2004 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

Ai Sugiyama was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Amélie Mauresmo.

Singles
2004 Generali Ladies Linz
ChampionFrance Amélie Mauresmo
Runner-upRussia Elena Bovina
Score6–2, 6–0
Draw28
Seeds8

Mauresmo went on to win the title, defeating Elena Bovina in the final 6–2, 6–0. This is, to date, Bovina's final WTA tour final.

Seeds

The top four seeds who played received a bye into the second round.

  1. France Amélie Mauresmo (champion)
  2. Russia Anastasia Myskina (withdrew)
  3. United States Serena Williams (second round)
  4. Russia Vera Zvonareva (quarterfinals)
  5. Russia Nadia Petrova (semifinals)
  6. Japan Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)
  7. Switzerland Patty Schnyder (first round)
  8. Croatia Karolina Šprem (first round)
  9. Russia Elena Bovina (final)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Finals
          
1/WC France Amélie Mauresmo 4 6 6
Serbia and Montenegro Jelena Janković 6 3 1
1/WC France Amélie Mauresmo 6 6
9 Russia Elena Bovina 2 0
5 Russia Nadia Petrova 3 6 63
9 Russia Elena Bovina 6 4 77

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1/WC France A Mauresmo 6 6
Colombia F Zuluaga 1 77 4 LL Poland M Domachowska 4 0
LL Poland M Domachowska 6 65 6 1/WC France A Mauresmo 6 6
LL United States L Lee-Waters 6 3 2 6 Japan A Sugiyama 2 4
Slovakia D Hantuchová 2 6 6 Slovakia D Hantuchová 2 1
Venezuela M Vento-Kabchi 0 0 6 Japan A Sugiyama 6 6
6 Japan A Sugiyama 6 6 1/WC France A Mauresmo 4 6 6
Serbia and Montenegro J Janković 6 3 1
4 Russia V Zvonareva 77 6
France N Dechy 3 6 6 France N Dechy 65 4
Czech Republic I Benešová 6 3 1 4 Russia V Zvonareva 4 4
Q Slovakia M Suchá 4 4 Serbia and Montenegro J Janković 6 6
WC Austria B Schett 6 6 WC Austria B Schett 3 1
Serbia and Montenegro J Janković 6 6 Serbia and Montenegro J Janković 6 6
7 Switzerland P Schnyder 2 2

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Croatia K Šprem 5 6 1
United States M Shaughnessy 7 4 6 United States M Shaughnessy 7 6
Q Germany J Schruff 6 6 Q Germany J Schruff 5 2
Czech Republic K Koukalová 4 3 United States M Shaughnessy 6 3 2
Russia E Likhovtseva 6 6 5 Russia N Petrova 3 6 6
WC Austria S Bammer 3 1 Russia E Likhovtseva 2 7 3
5 Russia N Petrova 6 5 6
5 Russia N Petrova 3 6 63
9 Russia E Bovina 6 6 Russia E Bovina 6 4 77
Croatia J Kostanić 4 2 Russia E Bovina 6 6
France M Bartoli 7 6 France M Bartoli 3 1
Russia T Panova 5 1 Russia E Bovina 63 6 3
Q Russia A Jidkova 6 6 Q Russia A Jidkova 77 2 0r
Q Russia V Dushevina 2 1 Q Russia A Jidkova 77 6
3 United States S Williams 65 2

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Czech Republic Denisa Chládková (first round)
  2. Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová (withdrew)
  3. Russia Vera Dushevina (qualified)
  4. Russia Alina Jidkova (qualified)
  5. Slovakia Martina Suchá (qualified)
  6. Slovakia Ľubomíra Kurhajcová (first round)
  7. Poland Marta Domachowska (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  8. United States Lindsay Lee-Waters (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

First qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1 Czech Republic Denisa Chládková 3 4
Slovakia Ľudmila Cervanová 6 6
Slovakia Ľudmila Cervanová 6 77
Austria Yvonne Meusburger 2 63
WC Austria Daniela Kix 3 5
Austria Yvonne Meusburger 6 7
Slovakia Ľudmila Cervanová 6 66 2
5 Slovakia Martina Suchá 2 78 6
WC Austria Patricia Wartusch 6 3 5
Croatia Silvija Talaja 4 6 7
Croatia Silvija Talaja 2 63
5 Slovakia Martina Suchá 6 77
Czech Republic Eva Birnerová 5 1
5 Slovakia Martina Suchá 7 6

Second qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
Germany Angelika Rösch 4 0
France Camille Pin 6 6
France Camille Pin 6 3 4
Ukraine Yuliana Fedak 4 6 6
Ukraine Yuliana Fedak 6 6
Sweden Åsa Svensson 1 3
Ukraine Yuliana Fedak 3 6 2
Germany Julia Schruff 6 4 6
Russia Evgenia Linetskaya 6 6
Czech Republic Lenka Němečková 2 3
Russia Evgenia Linetskaya 5 6 3
Germany Julia Schruff 7 3 6
Germany Julia Schruff 60 7 79
6 Slovakia Ľubomíra Kurhajcová 77 5 67

Third qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3 Russia Vera Dushevina 7 6
Switzerland Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian 5 3
3 Russia Vera Dushevina 6 6
Czech Republic Michaela Paštiková 4 2
Czech Republic Michaela Paštiková 78 2
Ukraine Tatiana Perebiynis 66 0r
3 Russia Vera Dushevina 6 6
7 Poland Marta Domachowska 4 2
Croatia Sanda Mamić 1r
Slovakia Stanislava Hrozenská 2
Slovakia Stanislava Hrozenská 3 62
7 Poland Marta Domachowska 6 77
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik 2 4
7 Poland Marta Domachowska 6 6

Fourth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4 Russia Alina Jidkova 6 6
Germany Adriana Barna 1 2
4 Russia Alina Jidkova 6 6
Switzerland Emmanuelle Gagliardi 3 1
WC Austria Stefanie Haidner 2 3
Switzerland Emmanuelle Gagliardi 6 6
4 Russia Alina Jidkova 77 7
8 United States Lindsay Lee-Waters 65 5
Spain Magüi Serna 6 6
WC Austria Melanie Klaffner 0 1
Spain Magüi Serna 65 6 67
8 United States Lindsay Lee-Waters 77 3 79
Slovakia Jarmila Gajdošová 4 2
8 United States Lindsay Lee-Waters 6 6

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