2004 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Maria Sharapova was the defending champion and successfully defender her title, by defeating Mashona Washington 6–0, 6–1 in the final.[1][2]

Women's singles
2004 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionRussia Maria Sharapova
Runner-upUnited States Mashona Washington
Score6–0, 6–1
Details
Draw30 (4Q / 2WC)
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Seeds edit

The first two seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1.   Maria Sharapova (champion)
  2.   Tatiana Golovin (second round)
  3.   Shinobu Asagoe (first round)
  4.   Kristina Brandi (second round)
  5.   Meghann Shaughnessy (first round)
  6.   Nicole Pratt (first round)
  7.   Klára Koukalová (semifinals)
  8.   Arantxa Parra Santonja (first round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Semifinals Final
          
1   Maria Sharapova 6 6
  Tamarine Tanasugarn 2 3
1   Maria Sharapova 6 6
  Mashona Washington 0 1
  Mashona Washington 3 7 6
7   Klára Koukalová 6 5 2

Top half edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   M Sharapova 6 1 6
  A Nakamura 3 5 Q   S Stosur 4 6 3
Q   S Stosur 6 7 1   M Sharapova 6 6
  K Srebotnik 5 0 Q   Y Fedossova 3 4
  A Morigami 7 6   A Morigami 3 67
Q   Y Fedossova 7 77 Q   Y Fedossova 6 79
5   M Shaughnessy 5 65 1   M Sharapova 6 6
3   S Asagoe 0 4   T Tanasugarn 2 3
  T Tanasugarn 6 6   T Tanasugarn 6 77
  B Strýcová 5 6 4   J Craybas 3 62
  J Craybas 7 4 6   T Tanasugarn 6 3
Q   S Pe'er 6 0 2   A Kapros 1 0r
  A Kapros 2 6 6   A Kapros 6 6
Q   S Karatantcheva 6 6 Q   S Karatantcheva 4 0
8   A Parra Santonja 2 4

Bottom half edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6   N Pratt 0 6 4
  E Linetskaya 6 1 6   E Linetskaya 6 7
WC   R Fujiwara 6 6 WC   R Fujiwara 4 5
  S Obata 4 4   E Linetskaya 2 1
  M Sánchez Lorenzo 2 4   M Washington 6 6
  M Washington 6 6   M Washington 6 6
  S Kleinová 6 3 4 4   K Brandi 2 2
4   K Brandi 4 6 6   M Washington 3 7 6
7   K Koukalová 6 6 7   K Koukalová 6 5 2
  M Sequera 2 2 7   K Koukalová 6 6
  Ľ Kurhajcová 77 6   Ľ Kurhajcová 2 4
  A Jidkova 65 2 7   K Koukalová 6 6
  Y-j Cho 3 4 WC   N Vaidišová 3 0
WC   N Vaidišová 6 6 WC   N Vaidišová 6 3 6
2   T Golovin 4 6 4

References edit

  1. ^ "Sharapova beats Mashona to defend Japan Open". China Daily. 9 October 2004. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Maria Sharapova festejó por sexta vez tras ganar el torneo de Tokio" [Maria Sharapova celebrated for the sixth time after winning the Tokyo tournament] (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 9 October 2004. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

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