2004 Heineken Open – Singles

2004 Heineken Open SVK Dominik Hrbatý ESP Rafael Nadal 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 singles doubles 32 (4 Q Qualifiers / 3 WC Wild Cards) 8 ATP Auckland Open Gustavo Kuerten was the defending champion of the singles event at the Heineken Open tennis tournament, held in Auckland, New Zealand, but lost in the semifinals to Dominik Hrbatý. Hrbatý won in the final 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 against Rafael Nadal, on his first ATP tour level final.2004 Auckland – Singles draw http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/auckland/301/2004/draws?matchType=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. ARG Guillermo Coria (second round; withdrew) CZE Jiří Novák (semifinals) BRA Gustavo Kuerten (semifinals) NED Sjeng Schalken (first round) USA Vince Spadea (quarterfinals) ARG Gastón Gaudio (second round) CHI Fernando González (first round) FIN Jarkko Nieminen (first round) Draw First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 ARG G Coria 77 6     GER N Kiefer 64 3   WC NZL M Nielsen 3 2     SVK D Hrbatý 6 6     PER L Horna 4 3   Q GER P Kohlschreiber 6 6     CZE R Štěpánek 5 3   6 ARG G Gaudio 7 6   3 BRA G Kuerten 67 77 7 WC ESP À Corretja 79 63 5   ESP A Martín 6 6     AUT S Koubek 4 4   Q NED F Hemmes Jr. 6 6     SWE R Söderling 2 3     USA T Martin 3 4   5 USA V Spadea 6 6   8 FIN J Nieminen 1 4     FRA F Santoro 6 6     FRA G Carraz 6 63 6   SVK K Beck 4 77 3 WC NZL S Rea 2 1   Q CRO M Ančić 6 6     ESP R Nadal 77 6   4 NED S Schalken 62 4   7 CHI F González 3 4     NED R Sluiter 6 6     ESP D Sánchez 77 6     USA J-M Gambill 65 3   Q LUX G Müller 7 63 6   ECU N Lapentti 5 77 1   BEL X Malisse 67 77 3 2 CZE J Novák 79 64 6 1 ARG G Coria         SVK D Hrbatý w/o     Q GER P Kohlschreiber 77 6   6 ARG G Gaudio 63 1   3 BRA G Kuerten 6 6     ESP A Martín 2 4   Q NED F Hemmes Jr. 1 2   5 USA V Spadea 6 6     FRA F Santoro 2 4     FRA G Carraz 6 6   Q CRO M Ančić 60 66     ESP R Nadal 77 78     NED R Sluiter 77 6     ESP D Sánchez 63 3   Q LUX G Müller 64 2   2 CZE J Novák 77 6     SVK D Hrbatý 6 3 6 Q GER P Kohlschreiber 1 6 3 3 BRA G Kuerten 6 77   5 USA V Spadea 2 64     FRA G Carraz 1r     ESP R Nadal 2       NED R Sluiter 6 4 4 2 CZE J Novák 4 6 6   SVK D Hrbatý 6 6   3 BRA G Kuerten 3 2     ESP R Nadal 6 6   2 CZE J Novák 1 3     SVK Dominik Hrbatý 4 6 7   ESP Rafael Nadal 6 2 5 References External links Singles draw Qualifying Singles draw Category:2004 Heineken Open Singles