2004 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Rainer Schüttler was the defending champion, but did not participate.

Men's singles
2004 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionCzech Republic Jiří Novák
Runner-upUnited States Taylor Dent
Score5–7, 6–1, 6–3
Details
Draw48 (6 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Seeds

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All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1.   Lleyton Hewitt (semifinals)
  2.   David Nalbandian (third round)
  3.   Andrei Pavel (second round)
  4.   Paradorn Srichaphan (quarterfinals)
  5.   Jiří Novák (champion)
  6.   Guillermo Cañas (second round)
  7.   Taylor Dent (final)
  8.   Thomas Johansson (third round)
  9.   Cyril Saulnier (quarterfinals)
  10.   Hyung-Taik Lee (third round)
  11.   Ricardo Mello (third round)
  12.   Jarkko Nieminen (second round)
  13.   Jan-Michael Gambill (third round)
  14.   Dennis van Scheppingen (second round)
  15.   Jan Hernych (second round)
  16.   Gilles Müller (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Lleyton Hewitt 7 6
9   Cyril Saulnier 5 1
1   Lleyton Hewitt 4 6 2
5   Jiří Novák 6 4 6
4   Paradorn Srichaphan 4 4
5   Jiří Novák 6 6
5   Jiří Novák 5 6 6
7   Taylor Dent 7 1 3
  Bohdan Ulihrach 7 6
Q   Björn Phau 5 4
  Bohdan Ulihrach 6 4 1
7   Taylor Dent 4 6 6
7   Taylor Dent 6 4 6
16   Gilles Müller 4 6 2

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   L Hewitt 6 3 6
  G Weiner 4 3 WC   G Motomura 0 6 1
WC   G Motomura 6 6 1   L Hewitt 63 6 6
  A García 66 64 WC   T Suzuki 77 2 4
WC   T Suzuki 78 77 WC   T Suzuki 77 3 7
15   J Hernych 6 64 5
1   L Hewitt 7 6
9   C Saulnier 5 1
9   C Saulnier 2 6 6
Q   K Pless 62 60   N Thomann 6 1 4
  N Thomann 77 77 9   C Saulnier 66 77 77
  C Rochus 6R 8   T Johansson 78 63 65
  J Gimelstob 6   J Gimelstob 4 4
8   T Johansson 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   P Srichaphan 2 77 6
  Y-h Lu 61 61   H Levy 6 63 4
  H Levy 77 77 4   P Srichaphan 6 4
  A Peya 6 3 4 Q   M Chiudinelli 3 1R
Q   M Chiudinelli 4 6 6 Q   M Chiudinelli 6 77
14   D van Scheppingen 4 63
4   P Srichaphan 4 4
5   J Novák 6 6
11   R Mello 5 6 77
  J Vacek 3 4   F Saretta 7 2 65
  F Saretta 6 6 11   R Mello 1 2
  G García López 6 2 6 5   J Novák 6 6
  L Burgsmüller 4 6 3   G García López 5 2
5   J Novák 7 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6   G Cañas 6 62 3
  K Carlsen 5 2 Q   M Kohlmann 4 77 6
Q   M Kohlmann Q   M Kohlmann 4 2
  B Ulihrach 6 6   B Ulihrach 6 6
  N Okun 4 1   B Ulihrach 6 77
12   J Nieminen 3 65
  B Ulihrach 7 6
Q   B Phau 5 4
13   J-M Gambill 77 6
Q   S Iwabuchi 6 6   S Iwabuchi 65 1
WC   T Terachi 1 3 13   J-M Gambill 61 6 2
Q   B Phau 6 6 Q   B Phau 7 2 6
WC   T Iwami 4 1 Q   B Phau 6 6
3   A Pavel 2 1

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7   T Dent 6 6
  M Philippoussis 3 4   T Zíb 3 4
  T Zíb 6 6 7   T Dent 7 5 6
  W Arthurs 6 7 10   H-T Lee 64 7 3
  J-R Lisnard 4 5   W Arthurs 2 62
10   H-T Lee 6 77
7   T Dent 6 4 6
16   G Müller 4 6 2
16   G Müller 6 6
  A Bogomolov 6 3 77   A Bogomolov 3 1
  J Tipsarević 3 6 62 16   G Müller 7 3 6
Q   YT Wang 6 77 2   D Nalbandian 64 6 4
  J Morrison 3 61   YT Wang 6 64 2
2   D Nalbandian 3 7 6

References

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