2004 in tennis

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This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2004. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.

The Slams

Notable stories

Olympics and Chile

Held from August 15 to August 22 in Athens, Greece, it consisted of four events; men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, and women's doubles. The standard 5th event, mixed doubles, was not part of these games. There were 170 participants (87 men and 83 women) from 52 countries. The events were held at the Athens Olympic Tennis Centre at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. The surface was hardcourt, specifically DecoTurf, the same surface as used at the US Open in Flushing Meadow, New York. The Centre had 16 courts built specifically for the 2004 Olympics, with construction finished just before the opening of the Athens Olympics. There was a main court seating 6,000 fans for the Olympics, two show courts with seating for 3,200 seats during the Olympics, and 16 side courts with limited seating.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Chile won the most medals (three), two of which were gold, led by Nicolás Massú, who won the men's singles, and partnered by Fernando González, also helped Chile take gold in the doubles.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Russian breakthrough

The year 2004 was well known for the breakthrough of Russian players into the WTA Tour.<ref>The (re)Renaissance of Russian Women's Tennis - TennisGrandstand Template:Dead link</ref>

At the French Open, Anastasia Myskina became the first woman from Russia to win a Grand Slam singles title, by defeating compatriot Elena Dementieva in the final, 6–1, 6–2.<ref>BBC SPORT | Tennis | Myskina takes French title</ref> A mere four weeks later, at Wimbledon, 17–year-old Maria Sharapova became the nation's second female Grand Slam winner, defeating two-time champion Serena Williams in the final, 6–1, 6–4, and becoming the third-youngest woman (after Lottie Dod and Martina Hingis) to win Wimbledon.<ref>BBC SPORT | Tennis | Sharapova storms to Wimbledon glory</ref> Finally, at the US Open, Svetlana Kuznetsova became the nation's third consecutive winner of a Grand Slam singles title, defeating Dementieva in the final, 6–3, 7–5.<ref>BBC SPORT | Tennis | Kuznetsova takes US title</ref>

Other Russian players also made an impact on the WTA Tour that year. Nadia Petrova cracked the WTA's Top 10 for the first time, and also achieved her biggest result that year, defeating defending US Open champion Justine Henin-Hardenne in the fourth round, before losing to Kuznetsova in the quarter-finals.<ref>BBC Sport | Tennis | Petrova knocks out Henin</ref> Vera Zvonareva also continued to improve on the Tour before injuries briefly derailed her career the following year.

The conclusion of the season culminated in Sharapova winning the 2004 WTA Tour Championships by repeating her Wimbledon victory over Serena Williams in the final, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4, after coming from 0–4 down in the final set.<ref>Sharapova takes out WTA Champs - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)</ref>

ITF

Grand Slam events

Discipline	2004 Australian Open	2004 French Open	2004 Wimbledon	2004 US Open
Men's singles	Roger Federer defeated Marat Safin	Gastón Gaudio defeated Guillermo Coria	Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick	Roger Federer defeated Lleyton Hewitt
Women's singles	Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Kim Clijsters	Anastasia Myskina defeated Elena Dementieva	Maria Sharapova defeated Serena Williams	Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Elena Dementieva
Men's doubles	Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro defeated Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan	Xavier Malisse / Olivier Rochus defeated Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro	Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge defeated Julian Knowle / Nenad Zimonjić	Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor defeated Leander Paes / David Rikl
Women's doubles	Virginia Ruano / Paola Suárez defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova / Elena Likhovtseva	Virginia Ruano / Paola Suárez defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova / Elena Likhovtseva	Cara Black / Rennae Stubbs defeated Liezel Huber / Ai Sugiyama	Virginia Ruano / Paola Suárez defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova / Elena Likhovtseva
Mixed doubles	Elena Bovina / Nenad Zimonjić defeated Martina Navratilova / Leander Paes	Tatiana Golovin / Richard Gasquet defeated Cara Black / Wayne Black	Cara Black / Wayne Black defeated Alicia Molik / Todd Woodbridge	Vera Zvonareva / Bob Bryan defeated Alicia Molik / Todd Woodbridge

Singles: Template:Flagicon Roger Federer defeat Template:Flagicon Lleyton Hewitt, 6–3 6–2
Doubles: Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan & Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan defeat Template:Flagicon Wayne Black & Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett, 6–7^(6–8), 6–3, 7–6^(7–4)

ATP Masters Series

Tournament	Singles winner	Runner-up	Score	Doubles winner	Runner-up	Score
Indian Wells	Template:Flagicon Roger Federer	Template:Flagicon Tim Henman	6–3, 6–3	Template:Flagicon Arnaud Clément Template:Flagicon Sébastien Grosjean	Template:Flagicon Wayne Black Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett	6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Miami	Template:Flagicon Andy Roddick	Template:Flagicon Guillermo Coria	6–7^(2–7), 6–3, 6–1, ret.	Template:Flagicon Wayne Black Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett	Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge	6–2, 7–6
Monte Carlo	Template:Flagicon Guillermo Coria	Template:Flagicon Rainer Schüttler	6–2, 6–1, 6–3	Template:Flagicon Tim Henman Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić	Template:Flagicon Gastón Etlis Template:Flagicon Martín Rodríguez	7–5, 6–4
Rome	Template:Flagicon Carlos Moyà	Template:Flagicon David Nalbandian	6–3, 6–3, 6–1	Template:Flagicon Mahesh Bhupathi Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi	Template:Flagicon Wayne Arthurs Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley	1–6, 6–4, 7–6
Hamburg	Template:Flagicon Roger Federer	Template:Flagicon Guillermo Coria	4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3	Template:Flagicon Wayne Black Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett	Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan	6–1, 6–2
Toronto	Template:Flagicon Roger Federer	Template:Flagicon Andy Roddick	7–5, 6–3	Template:Flagicon Mahesh Bhupathi Template:Flagicon Leander Paes	Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi	6–4, 6–2
Cincinnati	Template:Flagicon Andre Agassi	Template:Flagicon Lleyton Hewitt	6–3, 3–6, 6–2	Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor	Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge	7–6, 6–3
Madrid	Template:Flagicon Marat Safin	Template:Flagicon David Nalbandian	6–2, 6–4, 6–3	Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor	Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan	6–3, 6–4
Paris	Template:Flagicon Marat Safin	Template:Flagicon Radek Štěpánek	6–3, 7–6^(7–5), 6–3	Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge	Template:Flagicon Wayne Black Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett	6–3, 6–4