2004 French Open – Men's singles

2004 French Open ARG Gastón Gaudio ARG Guillermo Coria 0–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1, 8–6 128 32 French Open – Men's singles French Open – Men's singles 2004 French Open Gastón Gaudio defeated Guillermo Coria in the final, 0–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1, 8–6 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2004 French Open.https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2014/05/death-dirt/51496/#.U357KWdOVpg Deux: Death on the DirtRobson Douglas http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/french/2004-06-06-mens-final_x.htm USATODAY.com - Gaudio rallies past Coria to take home French Open title Usatoday30.usatoday.com 2004-06-07 2022-08-01 It was his first and only major title, and he was the first Argentine to win a men's singles major since Guillermo Vilas at the 1979 Australian Open. Gaudio came from two sets down, saved two championship points, and twice broke Coria's serve when the latter was serving for the championship. This was just the fourth time in the Open Era—all at the French Open—that a player came back to win a major final from two-sets-down, after Björn Borg in 1974, Ivan Lendl in 1984, and Andre Agassi in 1999. This remains the most recent men's singles major to be won by an unseeded player. Juan Carlos Ferrero was the defending champion, but was defeated in the second round by Igor Andreev: his first career loss at the French Open prior to the semifinals. This was the first major where Roger Federer competed as the world No. 1. He lost in the third round to former No. 1 and three-time champion Gustavo Kuerten, his last pre-quarterfinal exit from a major until the 2013 Wimbledon Championships (a run of 36 quarterfinals or better in a row). This would also be Federer's only loss this year at the majors, as he had won the Australian Open and would go on to win Wimbledon and the US Open. Future 14-time champion Rafael Nadal withdrew prior to the tournament due to an ankle injury sustained in Estoril in April.https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/article/may-23-2005-rafael-nadal-begins-at-roland-garros-first-match MAY 23, 2005: "RAFA" BEGINS AT ROLAND-GARROS Roland Garros JULIEN PICHENÉ 9 March 2018 10 August 2020https://christopherclarey.substack.com/p/an-excerpt-from-the-warrior-on-nadal An Excerpt From "The Warrior" on Nadal Tennis & Beyond Clarey Christopher 23 May 2025 25 May 2025 This was the last time that none of the Big Three reached the round of 16 at a major until the 2024 US Open. This was the first major in the Open Era to feature four Argentines in the quarterfinals, those being Gaudio, Coria, David Nalbandian, and Juan Ignacio Chela. Wayne Ferreira matched Stefan Edberg's then-record on his 54th consecutive major main draw appearance. The first round match between Fabrice Santoro and Arnaud Clément was the then-longest match of the Open Era, lasting 6 hours and 33 minutes and played over two days. John Isner and Nicolas Mahut would later break this record with their first-round singles match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships. Seeds 30em 1 1 SUI Roger Federer (third round) 2 8 USA Andy Roddick (second round) 3 6 ARG Guillermo Coria (final) 4 3 ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero (second round) 5 5 ESP Carlos Moyá (quarterfinals) 6 7 USA Andre Agassi (first round) 7 4 GER Rainer Schüttler (first round) 8 2 ARG David Nalbandian (semifinals) 9 7 GBR Tim Henman (semifinals) 10 2 FRA Sébastien Grosjean (second round) 11 5 CHI Nicolás Massú (third round) 12 4 AUS Lleyton Hewitt (quarterfinals) 13 8 THA Paradorn Srichaphan (second round) 14 3 CZE Jiří Novák (second round) 15 NED Sjeng Schalken (withdrew because of a viral infection) 16 6 CHI Fernando González (first round) 17 5 ESP Tommy Robredo (fourth round) 18 7 AUS Mark Philippoussis (first round) 19 4 NED Martin Verkerk (third round) 20 2 RUS Marat Safin (fourth round) 21 6 ROM Andrei Pavel (second round) 22 8 ARG Juan Ignacio Chela (quarterfinals) 23 1 ESP Feliciano López (fourth round) 24 3 SWE Jonas Björkman (second round) 25 2 CRO Ivan Ljubičić (second round) 26 4 ESP Albert Costa (third round) 27 7 USA Vince Spadea (second round) 28 1 BRA Gustavo Kuerten (quarterfinals) 29 3 BLR 1995 Max Mirnyi (first round) 30 6 ARG Mariano Zabaleta (second round) 31 5 SVK Dominik Hrbatý (second round) 32 8 FRA Arnaud Clément (first round) Qualifying 2004 French Open – Men's singles qualifying Draw Draws, ATP Tour, Tennis ATP https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/roland-garros/520/2004/draws 16 October 2024 Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 BRA Gustavo Kuerten 28 ARG David Nalbandian 8 2 6 6 3 4 6 66 78 ARG Gastón Gaudio   AUS Lleyton Hewitt 12 6 3 6 2 6 2 ESP Carlos Moyá 5 ARG Guillermo Coria 3 5 7 63 77 3 6 GBR Tim Henman 9 ARG Juan Ignacio Chela 22 6 2 6 4 6 4 ARG David Nalbandian 8 ARG Gastón Gaudio   3 6 65 77 0 6 ARG Guillermo Coria 3 GBR Tim Henman 9 3 6 6 4 6 0 7 5 ARG Gastón Gaudio   ARG Guillermo Coria 3 0 6 3 6 6 4 6 1 8 6 Top half Section 1 BRA G Kuerten 28 ESP F López 23 6 3 7 5 6 4 SUI R Federer 1 BRA G Kuerten 28 4 6 4 6 4 6 ESP F López 23 KOR 1997 H-t Lee LL 77 63 4 6 6 0 6 3 SUI R Federer 1 GER N Kiefer   6 3 6 4 78 66 BEL G Elseneer   BRA G Kuerten 28 2 6 0 6 3 6 ESP F López 23 SVK K Kučera   63 77 6 3 6 4 6 4 FRA O Patience WC KOR 1997 H-t Lee LL 4 6 4 6 3 6 SUI R Federer 1 BEL K Vliegen LL 6 1 6 2 6 1 FRA T Ascione   GER N Kiefer   3 6 2 6 2 6 ESP R Ramírez Hidalgo   BEL G Elseneer   6 3 5 7 6 4 4 6 3 6 ESP N Almagro Q BRA G Kuerten 28 5 7 62 77 6 1 6 3 5 7 ESP F López 23 ECU N Lapentti   5 7 6 4 6 4 6 4 CRO I Karlović   SVK K Kučera   64 77 4 6 4 6 FRA O Patience WC ITA F Volandri   6 3 77 65 6 0 SWE R Söderling   KOR 1997 H-t Lee LL 6 0 6 3 3 6 4 6 5 7 Section 2 RUS M Safin 20 ARG D Nalbandian 8 5 7 4 6 77 65 3 6 ITA P Starace Q RUS M Safin 20 77 64 4 6 6 3 5 7 5 7 AUT S Koubek   ARG D Nalbandian 8 77 61 3 6 61 77 5 7 FRA S Grosjean 10 ITA P Starace Q 66 78 3 6 4 6 ESP F Mantilla   RUS M Safin 20 4 6 6 2 2 6 77 64 9 11 CRO I Ljubičić 25 AUT S Koubek   0 6 6 1 4 6 2 6 COL A Falla Q ARG D Nalbandian 8 7 5 0 6 2 6 0 6 FRA S Grosjean 10 USA K Kim Q 6 1 6 1 6 4 ITA P Starace Q RUS D Tursunov   6 2 6 3 6 4 ESP F Mantilla   USA J Salzenstein LL 6 4 6 1 66 78 6 2 ARG A Calleri   RUS M Safin 20 7 5 1 6 1r 4 CRO I Ljubičić 25 MAR H Arazi   63 77 6 4 62 77 6 3 6 3 AUT S Koubek   ESP D Sánchez   6 3 7 5 3 6 60 77 6 0 DEN K Pless PR COL A Falla Q 2 6 6 4 1 6 2 6 FRA R Gasquet   ARG D Nalbandian 8 4 6 5 7 61 77 Section 3 RUS I Andreev   ARG G Gaudio   4 6 5 7 3 6 RUS I Andreev   FRA J Benneteau   77 63 77 63 6 3 SWE T Enqvist   ARG G Gaudio   0 6 4 6 77 65 4 6 ESP JC Ferrero 4 RUS I Andreev   4 6 2 6 3 6 ESP D Ferrer   FRA J Benneteau   3 6 6 1 2 6 5 7 SWE J Björkman 24 SWE T Enqvist   3 6 6 3 68 710 3 6 ARG G Gaudio   CZE J Novák 14 2 6 6 4 6 4 5 7 6 3 ESP JC Ferrero 4 GER T Haas PR 3 6 6 4 6 4 6 2 CZE J Vacek   RUS I Andreev   3 6 1 6 4 6 BEL O Rochus   ESP D Ferrer   1 6 1 6 3 6 FRA J Benneteau   BLR 1995 M Mirnyi 29 7 5 7 5 1 6 6 3 SWE J Björkman 24 USA T Dent   6 3 2 6 6 3 3 6 6 2 DEN K Carlsen   SWE T Enqvist   2 6 3 6 4 6 ARG G Cañas   ARG G Gaudio   2 6 6 2 6 4 3 6 2 6 FRA A Dupuis   CZE J Novák 14 4 6 4 6 77 64 3 6 Section 4 AUS L Hewitt 12 BEL X Malisse   7 5 6 2 78 66 AUS L Hewitt 12 NED M Verkerk 19 6 2 3 6 4 6 6 2 6 1 ESP A Costa 26 BEL X Malisse   4 6 6 2 6 4 64 77 6 8 AUS L Hewitt 12 AUT J Melzer   6 4 6 4 4 6 6 2 ROU V Hănescu   NED M Verkerk 19 6 4 3 6 6 3 0 6 0r 3 ESP A Costa 26 BEL C Rochus   6 1 6 2 7 5 GER D Elsner Q BEL X Malisse   3 6 0r 4 AUS L Hewitt 12 FRA A di Pasquale WC 6 0 77 65 4 6 6 1 AUT J Melzer   RSA W Ferreira   64 77 6 2 6 4 6 3 ROU V Hănescu   FRA J-R Lisnard WC 7 5 6 2 6 4 FRA J Boutter WC NED M Verkerk 19 5 7 3 6 1 6 ESP A Costa 26 BRA F Saretta   6 2 6 2 62 77 6 4 BEL C Rochus   ESP M López LL 6 4 6 1 6 1 GER D Elsner Q AUT A Peya Q 6 1 77 64 6 2 BEL X Malisse   GER R Schüttler 7 6 4 7 5 6 4 Bottom half Section 5 ESP C Moyá 5 ESP T Robredo 17 710 68 6 4 6 2 ESP C Moyá 5 NED R Sluiter   6 0 6 3 6 4 ESP T Robredo 17 CHI N Massú 11 6 2 6 0 6 2 ESP C Moyá 5 ESP F Vicente   6 1 6 2 6 1 NED R Sluiter   SVK D Hrbatý 31 6 4 6 4 3 6 77 65 ESP T Robredo 17 ESP G García López Q 6 4 3 6 7 5 6 4 BLR 1995 V Voltchkov Q CHI N Massú 11 3 6 1 6 0 6 ESP C Moyá 5 NED J van Lottum   6 3 6 4 3 6 6 2 ESP F Vicente   FRA M Gicquel Q 3 6 77 64 6 4 6 2 NED R Sluiter   BRA R Mello Q 7 5 6 1 3 6 6 1 CZE B Ulihrach PR SVK D Hrbatý 31 1 6 1r 3 ESP T Robredo 17 ESP A Martín   6 3 6 3 6 2 ESP G García López Q AUS T Reid WC 4 6 6 1 6 2 6 2 CZE R Štěpánek   BLR 1995 V Voltchkov Q 3 6 6 2 6 3 3 6 9 11 SCG J Tipsarević Q CHI N Massú 11 6 3 1 6 4 6 63 77 Section 6 FRA N Escudé   ARG G Coria 3 0 6 0r 0 FRA N Escudé   RUS M Youzhny   6 2 7 5 63 77 6 2 CRO M Ančić   ARG G Coria 3 3 6 1 6 2 6 GER F Mayer Q FRA N Escudé   4 6 3 6 4 6 RUS M Youzhny   ROM A Pavel 21 63 77 77 64 1 6 710 68 6 2 ARG M Zabaleta 30 CRO M Ančić   3 6 4 6 6 3 4 6 ARG J Mónaco Q ARG G Coria 3 5 7 1 6 3 6 CHI F González 16 GER F Mayer Q 78 66 1 6 0 6 65 77 AUS W Arthurs   FRA N Escudé   67 79 2 6 2 6 RUS M Youzhny   NED D van Scheppingen   6 0 6 4 6 2 ESP Ó Hernández   ROM A Pavel 21 2 6 0r 0 ARG M Zabaleta 30 FRA S Robert WC 77 64 6 3 6 2 ARM S Sargsian   CRO M Ančić   64 77 6 4 4 6 4 6 ARG J Mónaco Q USA A Bogomolov Jr.   6 1 6 1 5 7 6 4 RUS N Davydenko   ARG G Coria 3 4 6 2 6 0 6 Section 7 FRA M Llodra WC GBR T Henman 9 77 62 6 4 4 6 3 6 7 9 FRA M Llodra WC FRA J Jeanpierre Q 6 2 6 2 6 3 ESP G Blanco   GBR T Henman 9 63 77 1 6 2 6 FRA J Haehnel Q FRA M Llodra WC 3 6 2 6 6 3 1 6 FRA J Jeanpierre Q USA V Spadea 27 6 4 6 2 7 5 PER L Horna   ESP G Blanco   6 2 4 6 6 1 2 6 3 6 GER L Burgsmüller   GBR T Henman 9 0 6 3 6 3 6 USA A Agassi 6 FRA J Haehnel Q 4 6 64 77 3 6 FRA M Llodra WC GER A Popp   4 6 6 3 6 4 6 2 FRA J Jeanpierre Q SVK K Beck   6 2 6 4 7 5 FRA F Serra Q USA V Spadea 27 5 7 6 1 6 4 67 79 7 9 AUS M Philippoussis 18 PER L Horna   1 6 69 711 3 6 ESP G Blanco   ESP A Portas   7 5 7 5 3 6 6 4 GER L Burgsmüller   FRA N Mahut WC 7 5 6 3 3 6 6 1 FRA C Saulnier   GBR T Henman 9 6 4 6 4 62 77 4 6 3 6 Section 8 ARG JI Chela 22 FRA O Mutis   4 6 6 2 77 65 6 2 ESP À Corretja   ARG JI Chela 22 4 6 4 6 6 4 3 6 FRA F Santoro   FRA O Mutis   0 6 2 6 3 6 THA P Srichaphan 13 ESP À Corretja   4 6 5 7 3 6 ESP F Verdasco   ARG JI Chela 22 5 7 2 6 2 6 FRA F Santoro   GEO I Labadze   6 4 3 6 2 6 6 1 6 2 FRA O Mutis   USA A Roddick 2 3 6 6 3 65 77 6 3 6 2 THA P Srichaphan 13 CZE T Berdych   6 3 6 4 3 6 6 1 ESP À Corretja   USA J-M Gambill   6 1 4 6 6 3 6 2 GBR G Rusedski   ESP F Verdasco   67 79 0 6 0 6 ISR H Levy   ARG JI Chela 22 3 6 1 6 4 6 FRA A Clément 32 FRA F Santoro   4 6 3 6 77 65 6 3 14 16 GEO I Labadze   SWE J Johansson   7 5 77 65 7 5 USA R Ginepri   FRA O Mutis   4 6 4 6 0 6 USA T Martin   USA A Roddick 2 65 77 4 6 5 7 References External links Official Roland Garros 2004 Men's Singles Draw Main Draw Qualifying Draw 2004 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 2004 Australian Open – Men's singles Grand Slam men's 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