2004 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's Singles

Rainer Schüttler was the defending champion, but did not participate.

Men's Singles
2004 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion	Jiří Novák
Runner-up	Taylor Dent
Final score	5–7, 6–1, 6–3
Draw	48 (6 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds	16

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1. Lleyton Hewitt (Semifinals)
2. David Nalbandian (Third Round)
3. Andrei Pavel (Second Round)
4. Paradorn Srichaphan (Quarterfinals)
5. Jiří Novák (Champion)
6. Guillermo Cañas (Second Round)
7. Taylor Dent (Final)
8. Thomas Johansson (Third Round)
9. Cyril Saulnier (Quarterfinals)
10. Hyung-Taik Lee (Third Round)
11. Ricardo Mello (Third Round)
12. Jarkko Nieminen (Second Round)
13. Jan-Michael Gambill (Third Round)
14. Dennis van Scheppingen (Second Round)
15. Jan Hernych (Second Round)
16. Gilles Müller (Quarterfinals)

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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Lleyton Hewitt	7	6
	9	Cyril Saulnier	5	1
								1	Lleyton Hewitt	4	6	2
								5	Jiří Novák	6	4	6
	4	Paradorn Srichaphan	4	4
	5	Jiří Novák	6	6
															5	Jiří Novák	5	6	6
															7	Taylor Dent	7	1	3
		Bohdan Ulihrach	7	6
	Q	Bjorn Phau	5	4
									Bohdan Ulihrach	6	4	1
								7	Taylor Dent	4	6	6
	7	Taylor Dent	6	4	6
	16	Gilles Müller	4	6	2

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	L Hewitt	6	3	6
		G Weiner	4	3				WC	G Motomura	0	6	1
	WC	G Motomura	6	6											1	L Hewitt	6^3	6	6
		A García	6^6	6^4											WC	T Suzuki	7^7	2	4
	WC	T Suzuki	7^8	7^7				WC	T Suzuki	7^7	3	7
								15	J Hernych	6	6^4	5
																						1	L Hewitt	7	6
																						9	C Saulnier	5	1
								9	C Saulnier	2	6	6
	Q	K Pless	6^2	6^0					N Thomann	6	1	4
		N Thomann	7^7	7^7											9	C Saulnier	6^6	7^7	7^7
		C Rochus	6^R												8	T Johansson	7^8	6^3	6^5
		J Gimelstob	6						J Gimelstob	4	4
								8	T Johansson	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								4	P Srichaphan	2	7^7	6
		Y-h Lu	6^1	6^1					H Levy	6	6^3	4
		H Levy	7^7	7^7											4	P Srichaphan	6	4
		A Peya	6	3	4										Q	M Chiudinelli	3	1^R
	Q	M Chiudinelli	4	6	6			Q	M Chiudinelli	6	7^7
								14	D van Scheppingen	4	6^3
																						4	P Srichaphan	4	4
																						5	J Novák	6	6
								11	R Mello	5	6	7^7
		J Vacek	3	4					F Saretta	7	2	6^5
		F Saretta	6	6											11	R Mello	1	2
		G García López	6	2	6										5	J Novák	6	6
		L Burgsmüller	4	6	3				G García López	5	2
								5	J Novák	7	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								6	G Cañas	6	6^2	3
		K Carlsen	5	2				Q	M Kohlmann	4	7^7	6
	Q	M Kohlmann													Q	M Kohlmann	4	2
		B Ulihrach	6	6												B Ulihrach	6	6
		N Okun	4	1					B Ulihrach	6	7^7
								12	J Nieminen	3	6^5
																							B Ulihrach	7	6
																						Q	B Phau	5	4
								13	J-M Gambill	7^7	6
	Q	S Iwabuchi	6	6					S Iwabuchi	6^5	1
	WC	T Terachi	1	3											13	J-M Gambill	6^1	6	2
	Q	B Phau	6	6											Q	B Phau	7	2	6
	WC	T Iwami	4	1				Q	B Phau	6	6
								3	A Pavel	2	1

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								7	T Dent	6	6
		M Philippoussis	3	4					T Zib	3	4
		T Zib	6	6											7	T Dent	7	5	6
		W Arthurs	6	7											10	H-T Lee	6^4	7	3
		J-R Lisnard	4	5					W Arthurs	2	6^2
								10	H-T Lee	6	7^7
																						7	T Dent	6	4	6
																						16	G Müller	4	6	2
								16	G Müller	6	6
		A Bogomolov	6	3	7^7				A Bogomolov	3	1
		J Tipsarević	3	6	6^2										16	G Müller	7	3	6
	Q	YT Wang	6	7^7											2	D Nalbandian	6^4	6	4
		J Morrison	3	6^1					YT Wang	6	6^4	2
								2	D Nalbandian	3	7	6

References

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