2004 China Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2004 China Open
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Svetlana Kuznetsova
Final score	4-6, 7–5, 6–4
Details
Draw	28 (2WC/4Q)
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women mixed
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Elena Dementieva was the defending champion, but didn't participate in this competition.

Serena Williams won in the final 4–6, 7–5, 6–4, against Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Seeds[]

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

Draw[]

Key[]

Finals[]

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	6	6
	4	Vera Zvonareva	2	3
								1	Serena Williams	4	7	6
								2	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6	5	4
	3	Maria Sharapova	2	2
	2	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6	6

Top half[]

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	S Williams	6	3	6
		D Safina	6	6					D Safina	4	6	3
	WC	Z Yan	3	2											1	S Williams	6	4
	WC	T Sun	4	2											5	N Petrova	2	1	r
	Q	S Mamić	6	6					S Mamić	3	3
		J Zheng	2	2				5	N Petrova	6	6
	5	N Petrova	6	6																		1	S Williams	6	6
																						4	V Zvonareva	2	3
								4	V Zvonareva	6	6
		K Brandi	6	4	3				E Gagliardi	2	3
	Q	E Gagliardi	2	6	6										4	V Zvonareva	6	6
		A Medina Garrigues	7	6												A Medina Garrigues	2	3
		S Obata	5	1					A Medina Garrigues	6	6
		T Tanasugarn	6	0	6				T Tanasugarn	4	4
	8	J Dokić	3	6	0

Bottom half[]

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	J Janković	4	6	7
		S Asagoe	6	2	65			7	J Janković	6	6
	Q	V Dushevina	2	6	6			Q	V Dushevina	1	3
		A Barna	6	2	3										7	J Janković	2	r
		T Panova	6												3	M Sharapova	5
		T Pisnik	0	r					T Panova	1	1
								3	M Sharapova	6	6
																						3	M Sharapova	2	2
	6	G Dulko	6	6																		2	S Kuznetsova	6	6
		A Kapros	4	1				6	G Dulko	6	6
		M Vento-Kabchi	7	6					M Vento-Kabchi	4	4
		F Pennetta	65	4											6	G Dulko	2	4
		N Pratt	3	2											2	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	Q	N Li	6	6				Q	N Li	3	7	63
								2	S Kuznetsova	6	65	7

Qualifying[]

Seeds[]

Qualifiers[]

Qualifying draw[]

First qualifier[]

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	1	Jill Craybas	6	5	1
		Yuka Yoshida	1	7	6				Yuka Yoshida	77	1	5
		Lioudmila Skavronskaia	5	6	6				Lioudmila Skavronskaia	64	6	7
		Liu Nannan	7	4	1											Lioudmila Skavronskaia	2	3
		Silvija Talaja	3	4												Sanda Mamić	6	6
		Sanda Mamić	6	6					Sanda Mamić	6	6
	Alt	Rika Fujiwara	6	7				Alt	Rika Fujiwara	4	2
	8	Milagros Sequera	2	5

Second qualifier[]

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	2	Marta Marrero	7	6
		Aiko Nakamura	5	3				2	Marta Marrero	1	2
	WC	Yang Shujing	1	4					Marta Domachowska	6	6
		Marta Domachowska	6	6												Marta Domachowska	1	5
	WC	Li Na	6	6											WC	Li Na	6	7
		Antonella Serra Zanetti	1	1				WC	Li Na	6	6
	WC	Li Ting	6	6				WC	Li Ting	4	4
	7	Martina Suchá	4	2

Third qualifier[]

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	9	Samantha Stosur	7	6
	Alt	Seiko Okamoto	5	4				9	Samantha Stosur	5	6	6
		Xie Yanze	1	1				Alt	Antonia Matic	7	4	2
	Alt	Antonia Matic	6	6											9	Samantha Stosur	3	3
		Jeon Mi-ra	7	5	1										6	Vera Dushevina	6	6
		Galina Voskoboeva	5	7	6				Galina Voskoboeva	4	3
		Mariana Díaz Oliva	4	66				6	Vera Dushevina	6	6
	6	Vera Dushevina	6	78

Fourth qualifier[]

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	10	Peng Shuai	4	4
		Emmanuelle Gagliardi	6	6					Emmanuelle Gagliardi	6	2	6
	WC	Sun Shengnan	77	2	2				Catalina Castaño	2	6	2
		Catalina Castaño	63	6	6											Emmanuelle Gagliardi	6	3	6
		Adriana Serra Zanetti	1	2												Jennifer Hopkins	2	6	3
		Jennifer Hopkins	6	6					Jennifer Hopkins	5	6	6
		Abigail Spears	1	4				5	Alina Jidkova	7	4	4
	5	Alina Jidkova	6	6

External links[]

• Official results archive (ITF)
• Official results archive (WTA)