2004 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Justine Henin-Hardenne won the Women's Singles title, defeating compatriot and rival Kim Clijsters in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2004 Australian Open. It was Henin-Hardenne's third Grand Slam title, and her third win against Clijsters in a Grand Slam tournament final, after her victory at the 2003 French Open and the 2003 US Open. Clijsters would go on to win the title seven years later.

Women's Singles
2004 Australian Open
Champion Justine Henin-Hardenne
Runner-up Kim Clijsters
Final score6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Draw128
Seeds32

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but did not participate this year due to injury affecting her left knee.

This Grand Slam would be the last time the top two seeded players would meet in a final until the 2013 French Open, a span of 36 majors.

Seeds
  1. Justine Henin-Hardenne (Champion)
  2. Kim Clijsters (Final)
  3. Venus Williams (Third Round)
  4. Amélie Mauresmo (Quarterfinals, withdrew)
  5. Lindsay Davenport (Quarterfinals)
  6. Anastasia Myskina (Quarterfinals)
  7. Elena Dementieva (First Round)
  8. Ai Sugiyama (Second Round)
  9. Chanda Rubin (Fourth Round)
  10. Nadia Petrova (First Round)
  11. Vera Zvonareva (Fourth Round)
  12. Paola Suárez (Third Round)
  13. Conchita Martínez (First Round)
  14. Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi (Second Round)
  15. Daniela Hantuchová (Second Round)
  16. Magüi Serna (First Round)
  17. Meghann Shaughnessy (First Round)
  18. Francesca Schiavone (Second Round)
  19. Eleni Daniilidou (Third Round)
  20. Silvia Farina Elia (Fourth Round)
  21. Elena Bovina (Second Round)
  22. Patty Schnyder (Semifinals)
  23. Lina Krasnoroutskaia (Third Round)
  24. Magdalena Maleeva (Second Round)
  25. Lisa Raymond (Quarterfinals)
  26. Tina Pisnik (First Round)
  27. Amanda Coetzer (Second Round)
  28. Maria Sharapova (Third Round)
  29. Nathalie Dechy (Fourth Round)
  30. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Third Round)
  31. Tamarine Tanasugarn (First Round)
  32. Fabiola Zuluaga (Semifinals)

Qualifying
Main article: 2004 Australian Open – Women's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Justine Henin-Hardenne 7 6
5 Lindsay Davenport 5 3
1 Justine Henin-Hardenne 6 6
32 Fabiola Zuluaga 2 2
4 Amélie Mauresmo w/o
32 Fabiola Zuluaga
1 Justine Henin-Hardenne 6 4 6
2 Kim Clijsters 3 6 3
22 Patty Schnyder 77 6
25 Lisa Raymond 62 3
22 Patty Schnyder 2 62
2 Kim Clijsters 6 77
6 Anastasia Myskina 2 69
2 Kim Clijsters 6 711

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 J Henin-Hardenne 6 6
WC O Lukaszewicz 0 0 1 J Henin-Hardenne 6 6
Q C Pin 6 63 6 Q C Pin 1 4
T Garbin 4 77 4 1 J Henin-Hardenne 6 7
F Pennetta 5 4 30 S Kuznetsova 2 5
An Serra Zanetti 7 6 An Serra Zanetti 60 4
Q S Perry 3 3 30 S Kuznetsova 77 6
30 S Kuznetsova 6 6 1 J Henin-Hardenne 6 77
19 E Daniilidou 6 6 Q M Santangelo 1 65
Q J Hopkins 1 3 19 E Daniilidou 3 6 6
E Callens 6 3 3 C Black 6 0 1
C Black 2 6 6 19 E Daniilidou 4 7 3
C Fernández 6 3 4 Q M Santangelo 6 5 6
B Schett 4 6 6 B Schett 63 6 3
Q M Santangelo 63 7 6 Q M Santangelo 77 0 6
16 M Serna 77 5 4

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
11 V Zvonareva 6 6
Z Ondrášková 3 1 11 V Zvonareva 7 6
M Czink 6 6 M Czink 5 4
M Vento-Kabchi 4 3 11 V Zvonareva 7 2 6
A Morigami 77 4 6 N Pratt 5 6 1
Q M-È Pelletier 62 6 4 A Morigami 6 3 3
N Pratt 6 5 6 N Pratt 1 6 6
17 M Shaughnessy 4 7 4 11 V Zvonareva 1 3
31 T Tanasugarn 1 3 5 L Davenport 6 6
L Granville 6 6 L Granville 6 2 6
WC E Dominikovic 4 7 6 WC E Dominikovic 2 6 1
WC T Musgrave 6 5 3 L Granville 4 0
É Loit 7 6 5 L Davenport 6 6
M Marrero 5 4 É Loit 3 6 0
PR R Dragomir-Ilie 2 3 5 L Davenport 6 3 6
5 L Davenport 6 6

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
4 A Mauresmo 6 6
WC C-j Chuang 1 0 4 A Mauresmo 6 6
WC C Dellacqua 4 4 Ľ Cervanová 0 2
Ľ Cervanová 6 6 4 A Mauresmo 6 6
A Cargill 3 4 A Medina Garrigues 1 2
A Medina Garrigues 6 6 A Medina Garrigues 6 2 6
Q Y Fedak 7 6 Q Y Fedak 2 6 3
26 T Pisnik 5 0 4 A Mauresmo 7 7
21 E Bovina 4 6 7 A Molik 5 5
S Kleinová 6 1 5 21 E Bovina 4 3
T Perebiynis 0 0 C Schaul 6 6
C Schaul 6 6 C Schaul 77 1 2
Q A Bachmann 1 4 A Molik 64 6 6
A Molik 6 6 A Molik 6 6
Ad Serra Zanetti 65 4 15 D Hantuchová 4 3
15 D Hantuchová 77 6

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
10 N Petrova 3 3
A Kapros 6 6 A Kapros 6 6
WC S Stosur 6 6 WC S Stosur 3 1
S Talaja 3 2 A Kapros 3 6 12
G León García 4 6 4 P Mandula 6 3 10
P Mandula 6 4 6 P Mandula 66 6 6
S Reeves 1 0 24 M Maleeva 78 2 3
24 M Maleeva 6 6 A Kapros 4 2
32 F Zuluaga 6 6 32 F Zuluaga 6 6
S Asagoe 3 2 32 F Zuluaga 6 6
A Jidkova 2 65 Q M Díaz Oliva 3 4
Q M Díaz Oliva 6 77 32 F Zuluaga 78 4 6
R Grande 2 1 J Craybas 66 6 2
J Craybas 6 6 J Craybas 6 2 8
J Janković 6 6 J Janković 4 6 6
7 E Dementieva 1 4

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
8 A Sugiyama 6 6
T Panova 4 2 8 A Sugiyama 4 4
M Casanova 3 6 4 S Obata 6 6
S Obata 6 4 6 S Obata 5 1
Q T Obziler 6 6 29 N Dechy 7 6
M Suchá 3 2 Q T Obziler 3 0
J Kostanić 5 4 29 N Dechy 6 6
29 N Dechy 7 6 29 N Dechy 2 4
22 P Schnyder 6 5 6 22 P Schnyder 6 6
A Widjaja 3 7 3 22 P Schnyder 6 2 6
A Stevenson 3 1 M Bartoli 4 6 3
M Bartoli 6 6 22 P Schnyder 7 6
E Birnerová 4 3 12 P Suárez 5 3
J Vakulenko 6 6 J Vakulenko 3 4
Q G Dulko 2 2 12 P Suárez 6 6
12 P Suárez 6 6

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
14 A Smashnova-Pistolesi 6 6
K Koukalová 3 3 14 A Smashnova-Pistolesi 2 3
WC T Golovin 6 4 WC T Golovin 6 6
M-G Mikaelian 0 1 r WC T Golovin 6 77
A Parra Santonja 5 1 23 L Krasnoroutskaia 2 64
Q B Strýcová 7 6 Q B Strýcová 3 6 3
K Šprem 3 4 23 L Krasnoroutskaia 6 4 6
23 L Krasnoroutskaia 6 6 WC T Golovin 2 0
25 L Raymond 5 6 6 25 L Raymond 6 6
M Sánchez Lorenzo 7 3 4 25 L Raymond 6 6
A Barna 2 6 7 A Barna 3 4
M Drake 6 0 5 25 L Raymond 6 77
V Dushevina 6 4 6 3 V Williams 4 65
J Zheng 2 6 0 V Dushevina 4 2
A Harkleroad 2 1 3 V Williams 6 6
3 V Williams 6 6

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
6 A Myskina 6 7
S Arvidsson 2 5 6 A Myskina 6 6
E Gagliardi 77 7 E Gagliardi 2 4
Q L Prusová 65 5 6 A Myskina 6 1 6
WC S Ferguson 3 1 28 M Sharapova 4 6 2
LL L Lee-Waters 6 6 LL L Lee-Waters 1 3
C Martínez Granados 4 3 28 M Sharapova 6 6
28 M Sharapova 6 6 6 A Myskina 63 6 6
18 F Schiavone 7 6 9 C Rubin 77 2 2
C Torrens Valero 5 1 18 F Schiavone 2 2
E Likhovtseva 3 6 6 E Likhovtseva 6 6
D Randriantefy 6 1 1 E Likhovtseva 3 2
D Chládková 6 6 9 C Rubin 6 6
S Foretz 4 2 D Chládková 2 4
A Svensson 3 6 3 9 C Rubin 6 6
9 C Rubin 6 4 6

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
13 C Martínez 67 1
K Brandi 79 6 K Brandi 6 0 5
S Cohen-Aloro 6 5 3 A Frazier 2 6 7
A Frazier 4 7 6 A Frazier 6 1 5
K Srebotnik 4 3 20 S Farina Elia 4 6 7
V Ruano Pascual 6 6 V Ruano Pascual 7 4 4
H Nagyová 3 3 20 S Farina Elia 5 6 6
20 S Farina Elia 6 6 20 S Farina Elia 3 3
27 A Coetzer 6 6 2 K Clijsters 6 6
T Snyder 3 1 27 A Coetzer 5 3
Ľ Kurhajcová 3 61 D Safina 7 6
D Safina 6 77 D Safina 2 1
M Sequera 2 2 2 K Clijsters 6 6
ME Camerin 6 6 ME Camerin 0 0
M Weingärtner 3 2 2 K Clijsters 6 6
2 K Clijsters 6 6
Preceded by
2003 US Open – Women's Singles		 Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by
2004 French Open – Women's Singles
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