2004 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships

2004 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Date	4–10 October
Edition	31st
Surface	Hard / outdoors
Location	Tokyo, Japan
Venue	Ariake Coliseum
Champions
Men's singles
Jiří Novák[1]
Women's singles
Maria Sharapova
Men's doubles
Jared Palmer / Pavel Vízner[2]
Women's doubles
Shinobu Asagoe / Katarina Srebotnik
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The 2004 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo in Japan. The men's tournament was part of the International Series Gold of the 2004 ATP Tour and the women's tournament was part of the Tier III category of the 2004 WTA Tour. It was the 31st edition of the event and was held from 4 October through 10 October 2004. Jiří Novák and Maria Sharapova won the singles titles.

Finals[]

Men's singles[]

Jiří Novák defeated Taylor Dent 5–7, 6–1, 6–3

• It was Novák's 1st singles title of the year and the 6th of his career.

Women's singles[]

Maria Sharapova defeated Mashona Washington 6–0, 6–1

• It was Sharapova's 4th singles title of the year and the 6th of her career.

Men's doubles[]

Jared Palmer / Pavel Vízner defeated Jiří Novák / Petr Pála 5–1 ret.

• It was Palmer's 3rd doubles title of the year and the 28th and last of his career. It was Vízner's 3rd doubles title of the year and the 8th of his career.

Women's doubles[]

Shinobu Asagoe / Katarina Srebotnik defeated Jennifer Hopkins / Mashona Washington 6–1, 6–4

• It was Asagoe's 3rd doubles title of the year and the 5th of her career. It was Srebotnik's 1st doubles title of the year and the 7th of her career.

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• ATP tournament profile