2004 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Maria Sharapova was the defending champion and successfully defender her title, by defeating Mashona Washington 6–0, 6–1 in the final.[1][2]

Women's singles
2004 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
ChampionRussia Maria Sharapova
Runner-upUnited States Mashona Washington
Score6–0, 6–1
Draw30 (4Q / 2WC)
Seeds8
Main article: 2004 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships

Seeds

The first two seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Russia Maria Sharapova (champion)
  2. France Tatiana Golovin (second round)
  3. Japan Shinobu Asagoe (first round)
  4. Puerto Rico Kristina Brandi (second round)
  5. United States Meghann Shaughnessy (first round)
  6. Australia Nicole Pratt (first round)
  7. Czech Republic Klára Koukalová (semifinals)
  8. Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
1 Russia Maria Sharapova 6 6
Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn 2 3
1 Russia Maria Sharapova 6 6
United States Mashona Washington 0 1
United States Mashona Washington 3 7 6
7 Czech Republic Klára Koukalová 6 5 2

Top half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Russia M Sharapova 6 1 6
Japan A Nakamura 3 5 Q Australia S Stosur 4 6 3
Q Australia S Stosur 6 7 1 Russia M Sharapova 6 6
Slovenia K Srebotnik 5 0 Q France Y Fedossova 3 4
Japan A Morigami 7 6 Japan A Morigami 3 67
Q France Y Fedossova 7 77 Q France Y Fedossova 6 79
5 United States M Shaughnessy 5 65 1 Russia M Sharapova 6 6
3 Japan S Asagoe 0 4 Thailand T Tanasugarn 2 3
Thailand T Tanasugarn 6 6 Thailand T Tanasugarn 6 77
Czech Republic B Strýcová 5 6 4 United States J Craybas 3 62
United States J Craybas 7 4 6 Thailand T Tanasugarn 6 3
Q Israel S Pe'er 6 0 2 Hungary A Kapros 1 0r
Hungary A Kapros 2 6 6 Hungary A Kapros 6 6
Q Bulgaria S Karatantcheva 6 6 Q Bulgaria S Karatantcheva 4 0
8 Spain A Parra Santonja 2 4

Bottom half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Australia N Pratt 0 6 4
Russia E Linetskaya 6 1 6 Russia E Linetskaya 6 7
WC Japan R Fujiwara 6 6 WC Japan R Fujiwara 4 5
Japan S Obata 4 4 Russia E Linetskaya 2 1
Spain M Sánchez Lorenzo 2 4 United States M Washington 6 6
United States M Washington 6 6 United States M Washington 6 6
Czech Republic S Kleinová 6 3 4 4 Puerto Rico K Brandi 2 2
4 Puerto Rico K Brandi 4 6 6 United States M Washington 3 7 6
7 Czech Republic K Koukalová 6 6 7 Czech Republic K Koukalová 6 5 2
Venezuela M Sequera 2 2 7 Czech Republic K Koukalová 6 6
Slovakia Ľ Kurhajcová 77 6 Slovakia Ľ Kurhajcová 2 4
Russia A Jidkova 65 2 7 Czech Republic K Koukalová 6 6
South Korea Y-j Cho 3 4 WC Czech Republic N Vaidišová 3 0
WC Czech Republic N Vaidišová 6 6 WC Czech Republic N Vaidišová 6 3 6
2 France T Golovin 4 6 4

References
  1. "Sharapova beats Mashona to defend Japan Open". China Daily. 9 October 2004. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. "Maria Sharapova festejó por sexta vez tras ganar el torneo de Tokio" [Maria Sharapova celebrated for the sixth time after winning the Tokyo tournament] (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 9 October 2004. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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