2004 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, but she did not qualify this year following a long-term wrist injury.

Singles
2004 WTA Tour Championships
Champion Maria Sharapova
Runner-up Serena Williams
Final score4–6, 6–2, 6–4

Maria Sharapova, on her WTA Tour Championships debut, defeated Serena Williams in three sets to win the title. This was the final time in which Sharapova defeated Williams, losing the next 20 encounters in succession up until her retirement in February 2020.[1]

Seeds

  1. Lindsay Davenport (Round Robin)
  2. Amélie Mauresmo (Semifinals)
  3. Anastasia Myskina (Semifinals)
  4. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Round Robin)
  5. Elena Dementieva (Round Robin)
  6. Maria Sharapova (Champion)
  7. Serena Williams (Final)
  8. Vera Zvonareva (Round Robin)

Note:

  • Justine Henin-Hardenne had qualified but pulled out due to cytomegalovirus.

Alternates

  1. Venus Williams (Not used)
  2. Jennifer Capriati (Not used)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
3 Anastasia Myskina 6 2 2
6 Maria Sharapova 2 6 6
6 Maria Sharapova 4 6 6
7 Serena Williams 6 2 4
2 Amélie Mauresmo 6 62 4
7 Serena Williams 4 77 6

Black Group

  Mauresmo Kuznetsova Sharapova Zvonareva RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
2 Amélie Mauresmo 6–3, 6–2 7–5, 6–4 6–0, 6–1 3–0 6–0 1
4 Svetlana Kuznetsova 3–6, 2–6 1–6, 4–6 6–2, 6–4 1–2 2–4 3
6 Maria Sharapova 5–7, 4–6 6–1, 6–4 6–4, 7–5 2–1 4–2 2
8 Vera Zvonareva 0–6, 1–6 2–6, 4–6 4–6, 5–7 0–3 0–6 4

Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.

Red Group

  Davenport Myskina Dementieva Williams RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
1 Lindsay Davenport 6–7(5), 4–6 6–0, 6–1 3–6, 7–5, 6–1 2–1 4–3 3
3 Anastasia Myskina 7–6(5), 6–4 6–3, 6–3 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 2–1 5–2 1
5 Elena Dementieva 0–6, 1–6 3–6, 3–6 6–7(3), 5–7 0–3 0–6 4
7 Serena Williams 6–3, 5–7, 1–6 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 7–6(3), 7–5 2–1 5–3 2

Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.

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References

  1. Forsaith, Rob (27 January 2016). "Slick Serena smacks Sharapova in search of seventh slam". The Roar. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

See also

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