2004 French Open – Men's Singles

Gastón Gaudio (ranked 44th) won in the final 0–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1, 8–6 against Guillermo Coria to capture the Men's Singles tennis title at the 2004 French Open.[1][2] Gaudio became the first Argentine player to win a major since Guillermo Vilas in the 1979 Australian Open. Juan Carlos Ferrero was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Igor Andreev, his first loss at the event prior to the semifinals.

Men's Singles
2004 French Open
Champion Gastón Gaudio
Runner-up Guillermo Coria
Final score0–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1, 8–6
Draw128
Seeds32
Main article: 2004 French Open

This was the first Grand Slam tournament in which Roger Federer competed as No. 1. He lost in the third round to former No. 1 and three-time champion Gustavo Kuerten in what would be Federer’s last pre-quarterfinal exit from a major until his second round loss to Sergiy Stakhovsky in the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, a run of 36 quarterfinals (or better) in a row. Until the 2020 US Open, this was the last Grand Slam without any of the Big Three players in the quarterfinals. This was also the most recent French Open tournament not to feature future thirteen-time champion Rafael Nadal, who withdrew prior to the tournament due to an ankle injury sustained in Estoril tournament in mid-April.[3]

Until the 2017 Australian Open, this would be the last Grand Slam event where the top two seeds would fail to reach the quarterfinals of a major. With Federer's loss to Kuerten, number two seed Andy Roddick also lost in the second round to Olivier Mutis.

The first round match between Fabrice Santoro and Arnaud Clément was the longest match of the Open Era in 6 hours and 33 minutes under two days. John Isner and Nicolas Mahut would break this record at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships.

Until the 2020 US Open, this was both the last Grand Slam in which none of the semi-finalists had previously won a Grand Slam singles tournament, and the last Grand Slam final in which the winner came back from trailing two sets to love;[4] this was also the most recent French Open final to be decided in five sets.[5]

This was also the last time until the 2019 Wimbledon Championships that the winner had to save a match point in a championship final.[6]

Seeds
  1. Roger Federer (Third round)
  2. Andy Roddick (Second round)
  3. Guillermo Coria (Final)
  4. Juan Carlos Ferrero (Second round)
  5. Carlos Moyá (Quarterfinals)
  6. Andre Agassi (First round)
  7. Rainer Schüttler (First round)
  8. David Nalbandian (Semifinals)
  9. Tim Henman (Semifinals)
  10. Sébastien Grosjean (Second round)
  11. Nicolás Massú (Third round)
  12. Lleyton Hewitt (Quarterfinals)
  13. Paradorn Srichaphan (Second round)
  14. Jiří Novák (Second round)
  15. Sjeng Schalken (Withdrew because of a viral infection)
  16. Fernando González (First round)
  17. Tommy Robredo (Fourth round)
  18. Mark Philippoussis (First round)
  19. Martin Verkerk (Third round)
  20. Marat Safin (Fourth round)
  21. Andrei Pavel (Second round)
  22. Juan Ignacio Chela (Quarterfinals)
  23. Feliciano López (Fourth round)
  24. Jonas Björkman (Second round)
  25. Ivan Ljubičić (Second round)
  26. Albert Costa (Third round)
  27. Vince Spadea (Second round)
  28. Gustavo Kuerten (Quarterfinals)
  29. Max Mirnyi (First round)
  30. Mariano Zabaleta (Second round)
  31. Dominik Hrbatý (Second round)
  32. Arnaud Clément (First round)

Qualifying
Main article: 2004 French Open – Men's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
28 Gustavo Kuerten 2 6 4 66
8 David Nalbandian 6 3 6 78
8 David Nalbandian 3 65 0
  Gastón Gaudio 6 77 6
  Gastón Gaudio 6 6 6
12 Lleyton Hewitt 3 2 2
  Gastón Gaudio 0 3 6 6 8
3 Guillermo Coria 6 6 4 1 6
5 Carlos Moyá 5 63 3
3 Guillermo Coria 7 77 6
3 Guillermo Coria 3 6 6 7
9 Tim Henman 6 4 0 5
9 Tim Henman 6 6 6
22 Juan Ignacio Chela 2 4 4

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 R Federer 6 6 6
LL K Vliegen 1 2 1 1 R Federer 6 6 78
  T Ascione 3 2 2   N Kiefer 3 4 66
  N Kiefer 6 6 6 1 R Federer 4 4 4
  R Ramírez Hidalgo 6 5 6 4 3 28 G Kuerten 6 6 6
  G Elseneer 3 7 4 6 6   G Elseneer 2 0 3
Q N Almagro 5 62 6 6 5 28 G Kuerten 6 6 6
28 G Kuerten 7 77 1 3 7 28 G Kuerten 6 7 6
23 F López 5 6 6 6 23 F López 3 5 4
  N Lapentti 7 4 4 4 23 F López 63 6 6 6
  I Karlović 64 4 4   K Kučera 77 3 4 4
  K Kučera 77 6 6 23 F López 77 4 6 6
WC O Patience 6 77 6 LL H-t Lee 63 6 0 3
  F Volandri 3 65 0 WC O Patience 4 4 3
  R Söderling 6 6 3 4 5 LL H-t Lee 6 6 6
LL H-t Lee 0 3 6 6 7

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 S Grosjean 6 6 6
Q K Kim 1 1 4 10 S Grosjean 66 3 4
Q P Starace 6 6 6 Q P Starace 78 6 6
  D Tursunov 2 3 4 Q P Starace 77 4 6 5 5
  F Mantilla 6 6 66 6 20 M Safin 64 6 3 7 7
LL J Salzenstein 4 1 78 2   F Mantilla 4 6 2 77 9
  A Calleri 7 1 1r 20 M Safin 6 2 6 64 11
20 M Safin 5 6 4 20 M Safin 5 4 77 3
25 I Ljubičić 63 6 62 6 6 8 D Nalbandian 7 6 65 6
  H Arazi 77 4 77 3 3 25 I Ljubičić 0 6 4 2
  S Koubek 6 7 3 60 6   S Koubek 6 1 6 6
  D Sánchez 3 5 6 77 0   S Koubek 77 3 61 5
PR K Pless 2 6 1 2 8 D Nalbandian 61 6 77 7
Q A Falla 6 4 6 6 Q A Falla 7 0 2 0
  R Gasquet 4 5 61 8 D Nalbandian 5 6 6 6
8 D Nalbandian 6 7 77

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 JC Ferrero 3 6 6 6
PR T Haas 6 4 4 2 4 JC Ferrero 4 2 3
  J Vacek 3 1 4   I Andreev 6 6 6
  I Andreev 6 6 6   I Andreev 77 77 6
  O Rochus 1 1 3   J Benneteau 63 63 3
  D Ferrer 6 6 6   D Ferrer 3 6 2 5
  J Benneteau 7 7 1 6   J Benneteau 6 1 6 7
29 M Mirnyi 5 5 6 3   I Andreev 4 5 3
24 J Björkman 6 2 6 3 6   G Gaudio 6 7 6
  T Dent 3 6 3 6 2 24 J Björkman 3 6 68 3
  K Carlsen 2 3 4   T Enqvist 6 3 710 6
  T Enqvist 6 6 6   T Enqvist 0 4 77 4
  G Cañas 2 6 6 3 2   G Gaudio 6 6 65 6
  G Gaudio 6 2 4 6 6   G Gaudio 2 6 6 5 6
  A Dupuis 4 4 77 3 14 J Novák 6 4 4 7 3
14 J Novák 6 6 64 6

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 L Hewitt 6 77 4 6
WC A di Pasquale 0 65 6 1 12 L Hewitt 6 6 4 6
  J Melzer 64 6 6 6   J Melzer 4 4 6 2
  W Ferreira 77 2 4 3 12 L Hewitt 6 3 4 6 6
  V Hănescu 7 6 6 19 M Verkerk 2 6 6 2 1
WC J-R Lisnard 5 2 4   V Hănescu 6 3 6 0 0r
WC J Boutter 5 3 1 19 M Verkerk 4 6 3 6 3
19 M Verkerk 7 6 6 12 L Hewitt 7 6 78
26 A Costa 6 6 62 6   X Malisse 5 2 66
  F Saretta 2 2 77 4 26 A Costa 6 6 7
  C Rochus 6 6 6   C Rochus 1 2 5
LL M López 4 1 1 26 A Costa 4 6 6 64 6
Q D Elsner 6 77 6   X Malisse 6 2 4 77 8
Q A Peya 1 64 2 Q D Elsner 3 0r
  X Malisse 6 7 6   X Malisse 6 4
7 R Schüttler 4 5 4

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 C Moyá 6 6 3 6
  J van Lottum 3 4 6 2 5 C Moyá 6 6 6
  F Vicente 3 77 6 6   F Vicente 1 2 1
Q M Gicquel 6 64 4 2 5 C Moyá 6 6 6
  R Sluiter 7 6 3 6   R Sluiter 0 3 4
Q R Mello 5 1 6 1   R Sluiter 6 6 3 77
PR B Ulihrach 1 1r 31 D Hrbatý 4 4 6 65
31 D Hrbatý 6 3 5 C Moyá 710 6 6
17 T Robredo 6 6 6 17 T Robredo 68 4 2
  A Martín 3 3 2 17 T Robredo 6 3 7 6
Q G García López 4 6 6 6 Q G García López 4 6 5 4
WC T Reid 6 1 2 2 17 T Robredo 6 6 6
  R Štěpánek 3 6 6 3 9 11 N Massú 2 0 2
Q V Voltchkov 6 2 3 6 11 Q V Voltchkov 3 1 0
Q J Tipsarević 6 1 4 63 11 N Massú 6 6 6
11 N Massú 3 6 6 77

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 F González 78 1 0 65
Q F Mayer 66 6 6 77 Q F Mayer 4 3 4
  W Arthurs 67 2 2   N Escudé 6 6 6
  N Escudé 79 6 6   N Escudé 6 7 63 6
  M Youzhny 6 6 6   M Youzhny 2 5 77 2
  D van Scheppingen 0 4 2   M Youzhny 63 77 1 710 6
  Ó Hernández 2 0r 21 A Pavel 77 64 6 68 2
21 A Pavel 6 0   N Escudé 0 0r
30 M Zabaleta 77 6 6 3 G Coria 6 0
WC S Robert 64 3 2 30 M Zabaleta 3 4 6 4
  S Sargsian 64 6 4 4   M Ančić 6 6 3 6
  M Ančić 77 4 6 6   M Ančić 3 1 2
Q J Mónaco 6 6 5 6 3 G Coria 6 6 6
  A Bogomolov, Jr. 1 1 7 4 Q J Mónaco 5 1 3
  N Davydenko 4 2 0 3 G Coria 7 6 6
3 G Coria 6 6 6

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 A Agassi 4 64 3
Q J Haehnel 6 77 6 Q J Haehnel 3 2 6 1
WC M Llodra 4 6 6 6 WC M Llodra 6 6 3 6
  A Popp 6 3 4 2 WC M Llodra 6 6 6
Q J Jeanpierre 6 6 7 Q J Jeanpierre 2 2 3
  K Beck 2 4 5 Q J Jeanpierre 6 6 7
Q F Serra 5 6 6 67 7 27 V Spadea 4 2 5
27 V Spadea 7 1 4 79 9 WC M Llodra 77 6 4 3 7
18 M Philippoussis 1 69 3 9 T Henman 62 4 6 6 9
  L Horna 6 711 6   L Horna 6 4 6 2 3
  G Blanco 7 7 3 6   G Blanco 2 6 1 6 6
  A Portas 5 5 6 4   G Blanco 63 1 2
  L Burgsmüller 7 6 3 6 9 T Henman 77 6 6
WC N Mahut 5 3 6 1   L Burgsmüller 0 3 3
  C Saulnier 6 6 62 4 3 9 T Henman 6 6 6
9 T Henman 4 4 77 6 6

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 P Srichaphan 6 6 3 6
  T Berdych 3 4 6 1 13 P Srichaphan 4 5 3
  À Corretja 6 4 6 6   À Corretja 6 7 6
  J-M Gambill 1 6 3 2   À Corretja 4 4 6 3
  G Rusedski 67 0 0 22 JI Chela 6 6 4 6
  F Verdasco 79 6 6   F Verdasco 5 2 2
  H Levy 3 1 4 22 JI Chela 7 6 6
22 JI Chela 6 6 6 22 JI Chela 4 6 77 6
32 A Clément 4 3 77 6 14   O Mutis 6 2 65 2
  F Santoro 6 6 65 3 16   F Santoro 6 3 2 6 6
  I Labadze 7 77 7   I Labadze 4 6 6 1 2
  J Johansson 5 65 5   F Santoro 0 2 3
  R Ginepri 4 4 0   O Mutis 6 6 6
  O Mutis 6 6 6   O Mutis 3 6 65 6 6
  T Martin 65 4 5 2 A Roddick 6 3 77 3 2
2 A Roddick 77 6 7

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