2004 in tennis

The Slams

• 2004 Australian Open
• 2004 French Open
• 2004 Wimbledon Championships
• 2004 US Open

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.

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.

Russian breakthrough

The year 2004 was well known for the breakthrough of Russian players into the WTA Tour.

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. 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. 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.

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. 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.

ITF

Grand Slam events

[[Davis Cup]]

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[[Fed Cup]]

[[Hopman Cup]]

[[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]]

[[Tennis Masters Cup]]

Houston, United States

• Singles: SUI Roger Federer defeat AUS Lleyton Hewitt, 6–3 6–2
• Doubles: USA Bob Bryan & USA Mike Bryan defeat ZIM Wayne Black & ZIM Kevin Ullyett, 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 7–6(7–4)

[[ATP Masters Series]]

[[Women's Tennis Association|WTA]]

[[WTA Tour Championships]]

Los Angeles, USA

• Singles: RUS Maria Sharapova defeated USA Serena Williams, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
• Doubles: RUS Nadia Petrova & USA Meghann Shaughnessy defeated RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova & RUS Elena Likhovtseva, 6–3, 6–2

[[WTA Tier I]]

Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo, Japan

• Singles: USA Lindsay Davenport defeated BUL Magdalena Maleeva, 6–4, 6–1
• Doubles: ZIM Cara Black & AUS Rennae Stubbs defeated RUS Elena Likhovtseva & BUL Magdalena Maleeva, 6–0, 6–1. Pacicic Life Open, Indian Wells, United States
• Singles: BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated USA Lindsay Davenport, 6–1, 6–4
• Doubles: ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual / ARG Paola Suárez defeated RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova / RUS Elena Likhovtseva, 6–1 6–2 NASDAQ-100 Open, Miami, United States
• Singles: USA Serena Williams defeated RUS Elena Dementieva, 6–1, 6–1
• Doubles: RUS Nadia Petrova & USA Meghann Shaughnessy defeated RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova & RUS Elena Likhovtseva, 6–2 6–3 Family Circle Cup, Charleston, United States
• Singles: USA Venus Williams defeated ESP Conchita Martínez, 2–6, 6–2, 6–1
• Doubles: ARG Paola Suárez & ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual defeated USA Lisa Raymond & USA Martina Navratilova, 6–1, 6–4 Qatar Total German Open, Berlin, Germany
• Singles: FRA Amélie Mauresmo defeated USA Venus Williams, w/o.
• Doubles: RUS Nadia Petrova & USA Meghann Shaughnessy defeated ESP Conchita Martínez & SVK Janette Husárová, 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 Telecom Italia Masters Roma, Rome, Italy
• Singles: FRA Amélie Mauresmo defeated USA Jennifer Capriati, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6).
• Doubles: RUS Nadia Petrova & USA Meghann Shaughnessy defeated ARG Paola Suárez & ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual, 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 Acura Classic, San Diego, United States
• Singles: USA Lindsay Davenport defeated RUS Anastasia Myskina, 6–1, 6–1
• Doubles: ZIM Cara Black & AUS Rennae Stubbs defeated ARG Paola Suárez & ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 Rogers Cup presented by American Express, Montreal, Canada
• Singles: FRA Amélie Mauresmo defeated RUS Elena Likhovtseva, 6–1, 6–0
• Doubles: JPN Shinobu Asagoe & JPN Ai Sugiyama defeated RSA Liezel Huber & THA Tamarine Tanasugarn, 6–0, 6–3 Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Russia
• Singles: RUS Anastasia Myskina defeated RUS Elena Dementieva, 7–5, 6–0
• Doubles: RUS Anastasia Myskina & RUS Vera Zvonareva defeated ARG Paola Suárez & ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 Zurich Open, Zürich, Switzerland
• Singles: AUS Alicia Molik defeated RUS Maria Sharapova, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
• Doubles: ZIM Cara Black & AUS Rennae Stubbs defeated ARG Paola Suárez & ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual, 6–4, 6–4

Movies

• Wimbledon

[[International Tennis Hall of Fame]]

• Class of 2004:
  • Dorothy Cheney, player
  • Stefan Edberg, player
  • Steffi Graf, player

References

References

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