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2004 French Open

The 2004 French Open was the 103rd edition of the tournament.

On the men's side, Gastón Gaudio became the first men's major champion in the Open Era to save two championship points in the final. Gaudio also became the first Argentine man since Guillermo Vilas in 1979 to win a major. Fellow Argentine Guillermo Coria, widely regarded as the favourite and the world's best clay court player coming into the tournament, was seeded 3rd for the event, whereas Gaudio was unseeded (ranked 44th). After winning the first two sets convincingly, Coria began suffering from leg cramps. Gaudio won the next two sets; however, Coria came back and was up two breaks of serve in the final set. Coria had two match points at 6–5 before Gaudio prevailed 0–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1, 8–6. Gaudio also became the first man to win a Grand Slam tournament final after being bagelled, which occurred in the first set. The overall tournament was noted for the performance of Argentine players – in addition to the two finalists, there were a semifinalist (David Nalbandian) and a quarterfinalist (Juan Ignacio Chela). It was also highlighted by a first round match between Fabrice Santoro and Arnaud Clément, lasting 6 hours and 33 minutes and ending in Clement's defeat 6–4, 6–3, 6–7, 3–6, 16–14, setting a new record for the longest singles match in the Open Era, which would stand until Wimbledon 2010. It was also the last major to feature neither Roger Federer nor Rafael Nadal in the semifinals until the 2012 US Open.

In the women's draw, Anastasia Myskina became first Russian woman to win a major title. The next two majors were also won by Russian women (Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon and Svetlana Kuznetsova at the US Open). She also became the first French Open women's champion after saving a match point en route to the title (against Svetlana Kuznetsova in the fourth round).

In the mixed doubles, French players Tatiana Golovin and Richard Gasquet (aged 16 and 17 respectively) won the tournament after entering as wildcards. France also saw success in the boys' singles, where Gaël Monfils won.

Juan Carlos Ferrero and Justine Henin-Hardenne were both unsuccessful in defending their 2003 titles; both being eliminated in the second round. In Henin's case, her early exit would be the last time a top seed lost within the first two rounds of any major until Ana Ivanovic lost in the second round of the 2008 US Open. Henin's loss to Tathiana Garbin in the second round was her only defeat at the tournament between 2003 and 2009 (not playing in 2008 and 2009).

Point distribution

Below are the tables with the point distribution for each discipline of the tournament.

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Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 2004 French Open – Men's singles

Argentina Gastón Gaudio defeated Argentina Guillermo Coria, 0–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1, 8–6

  • It was Gaudio's 1st title of the year, and his 3rd overall. It was his 1st and only singles Grand Slam title.

Women's singles

Main article: 2004 French Open – Women's singles

Russia Anastasia Myskina defeated Russia Elena Dementieva, 6–1, 6–2

  • It was Myskina's 2nd title of the year, and her 8th overall. It was her 1st and only singles Grand Slam title.

Men's doubles

Main article: 2004 French Open – Men's doubles

BEL Xavier Malisse / BEL Olivier Rochus defeated FRA Michaël Llodra / FRA Fabrice Santoro, 7–5, 7–5

  • It was Malisse and Rochus' 1st career Grand Slam title.

Women's doubles

Main article: 2004 French Open – Women's doubles

ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual / ARG Paola Suárez defeated RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova / RUS Elena Likhovtseva, 6–0, 6–3

Mixed doubles

Main article: 2004 French Open – Mixed doubles

FRA Tatiana Golovin / FRA Richard Gasquet defeated ZIM Cara Black / ZIM Wayne Black, 6–3, 6–4

Juniors

Boys' singles

Main article: 2004 French Open – Boys' singles

FRA Gaël Monfils defeated USA Alex Kuznetsov, 6–2, 6–2

Girls' singles

Main article: 2004 French Open – Girls' singles

BUL Sesil Karatantcheva defeated ROU Mădălina Gojnea, 6–4, 6–0

Boys' doubles

Main article: 2004 French Open – Boys' doubles

ESP Pablo Andújar / ESP Marcel Granollers defeated USA Alex Kuznetsov / GER Mischa Zverev, 6–3, 6–2

Girls' doubles

Main article: 2004 French Open – Girls' doubles

CZE Kateřina Böhmová / NED Michaëlla Krajicek defeated RUS Irina Kotkina / RUS Yaroslava Shvedova, 6–3, 6–2

Singles seeds

Men's singles

  1. SUI Roger Federer (third round, lost to Gustavo Kuerten)
  2. USA Andy Roddick (second round, lost to Olivier Mutis)
  3. ARG Guillermo Coria (final, lost to Gastón Gaudio)
  4. ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero (second round, lost to Igor Andreev)
  5. ESP Carlos Moyá (quarterfinals, lost to Guillermo Coria)
  6. FRA Andre Agassi (first round, lost to Jérôme Haehnel)
  7. GER Rainer Schüttler (first round, lost to Xavier Malisse)
  8. ARG David Nalbandian (semifinals, lost to Gastón Gaudio)
  9. GBR Tim Henman (semifinals, lost to Guillermo Coria)
  10. FRA Sébastien Grosjean (second round, lost to Potito Starace)
  11. CHI Nicolás Massú (third round, lost to Tommy Robredo)
  12. AUS Lleyton Hewitt (quarterfinals, lost to Gastón Gaudio)
  13. THA Paradorn Srichaphan (second round, lost to Àlex Corretja)
  14. CZE Jiří Novák (second round, lost to Gastón Gaudio)
  15. NED Sjeng Schalken (withdrew due to viral infection)
  16. CHI Fernando González (first round, lost to Florian Mayer)
  17. ESP Tommy Robredo (fourth round, lost to Carlos Moyá)
  18. AUS Mark Philippoussis (first round, lost to Luis Horna)
  19. NED Martin Verkerk (third round, lost to Lleyton Hewitt)
  20. RUS Marat Safin (fourth round, lost to David Nalbandian)
  21. ROU Andrei Pavel (second round, lost to Mikhail Youzhny)
  22. ARG Juan Ignacio Chela (quarterfinals, lost to Tim Henman)
  23. ESP Feliciano López (fourth round, lost to Gustavo Kuerten)
  24. SWE Jonas Björkman (second round, lost to Thomas Enqvist)
  25. CRO Ivan Ljubičić (second round, lost to Stefan Koubek)
  26. ESP Albert Costa (third round, lost to Xavier Malisse)
  27. USA Vince Spadea (second round, lost to Julien Jeanpierre)
  28. BRA Gustavo Kuerten (quarterfinals, lost to David Nalbandian)
  29. BLR Max Mirnyi (first round, lost to Julien Benneteau)
  30. ARG Mariano Zabaleta (second round, lost to Mario Ančić)
  31. SVK Dominik Hrbatý (second round, lost to Raemon Sluiter)
  32. FRA Arnaud Clément (first round, lost to Fabrice Santoro)

Women's singles

  1. BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne (second round, lost to Tathiana Garbin)
  2. USA Serena Williams (quarterfinals, lost to Jennifer Capriati)
  3. FRA Amélie Mauresmo (quarterfinals, lost to Elena Dementieva)
  4. USA Venus Williams (quarterfinals, lost to Anastasia Myskina)
  5. USA Lindsay Davenport (fourth round, lost to Elena Dementieva)
  6. RUS Anastasia Myskina (champion)
  7. USA Jennifer Capriati (semifinals, lost to Anastasia Myskina)
  8. RUS Nadia Petrova (third round, lost to Marlene Weingärtner)
  9. RUS Elena Dementieva (final, lost to Anastasia Myskina)
  10. RUS Vera Zvonareva (third round, lost to Maria Sharapova)
  11. RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (fourth round, lost to Anastasia Myskina)
  12. JPN Ai Sugiyama (second round, lost to Virginia Ruano Pascual)
  13. USA Chanda Rubin (withdrew due to knee injury)
  14. ARG Paola Suárez (semifinals, lost to Elena Dementieva)
  15. ITA Silvia Farina Elia (second round, lost to Meghann Shaughnessy)
  16. SUI Patty Schnyder (second round, lost to Shinobu Asagoe)
  17. ITA Francesca Schiavone (fourth round, lost to Jennifer Capriati)
  18. RUS Maria Sharapova (quarterfinals, lost to Paola Suárez)
  19. ISR Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi (third round, lost to Elena Dementieva)
  20. ESP Conchita Martínez (second round, lost to Gisela Dulko)
  21. BUL Magdalena Maleeva (fourth round, lost to Amélie Mauresmo)
  22. CRO Karolina Šprem (first round, lost to Myriam Casanova)
  23. COL Fabiola Zuluaga (fourth round, lost to Venus Williams)
  24. SCG Jelena Dokic (first round, lost to Tatiana Perebiynis)
  25. RUS Elena Bovina (third round, lost to Jennifer Capriati)
  26. FRA Nathalie Dechy (first round, lost to Stéphanie Foretz)
  27. GRE Eleni Daniilidou (first round, lost to Marlene Weingärtner)
  28. USA Lisa Raymond (second round, lost to Arantxa Parra Santonja)
  29. HUN Petra Mandula (second round, lost to Denisa Chládková)
  30. FRA Mary Pierce (third round, lost to Venus Williams)
  31. FRA Émilie Loit (first round, lost to Zheng Jie)
  32. RUS Dinara Safina (second round, lost to Marissa Irvin)

Wildcard entries

Below are the lists of the wildcard awardees entering in the main draws.

Men's singles wildcard entries

  1. FRA Julien Boutter
  2. FRA Arnaud Di Pasquale
  3. FRA Jean-René Lisnard
  4. FRA Michaël Llodra
  5. FRA Nicolas Mahut
  6. FRA Olivier Patience
  7. AUS Todd Reid
  8. FRA Stéphane Robert

Women's singles wildcard entries

  1. FRA Séverine Beltrame
  2. FRA Stéphanie Foretz
  3. USA Martina Navratilova
  4. FRA Virginie Pichet
  5. FRA Camille Pin
  6. FRA Virginie Razzano
  7. FRA Sandrine Testud
  8. AUS Christina Wheeler

Men's doubles wildcard entries

  1. RUS Igor Andreev / RUS Nikolay Davydenko
  2. FRA Thierry Ascione / FRA Jean-François Bachelot
  3. FRA Julien Boutter / FRA Antony Dupuis
  4. FRA Sébastien de Chaunac / FRA Stéphane Robert
  5. FRA Jérôme Haehnel / FRA Florent Serra
  6. FRA Julien Jeanpierre / FRA Édouard Roger-Vasselin
  7. FRA Olivier Mutis / FRA Olivier Patience

Women's doubles wildcard entries

  1. FRA Séverine Beltrame / FRA Camille Pin
  2. FRA Kildine Chevalier / FRA Sophie Lefèvre
  3. FRA Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro / LUX Claudine Schaul
  4. FRA Stéphanie Foretz / FRA Virginie Razzano
  5. ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues / ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  6. FRA Pauline Parmentier / FRA Aurélie Védy
  7. FRA Virginie Pichet / FRA Capucine Rousseau

Mixed doubles wildcard entries

  1. FRA Séverine Beltrame / FRA Michaël Llodra
  2. FRA Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro / FRA Jean-François Bachelot
  3. FRA Tatiana Golovin / FRA Richard Gasquet (champions)
  4. FRA Camille Pin / FRA Arnaud Clément
  5. FRA Virginie Razzano / FRA Julien Boutter (withdrew)
  6. ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / CAN Daniel Nestor

Qualifier entries

Men's qualifiers entries

Main article: 2004 French Open – Men's singles qualifying

  1. FRA Marc Gicquel
  2. GER Florian Mayer
  3. FRA Jérôme Haehnel
  4. ESP Guillermo García López
  5. ARG Juan Mónaco
  6. USA Kevin Kim
  7. ITA Potito Starace
  8. SCG Janko Tipsarević
  9. FRA Julien Jeanpierre
  10. BRA Ricardo Mello
  11. GER Daniel Elsner
  12. COL Alejandro Falla
  13. FRA Florent Serra
  14. AUT Alexander Peya
  15. ESP Nicolás Almagro
  16. BLR Vladimir Voltchkov

;Lucky losers

  1. USA Jeff Salzenstein
  2. BEL Kristof Vliegen
  3. ESP Marc López
  4. KOR Lee Hyung-taik

Women's qualifiers entries

Main article: 2004 French Open – Women's singles qualifying

  1. USA Marissa Irvin
  2. USA Shenay Perry
  3. USA Teryn Ashley
  4. ITA Roberta Vinci
  5. BUL Lubomira Bacheva
  6. SVK Zuzana Kucová
  7. GER Julia Schruff
  8. CRO Sanda Mamić
  9. CZE Květa Peschke
  10. UKR Yuliana Fedak
  11. GER Barbara Rittner
  12. USA Kelly McCain

;Lucky losers

  1. CZE Eva Birnerová
  2. ISR Tzipora Obziler

Protected ranking

Men's singles

  • GER Tommy Haas
  • DEN Kristian Pless
  • CZE Bohdan Ulihrach

Women's singles

  • ARG Mariana Díaz Oliva
  • AUT Barbara Schwartz

Withdrawals

;Men's Singles

  • ARG José Acasuso → replaced by BEL Kristof Vliegen
  • USA James Blake → replaced by BEL Christophe Rochus
  • FRA Grégory Carraz → replaced by ESP Marc López
  • MAR Younes El Aynaoui → replaced by ISR Harel Levy
  • USA Mardy Fish → replaced by GBR Greg Rusedski
  • CRO Goran Ivanišević → replaced by USA Jeff Salzenstein
  • RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov → replaced by ESP Àlex Corretja
  • FRA Paul-Henri Mathieu → replaced by DEN Kristian Pless
  • ESP Rafael Nadal → replaced by USA Alex Bogomolov Jr.
  • FIN Jarkko Nieminen → replaced by AUS Wayne Arthurs
  • NED Sjeng Schalken → replaced by KOR Lee Hyung-taik

;Women's Singles

  • BEL Kim Clijsters → replaced by COL Catalina Castaño
  • RSA Amanda Coetzer → replaced by RUS Alina Jidkova
  • LUX Anne Kremer → replaced by CZE Eva Birnerová
  • RUS Lina Krasnoroutskaya → replaced by RUS Maria Kirilenko
  • USA Chanda Rubin → replaced by ISR Tzipora Obziler
  • UZB Iroda Tulyaganova → replaced by MAD Dally Randriantefy

References

References

  1. "Deux: Death on the Dirt".
  2. (26 May 2020). "Roland Garros Flashback: Santoro Wins Longest Match In History". ATP Tour.
  3. McCarvel, Nicholas. (9 September 2012). "A U.S. Open Final Without Nadal & Federer? Great!". [[The Daily Beast]].
  4. This was the first ever all-Argentinean Men's Singles final.
  5. Gaudio became the first Argentine player since [[Guillermo Vilas]] (in 1977) to win the Men's Singles title.
  6. Myskina became the first female player from Russia to win a Grand Slam title.
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