2004 China Open – Women's Singles

Elena Dementieva was the defending champion, but didn't participate in this competition.

Women's Singles
2004 China Open
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Svetlana Kuznetsova
Final score	4-6, 7–5, 6–4
Draw	28 (2WC/4Q)
Seeds	8

Serena Williams won in the final 4–6, 7–5, 6–4, against Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

Serena Williams (Champion)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (Final)
Maria Sharapova (Semifinals)
Vera Zvonareva (Semifinals)
Nadia Petrova (Quarterfinals, retired due to a left ankle sprain)
Gisela Dulko (Quarterfinals)
Jelena Janković (Quarterfinals, retired due to an aggravation of a right ankle sprain)
Jelena Dokić (First Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final


	1	Serena Williams	6	6

	4	Vera Zvonareva	2	3
								1	Serena Williams	4	7	6

								2	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6	5	4
	3	Maria Sharapova	2	2

	2	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6	6

Top half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals


								1	S Williams	6	3	6
		D Safina	6	6					D Safina	4	6	3
	WC	Z Yan	3	2											1	S Williams	6	4
	WC	T Sun	4	2											5	N Petrova	2	1	r
	Q	S Mamić	6	6					S Mamić	3	3
		J Zheng	2	2				5	N Petrova	6	6
	5	N Petrova	6	6																		1	S Williams	6	6
																						4	V Zvonareva	2	3
								4	V Zvonareva	6	6
		K Brandi	6	4	3				E Gagliardi	2	3
	Q	E Gagliardi	2	6	6										4	V Zvonareva	6	6
		A Medina Garrigues	7	6												A Medina Garrigues	2	3
		S Obata	5	1					A Medina Garrigues	6	6
		T Tanasugarn	6	0	6				T Tanasugarn	4	4
	8	J Dokić	3	6	0

Bottom half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

	7	J Janković	4	6	7
		S Asagoe	6	2	6⁵			7	J Janković	6	6
	Q	V Dushevina	2	6	6			Q	V Dushevina	1	3
		A Barna	6	2	3										7	J Janković	2	r
		T Panova	6												3	M Sharapova	5
		T Pisnik	0	r					T Panova	1	1
								3	M Sharapova	6	6
																						3	M Sharapova	2	2
	6	G Dulko	6	6																		2	S Kuznetsova	6	6
		A Kapros	4	1				6	G Dulko	6	6
		M Vento-Kabchi	7	6					M Vento-Kabchi	4	4
		F Pennetta	6⁵	4											6	G Dulko	2	4
		N Pratt	3	2											2	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	Q	N Li	6	6				Q	N Li	3	7	6³
								2	S Kuznetsova	6	6⁵	7

Qualifying

Seeds

Jill Craybas (First round)
Marta Marrero (Second round)
~~Anikó Kapros~~ (moved to the Main Draw)
~~Marlene Weingärtner~~ (still competing in Bali)
Alina Jidkova (Second round)
Vera Dushevina (Qualified)
Martina Suchá (First round)
Milagros Sequera (First round)
Samantha Stosur (Qualifying Competition)
Peng Shuai (First round)

Qualifiers

First qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition

	1	Jill Craybas	6	5	1
		Yuka Yoshida	1	7	6				Yuka Yoshida	7⁷	1	5
		Lioudmila Skavronskaia	5	6	6				Lioudmila Skavronskaia	6⁴	6	7
		Liu Nannan	7	4	1											Lioudmila Skavronskaia	2	3
		Silvija Talaja	3	4												Sanda Mamić	6	6
		Sanda Mamić	6	6					Sanda Mamić	6	6
	Alt	Rika Fujiwara	6	7				Alt	Rika Fujiwara	4	2
	8	Milagros Sequera	2	5

Second qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition

	2	Marta Marrero	7	6
		Aiko Nakamura	5	3				2	Marta Marrero	1	2
	WC	Yang Shujing	1	4					Marta Domachowska	6	6
		Marta Domachowska	6	6												Marta Domachowska	1	5
	WC	Li Na	6	6											WC	Li Na	6	7
		Antonella Serra Zanetti	1	1				WC	Li Na	6	6
	WC	Li Ting	6	6				WC	Li Ting	4	4
	7	Martina Suchá	4	2

Third qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition

	9	Samantha Stosur	7	6
	Alt	Seiko Okamoto	5	4				9	Samantha Stosur	5	6	6
		Xie Yanze	1	1				Alt	Antonia Matic	7	4	2
	Alt	Antonia Matic	6	6											9	Samantha Stosur	3	3
		Jeon Mi-ra	7	5	1										6	Vera Dushevina	6	6
		Galina Voskoboeva	5	7	6				Galina Voskoboeva	4	3
		Mariana Díaz Oliva	4	6⁶				6	Vera Dushevina	6	6
	6	Vera Dushevina	6	7⁸

Fourth qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition

	10	Peng Shuai	4	4
		Emmanuelle Gagliardi	6	6					Emmanuelle Gagliardi	6	2	6
	WC	Sun Shengnan	7⁷	2	2				Catalina Castaño	2	6	2
		Catalina Castaño	6³	6	6											Emmanuelle Gagliardi	6	3	6
		Adriana Serra Zanetti	1	2												Jennifer Hopkins	2	6	3
		Jennifer Hopkins	6	6					Jennifer Hopkins	5	6	6
		Abigail Spears	1	4				5	Alina Jidkova	7	4	4
	5	Alina Jidkova	6	6

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