2004 Mercedes Cup – Singles

Guillermo Coria was the defending champion,[1] but did not participate.

Singles
2004 Mercedes Cup
Final
ChampionArgentina Guillermo Cañas
Runner-upArgentina Gastón Gaudio
Score5–7, 6–2, 6–0, 1–6, 6–3
Details
Draw48
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Guillermo Cañas won the title, defeating Gastón Gaudio 5–7, 6–2, 6–0, 1–6, 6–3 in the final.[2]

Seeds

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All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1.   Rainer Schüttler (second round)
  2.   Gastón Gaudio (final)
  3.   Juan Ignacio Chela (third round)
  4.   Andrei Pavel (third round)
  5.   Jiří Novák (quarterfinals)
  6.   Tommy Robredo (second round)
  7.   Feliciano López (second round)
  8.   Mariano Zabaleta (third round)
  9.   Florian Mayer (second round)
  10.   Mikhail Youzhny (third round)
  11.   David Ferrer (semifinals)
  12.   Albert Costa (quarterfinals)
  13.   Ivo Karlović (third round)
  14.   Rafael Nadal (quarterfinals)
  15.   Nikolay Davydenko (semifinals)
  16.   Tomáš Berdych (third round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
  Radek Štěpánek 4 4
  Guillermo Cañas 6 6
  Guillermo Cañas 3 6 6
15   Nikolay Davydenko 6 1 2
15   Nikolay Davydenko 6 6
12   Albert Costa 3 4
  Guillermo Cañas 5 6 6 1 6
2   Gastón Gaudio 7 2 0 6 3
11   David Ferrer 6 63 7
14   Rafael Nadal 3 77 5
11   David Ferrer 3 7 4
2   Gastón Gaudio 6 5 6
5   Jiří Novák 4 3
2   Gastón Gaudio 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   R Schüttler 78 3 2
  JP Guzmán 64 3   R Štěpánek 66 6 6
  R Štěpánek 77 6   R Štěpánek 6 7
Q   F Squillari 6 77 13   I Karlović 2 5
  N Almagro 3 61 Q   F Squillari 3 60
13   I Karlović 6 77
  R Štěpánek 4 4
  G Cañas 6 6
9   F Mayer 77 65 4
  D Norman 0 5   G Cañas 63 77 6
  G Cañas 6 7   G Cañas 6 6
  S Koubek 6 77   S Koubek 4 2
  O Patience 2 65   S Koubek 6 6
7   F López 3 4

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   A Pavel 6 6
  V Hănescu 63 1r   B Ulihrach 1 1
  B Ulihrach 77 4 4   A Pavel 5 6 4
WC   A Beck 77 6 15   N Davydenko 7 1 6
  A Peya 62 1 WC   A Beck 3 3
15   N Davydenko 6 6
15   N Davydenko 6 6
12   A Costa 3 4
12   A Costa 7 6
  F Mantilla 61 6 6   F Mantilla 5 4
Q   J Haehnel 77 2 2 12   A Costa 7 77
  M López 6 65 6 8   M Zabaleta 5 64
WC   D Elsner 1 77 3   M López 62 2
8   M Zabaleta 77 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6   T Robredo 1 4
Q   R Gasquet 6 6 Q   R Gasquet 6 6
LL   É Roger-Vasselin 2 4 Q   R Gasquet 4 2
  A Di Pasquale 6 6 11   D Ferrer 6 6
  G Blanco 3 1   A Di Pasquale 4 6 1
11   D Ferrer 6 1 6
11   D Ferrer 6 63 7
14   R Nadal 3 77 5
14   R Nadal 77 6
Q   P Kohlschreiber 3 6 2   M Vassallo Argüello 64 4
  M Vassallo Argüello 6 3 6 14   R Nadal 6 6
Q   JF Andersen 6 6 3   JI Chela 2 3
  L Burgsmüller 4 2 Q   JF Andersen 3 1
3   JI Chela 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5   J Novák 6 6
  T Ascione 6 710   T Ascione 2 4
  T Zíb 3 68 5   J Novák 77 4 6
WC   A Waske 2 6 1 10   M Youzhny 64 6 1
  A Popp 6 1 6   A Popp 3 67
10   M Youzhny 6 79
5   J Novák 4 3
2   G Gaudio 6 6
16   T Berdych 6 6
LL   B Phau 6 6 LL   B Phau 2 3
  I Heuberger 3 2 16   T Berdych 2 4
Q   H Armando 6 6 2   G Gaudio 6 6
WC   S Rieschick 1 4 Q   H Armando 6 2 65
2   G Gaudio 3 6 77

References

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  1. ^ "Coria stuns Robredo". BBC Sport. 20 July 2003. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Canas earns Stuttgart win". BBC Sport. 18 July 2004. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
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