2004 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2004 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Maria Sharapova
Runner-up	Serena Williams
Final score	6–1, 6–4

Serena Williams was the two-time defending champion, but she was defeated by 17-year-old Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–1, 6–4. This victory was hailed by the media as "the most stunning upset in memory". With this win, Sharapova, who was to become a future World No. 1, entered the Top Ten for the first time in her career. She also became the third-youngest girl to win Wimbledon (behind Lottie Dod and Martina Hingis) and the second Russian woman (after Anastasia Myskina won earlier in the year) to win a Grand Slam title.

Venus Williams, who had appeared in the previous four Wimbledon finals, winning in 2000 and 2001, suffered what was at the time her earliest exit from Wimbledon, being upset in the second round by Karolina Šprem.

This tournament was also notable as being the last singles Grand Slam that former World No. 1 Martina Navratilova would ever compete in.

Seeds

2

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	6	6
	7	Jennifer Capriati	1	1
								1	Serena Williams	64	7	6
								4	Amélie Mauresmo	77	5	4
	4	Amélie Mauresmo	6	5	6
	9	Paola Suárez	0	7	1
															1	Serena Williams	1	4
															13	Maria Sharapova	6	6
	5	Lindsay Davenport	6	6
		Karolina Šprem	2	2
								5	Lindsay Davenport	6	65	1
								13	Maria Sharapova	2	77	6
	11	Ai Sugiyama	7	5	1
	13	Maria Sharapova	5	7	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	S Williams	6	6
		J Zheng	3	1				1	S Williams	6	6
	Q	S Foretz	6	6				Q	S Foretz	0	4
		S Cohen-Aloro	1	3											1	S Williams	6	6
		L Lee-Waters	6	3	3											M Serna	4	0
	WC	J O'Donoghue	2	6	6			WC	J O'Donoghue	3	3
		M Serna	6	6					M Serna	6	6
	30	E Daniilidou	4	2																		1	S Williams	6	6
	18	F Schiavone	3	77	6																		T Golovin	2	1
		M Casanova	6	64	3			18	F Schiavone	1	0
		T Golovin	6	77					T Golovin	6	6
		A Jidkova	4	64												T Golovin	6	2	6
		E Gagliardi	3													E Gagliardi	3	6	3
		T Snyder	3	r					E Gagliardi	2	77	6
		A Morigami	4	1				15	P Schnyder	6	64	2
	15	P Schnyder	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	10	N Petrova	6	2	6
		F Pennetta	3	6	4			10	N Petrova	6	3	6
		M Suchá	1	0					M Vento-Kabchi	3	6	2
		M Vento-Kabchi	6	6											10	N Petrova	77	6
		T Perebiynis	6	6												T Perebiynis	65	2
	Q	C Wheeler	3	2					T Perebiynis	6	7
		M Sequera	6	78					M Sequera	2	5
	22	C Martínez	4	66																		10	N Petrova	4	4
	25	N Dechy	6	6																		7	J Capriati	6	6
		A Medina Garrigues	3	4				25	N Dechy	6	6
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	6					M Sánchez Lorenzo	1	1
		K O'Brien	4	4											25	N Dechy	5	1
		M Marrero	1	3											7	J Capriati	7	6
	WC	E Baltacha	6	6				WC	E Baltacha	4	4
		C Schaul	2	2				7	J Capriati	6	6
	7	J Capriati	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	4	A Mauresmo	6	6
		J Kostanić	2	3				4	A Mauresmo	6	6
		J Vakulenko	65	2				Q	J Hopkins	3	3
	Q	J Hopkins	77	6											4	A Mauresmo	6	6
		B Schett	6	4	4											Ľ Cervanová	1	4
		Ľ Cervanová	3	6	6				Ľ Cervanová	6	6
		S Asagoe	3	64				26	L Raymond	4	3
	26	L Raymond	6	77																		4	A Mauresmo	7	6
	24	M Pierce	2	5																		14	S Farina Elia	5	3
		V Ruano Pascual	6	7					V Ruano Pascual	6	6
		L Krasnoroutskaya	6	4	3				H Nagyová	4	4
		H Nagyová	3	6	6											V Ruano Pascual	6	4	5
		B Strýcová	3	4											14	S Farina Elia	2	6	7
		S Talaja	6	6					S Talaja	3	3
		S Peng	0	4				14	S Farina Elia	6	6
	14	S Farina Elia	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	9	P Suárez	6	6
		S Perry	2	4				9	P Suárez	6	6
		A Harkleroad	3	7	4				E Callens	2	2
		E Callens	6	5	6										9	P Suárez	6	4	6
	Q	T Sun	2	6	6											A Kremer	1	6	0
		T Garbin	6	0	2			Q	T Sun	3	5
		A Kremer	6	6					A Kremer	6	7
	19	F Zuluaga	4	3																		9	P Suárez	4	6	6
	29	D Safina	0	0	r																		R Grande	6	0	2
		A Parra Santonja	6	2					A Parra Santonja	7	2	3
		R Grande	7	7					R Grande	5	6	6
		M Santangelo	5	5												R Grande	6	4	6
		G León García	2	2											Q	V Razzano	4	6	3
		E Likhovtseva	6	6					E Likhovtseva	1	2
	Q	V Razzano	77	3	6			Q	V Razzano	6	6
	8	S Kuznetsova	64	6	4

Bottom Half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	5	L Davenport	6	6
		D Randriantefy	2	1				5	L Davenport	6	1
		K Brandi	6	6					K Brandi	0	0	r
		I Benešová	2	0											5	L Davenport	6	6
	Q	A Widjaja	2	1											Q	T Panova	2	1
	Q	M Washington	6	6				Q	M Washington	3	4
	Q	T Panova	6	6				Q	T Panova	6	6
	28	É Loit	1	2																		5	L Davenport	6	6
	23	J Dokić	3	3																		12	V Zvonareva	4	4
		G Dulko	6	6					G Dulko	3	6	6
		C Castaño	0	1				WC	M Navratilova	6	3	3
	WC	M Navratilova	6	6												G Dulko	4	2
		S Obata	4	6	7										12	V Zvonareva	6	6
	Q	E Birnerová	6	4	5				S Obata	1	4
		S Stosur	4	4				12	V Zvonareva	6	6
	12	V Zvonareva	6	6

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	16	A Smashnova-Pistolesi	4	3
		K Srebotnik	6	6					K Srebotnik	65	0
		M Weingärtner	3	1					D Chládková	77	6
		D Chládková	6	6												D Chládková	5	3
		J Craybas	6	6											21	M Maleeva	7	6
		C Black	4	3					J Craybas	2	3
		V Douchevina	1	5				21	M Maleeva	6	6
	21	M Maleeva	6	7																		21	M Maleeva	4	4
	32	M Shaughnessy	77	77																			K Šprem	6	6
		M Irvin	63	60				32	M Shaughnessy	6	4	10
		P Mandula	3	3				Q	N Llagostera Vives	4	6	8
	Q	N Llagostera Vives	6	6											32	M Shaughnessy	65	62
		K Šprem	2	6	6											K Šprem	77	77
		L Granville	6	1	4				K Šprem	77	78
		M-G Mikaelian	3	0				3	V Williams	65	66
	3	V Williams	6	6

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	6	E Dementieva	4	6	4
		S Kleinová	6	1	6				S Kleinová	3	3
		A-L Grönefeld	2	0					T Tanasugarn	6	6
		T Tanasugarn	6	6												T Tanasugarn	6	6
		T Pisnik	6	1	5										27	A Molik	2	4
		T Ashley	2	6	7				T Ashley	5	4
		M Czink	1	4				27	A Molik	7	6
	27	A Molik	6	6																			T Tanasugarn	3	5
	17	C Rubin	65	3																		11	A Sugiyama	6	7
		M Bartoli	77	6					M Bartoli	6	6
		ME Camerin	7	6					ME Camerin	3	3
		A Barna	5	2												M Bartoli	1	2
		J Janković	6	1	4										11	A Sugiyama	6	6
		K Koukalová	3	6	6				K Koukalová	4	4
	WC	A Janes	6	2	3			11	A Sugiyama	6	6
	11	A Sugiyama	3	6	6

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	13	M Sharapova	6	6
	Q	Y Beygelzimer	2	1				13	M Sharapova	6	6
	WC	A Keothavong	6	6				WC	A Keothavong	4	0
		N Pratt	3	1											13	M Sharapova	6	6
		D Hantuchová	6	6												D Hantuchová	3	1
		S Reeves	1	4					D Hantuchová	w/o
	Q	E Gallovits	1	2				20	E Bovina
	20	E Bovina	6	6																		13	M Sharapova	6	7
	31	A Frazier	6	6																		31	A Frazier	4	5
		M Kirilenko	1	4				31	A Frazier	6	3	8
	WC	E Webley-Smith	77	6				WC	E Webley-Smith	2	6	6
		S Beltrame	62	4											31	A Frazier	4	6	6
		M Jugić-Salkić	4	6	3										2	A Myskina	6	4	4
		A Kapros	6	2	6				A Kapros	7	2	4
		Ľ Kurhajcová	5	1				2	A Myskina	5	6	6
	2	A Myskina	7	6

External links

• 2004 Wimbledon Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw