2004 Australian Open – Women's singles

April 2026 2004 Australian Open BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne BEL Kim Clijsters 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 128 32 2004 Australian Open Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Kim Clijsters in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2004 Australian Open. It was her third major title, each time defeating Clijsters in the final (after her victories at the 2003 French and US Opens). Clijsters would eventually win the title seven years later. Serena Williams was the reigning champion, but did not participate this year due to a left knee injury. Fabiola Zuluaga became the first Colombian to reach a major semifinal. Seeds 30em BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne (champion) BEL Kim Clijsters (final) USA Venus Williams (third round) FRA Amélie Mauresmo (quarterfinals, withdrew) USA Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals) RUS Anastasia Myskina (quarterfinals) RUS Elena Dementieva (first round) JPN Ai Sugiyama (second round) USA Chanda Rubin (fourth round) RUS Nadia Petrova (first round) RUS Vera Zvonareva (fourth round) ARG Paola Suárez (third round) ESP Conchita Martínez (first round) ISR Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi (second round) SVK Daniela Hantuchová (second round) ESP Magüi Serna (first round) USA Meghann Shaughnessy (first round) ITA Francesca Schiavone (second round) GRE Eleni Daniilidou (third round) ITA Silvia Farina Elia (fourth round) RUS Elena Bovina (second round) SUI Patty Schnyder (semifinals) RUS Lina Krasnoroutskaya (third round) BUL Magdalena Maleeva (second round) USA Lisa Raymond (quarterfinals) SLO Tina Pisnik (first round) RSA Amanda Coetzer (second round) RUS Maria Sharapova (third round) FRA Nathalie Dechy (fourth round) RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round) THA Tamarine Tanasugarn (first round) COL Fabiola Zuluaga (semifinals) Qualifying 2004 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals 185 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne 1 BEL Kim Clijsters 2 6 3 4 6 6 3 BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne 1 COL Fabiola Zuluaga 32 6 2 6 2 SUI Patty Schnyder 22 BEL Kim Clijsters 2 2 6 62 77 BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne 1 USA Lindsay Davenport 5 7 5 6 3 FRA Amélie Mauresmo 4 w/o COL Fabiola Zuluaga 32 SUI Patty Schnyder 22 USA Lisa Raymond 25 77 62 6 3 RUS Anastasia Myskina 6 BEL Kim Clijsters 2 2 6 69 711 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round BEL J Henin-Hardenne 1 ITA M Santangelo Q 6 1 77 65 BEL J Henin-Hardenne 1 RUS S Kuznetsova 30 6 2 7 5 GRE E Daniilidou 19 ITA M Santangelo Q 4 6 7 5 3 6 BEL J Henin-Hardenne 1 FRA C Pin Q 6 1 6 4 ITA An Serra Zanetti RUS S Kuznetsova 30 60 77 4 6 GRE E Daniilidou 19 ZIM C Black 3 6 6 0 6 1 AUT B Schett ITA M Santangelo Q 63 77 6 0 3 6 BEL J Henin-Hardenne 1 AUS O Lukaszewicz WC 6 0 6 0 FRA C Pin Q ITA T Garbin 6 4 63 77 6 4 ITA F Pennetta ITA An Serra Zanetti 5 7 4 6 USA S Perry Q RUS S Kuznetsova 30 3 6 3 6 GRE E Daniilidou 19 USA J Hopkins Q 6 1 6 3 BEL E Callens ZIM C Black 6 2 3 6 3 6 ARG C Fernández AUT B Schett 6 4 3 6 4 6 ITA M Santangelo Q ESP M Serna 16 63 77 7 5 6 4 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round RUS V Zvonareva 11 USA L Davenport 5 1 6 3 6 RUS V Zvonareva 11 AUS N Pratt 7 5 2 6 6 1 USA L Granville USA L Davenport 5 4 6 0 6 RUS V Zvonareva 11 HUN M Czink 7 5 6 4 JPN A Morigami AUS N Pratt 6 1 3 6 3 6 USA L Granville AUS E Dominikovic WC 6 2 2 6 6 1 FRA É Loit USA L Davenport 5 3 6 6 3 0 6 RUS V Zvonareva 11 CZE Z Ondrášková 6 3 6 1 HUN M Czink VEN M Vento-Kabchi 6 4 6 3 JPN A Morigami CAN M-È Pelletier Q 77 62 4 6 6 4 AUS N Pratt USA M Shaughnessy 17 6 4 5 7 6 4 THA T Tanasugarn 31 USA L Granville 1 6 3 6 AUS E Dominikovic WC AUS T Musgrave WC 4 6 7 5 6 3 FRA É Loit ESP M Marrero 7 5 6 4 ROU R Dragomir-Ilie PR USA L Davenport 5 2 6 3 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round FRA A Mauresmo 4 AUS A Molik 7 5 7 5 FRA A Mauresmo 4 ESP A Medina Garrigues 6 1 6 2 LUX C Schaul AUS A Molik 77 64 1 6 2 6 FRA A Mauresmo 4 SVK Ľ Cervanová 6 0 6 2 ESP A Medina Garrigues UKR Y Fedak Q 6 2 2 6 6 3 RUS E Bovina 21 LUX C Schaul 4 6 3 6 AUS A Molik SVK D Hantuchová 15 6 4 6 3 FRA A Mauresmo 4 TPE C-j Chuang WC 6 1 6 0 AUS C Dellacqua WC SVK Ľ Cervanová 4 6 4 6 USA A Cargill ESP A Medina Garrigues 3 6 4 6 UKR Y Fedak Q SLO T Pisnik 26 7 5 6 0 RUS E Bovina 21 CZE S Kleinová 4 6 6 1 7 5 UKR T Perebiynis LUX C Schaul 0 6 0 6 GER A Bachmann Q AUS A Molik 1 6 4 6 ITA Ad Serra Zanetti SVK D Hantuchová 15 65 77 4 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round HUN A Kapros COL F Zuluaga 32 4 6 2 6 HUN A Kapros HUN P Mandula 3 6 6 3 12 10 COL F Zuluaga 32 USA J Craybas 78 66 4 6 6 2 HUN A Kapros AUS S Stosur WC 6 3 6 1 HUN P Mandula BUL M Maleeva 24 66 78 6 2 6 3 COL F Zuluaga 32 ARG M Díaz Oliva Q 6 3 6 4 USA J Craybas SCG J Janković 6 4 2 6 8 6 RUS N Petrova 10 HUN A Kapros 3 6 3 6 AUS S Stosur WC CRO S Talaja 6 3 6 2 ESP G León García HUN P Mandula 4 6 6 4 4 6 USA S Reeves BUL M Maleeva 24 1 6 0 6 COL F Zuluaga 32 JPN S Asagoe 6 3 6 2 RUS A Jidkova ARG M Díaz Oliva Q 2 6 65 77 ITA R Grande USA J Craybas 2 6 1 6 SCG J Janković RUS E Dementieva 7 6 1 6 4 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round FRA N Dechy 29 SUI P Schnyder 22 2 6 4 6 JPN S Obata FRA N Dechy 29 5 7 1 6 SUI P Schnyder 22 ARG P Suárez 12 7 5 6 3 JPN A Sugiyama 8 JPN S Obata 4 6 4 6 ISR T Obziler Q FRA N Dechy 29 3 6 0 6 SUI P Schnyder 22 FRA M Bartoli 6 4 2 6 6 3 UKR J Vakulenko ARG P Suárez 12 3 6 4 6 JPN A Sugiyama 8 RUS T Panova 6 4 6 2 SUI M Casanova JPN S Obata 3 6 6 4 4 6 ISR T Obziler Q SVK M Suchá 6 3 6 2 CRO J Kostanić FRA N Dechy 29 5 7 4 6 SUI P Schnyder 22 INA A Widjaja 6 3 5 7 6 3 USA A Stevenson FRA M Bartoli 3 6 1 6 CZE E Birnerová UKR J Vakulenko 4 6 3 6 ARG G Dulko Q ARG P Suárez 12 2 6 2 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round FRA T Golovin WC USA L Raymond 25 2 6 0 6 FRA T Golovin WC RUS L Krasnoroutskaya 23 6 2 77 64 USA L Raymond 25 USA V Williams 3 6 4 77 65 ISR A Smashnova-Pistolesi 14 FRA T Golovin WC 2 6 3 6 CZE B Strýcová Q RUS L Krasnoroutskaya 23 3 6 6 4 3 6 USA L Raymond 25 GER A Barna 6 3 6 4 RUS V Dushevina USA V Williams 3 4 6 2 6 ISR A Smashnova-Pistolesi 14 CZE K Koukalová 6 3 6 3 FRA T Golovin WC SUI M-G Mikaelian 6 0 4 1 r ESP A Parra Santonja CZE B Strýcová Q 5 7 1 6 CRO K Šprem RUS L Krasnoroutskaya 23 3 6 4 6 USA L Raymond 25 ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 5 7 6 3 6 4 GER A Barna CAN M Drake 2 6 6 0 7 5 RUS V Dushevina CHN J Zheng 6 2 4 6 6 0 USA A Harkleroad USA V Williams 3 2 6 1 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round RUS A Myskina 6 USA C Rubin 9 63 77 6 2 6 2 RUS A Myskina 6 RUS M Sharapova 28 6 4 1 6 6 2 RUS E Likhovtseva USA C Rubin 9 3 6 2 6 RUS A Myskina 6 SUI E Gagliardi 6 2 6 4 USA L Lee-Waters LL RUS M Sharapova 28 1 6 3 6 ITA F Schiavone 18 RUS E Likhovtseva 2 6 2 6 CZE D Chládková USA C Rubin 9 2 6 4 6 RUS A Myskina 6 SWE S Arvidsson 6 2 7 5 SUI E Gagliardi CZE L Prusová Q 77 65 7 5 AUS S Ferguson WC USA L Lee-Waters LL 3 6 1 6 ESP C Martínez Granados RUS M Sharapova 28 4 6 3 6 ITA F Schiavone 18 ESP C Torrens Valero 7 5 6 1 RUS E Likhovtseva MAD D Randriantefy 3 6 6 1 6 1 CZE D Chládková FRA S Foretz 6 4 6 2 USA C Rubin 9 SWE A Svensson 6 3 4 6 6 3 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ITA S Farina Elia 20 BEL K Clijsters 2 3 6 3 6 USA A Frazier ITA S Farina Elia 20 6 4 1 6 5 7 RUS D Safina BEL K Clijsters 2 2 6 1 6 PUR K Brandi USA A Frazier 6 2 0 6 5 7 ESP V Ruano Pascual ITA S Farina Elia 20 7 5 4 6 4 6 RSA A Coetzer 27 RUS D Safina 5 7 3 6 ITA ME Camerin BEL K Clijsters 2 0 6 0 6 ESP C Martínez 13 PUR K Brandi 79 67 6 1 FRA S Cohen-Aloro USA A Frazier 6 4 5 7 3 6 SLO K Srebotnik ESP V Ruano Pascual 4 6 3 6 ITA S Farina Elia 20 SVK H Nagyová 6 3 6 3 RSA A Coetzer 27 USA T Snyder 6 3 6 1 SVK Ľ Kurhajcová RUS D Safina 3 6 61 77 VEN M Sequera ITA ME Camerin 2 6 2 6 GER M Weingärtner BEL K Clijsters 2 3 6 2 6 Championship match statistics Category BEL Henin-Hardenne BEL Clijsters 1st serve % 38/77 (49%) 60/91 (66%) 1st serve points won31 of 38 = 82% 37 of 60 = 62% 2nd serve points won17 of 39 = 44% 11 of 31 = 35% Total service points won48 of 77 = 62.34% 48 of 91 = 52.75% Aces4 1 Double faults 6 6 Winners 31 37 Unforced errors38 43 Net points won 14 of 18 = 78% 14 of 28 = 50% Break points converted 6 of 8 = 75% 4 of 6 = 67% Return points won 43 of 91 = 47% 29 of 77 = 38% Total points won 91 77Source External links 2004 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 2003 US Open – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 2004 French Open – Women's singles collapsed Women's 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