2004 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Singles

This was the first edition of the event.

Singles
2004 Guangzhou International Women's Open
Final
ChampionChina Li Na
Runner-upSlovakia Martina Suchá
Score6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw30 (2WC/4Q)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Li Na won her maiden WTA singles title, defeating Martina Suchá in the final, 6–3, 6–4. Li also became the first Chinese player to win a WTA singles title.[1][2]

Seeds edit

  1.   Gisela Dulko (second round)
  2.   Jelena Janković (second round)
  3.   Flavia Pennetta (second round, retired due to a left wrist sprain)
  4.   Marion Bartoli (second round)
  5.   María Vento-Kabchi (first round)
  6.   Kristina Brandi (quarterfinals)
  7.   Nicole Pratt (second round)
  8.   Klára Koukalová (second round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Semifinals Final
          
    Barbora Strýcová 2 5  
    Martina Suchá 6 7  
    Martina Suchá 3 4  
Q   Li Na 6 6  
WC   Li Ting 3 3  
Q   Li Na 6 6  

Top half edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   G Dulko 1 4
  M Díaz Oliva 1 2   D Safina 6 6
  D Safina 6 6   D Safina 4 1
  S Kleinová 2 1   B Strýcová 6 6
  B Strýcová 6 6   B Strýcová 6 7
  J Zheng 6 6   J Zheng 2 5
5   M Vento-Kabchi 2 0   B Strýcová 2 5
3   F Pennetta 6 2 6   M Suchá 6 7
WC   Z Yan 1 6 3 3   F Pennetta 5 0 r
  J Craybas 2 5   T Tanasugarn 7 3
  T Tanasugarn 6 7   T Tanasugarn 67 5
  M Suchá 6 1 6   M Suchá 7 7
  A Jidkova 4 6 3   M Suchá 7 6
  T Sun 6 65 1 8   K Koukalová 64 4
8   K Koukalová 0 7 6

Bottom half edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7   N Pratt 6 6
  A Morigami 3 4 7   N Pratt 2 0
  A Kapros 1 1 WC   T Li 6 6
WC   T Li 6 6 WC   T Li 6 6
  S Peng 6 6   S Peng 2 2
Q   N Grandin 0 3   S Peng 6 6
  J Hopkins 0 4 4   M Bartoli 1 0
4   M Bartoli 6 6 WC   T Li 3 3
6   K Brandi 7 6 Q   N Li 6 6
Q   N Liu 64 3 6   K Brandi 6 6
Q   N Bratchikova 6 0 3   T Panova 0 1
  T Panova 3 6 6 6   K Brandi 4 0
Q   N Li 6 6 Q   N Li 6 6
  V Dushevina 4 1 Q   N Li 0 6 7
2   J Janković 6 2 66

Qualifying edit

Seeds edit

  1.   Sun Tiantian (moved to the main draw)
  2.   Aiko Nakamura (qualifying competition)
  3.   Natalie Grandin (Advanced to the main draw)
  4.   Liu Nannan (Advanced to the main draw)
  5.   Suchanun Viratprasert (qualifying competition)
  6.   Li Na (Advanced to the main draw)
  7.   Xie Yan-ze (first round)
  8.   Antonia Matic (second round)
  9.   Nina Bratchikova (Advanced to the main draw)

Qualifiers edit

Qualifying draw edit

First qualifier edit

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
9   Nina Bratchikova 6 6  
    Yang Shu-jing 3 2  
    Wu Wen-hao 0 4  
    Yang Shu-jing 6 6  
9   Nina Bratchikova 6 6  
5   Suchanun Viratprasert 4 4  
    Sun Shengnan 6 7  
  Leanne Baker 4 61  
    Sun Shengnan 4 5  
5   Suchanun Viratprasert 6 7  
WC   Huang Chu-xian 1 1  
5   Suchanun Viratprasert 6 6  

Second qualifier edit

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
2   Aiko Nakamura 6 6  
WC   He Chun-yan 1 4  
2   Aiko Nakamura 2 1
6   Li Na 6 6
    Yu Ying 3 2  
    Iryna Kuryanovich 6 6  
    Iryna Kuryanovich 0 3  
6   Li Na 6 6  
    Hao Jie 1 3  
6   Li Na 6 6  

Third qualifier edit

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3   Natalie Grandin 6 6
  Huang Lei 4 3
3   Natalie Grandin 6 6
    Yuan Meng 2 3
  Chen Yan-chong 1 1  
    Yuan Meng 6 6  
3   Natalie Grandin 6 7
    Francesca Lubiani 1 5
    Liu Wei-juan 3 3  
    Francesca Lubiani 6 6  
    Francesca Lubiani 6 5 6
  Tiffany Welford 3 7 3
    Tiffany Welford w/o  
7   Xie Yan-ze  

Fourth qualifier edit

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4   Liu Nannan 6 6
    Dong Yan-hua 3 2
4   Liu Nannan 6 6  
    Janet Lee 2 0  
WC   Lu Cheng-jie 0 0  
  Janet Lee 6 6  
4   Liu Nannan 6 6
WC   Zhang Yao 2 0
WC   Zhou Ni 61 0
WC   Zhang Yao 7 6
WC   Zhang Yao 4 7 6
8   Antonia Matic 6 63 4
WC   Li Hewenfei 3 3  
8   Antonia Matic 6 6  

References edit