2004 Ladies German Open – Singles

Amélie Mauresmo won the singles tennis title at the 2004 WTA German Open by walkover, as her opponent Venus Williams withdrew due to a left ankle strain. It was the first title of the year for Mauresmo, and the 11th title of her career.

Singles
2004 Ladies German Open
Final
ChampionFrance Amélie Mauresmo
Runner-upUnited States Venus Williams
ScoreWalkover
Events
Singles Doubles
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Justine Henin-Hardenne was the two-time reigning champion, but did not compete this year due to a cytomegalovirus.

Seeds

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The first eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1.   Kim Clijsters (third round, withdrew due to a left wrist tendonitis)
  2.   Amélie Mauresmo (champion)
  3.   Venus Williams (final, withdrew due to a left ankle strain)
  4.   Anastasia Myskina (quarterfinals)
  5.   Nadia Petrova (third round)
  6.   Jennifer Capriati (semifinals)
  7.   Elena Dementieva (third round)
  8.   Ai Sugiyama (third round)
  9.   Vera Zvonareva (second round)
  10.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)
  11.   Paola Suárez (quarterfinals)
  12.   Silvia Farina Elia (withdrew due to a left adductor strain)
  13.   Patty Schnyder (third round, withdrew due to a left upper arm strain)
  14.   Conchita Martínez (first round)
  15.   Jelena Dokic (first round)
  16.   Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi (third round)
  17.   Maria Sharapova (third round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
  Karolina Šprem 6 6
  Fabiola Zuluaga 3 3
  Karolina Šprem 6 3 4
PR/3   Venus Williams 2 6 6
PR/3   Venus Williams 77 5 6
11   Paola Suárez 65 7 2
PR/3   Venus Williams
2   Amélie Mauresmo w/o
6   Jennifer Capriati 6 6
4   Anastasia Myskina 3 2
6   Jennifer Capriati 2 0
2   Amélie Mauresmo 6 6
10   Svetlana Kuznetsova 77 3 1
2   Amélie Mauresmo 65 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   K Clijsters 6 2 6
Q   ME Camerin 2 3 Q   M Marrero 3 6 4
Q   M Marrero 6 6 1   K Clijsters
WC   A-L Grönefeld 4 2   K Šprem w/o
  K Šprem 6 6   K Šprem 6 77
  M Shaughnessy 6 6   M Shaughnessy 2 63
15   J Dokic 0 3   K Šprem 6 6
9   V Zvonareva 6 6   F Zuluaga 3 3
Q   T Perebiynis 3 4 9   V Zvonareva 1 77 1
  F Zuluaga 7 6   F Zuluaga 6 62 6
PR   S Testud 5 1   F Zuluaga 77 3 6
  M Pierce 77 5 63 8   A Sugiyama 64 6 4
  E Likhovtseva 63 7 77   E Likhovtseva 1 2
8   A Sugiyama 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
PR/3   V Williams 7 6
Q   T Golovin 5 6 3   E Daniilidou 5 3
  E Daniilidou 7 3 6 PR/3   V Williams 6 6
  N Dechy 6 77 16   A Smashnova-Pistolesi 3 1
Q   B Strýcová 4 64   N Dechy 6 4 1
  M Maleeva 3 1 16   A Smashnova-Pistolesi 1 6 6
16   A Smashnova-Pistolesi 6 6 PR/3   V Williams 77 5 6
11   P Suárez 6 7 11   P Suárez 65 7 2
Q   A Medina Garrigues 2 5 11   P Suárez 6 6
  B Schett 6 6   B Schett 4 3
LL   K Srebotnik 3 3 11   P Suárez 6 78
  A Barna 4 79 6 5   N Petrova 1 66
  N Pratt 6 67 4   A Barna 4 3
5   N Petrova 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6   J Capriati 6 6
WC   J Schruff 6 6 WC   J Schruff 3 1
Q   M Tu 1 1 6   J Capriati 5 6 6
LL   J Vakulenko 3 3 17   M Sharapova 7 4 1
  P Mandula 6 6   P Mandula 4r
  D Safina 1 6 3 17   M Sharapova 5
17   M Sharapova 6 1 6 6   J Capriati 6 6
13   P Schnyder 6 6 4   A Myskina 3 2
  D Hantuchová 2 2 13   P Schnyder 6 6
Q   E Gagliardi 6 6 Q   E Gagliardi 3 4
  C Black 1 3 13   P Schnyder
Q   J Kostanić 77 6 4   A Myskina w/o
  T Pisnik 64 3 Q   J Kostanić 2 4
4   A Myskina 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7   E Dementieva 6 3 6
WC   S Gehrlein 3 5 Q   S Cohen-Aloro 4 6 2
Q   S Cohen-Aloro 6 7 7   E Dementieva 2 77 4
Q   Z Yan 77 5 2 10   S Kuznetsova 6 65 6
  E Bovina 65 7 6   E Bovina 2 0
WC   M-G Mikaelian 3 1 10   S Kuznetsova 6 6
10   S Kuznetsova 6 6 10   S Kuznetsova 77 3 1
14   C Martínez 3 6 4 2   A Mauresmo 65 6 6
  M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 3 6   M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 4 3
  A Parra Santonja 4 0   D Chládková 2 6 6
  D Chládková 6 6   D Chládková 1 2
Q   M Paštiková 4 3 2   A Mauresmo 6 6
  G Dulko 6 6   G Dulko 1 2
2   A Mauresmo 6 6
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