Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

Women's singles tennis
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Women's singles tennis; at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Venue	Athens Olympic Tennis Centre
Dates	15 August – 22 August
Competitors	64 from 34 nations
Medalists
	← 2000 2008 →

Women's singles
Women's singles
2004 Summer Olympics
Final
Champion	Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL)
Runner-up	Amélie Mauresmo (FRA)
Score	6–3, 6–3
Events

The women's singles competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics was part of the tennis program for the games and was held at the Olympic Tennis Centre in Athens, Greece.

Venus Williams was the defending gold medalist from 2000, but she lost in the third round to Mary Pierce.^[1]

World No. 1 Justine Henin-Hardenne won the gold medal, defeating Amélie Mauresmo in the championship match 6–3, 6–3; she won Belgium's only gold medal at these Olympics. The second set she lost against French Open champion Anastasia Myskina in the semi-finals was the only one she lost in the entire championships.^[2] Unseeded Alicia Molik, who defeated 2000 Silver Medallist Elena Dementieva in the first round, defeated Myskina in the Bronze Medal match 6–3, 6–4.

Former World No. 1 Serena Williams had committed to playing this event, but withdrew one week before the tournament began due to a left knee injury.^[3]

Medalists

Gold	Justine Henin-Hardenne Belgium
Silver	Amélie Mauresmo France
Bronze	Alicia Molik Australia

Seeds

Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL) (Champion, Gold Medalist)
Amélie Mauresmo (FRA) (Final, Silver Medalist)
Anastasia Myskina (RUS) (Semifinals, Fourth Place)
Elena Dementieva (RUS) (First Round)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) (Quarterfinals)
Venus Williams (USA) (Third Round)
Paola Suárez (ARG) (Second Round)
Ai Sugiyama (JPN) (Quarterfinals)
Nadia Petrova (RUS) (Second Round)
Patty Schnyder (SUI) (Third Round)
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) (Quarterfinals)
Karolina Šprem (CRO) (Third Round)
Anna Smashnova (ISR) (First Round)
Silvia Farina Elia (ITA) (Second Round)
Magdalena Maleeva (BUL) (Second Round)
Chanda Rubin (USA) (Third Round)

Draw

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL)	6	6

	Mary Pierce (FRA)	4	4
					1	Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL)	7	5	8

					3	Anastasia Myskina (RUS)	5	7	6
3	Anastasia Myskina (RUS)	6	6

11	Francesca Schiavone (ITA)	1	2
										1	Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL)	6	6

										2	Amélie Mauresmo (FRA)	3	3
8	Ai Sugiyama (JPN)	3	4

	Alicia Molik (AUS)	6	6
						Alicia Molik (AUS)	6⁸	3		Third place

					2	Amélie Mauresmo (FRA)	7	6
5	Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)	6⁵	6	2						3	Anastasia Myskina (RUS)	3	4

2	Amélie Mauresmo (FRA)	7	4	6							Alicia Molik (AUS)	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

1st round				2nd round					3rd Round				Quarterfinals

1	J Henin-Hardenne (BEL)	6	6
	B Strýcová (CZE)	3	4	1	J Henin-Hardenne (BEL)	6	6
	M Vento-Kabchi (VEN)	6	6		M Vento-Kabchi (VEN)	2	1
	A Kremer (LUX)	3	4						1	J Henin-Hardenne (BEL)	6	6
	N Pratt (AUS)	6	7							N Pratt (AUS)	1	0
	M Casanova (SUI)	3	5		N Pratt (AUS)	1	7	6
	T Garbin (ITA)	6	6		T Garbin (ITA)	6	6⁵	2
13	A Smashnova (ISR)	2	1										1	J Henin-Hardenne (BEL)	6	6
9	N Petrova (RUS)	6	6											M Pierce (FRA)	4	4
	M Suchá (SVK)	3	3	9	N Petrova (RUS)	2	1
	A Medina Garrigues (ESP)	3	5		M Pierce (FRA)	6	6
	M Pierce (FRA)	6	7							M Pierce (FRA)	6	6
	M Matevžič (SLO)	7	7						6	V Williams (USA)	4	4
	S Obata (JPN)	6³	5		M Matevžič (SLO)	0	0
	M Czink (HUN)	1	2	6	V Williams (USA)	6	6
6	V Williams (USA)	6	6

Section 2

1st round					2nd round					3rd Round					Quarterfinals

3	A Myskina (RUS)	6	6
	M Serna (ESP)	0	1		3	A Myskina (RUS)	6	3	6
	K Brandi (PUR)	7	6			K Brandi (PUR)	2	6	4
	J Kostanić (CRO)	5	1							3	A Myskina (RUS)	7	6
	C Castaño (COL)	2	1								E Daniilidou (GRE)	5	4
	E Daniilidou (GRE)	6	6			E Daniilidou (GRE)	2	6	6
	K Koukalová (CZE)	1	4		15	M Maleeva (BUL)	6	4	4
15	M Maleeva (BUL)	6	6												3	A Myskina (RUS)	6	6
11	F Schiavone (ITA)	6	7												11	F Schiavone (ITA)	1	2
	S Asagoe (JPN)	3	6⁴		11	F Schiavone (ITA)	2	7	6
	K Kanepi (EST)	6¹	1			Y-j Cho (KOR)	6	6⁰	4
	Y-j Cho (KOR)	7	6							11	F Schiavone (ITA)	6⁵	6	6
	J Janković (SCG)	4	1								F Zuluaga (COL)	7	1	3
	F Zuluaga (COL)	6	6			F Zuluaga (COL)	4	7	6
	N Dechy (FRA)	7	6⁵	7	7	P Suárez (ARG)	6	6¹	1
7	P Suárez (ARG)	6¹	7	9

Bottom Half

Section 3

1st round					2nd round				3rd Round				Quarterfinals

8	A Sugiyama (JPN)	4	6	8
	J Zheng (CHN)	6	3	6	8	A Sugiyama (JPN)	7	6
	T Perebiynis (UKR)	6	6			T Perebiynis (UKR)	5	4
	D Randriantefy (MAD)	3	4						8	A Sugiyama (JPN)	7	6
	T Tanasugarn (THA)	6	2	1					12	K Šprem (CRO)	6⁶	1
	A Widjaja (INA)	1	6	6		A Widjaja (INA)	3	1
	G Dulko (ARG)	6⁶	5		12	K Šprem (CRO)	6	6
12	K Šprem (CRO)	7	7										8	A Sugiyama (JPN)	3	4
14	S Farina Elia (ITA)	6	6											A Molik (AUS)	6	6
PR	S Testud (FRA)	2	0		14	S Farina Elia (ITA)	1	2
	Ľ Kurhajcová (SVK)	4	6	3		L Raymond (USA)	6	6
	L Raymond (USA)	6	4	6						L Raymond (USA)	4	4
	M Sánchez Lorenzo (ESP)	3	6	4						A Molik (AUS)	6	6
	K Srebotnik (SLO)	6	0	6		K Srebotnik (SLO)	5	4
	A Molik (AUS)	4	6	6		A Molik (AUS)	7	6
4	E Dementieva (RUS)	6	0	3

Section 4

1st round					2nd round					3rd Round				Quarterfinals

5	S Kuznetsova (RUS)	6	6
	M Díaz Oliva (ARG)	3	3		5	S Kuznetsova (RUS)	7	6
	A Morigami (JPN)	6	6			A Morigami (JPN)	6⁵	2
	I Benešová (CZE)	1	4							5	S Kuznetsova (RUS)	6	6
	D Hantuchová (SVK)	6	6							10	P Schnyder (SUI)	3	3
	C Schaul (LUX)	1	1			D Hantuchová (SVK)	6	1	4
	P Mandula (HUN)	3	4		10	P Schnyder (SUI)	3	6	6
10	P Schnyder (SUI)	6	6											5	S Kuznetsova (RUS)	6⁵	6	2
16	C Rubin (USA)	6	6⁸	6										2	A Mauresmo (FRA)	7	4	6
	S Stosur (AUS)	2	7	0	16	C Rubin (USA)	6	3	6
	C Black (ZIM)	6	5	6		C Black (ZIM)	4	6	3
	T Pisnik (SLO)	3	7	4						16	C Rubin (USA)	3	1
	M Jugić-Salkić (BIH)	3	4							2	A Mauresmo (FRA)	6	6
	ME Camerin (ITA)	6	6			ME Camerin (ITA)	0	1
	C Martínez (ESP)	1	4		2	A Mauresmo (FRA)	6	6
2	A Mauresmo (FRA)	6	6

References

Results

^ Williams title defence over, BBC SPORT
^ Henin-Hardenne tops Mauresmo in final - Olympics, ESPN
^ Knee pain negates her promise to play - Olympics, ESPN

[1] Williams title defence over, BBC SPORT

[2] Henin-Hardenne tops Mauresmo in final - Olympics, ESPN

[3] Knee pain negates her promise to play - Olympics, ESPN

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