Amélie Mauresmo won the singles tennis title at the 2004 WTA German Open by walkover, as her opponent Venus Williams withdrew due to a left ankle strain. It was the first title of the year for Mauresmo, and the 11th title of her career.

Justine Henin-Hardenne was the two-time reigning champion, but did not compete this year due to a cytomegalovirus.

Seeds

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

  1. Belgium Kim Clijsters (third round, withdrew due to a left wrist tendonitis)
  2. France Amélie Mauresmo (champion)
  3. United States Venus Williams (final, withdrew due to a left ankle strain)
  4. Russia Anastasia Myskina (quarterfinals)
  5. Russia Nadia Petrova (third round)
  6. United States Jennifer Capriati (semifinals)
  7. Russia Elena Dementieva (third round)
  8. Japan Ai Sugiyama (third round)
  9. Russia Vera Zvonareva (second round)
  10. Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)
  11. Argentina Paola Suárez (quarterfinals)
  12. Italy Silvia Farina Elia (withdrew due to a left adductor strain)
  13. Switzerland Patty Schnyder (third round, withdrew due to a left upper arm strain)
  14. Spain Conchita Martínez (first round)
  15. Serbia and Montenegro Jelena Dokic (first round)
  16. Israel Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi (third round)
  17. Russia Maria Sharapova (third round)

Draw

Key

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild card
  • LL = Lucky loser
  • Alt = Alternate
  • ITF = ITF entry
  • PR = Protected ranking
  • SR = Special ranking
  • SE = Special exempt
  • JE = Junior exempt
  • JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
  • CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
  • NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
  • w/o = Walkover
  • r = Retired
  • d = Defaulted

Finals

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Croatia Karolina Šprem66
Colombia Fabiola Zuluaga33
Croatia Karolina Šprem634
PR/3United States Venus Williams266
PR/3United States Venus Williams7756
11Argentina Paola Suárez6572
PR/3United States Venus Williams
2France Amélie Mauresmow/o
6United States Jennifer Capriati66
4Russia Anastasia Myskina32
6United States Jennifer Capriati20
2France Amélie Mauresmo66
10Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova7731
2France Amélie Mauresmo6566

Top half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
1Belgium K Clijsters626
QItaly ME Camerin23QSpain M Marrero364
QSpain M Marrero661Belgium K Clijsters
WCGermany A-L Grönefeld42Croatia K Špremw/o
Croatia K Šprem66Croatia K Šprem677
United States M Shaughnessy66United States M Shaughnessy263
15Serbia and Montenegro J Dokic03Croatia K Šprem66
9Russia V Zvonareva66Colombia F Zuluaga33
QUkraine T Perebiynis349Russia V Zvonareva1771
Colombia F Zuluaga76Colombia F Zuluaga6626
PRFrance S Testud51Colombia F Zuluaga7736
France M Pierce775638Japan A Sugiyama6464
Russia E Likhovtseva63777Russia E Likhovtseva12
8Japan A Sugiyama66

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
PR/3United States V Williams76
QFrance T Golovin563Greece E Daniilidou53
Greece E Daniilidou736PR/3United States V Williams66
France N Dechy67716Israel A Smashnova-Pistolesi31
QCzech Republic B Strýcová464France N Dechy641
Bulgaria M Maleeva3116Israel A Smashnova-Pistolesi166
16Israel A Smashnova-Pistolesi66PR/3United States V Williams7756
11Argentina P Suárez6711Argentina P Suárez6572
QSpain A Medina Garrigues2511Argentina P Suárez66
Austria B Schett66Austria B Schett43
LLSlovenia K Srebotnik3311Argentina P Suárez678
Germany A Barna47965Russia N Petrova166
Australia N Pratt6674Germany A Barna43
5Russia N Petrova66

Bottom half

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
6United States J Capriati66
WCGermany J Schruff66WCGermany J Schruff31
QUnited States M Tu116United States J Capriati566
LLUkraine J Vakulenko3317Russia M Sharapova741
Hungary P Mandula66Hungary P Mandula4r
Russia D Safina16317Russia M Sharapova5
17Russia M Sharapova6166United States J Capriati66
13Switzerland P Schnyder664Russia A Myskina32
Slovakia D Hantuchová2213Switzerland P Schnyder66
QSwitzerland E Gagliardi66QSwitzerland E Gagliardi34
Zimbabwe C Black1313Switzerland P Schnyder
QCroatia J Kostanić7764Russia A Myskinaw/o
Slovenia T Pisnik643QCroatia J Kostanić24
4Russia A Myskina66

Section 4

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
7Russia E Dementieva636
WCGermany S Gehrlein35QFrance S Cohen-Aloro462
QFrance S Cohen-Aloro677Russia E Dementieva2774
QChina Z Yan775210Russia S Kuznetsova6656
Russia E Bovina6576Russia E Bovina20
WCSwitzerland M-G Mikaelian3110Russia S Kuznetsova66
10Russia S Kuznetsova6610Russia S Kuznetsova7731
14Spain C Martínez3642France A Mauresmo6566
Spain M Sánchez Lorenzo636Spain M Sánchez Lorenzo643
Spain A Parra Santonja40Czech Republic D Chládková266
Czech Republic D Chládková66Czech Republic D Chládková12
QCzech Republic M Paštiková432France A Mauresmo66
Argentina G Dulko66Argentina G Dulko12
2France A Mauresmo66

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

  1. Croatia Jelena Kostanić (qualified)
  2. China Zheng Jie (first round)
  3. Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  4. Slovakia Ľubomíra Kurhajcová (first round)
  5. Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues (qualified)
  6. China Yan Zi (qualified)
  7. Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová (qualified)
  8. (n/a)
  9. France Marion Bartoli (qualifying competition)
  10. Italy Maria Elena Camerin (qualified)
  11. Ukraine Julia Vakulenko (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  12. France Tatiana Golovin (qualified)
  13. Spain Marta Marrero (qualified)
  14. Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual (qualifying competition)
  15. Italy Tathiana Garbin (qualifying competition)
  16. Belgium Els Callens (qualifying competition)
  17. Italy Rita Grande (first round)
  18. Russia Alina Jidkova (first round)
  19. France Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro (qualified)
  20. Ukraine Tatiana Perebiynis (qualified)
  21. Spain Gala León García (qualifying competition)
  22. Czech Republic Sandra Kleinová (first round)
  23. Switzerland Emmanuelle Gagliardi (qualified)
  24. (n/a)
  25. Madagascar Dally Randriantefy (qualifying competition)
  26. Spain Conchita Martínez Granados (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

  1. Croatia Jelena Kostanić
  2. Switzerland Emmanuelle Gagliardi
  3. United States Meilen Tu
  4. Ukraine Tatiana Perebiynis
  5. Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues
  6. China Yan Zi
  7. Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
  8. France Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro
  9. Czech Republic Michaela Paštiková
  10. Italy Maria Elena Camerin
  11. Spain Marta Marrero
  12. France Tatiana Golovin

Lucky losers

  1. Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
  2. Ukraine Julia Vakulenko

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
1Croatia Jelena Kostanić66
Australia Samantha Stosur20
1Croatia Jelena Kostanić66
21Spain Gala León García31
Bosnia and Herzegovina Mervana Jugić-Salkić34
21Spain Gala León García66

Second qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
2China Zheng Jie41
Italy Roberta Vinci66
Italy Roberta Vinci641
23Switzerland Emmanuelle Gagliardi266
Germany Barbara Rittner604
23Switzerland Emmanuelle Gagliardi776

Third qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
3Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik726
Italy Antonella Serra Zanetti564
3Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik22
United States Meilen Tu66
United States Meilen Tu66
22Czech Republic Sandra Kleinová10

Fourth qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
4Slovakia Ľubomíra Kurhajcová6461
Croatia Silvija Talaja7736
Croatia Silvija Talaja3773
20Ukraine Tatiana Perebiynis6626
WCGermany Angelique Kerber11
20Ukraine Tatiana Perebiynis66

Fifth qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
5Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues66
France Camille Pin12
5Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues66
16Belgium Els Callens01
WCGermany Angelika Bachmann644
16Belgium Els Callens366

Sixth qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
AltChina Yan Zi76
Russia Galina Voskoboeva54
AltChina Yan Zi66
WCGermany Syna Schreiber03
WCGermany Syna Schreiber66
17Italy Rita Grande00

Seventh qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
7Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová76
China Sun Tiantian53
7Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová66
25Madagascar Dally Randriantefy43
SRCzech Republic Květa Peschke2663
25Madagascar Dally Randriantefy6177

Eighth qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
26Spain Conchita Martínez Granados66
Estonia Maret Ani42
26Spain Conchita Martínez Granados37104
19France Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro6686
Sweden Sofia Arvidsson21
19France Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro66

Ninth qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
9France Marion Bartoli66
Italy Adriana Serra Zanetti14
9France Marion Bartoli23
Czech Republic Michaela Paštiková66
Czech Republic Michaela Paštiková76
18Russia Alina Jidkova52

Tenth qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
10Italy Maria Elena Camerin66
AltUkraine Elena Tatarkova41
10Italy Maria Elena Camerin626
14Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual262
WCGermany Vanessa Henke23
14Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual66

Eleventh qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
11Ukraine Julia Vakulenko66
WCGermany Angelika Rösch14
11Ukraine Julia Vakulenko22
13Spain Marta Marrero66
Czech Republic Zuzana Ondrášková22
13Spain Marta Marrero66

Twelfth qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
12France Tatiana Golovin66
Tunisia Selima Sfar34
12France Tatiana Golovin66
15Italy Tathiana Garbin20
WCGermany Sandra Klösel464
15Italy Tathiana Garbin646

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