2004 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2004 Australian Open
Champion	Justine Henin-Hardenne
Runner-up	Kim Clijsters
Final score	6–3, 4–6, 6–3

The 2004 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia from 19 January to 1 February, 2004.

Justine Henin-Hardenne won the Women's Singles title, defeating compatriot and rival Kim Clijsters in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3. It was Henin-Hardenne's third Grand Slam title, and her third win against Clijsters in a Grand Slam tournament final, after her victory at the 2003 French Open and the 2003 US Open.

The defending champion, Serena Williams, did not compete due to injury affecting her left knee.

Seeds

1. Justine Henin-Hardenne (Champion)
2. Kim Clijsters (Final)
3. Venus Williams (Third Round)
4. Amélie Mauresmo (Quarterfinals)
5. Lindsay Davenport (Quarterfinals)
6. Anastasia Myskina (Quarterfinals)
7. Elena Dementieva (First Round)
8. Ai Sugiyama (Second Round)
9. Chanda Rubin (Fourth Round)
10. Nadia Petrova (First Round)
11. Vera Zvonareva (Fourth Round)
12. Paola Suárez (Third Round)
13. Conchita Martínez (First Round)
14. Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi (Second Round)
15. Daniela Hantuchová (Second Round)
16. Magüi Serna (First Round)
17. Meghann Shaughnessy (First Round)
18. Francesca Schiavone (Second Round)
19. Eleni Daniilidou (Third Round)
20. Silvia Farina Elia (Fourth Round)
21. Elena Bovina (Second Round)
22. Patty Schnyder (Semifinals)
23. Lina Krasnoroutskaya (Third Round)
24. Magdalena Maleeva (Second Round)
25. Lisa Raymond (Quarterfinals)
26. Tina Pisnik (First Round)
27. Amanda Coetzer (Second Round)
28. Maria Sharapova (Third Round)
29. Nathalie Dechy (Fourth Round)
30. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Third Round)
31. Tamarine Tanasugarn (First Round)
32. Fabiola Zuluaga (Semifinals)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Justine Henin-Hardenne	7	6
	5	Lindsay Davenport	5	3
								1	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	6
								32	Fabiola Zuluaga	2	2
	4	Amélie Mauresmo
	32	Fabiola Zuluaga	w/o
															1	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	4	6
															2	Kim Clijsters	3	6	3
	22	Patty Schnyder	7^7	6
	25	Lisa Raymond	6^2	3
								22	Patty Schnyder	2	6^2
								2	Kim Clijsters	6	7^7
	6	Anastasia Myskina	2	6^9
	2	Kim Clijsters	6	7

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	WC	O Lukaszewicz	0	0				1	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	Q	C Pin	6	6^3	6			Q	C Pin	1	4
		T Garbin	4	7^7	4										1	J Henin-Hardenne	6	7
		F Pennetta	5	4											30	S Kuznetsova	2	5
		An Serra Zanetti	7	6					An Serra Zanetti	6^0	4
	Q	S Perry	3	3				30	S Kuznetsova	7^7	6
	30	S Kuznetsova	6	6																		1	J Henin-Hardenne	6	7^7
	19	E Daniilidou	6	6																		Q	M Santangelo	1	6^5
	Q	J Hopkins	1	3				19	E Daniilidou	3	6	6
		E Callens	6	3	3				C Black	6	0	1
		C Black	2	6	6										19	E Daniilidou	4	7	3
		C Fernández	6	3	4										Q	M Santangelo	6	5	6
		B Schett	4	6	6				B Schett	6^3	6	3
	Q	M Santangelo	6^3	7	6			Q	M Santangelo	7^7	0	6
	16	M Serna	7^7	5	4

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	11	V Zvonareva	6	6
		Z Ondrášková	3	1				11	V Zvonareva	7	6
		M Czink	6	6					M Czink	5	4
		M Vento-Kabchi	4	3											11	V Zvonareva	7	2	6
		A Morigami	7^7	4	6											N Pratt	5	6	1
	Q	M-È Pelletier	6^2	6	4				A Morigami	6	3	3
		N Pratt	6	5	6				N Pratt	1	6	6
	17	M Shaughnessy	4	7	4																	11	V Zvonareva	1	3
	31	T Tanasugarn	1	3																		5	L Davenport	6	6
		L Granville	6	6					L Granville	6	2	6
	WC	E Dominikovic	4	7	6			WC	E Dominikovic	2	6	1
	WC	T Musgrave	6	5	3											L Granville	4	0
		É Loit	7	6											5	L Davenport	6	6
		M Marrero	5	4					É Loit	3	6	0
	PR	R Dragomir-Ilie	2	3				5	L Davenport	6	3	6
	5	L Davenport	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	4	A Mauresmo	6	6
	WC	C-j Chuang	1	0				4	A Mauresmo	6	6
	WC	C Dellacqua	4	4					Ľ Cervanová	0	2
		Ľ Cervanová	6	6											4	A Mauresmo	6	6
		A Cargill	3	4												A Medina Garrigues	1	2
		A Medina Garrigues	6	6					A Medina Garrigues	6	2	6
	Q	Y Fedak	7	6				Q	Y Fedak	2	6	3
	26	T Pisnik	5	0																		4	A Mauresmo	7	7
	21	E Bovina	4	6	7																		A Molik	5	5
		S Kleinová	6	1	5			21	E Bovina	4	3
		T Perebiynis	0	0					C Schaul	6	6
		C Schaul	6	6												C Schaul	7^7	1	2
	Q	A Bachmann	1	4												A Molik	6^4	6	6
		A Molik	6	6					A Molik	6	6
		Ad Serra Zanetti	6^5	4				15	D Hantuchová	4	3
	15	D Hantuchová	7^7	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	10	N Petrova	3	3
		A Kapros	6	6					A Kapros	6	6
	WC	S Stosur	6	6				WC	S Stosur	3	1
		S Talaja	3	2												A Kapros	3	6	12
		G León García	4	6	4											P Mandula	6	3	10
		P Mandula	6	4	6				P Mandula	6^6	6	6
		S Reeves	1	0				24	M Maleeva	7^8	2	3
	24	M Maleeva	6	6																			A Kapros	4	2
	32	F Zuluaga	6	6																		32	F Zuluaga	6	6
		S Asagoe	3	2				32	F Zuluaga	6	6
		A Jidkova	2	6^5				Q	M Díaz-Oliva	3	4
	Q	M Díaz-Oliva	6	7^7											32	F Zuluaga	7^8	4	6
		R Grande	2	1												J Craybas	6^6	6	2
		J Craybas	6	6					J Craybas	6	2	8
		J Janković	6	6					J Janković	4	6	6
	7	E Dementieva	1	4

Bottom Half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	8	A Sugiyama	6	6
		T Panova	4	2				8	A Sugiyama	4	4
		M Casanova	3	6	4				S Obata	6	6
		S Obata	6	4	6											S Obata	5	1
	Q	T Obziler	6	6											29	N Dechy	7	6
		M Suchá	3	2				Q	T Obziler	3	0
		J Kostanić	5	4				29	N Dechy	6	6
	29	N Dechy	7	6																		29	N Dechy	2	4
	22	P Schnyder	6	5	6																	22	P Schnyder	6	6
		A Widjaja	3	7	3			22	P Schnyder	6	2	6
		A Stevenson	3	1					M Bartoli	4	6	3
		M Bartoli	6	6											22	P Schnyder	7	6
		E Birnerová	4	3											12	P Suárez	5	3
		J Vakulenko	6	6					J Vakulenko	3	4
	Q	G Dulko	2	2				12	P Suárez	6	6
	12	P Suárez	6	6

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	14	A Smashnova-Pistolesi	6	6
		K Koukalová	3	3				14	A Smashnova-Pistolesi	2	3
	WC	T Golovin	6	4				WC	T Golovin	6	6
		M-G Mikaelian	0	1	r										WC	T Golovin	6	7^7
		A Parra Santonja	5	1											23	L Krasnoroutskaya	2	6^4
	Q	B Strýcová	7	6				Q	B Strýcová	3	6	3
		K Šprem	3	4				23	L Krasnoroutskaya	6	4	6
	23	L Krasnoroutskaya	6	6																		WC	T Golovin	2	0
	25	L Raymond	5	6	6																	25	L Raymond	6	6
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	7	3	4			25	L Raymond	6	6
		A Barna	2	6	7				A Barna	3	4
		M Drake	6	0	5										25	L Raymond	6	7^7
		V Dushevina	6	4	6										3	V Williams	4	6^5
		J Zheng	2	6	0				V Dushevina	4	2
		A Harkleroad	2	1				3	V Williams	6	6
	3	V Williams	6	6

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	6	A Myskina	6	7
		S Arvidsson	2	5				6	A Myskina	6	6
		E Gagliardi	7^7	7					E Gagliardi	2	4
	Q	L Prusová	6^5	5											6	A Myskina	6	1	6
	WC	S Ferguson	3	1											28	M Sharapova	4	6	2
	LL	L Lee-Waters	6	6				LL	L Lee-Waters	1	3
		C Martínez Granados	4	3				28	M Sharapova	6	6
	28	M Sharapova	6	6																		6	A Myskina	6^3	6	6
	18	F Schiavone	7	6																		9	C Rubin	7^7	2	2
		C Torrens Valero	5	1				18	F Schiavone	2	2
		E Likhovtseva	3	6	6				E Likhovtseva	6	6
		D Randriantefy	6	1	1											E Likhovtseva	3	2
		D Chládková	6	6											9	C Rubin	6	6
		S Foretz	4	2					D Chládková	2	4
		A Svensson	3	6	3			9	C Rubin	6	6
	9	C Rubin	6	4	6

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	13	C Martínez	6^7	1
		K Brandi	7^9	6					K Brandi	6	0	5
		S Cohen-Aloro	6	5	3				A Frazier	2	6	7
		A Frazier	4	7	6											A Frazier	6	1	5
		K Srebotnik	4	3											20	S Farina Elia	4	6	7
		V Ruano Pascual	6	6					V Ruano Pascual	7	4	4
		H Nagyová	3	3				20	S Farina Elia	5	6	6
	20	S Farina Elia	6	6																		20	S Farina Elia	3	3
	27	A Coetzer	6	6																		2	K Clijsters	6	6
		T Snyder	3	1				27	A Coetzer	5	3
		Ľ Kurhajcová	3	6^1					D Safina	7	6
		D Safina	6	7^7												D Safina	2	1
		M Sequera	2	2											2	K Clijsters	6	6
		ME Camerin	6	6					ME Camerin	0	0
		M Weingärtner	3	2				2	K Clijsters	6	6
	2	K Clijsters	6	6

External links

• 2004 Australian Open on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw