585,000 Carpet - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Kim Clijsters	Mary Pierce	6: 2, 6: 1
		Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder	Silvia Farina Elia Francesca Schiavone	6: 3, 6: 2
16.02.	Cellular South Cup ( Indoor ) Memphis , United States Tier III - $ 190,000 Hard - 30E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Vera Swonaryova	Lisa Raymond	4: 6, 6: 4, 7: 5
		Åsa Svensson Miles Tu	Maria Sharapova Vera Svonaryova	6: 4, 7: 6 0
	ING Vysya Hyderabad Open Hyderabad , India Tier IV - $ 140,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Nicole Pratt	Maria Kirilenko	7: 6 3 , 6: 1
		Liezel Huber Sania Mirza	Li Ting Sun Tiantian	7: 6 1 , 6: 4
	Proximus Diamond Games (Hall) Antwerp , Belgium Tier II - $ 585,000 Carpet - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Kim Clijsters	Silvia Farina Elia	6: 3, 6: 0
		Cara Black Els Callens	Myriam Casanova Eleni Daniilidou	6: 2, 6: 1
02/23	Dubai Duty Free Women's Open Dubai , Dubai Tier II - $ 585,000 Hard Court - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Justine Henin-Hardenne	Svetlana Kuznetsova	7: 6 3 , 6: 3
		Janette Husárová Conchita Martínez	Svetlana Kuznetsova Jelena Lichowzewa	6: 0, 1: 6, 6: 3
	Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolivar Bogotá , Colombia Tier III - $ 170,000 Clay Court (Red) - 30E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Fabiola Zuluaga	María Sánchez Lorenzo	3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 2
		Barbara Schwartz Jasmin Wöhr	Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Parra	6: 1, 6: 3

March

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
01.03.	Qatar Total Open Doha , Qatar Tier II - $ 600,000 Hard Court - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Anastassija Myskina	Svetlana Kuznetsova	4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 4
		Svetlana Kuznetsova Jelena Lichowzewa	Janette Husárová Conchita Martínez	7: 6 4 , 6: 2
	Abierto Mexicano Telefonica Movistar Acapulco , Mexico Tier III - $ 170,000 Clay (Red) - 30E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Iveta Benešová	Flavia Pennetta	7: 6 5 , 6: 4
		Lisa McShea Milagros Sequera	Olga Blahotová Gabriela Navrátilová	2: 6, 7: 6 5 , 6: 4
08.03.	Pacific Life Open Indian Wells , United States Tier I - $ 2,100,000 Hard Court - 96E / 48Q / 32D / 8Q	Justine Henin-Hardenne	Lindsay Davenport	6: 1, 6: 4
		Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez	Svetlana Kuznetsova Jelena Lichowzewa	6: 1, 6: 2
22.03.	NASDAQ-100 Open Miami , United States Tier I - $ 3,060,000 Hard Court - 96E / 48Q / 32D / 8Q	Serena Williams	Jelena Dementjewa	6: 1, 6: 1
		Nadja Petrowa Meghann Shaughnessy	Svetlana Kuznetsova Jelena Lichowzewa	6: 2, 6: 3

April

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
05.04.	Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island , United States Tier II - $ 585,000 Clay (Green) - 56E / 16Q / 16D / 4Q	Lindsay Davenport	Amélie Mauresmo	6: 4, 6: 4
		Nadja Petrowa Meghann Shaughnessy	Myriam Casanova Alicia Molik	3: 6, 6: 2, 7: 5
	Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem Casablanca , Morocco Tier V - $ 110,000 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Emilie Loit	Ľudmila Cervanová	6: 2, 6: 2
		Marion Bartoli Émilie Loit	Els Callens Katarina Srebotnik	6: 4, 6: 2
04/12	Family Circle Cup Charleston , United States Tier I - $ 1,300,000 Clay (Green) - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Venus Williams	Conchita Martínez	2: 6, 6: 2, 6: 1
		Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez	Martina Navrátilová Lisa Raymond	6: 4, 6: 1
	Estoril Open Oeiras , Portugal Tier V - $ 110,000 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Emilie Loit	Iveta Benešová	7: 5, 7: 6 1
		Emmanuelle Gagliardi Janette Husárová	Olga Blahotová Gabriela Navrátilová	6: 3, 6: 2
May 26th	J&S Cup Warsaw , Poland Tier II - $ 585,000 Clay (Red) - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 3Q	Venus Williams	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6: 1, 6: 4
		Silvia Farina Elia Francesca Schiavone	Gisela Dulko Patricia Tarabini	3: 6, 6: 2, 6: 1
	Tippmix Budapest Grand Prix Budapest , Hungary Tier V - $ 110,000 Clay Court (red) - 32E / 23Q / 14D	Jelena Janković	Martina Suchá	7: 6 4 , 6: 3
		Petra Mandula Barbara Schett	Virág Németh Ágnes Szávay	6: 3, 6: 2

May

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
03.05.	Ladies German Open Berlin , Germany Tier I - $ 1,300,000 Clay Court (red) - 56E / 48Q / 28D / 4Q	Amélie Mauresmo	Venus Williams	without a fight
		Nadja Petrowa Meghann Shaughnessy	Janette Husárová Conchita Martínez	6: 2, 2: 6, 6: 1
05/10	Telecom Italia Masters Rome , Italy Tier I - $ 1,300,000 Clay Court (Red) - 56E / 48Q / 28D / 4Q	Amélie Mauresmo	Jennifer Capriati	3: 6, 6: 3, 7: 6 6
		Nadja Petrowa Meghann Shaughnessy	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez	2: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3
05/17	Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg , France Tier III - $ 170,000 Clay (Red) - 30E / 32Q / 16D / 3Q	Claudine Schaul	Lindsay Davenport	2: 6, 6: 0, 6: 3
		Lisa McShea Milagros Sequera	Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik	6: 4, 6: 1
	Wien Energie Grand Prix Vienna , Austria Tier III - $ 170,000 Clay Court (red) - 30E / 32Q / 16D / 3Q	Anna Smaschnowa-Pistolesi	Alicia Molik	6: 2, 3: 6, 6: 2
		Martina Navrátilová Lisa Raymond	Cara Black Rennae Stubbs	6: 2, 7: 5
May 24th	French Open Paris , France Grand Slam - $ 5,982,126 Clay Court (Red) - 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32M	Anastassija Myskina	Jelena Dementjewa	6: 1, 6: 2
		Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez	Svetlana Kuznetsova Jelena Lichowzewa	6: 0, 6: 3
		Tatiana Golovin Richard Gasquet	Cara Black Wayne Black	6: 3, 6: 4

June

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
07.06.	DFS Classic Birmingham , UK Tier III - $ 170,000 Lawn - 56E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Maria Sharapova	Tatiana Golovin	4: 6, 6: 2, 6: 1
		Maria Kirilenko Maria Sharapova	Lisa McShea Milagros Sequera	6: 2, 6: 1
14.06.	Hastings Direct International Championships Eastbourne , UK Tier II - $ 585,000 Turf - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Svetlana Kuznetsova	Daniela Hantuchová	2: 6, 7: 6 2 , 6: 4
		Alicia Molik Magüi Serna	Svetlana Kuznetsova Jelena Lichowzewa	6: 4, 6: 4
	Ordina Open’s -Hertogenbosch , The Netherlands Tier III - $ 170,000 Turf - 30E / 14D	Mary Pierce	Klára Koukalová	7: 6 6 , 6: 2
		Lisa McShea Milagros Sequera	Jelena Kostanić Claudine Schaul	7: 6 3 , 6: 3
06/21	Wimbledon Championships London , Great Britain Grand Slam - $ 6,063,070 Lawn - 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32M	Maria Sharapova	Serena Williams	6: 1, 6: 4
		Cara Black Rennae Stubbs	Liezel Huber Ai Sugiyama	6: 3, 7: 6 5
		Cara Black Wayne Black	Alicia Molik Todd Woodbridge	3: 6, 7: 6 8 , 6: 4

July

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
07/12	Bank of the West Classic Stanford , United States Tier II - $ 585,000 Hard Court - 28E / 16Q / 16D / 4Q	Lindsay Davenport	Venus Williams	7: 6 4 , 5: 7, 7: 6 4
		Eleni Daniilidou Nicole Pratt	Iveta Benešová Claudine Schaul	6: 2, 6: 4
07/19	JPMorgan Chase Open Carson , United States Tier II - $ 585,000 Hard Court - 56E / 16Q / 16D / 4Q	Lindsay Davenport	Serena Williams	6: 1, 6: 3
		Nadja Petrowa Meghann Shaughnessy	Conchita Martínez Virginia Ruano Pascual	6: 7 2 , 6: 4, 6: 3
	Internazionali Femminili di Palermo Palermo Italy Tier V - $ 110,000 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 29Q / 16D / 4Q	Anabel Medina Garrigues	Flavia Pennetta	6: 4, 6: 4
		Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Ľubomíra Kurhajcová Henrieta Nagyová	6: 3, 7: 6 4
08/26	Acura Classic San Diego , United States Tier I - $ 1,300,000 Hard Court - 56E / 16Q / 24D / 4Q	Lindsay Davenport	Anastassija Myskina	6: 1, 6: 1
		Cara Black Rennae Stubbs	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez	4: 6, 6: 1, 6: 4

August

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
08/02	Rogers Cup Montreal , Canada Tier I - $ 1,300,000 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D / 2Q	Amélie Mauresmo	Jelena Lichowzewa	6: 1, 6: 0
		Shinobu Asagoe Ai Sugiyama	Liezel Huber tamarine tanasu yarn	6: 0, 6: 3
	Nordea Nordic Light Open Stockholm , Sweden Tier IV - $ 140,000 Hard Court - 32E / 26Q / 16D / 4Q	Alicia Molik	Tatiana Perebiynis	6: 1, 6: 1
		Alicia Molik Barbara Schett	Emmanuelle Gagliardi Anna-Lena Grönefeld	6: 3, 6: 3
08/09	Idea Prokom Open Sopot , Poland Tier III - $ 300,000 Clay Court (Red) - 30E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Flavia Pennetta	Klára Koukalová	7: 5, 3: 6, 6: 3
		Nuria Llagostera Vives Marta Marrero	Klaudia Jans Alicja Rosolska	6: 4, 6: 3
	Odlum Brown Vancouver Women's Open Vancouver , Canada Tier V - $ 110,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Nicole Vaidišová	Laura Granville	2: 6, 6: 4, 6: 2
		Bethanie Mattek Abigail Spears	Els Callens Anna-Lena Grönefeld	6: 3, 6: 3
08/16	Athens Olympic Games Athens , Greece Olympic Games Hard Court - 64E / 32D	Justine Henin-Hardenne	Amélie Mauresmo	6: 3, 6: 3
		Alicia Molik	Anastassija Myskina	6: 3, 6: 4
		Li Ting Sun Tiantian	Conchita Martínez Virginia Ruano Pascual	6: 3, 6: 3
		Paola Suárez Patricia Tarabini	Shinobu Asagoe Ai Sugiyama	6: 3, 6: 3
	Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open Cincinnati , United States Tier III - $ 170,000 Hard Court - 30E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Lindsay Davenport	Vera Swonaryova	6: 3, 6: 2
		Jill Crayba's Marlene Weingärtner	Emmanuelle Gagliardi Anna-Lena Grönefeld	7: 5, 7: 6 2
08/23	Pilot Pen Tennis New Haven , United States Tier II - $ 585,000 Hard Court - 28E / 48Q / 16D / 4Q	Jelena Bowina	Nathalie Dechy	6: 2, 2: 6, 7: 5
		Nadja Petrowa Meghann Shaughnessy	Martina Navrátilová Lisa Raymond	6: 1, 1: 6, 7: 6 4
	Forest Hills Women's Open Tennis Classic Forest Hills , United States Tier V - $ 65,882 Hard Court - 15E	Jelena Lichowzewa	Iveta Benešová	6: 2, 6: 2
08/30	US Open New York , United States Grand Slam - $ 7,017,780 Hard Court - 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32M	Svetlana Kuznetsova	Jelena Dementjewa	6: 3, 7: 5
		Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez	Svetlana Kuznetsova Jelena Lichowzewa	6: 4, 7: 5
		Vera Swonaryova Bob Bryan	Alicia Molik Todd Woodbridge	6: 3, 6: 4

September

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
13.09.	Wismilak International Bali , Indonesia Tier III - $ 225,000 Hard Court - 30E / 16Q / 16D / 3Q	Svetlana Kuznetsova	Marlene Weingärtner	6: 1, 6: 4
		Anastassija Myskina Ai Sugiyama	Svetlana Kuznetsova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6: 3, 7: 5
20.09.	Beijing China Open , China Tier II - $ 585,000 Hard Court - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q / 16M	Serena Williams	Svetlana Kuznetsova	4: 6, 7: 5, 6: 4
		Emmanuelle Gagliardi Dinara Safina	Gisela Dulko María Vento-Kabchi	6: 4, 6: 4
27.09.	Gaz de France Stars (Halle) Hasselt , Belgium Tier III - $ 170,000 Hard Court - 30E / 32Q / 16D / 2Q	Jelena Dementjewa	Jelena Bowina	0: 6, 6: 0, 6: 4
		Jennifer Russell Mara Santangelo	Nuria Llagostera Vives Marta Marrero	6: 3, 7: 5
	JinJianNan Guangzhou International Women's Open Guangzhou , China Tier III - $ 170,000 Hard Court - 30E / 29Q / 16D / 4Q	Li Na	Martina Suchá	6: 3, 6: 4
		Li Ting Sun Tiantian	Yang Shu-jing Yu Ying	6: 4, 6: 1
	Hansol Korea Open Seoul , South Korea Tier IV - $ 140,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Maria Sharapova	Marta Domachowska	6: 1, 6: 1
		Cho Yoon-jeong Jeon Mi-ra	Chuang Chia-jung Hsieh Su-wei	6: 3, 1: 6, 7: 5

October

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
04.10.	AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo , Japan Tier III - $ 170,000 Hard Court - 30E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Maria Sharapova	Mashona Washington	6-0, 6-1
		Shinobu Asagoe Katarina Srebotnik	Jennifer Hopkins Mashona Washington	6: 1, 6: 4
	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix (Halle) Filderstadt , Germany Tier II - $ 650,000 Hard Court - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Lindsay Davenport	Amélie Mauresmo	6: 2, retirement
		Cara Black Rennae Stubbs	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Julia Schruff	6: 3, 6: 2
11.10.	Kremlin Cup (Hall) Moscow , Russia Tier I - $ 1,300,000 Carpet - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Anastassija Myskina	Jelena Dementjewa	7: 5, 6: 0
		Anastassija Myskina Vera Swonaryova	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez	6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 2
	Tashkent Open Tashkent , Uzbekistan Tier IV - $ 140,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Nicole Vaidišová	Virginie Razzano	5: 7, 6: 3, 6: 2
		Adriana Serra Zanetti Antonella Serra Zanetti	Marion Bartoli Mara Santangelo	1: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4
18.10.	Swisscom Challenge (Hall) Zurich , Switzerland Tier I - $ 1,300,000 hard court - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 3Q	Alicia Molik	Maria Sharapova	4: 6, 6: 2, 6: 3
		Cara Black Rennae Stubbs	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez	6: 4, 6: 4
25.10.	Generali Ladies Linz (Halle) Linz , Austria Tier II - $ 585,000 Hard Court - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Amélie Mauresmo	Jelena Bowina	6: 2, 6: 0
		Janette Husárová Jelena Lichowzewa	Nathalie Dechy Patty Schnyder	6: 2, 7: 5
	Seat Open Luxembourg (Halle) Luxembourg , Luxembourg Tier III - $ 225,000 Hard Court - 30E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Alicia Molik	Dinara Safina	6: 3, 6: 4
		Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez	Jill Crayba's Marlene Weingärtner	6: 1, 6: 7 1 , 6: 3

November

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
01.11.	Advanta Championships ( Indoor ) Philadelphia , United States Tier II - $ 585,000 Hard - 28E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Amélie Mauresmo	Vera Swonaryova	3: 6, 6: 2, 6: 2
		Alicia Molik Lisa Raymond	Liezel Huber Corina Morariu	7: 5, 6: 4
	Challenge Bell ( Indoor ) Québec , Canada Tier III - $ 170,000 Hard Court - 30E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q	Martina Suchá	Abigail Spears	7: 5, 3: 6, 6: 2
		Carly Gullickson María Emilia Salerni	Els Callens Samantha Stosur	7: 5, 7: 5
08.11.	WTA Tour Championships Los Angeles , United States Masters - $ 3,000,000 Hard Court (Indoor) - 8E / 4D	Maria Sharapova	Serena Williams	4: 6, 6: 2, 6: 4
		Nadja Petrowa Meghann Shaughnessy	Cara Black Rennae Stubbs	7: 5, 6: 2
11/22	Fed Cup Final (Hall) Moscow , Russia , carpet	Russia	France	3: 2

¹ The date marks the beginning of the week

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