Roger Federer won three slams in 2004 for the first-time in his career, which the first hard court title came at the Australian Open over Marat Safin in 7–6(3), 6–4, 6–2, and he would go onto with his second Wimbledon crown over Andy Roddick in 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(3), 6–4. In addition, Federer defeated the 2001 US Open Champion Lleyton Hewitt at the US Open for his first title in 6–0, 7–6(3), 6–0. Furthermore, Federer would win three ATP Masters Series 1000 events, which one was on clay at Hamburg, and two came on hard surfaces in Indian Wells and Canada. Federer took the ATP 500 series event at Dubai, and wouild wrap-up the year for the second-time over Lleyton Hewitt.
Year synopses
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Federer had one of the most dominating and successful years in the open era of modern men's tennis.[1] He won three of the four Grand Slam singles tournaments, did not lose a match to anyone ranked in the top ten, won every final he reached, and was named the ITF Tennis World Champion.[2] His win–loss record for the year was 74–6 with 11 titles, which included three of the year's four Grand Slams and three ATP Masters Series titles. He won his first Australian Open singles title by defeating Marat Safin in the final in straight sets.[3] This win saw him supplant Roddick as the World No. 1, a ranking he would hold for four years until 18 August 2008. In March, he won the Dubai Tennis Open, defeating Spanish player Feliciano López in the final.[3] A week later, he would go on to claim the 2004 Pacific Life Open, defeating Tim Henman in straight sets to win the title.[3] 2004 also marked the year where he first met rival Rafael Nadal, who defeated Federer in their first ever encounter at the tournament in Miami. Federer also won two titles in Germany, at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle and the Hamburg Masters, defeating World No. 4 ranked Guillermo Coria in the final to claim his second title at Hamburg [3] and end Coria's longest winning streak of 31 consecutive matches on clay. He entered the French Open as the number 1 seed but was defeated in the third round by former three-time champion Gustavo Kuerten. He then successfully defended his Wimbledon singles title, defeating Roddick in the final, and won his first US Open singles title, defeating Lleyton Hewitt 6–0, 7–6(3), 6–0 in the final. Federer was the top-seeded player at the Athens Olympics but was upset in the second round by Czech Tomáš Berdych. He finished the year by taking the Tennis Masters Cup in Houston for the second consecutive year, defeating Hewitt in the final. Federer's only loss at a Grand Slam tournament during the year was during the third round of the French Open, where he lost to former World No. 1 and 3-time French Open champion Kuerten in straight sets.[3]
Matches
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All matches
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Entry | Type | I/O | Surface | Round | Opponent | Result | Score |
| 557 | Australian Open | Australia | 1/19/2004 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | R128 | Alex Bogomolov Jr. (USA) | W | 6-3, 6-4, 6-0 |
| 558 | Australian Open | Australia | 1/19/2004 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | R64 | Jeff Morrison (USA) | W | 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 559 | Australian Open | Australia | 1/19/2004 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | R32 | Todd Reid (AUS) | W | 6-3, 6-0, 6-1 |
| 560 | Australian Open | Australia | 1/19/2004 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | R16 | Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) | W | 4-6, 6-3, 6-0, 6-4 |
| 561 | Australian Open | Australia | 1/19/2004 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | Q | David Nalbandian (ARG) | W | 7-5, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 |
| 562 | Australian Open | Australia | 1/19/2004 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | S | Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) | W | 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 |
| 563 | Australian Open | Australia | 1/19/2004 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | W | Marat Safin (RUS) | W | 7-6(3), 6-4, 6-2 |
| 564 | ROM v. SUI WG Rd 1 | Romania | 2/6/2004 | DA | DC | Indoor | Clay | RR | Victor Hanescu (ROU) | W | 7-6(4), 6-3, 6-1 |
| 565 | ROM v. SUI WG Rd 1 | Romania | 2/6/2004 | DA | DC | Indoor | Clay | RR | Andrei Pavel (ROU) | W | 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 |
| 566 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | 2/16/2004 | DA | 500 | Indoor | Hard | R32 | Arnaud Clement (FRA) | W | 6-4, 6-3 |
| 567 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | 2/16/2004 | DA | 500 | Indoor | Hard | R16 | Andrei Pavel (ROU) | W | 7-6(2), 7-5 |
| 568 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | 2/16/2004 | DA | 500 | Indoor | Hard | Q | Tim Henman (GBR) | L | 3-6, 6-7(9) |
| 569 | Dubai | U.A.E. | 3/1/2004 | DA | 500 | Outdoor | Hard | R32 | Marat Safin (RUS) | W | 7-6(2), 7-6(4) |
| 570 | Dubai | U.A.E. | 3/1/2004 | DA | 500 | Outdoor | Hard | R16 | Tommy Robredo (ESP) | W | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 571 | Dubai | U.A.E. | 3/1/2004 | DA | 500 | Outdoor | Hard | Q | Andrei Pavel (ROU) | W | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 572 | Dubai | U.A.E. | 3/1/2004 | DA | 500 | Outdoor | Hard | S | Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) | W | 7-6(7), 6-2 |
| 573 | Dubai | U.A.E. | 3/1/2004 | DA | 500 | Outdoor | Hard | W | Feliciano Lopez (ESP) | W | 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 |
| 574 | ATP Masters Series Indian Wells | USA | 3/8/2004 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R128 | Bye | W | |
| 575 | ATP Masters Series Indian Wells | USA | 3/8/2004 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R64 | Andrei Pavel (ROU) | W | 6-1, 6-1 |
| 576 | ATP Masters Series Indian Wells | USA | 3/8/2004 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R32 | Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) | W | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 577 | ATP Masters Series Indian Wells | USA | 3/8/2004 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R16 | Mardy Fish (USA) | W | 6-4, 6-1 |
| 578 | ATP Masters Series Indian Wells | USA | 3/8/2004 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | Q | Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) | W | 6-2, 6-1 |
| 579 | ATP Masters Series Indian Wells | USA | 3/8/2004 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | S | Andre Agassi (USA) | W | 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 580 | ATP Masters Series Indian Wells | USA | 3/8/2004 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | W | Tim Henman (GBR) | W | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 581 | ATP Masters Series Miami | USA | 3/22/2004 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R128 | Bye | W | |
| 582 | ATP Masters Series Miami | USA | 3/22/2004 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R64 | Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) | W | 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 |
| 583 | ATP Masters Series Miami | USA | 3/22/2004 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R32 | Rafael Nadal (ESP) | L | 3-6, 3-6 |
| 584 | SUI v. FRA WG Qtrs | Switzerland | 4/9/2004 | DA | DC | Indoor | Hard | RR | Nicolas Escude (FRA) | W | 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 585 | SUI v. FRA WG Qtrs | Switzerland | 4/9/2004 | DA | DC | Indoor | Hard | RR | Arnaud Clement (FRA) | W | 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 |
| 586 | ATP Masters Series Rome | Italy | 5/3/2004 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | R64 | Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) | W | 7-6(4), 6-3 |
| 587 | ATP Masters Series Rome | Italy | 5/3/2004 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | R32 | Albert Costa (ESP) | L | 6-3, 3-6, 2-6 |
| 588 | ATP Masters Series Hamburg | Germany | 5/10/2004 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | R64 | Gaston Gaudio (ARG) | W | 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 |
| 589 | ATP Masters Series Hamburg | Germany | 5/10/2004 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | R32 | Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) | W | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 590 | ATP Masters Series Hamburg | Germany | 5/10/2004 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | R16 | Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) | W | 7-5, 6-1 |
| 591 | ATP Masters Series Hamburg | Germany | 5/10/2004 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | Q | Carlos Moya (ESP) | W | 6-4, 6-3 |
| 592 | ATP Masters Series Hamburg | Germany | 5/10/2004 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | S | Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) | W | 6-0, 6-4 |
| 593 | ATP Masters Series Hamburg | Germany | 5/10/2004 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Clay | W | Guillermo Coria (ARG) | W | 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 594 | Roland Garros | France | 5/24/2004 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Clay | R128 | Kristof Vliegen (BEL) | W | 6-1, 6-2, 6-1 |
| 595 | Roland Garros | France | 5/24/2004 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Clay | R64 | Nicolas Kiefer (GER) | W | 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(6) |
| 596 | Roland Garros | France | 5/24/2004 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Clay | R32 | Gustavo Kuerten (BRA) | L | 4-6, 4-6, 4-6 |
| 597 | Halle | Germany | 6/7/2004 | DA | 250 | Outdoor | Grass | R32 | Thomas Johansson (SWE) | W | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 598 | Halle | Germany | 6/7/2004 | DA | 250 | Outdoor | Grass | R16 | Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) | W | 6-2, 6-1 |
| 599 | Halle | Germany | 6/7/2004 | DA | 250 | Outdoor | Grass | Q | Arnaud Clement (FRA) | W | 6-3, 7-5 |
| 600 | Halle | Germany | 6/7/2004 | DA | 250 | Outdoor | Grass | S | Jiri Novak (CZE) | W | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 601 | Halle | Germany | 6/7/2004 | DA | 250 | Outdoor | Grass | W | Mardy Fish (USA) | W | 6-0, 6-3 |
| 602 | Wimbledon | England | 6/21/2004 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Grass | R128 | Alex Bogdanovic (GBR) | W | 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 |
| 603 | Wimbledon | England | 6/21/2004 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Grass | R64 | Alejandro Falla (COL) | W | 6-1, 6-2, 6-0 |
| 604 | Wimbledon | England | 6/21/2004 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Grass | R32 | Thomas Johansson (SWE) | W | 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 |
| 605 | Wimbledon | England | 6/21/2004 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Grass | R16 | Ivo Karlovic (CRO) | W | 6-3, 7-6(3), 7-6(5) |
| 606 | Wimbledon | England | 6/21/2004 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Grass | Q | Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) | W | 6-1, 6-7(1), 6-0, 6-4 |
| 607 | Wimbledon | England | 6/21/2004 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Grass | S | Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) | W | 6-2, 6-3, 7-6(6) |
| 608 | Wimbledon | England | 6/21/2004 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Grass | W | Andy Roddick (USA) | W | 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(3), 6-4 |
| 609 | Gstaad | Switzerland | 7/5/2004 | DA | 250 | Outdoor | Clay | R32 | Tomas Behrend (GER) | W | 6-1, 6-1 |
| 610 | Gstaad | Switzerland | 7/5/2004 | DA | 250 | Outdoor | Clay | R16 | Ivo Karlovic (CRO) | W | 6-7(5), 6-3, 7-6(4) |
| 611 | Gstaad | Switzerland | 7/5/2004 | DA | 250 | Outdoor | Clay | Q | Radek Stepanek (CZE) | W | 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 |
| 612 | Gstaad | Switzerland | 7/5/2004 | DA | 250 | Outdoor | Clay | S | Potito Starace (ITA) | W | 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 |
| 613 | Gstaad | Switzerland | 7/5/2004 | DA | 250 | Outdoor | Clay | W | Igor Andreev (RUS) | W | 6-2, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 |
| 614 | ATP Masters Series Canada | Canada | 7/26/2004 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R64 | Hicham Arazi (MAR) | W | 6-3, 7-5 |
| 615 | ATP Masters Series Canada | Canada | 7/26/2004 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R32 | Robin Soderling (SWE) | W | 7-5, 6-1 |
| 616 | ATP Masters Series Canada | Canada | 7/26/2004 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R16 | Max Mirnyi (BLR) | W | 7-6(3), 7-6(4) |
| 617 | ATP Masters Series Canada | Canada | 7/26/2004 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | Q | Fabrice Santoro (FRA) | W | 7-5, 6-4 |
| 618 | ATP Masters Series Canada | Canada | 7/26/2004 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | S | Thomas Johansson (SWE) | W | 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 619 | ATP Masters Series Canada | Canada | 7/26/2004 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | W | Andy Roddick (USA) | W | 7-5, 6-3 |
| 620 | ATP Masters Series Cincinnati | USA | 8/2/2004 | DA | 1000 | Outdoor | Hard | R64 | Dominik Hrbaty (SVK) | L | 6-1, 6-7(7), 4-6 |
| 621 | Athens Olympics | Greece | 8/16/2004 | DA | OL | Outdoor | Hard | R64 | Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) | W | 6-3, 5-7, 6-1 |
| 622 | Athens Olympics | Greece | 8/16/2004 | DA | OL | Outdoor | Hard | R32 | Tomas Berdych (CZE) | L | 6-4, 5-7, 5-7 |
| 623 | US Open | USA | 8/30/2004 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | R128 | Albert Costa (ESP) | W | 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 |
| 624 | US Open | USA | 8/30/2004 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | R64 | Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) | W | 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-1 |
| 625 | US Open | USA | 8/30/2004 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | R32 | Fabrice Santoro (FRA) | W | 6-0, 6-4, 7-6(7) |
| 626 | US Open | USA | 8/30/2004 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | R16 | Andrei Pavel (ROU) | W | W/O |
| 627 | US Open | USA | 8/30/2004 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | Q | Andre Agassi (USA) | W | 6-3, 2-6, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 |
| 628 | US Open | USA | 8/30/2004 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | S | Tim Henman (GBR) | W | 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 629 | US Open | USA | 8/30/2004 | DA | GS | Outdoor | Hard | W | Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) | W | 6-0, 7-6(3), 6-0 |
| 630 | Bangkok | Thailand | 9/27/2004 | DA | 250 | Indoor | Hard | R32 | Nicolas Thomann (FRA) | W | 6-4, 7-6(4) |
| 631 | Bangkok | Thailand | 9/27/2004 | DA | 250 | Indoor | Hard | R16 | Ivo Heuberger (SUI) | W | 6-1, 6-3 |
| 632 | Bangkok | Thailand | 9/27/2004 | DA | 250 | Indoor | Hard | Q | Robin Soderling (SWE) | W | 7-6(3), 6-4 |
| 633 | Bangkok | Thailand | 9/27/2004 | DA | 250 | Indoor | Hard | S | Paradorn Srichaphan (THA) | W | 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 |
| 634 | Bangkok | Thailand | 9/27/2004 | DA | 250 | Indoor | Hard | W | Andy Roddick (USA) | W | 6-4, 6-0 |
| 635 | Tennis Masters Cup | USA | 11/15/2004 | DA | WC | Outdoor | Hard | RR | Gaston Gaudio (ARG) | W | 6-1, 7-6(4) |
| 636 | Tennis Masters Cup | USA | 11/15/2004 | DA | WC | Outdoor | Hard | RR | Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) | W | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 637 | Tennis Masters Cup | USA | 11/15/2004 | DA | WC | Outdoor | Hard | RR | Carlos Moya (ESP) | W | 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 |
| 638 | Tennis Masters Cup | USA | 11/15/2004 | DA | WC | Outdoor | Hard | S | Marat Safin (RUS) | W | 6-3, 7-6(18) |
| 639 | Tennis Masters Cup | USA | 11/15/2004 | DA | WC | Outdoor | Hard | W | Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) | W | 6-3, 6-2 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Keith Niebuhr (2004-11-14). "America's love affair with Federer lies ahead". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Federer, Myskina crowned 2004 ITF world champions". China Daily. 2004-12-21. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
- ^ a b c d e "Roger Federer – Results – 2004". Retrieved 2009-11-14.
External links
editATP World Tour > Players > Roger Federer > Playing Activities > 2004