2004 DFS Classic – Singles

Magdalena Maleeva was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Tamarine Tanasugarn.

Singles
2004 DFS Classic
Champion	Maria Sharapova
Runner-up	Tatiana Golovin
Score	4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Draw	56 (8 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	16

Maria Sharapova won the title, defeating Tatiana Golovin in the final 4–6, 6–2, 6–1.

Seeds

The champion seed is indicated in bold text. Text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Nadia Petrova (second round)
2. Patty Schnyder (semifinals)
3. Maria Sharapova (champion)
4. Magdalena Maleeva (third round)
5. Jelena Dokić (second round)
6. Nathalie Dechy (second round)
7. Eleni Daniilidou (second round)
8. Alicia Molik (quarterfinals)
9. Émilie Loit (semifinals)
10. María Vento-Kabchi (first round)
11. Tina Pisnik (first round)
12. Magüi Serna (first round)
13. Claudine Schaul (first round)
14. Lina Krasnoroutskaya (first round)
15. Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
16. María Sánchez Lorenzo (third round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Tatiana Golovin	6	5	7
	9	Émilie Loit	3	7	5
									Tatiana Golovin	6	2	1
								3	Maria Sharapova	4	6	6
	3	Maria Sharapova	6	63	6
	2	Patty Schnyder	1	77	3

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	N Petrova	4	6	4
		S Asagoe	6	6					S Asagoe	6	2	6
		J Vakulenko	2	4												S Asagoe	4	0
		D Hantuchová	6	6												T Golovin	6	6
		Y-J Cho	3	1					D Hantuchová	0	1r
		T Golovin	6	2					T Golovin	6	3
	15	E Likhovtseva	3	0	r																		T Golovin	6	7
	12	M Serna	2	2																			A Kremer	4	5
		A Kremer	6	6					A Kremer	6	5
		J Zheng	4	6	4				M-G Mikaelian	4	0r
		M-G Mikaelian	6	1	6											A Kremer	6	1	77
	Q	R Vinci	6	6											Q	R Vinci	2	6	63
	Q	M Kirilenko	4	3				Q	R Vinci	6	4	77
								6	N Dechy	0	6	65

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	M Maleeva	3	6	6
		A Ivanovic	4	4					A Barna	6	4	3
		A Barna	6	6											4	M Maleeva	6	4	2
	Q	A Jidkova	6	62	2											T Tanasugarn	0	6	6
		T Tanasugarn	1	77	6				T Tanasugarn	6	7
		J Craybas	77	5	6				J Craybas	1	5
	13	C Schaul	62	7	1																		T Tanasugarn	2	4
	9	É Loit	6	7																		9	É Loit	6	6
	WC	J O'Donoghue	4	5				9	É Loit	6	62	6
		C Black	66	6	77				C Black	1	77	3
		R Grande	78	2	64										9	É Loit	6	77
	LL	S Cohen-Aloro	1	3												A Morigami	4	64
		A Morigami	6	6					A Morigami	2	6	2
								7	E Daniilidou	6	2	0/r

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	A Molik	77	6
		F Pennetta	1						F Pennetta	63	4
		M Bartoli	1r												8	A Molik	6	6
		J Janković	7	2	6											J Janković	3	2
	Q	T Perebiynis	5	6	4				J Janković	6	6
		V Ruano Pascual	6	6					V Ruano Pascual	1	0
	10	M Vento-Kabchi	2	3																		8	A Molik	3	1
	14	L Krasnoroutskaya	6	3	0																	3	M Sharapova	6	6
	Q	M Sequera	3	6	6			Q	M Sequera	6	4	65
	WC	E Baltacha	3	2				Q	S Stosur	0	6	77
	Q	S Stosur	6	6											Q	S Stosur	4	3
		M Santangelo	4	2											3	M Sharapova	6	6
		J Jackson	6	6					J Jackson	2	2
								3	M Sharapova	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	J Dokić	4	64
		B Strýcová	3	3				Q	S Perry	6	77
	Q	S Perry	6	6											Q	S Perry	63	1
		S Obata	6	2	6											S Obata	77	6
		M E Camerin	1	6	3				S Obata	7	7
	Q	K McCain	4	6	6			Q	K McCain	5	5
	11	T Pisnik	6	4	4																		S Obata	3	4
	16	M Sánchez Lorenzo	3	6	6																	2	P Schnyder	6	6
		E Callens	6	4	3			16	M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	4	6
	WC	A Keothavong	6	5	77			WC	A Keothavong	3	6	4
		M Marrero	1	7	64										16	M Sánchez Lorenzo	4	3
		A Parra Santonja	6	6											2	P Schnyder	6	6
		K Srebotnik	3	3					A Parra Santonja	2	6	1
								2	P Schnyder	6	4	6

External links

• 2004 DFS Classic draw
• ITF tournament edition details