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2004 ATP Tour

2004 ATP Tour
Roger Federer finished the year ranked world No. 1 for the first time in his career. He won eleven tournaments during the season, including three majors at the Australian Open, the Wimbledon Championships, and the US Open, as well as the Tennis Masters Cup. He also won three Masters Series events.
Details
Duration3 January – 8 November 2004
Edition35th
Tournaments68
CategoriesGrand Slam (4)
ATP Masters Series (9)
ATP International Series Gold (9)
ATP International Series (44)
Achievements (singles)
Most titlesSwitzerland Roger Federer (11)
Most finalsSwitzerland Roger Federer (11)
Prize money
leader
Switzerland Roger Federer ($6,357,547)
Points leaderSwitzerland Roger Federer (6,335)
Awards
Player of the yearSwitzerland Roger Federer
Doubles team
of the year
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
Most improved
player of the year
Sweden Joachim Johansson
Newcomer
of the year
Germany Florian Mayer
Comeback
player of the year
Germany Tommy Haas
2003
2005

The 2004 ATP Tour was the global elite men's professional tennis circuit organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2004 tennis season. The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.

Schedule

The table below shows the 2004 ATP Tour schedule.

Key
Grand Slam tournaments
Tennis Masters Cup
ATP Tennis Masters Series
ATP International Series Gold
ATP International Series
Team events

January

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 Jan Hopman Cup
Perth, Australia
Hopman Cup
Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR)
 United States
2–1
 Slovakia
Round Robin losers (Group A)
 France
 Russia
 Czech Republic
Round Robin losers (Group B)
 Australia
 Belgium
 Hungary
AAPT Championships
Adelaide, Australia
International Series
$380,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
6–4, 6–0
France Michaël Llodra Finland Jarkko Nieminen
United States Taylor Dent
Australia Todd Reid
France Cyril Saulnier
Sweden Thomas Johansson
United States Vincent Spadea
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
7–5, 6–3
France Arnaud Clément
France Michaël Llodra
Chennai Open
Chennai, India
International Series
$380,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
Spain Carlos Moyà
6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan Netherlands Sjeng Schalken
Spain Tommy Robredo
France Thierry Ascione
Spain Félix Mantilla
France Jean-René Lisnard
Russia Igor Andreev
Spain Rafael Nadal
Spain Tommy Robredo
7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–3
Israel Jonathan Erlich
Israel Andy Ram
Qatar Open
Doha, Qatar
International Series
$1,000,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
France Nicolas Escudé
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić Argentina Agustín Calleri
United Kingdom Tim Henman
Sweden Jonas Björkman
South Korea Hyung-Taik Lee
France Sébastien Grosjean
Armenia Sargis Sargsian
Czech Republic Martin Damm
Czech Republic Cyril Suk
6–2, 6–4
Austria Stefan Koubek
United States Andy Roddick
12 Jan Heineken Open
Auckland, New Zealand
International Series
$404,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
4–6, 6–2, 7–5
Spain Rafael Nadal Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber
United States Vincent Spadea
France Gregory Carraz
Netherlands Raemon Sluiter
India Mahesh Bhupathi
France Fabrice Santoro
4–6, 7–5, 6–3
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
Adidas International
Sydney, Australia
International Series
$380,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
4–3 ret.
Spain Carlos Moyà South Africa Wayne Ferreira
Netherlands Martin Verkerk
Australia Todd Reid
Spain Tommy Robredo
Australia Mark Philippoussis
France Arnaud Clément
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge
7–6(7–3), 7–5
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
19 Jan
26 Jan
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
$6,737,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
Mixed doubles
Switzerland Roger Federer
7–6(7–3), 6–4, 6–2
Russia Marat Safin United States Andre Agassi
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero
United States Andy Roddick
France Sébastien Grosjean
Morocco Hicham Arazi
Argentina David Nalbandian
France Michaël Llodra
France Fabrice Santoro
7–6(7–4), 6–3
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
Serbia and Montenegro Nenad Zimonjić
Russia Elena Bovina
6–1, 7–6(7–3)
India Leander Paes
United States Martina Navratilova

February

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
2 Feb Davis Cup by BNP Paribas First Round
Adelaide, Australia – hard
Uncasville, CT, United States – hard (i)
Minsk, Belarus – carpet (i)
Agadir, Morocco – hard (i)
Bucharest, Romania – clay (i)
Metz, France – clay (i)
Maastricht, Netherlands – clay (i)
Brno, Czech Republic – carpet (i)
First-round winners
 Sweden 4–1
 United States 5–0
 Belarus 3–2
 Argentina 5–0
  Switzerland 3–2
 France 4–1
 Netherlands 4–1
 Spain 3–2
First-round losers
 Australia
 Austria
 Russia
 Morocco
 Romania
 Croatia
 Canada
 Czech Republic
9 Feb Milan Indoor
Milan, Italy
International Series
$375,750 – carpet (i)
SinglesDoubles
France Antony Dupuis
6–4, 6–7(12–14), 7–6(7–5)
Croatia Mario Ančić Sweden Thomas Johansson
France Gregory Carraz
Slovakia Karol Kučera
Spain Tommy Robredo
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
Netherlands Martin Verkerk
United States Jared Palmer
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
6–4, 6–4
Italy Daniele Bracciali
Italy Giorgio Galimberti
Siebel Open
San Jose, USA
International Series
$380,000 – hard (i)
SinglesDoubles
United States Andy Roddick
7–6(15–13), 6–4
United States Mardy Fish United States Robert Kendrick
United States Andre Agassi
Sweden Joachim Johansson
France Cyril Saulnier
South Korea Hyung-Taik Lee
United States Jan-Michael Gambill
United States James Blake
United States Mardy Fish
6–2, 7–5
United States Rick Leach
United States Brian MacPhie
Bell South Open
Viña del Mar, Chile
International Series
$333,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Chile Fernando González
7–5, 6–4
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten Brazil Flávio Saretta
Spain David Sánchez
Chile Nicolás Massú
Argentina Mariano Zabaleta
Argentina Gastón Gaudio
Italy Filippo Volandri
Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela
Argentina Gastón Gaudio
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3)
Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti
Argentina Martín Rodríguez
16 Feb Argentina Open
Buenos Aires, Argentina
International Series
$380,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Argentina Guillermo Coria
6–4, 6–1
Spain Carlos Moyà France Richard Gasquet
Argentina José Acasuso
Argentina Juan Mónaco
Chile Nicolás Massú
Spain David Ferrer
Argentina Mariano Zabaleta
Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker
Argentina Mariano Hood
7–5, 6–7(2–7), 6–4
Argentina Federico Browne
Argentina Diego Veronelli
Kroger St. Jude
Memphis, USA
International Series Gold
$690,000 – hard (i)
Sweden Joachim Johansson
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Germany Nicolas Kiefer Sweden Thomas Enqvist
United States Mardy Fish
United States Andy Roddick
United States Jan-Michael Gambill
Belgium Xavier Malisse
Russia Dmitry Tursunov
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
6–3, 6–4
South Africa Jeff Coetzee
South Africa Chris Haggard
ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
Rotterdam, Netherlands
International Series Gold
$842,000 – hard (i)
SinglesDoubles
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
6–7(1–7), 7–5, 6–4
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero United Kingdom Tim Henman
Belarus Max Mirnyi
Switzerland Roger Federer
Germany Rainer Schüttler
Finland Jarkko Nieminen
Netherlands Raemon Sluiter
Australia Paul Hanley
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
5–7, 7–6(7–5), 7–5
Israel Jonathan Erlich
Israel Andy Ram
23 Feb Brasil Open
Costa do Sauipe, Brazil
International Series
$380,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Argentina Agustín Calleri Argentina José Acasuso
Peru Luis Horna
Germany Tomas Behrend
Argentina Franco Squillari
Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela
Spain Galo Blanco
Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski
6–2, 6–2
Germany Tomas Behrend
Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
Open 13
Marseille, France
International Series
$593,750 – hard (i)
SinglesDoubles
Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Sweden Robin Söderling France Arnaud Clément
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Chile Fernando González
Spain Alberto Martín
Belarus Max Mirnyi
Switzerland Marc Rosset
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
7–5, 6–3
Czech Republic Martin Damm
Czech Republic Cyril Suk

March

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 Mar Abierto Mexicano
Acapulco, Mexico
International Series Gold
$627,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Spain Carlos Moyà
6–3, 6–0
Spain Fernando Verdasco Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela
Argentina Guillermo Cañas
Italy Filippo Volandri
Spain Óscar Hernández
Spain Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Chile Nicolás Massú
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
6–2, 6–3
Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela
Chile Nicolás Massú
Dubai Open
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
International Series Gold
$1,000,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
Switzerland Roger Federer
4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Spain Feliciano López Finland Jarkko Nieminen
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
Romania Andrei Pavel
Netherlands Sjeng Schalken
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić
Spain Rafael Nadal
India Mahesh Bhupathi
France Fabrice Santoro
6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Sweden Jonas Björkman
India Leander Paes
Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic
Scottsdale, USA
International Series
$380,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
United States Vincent Spadea
7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–3
Germany Nicolas Kiefer United States Andy Roddick
Romania Victor Hănescu
United States Jan-Michael Gambill
United States James Blake
United States Robby Ginepri
Netherlands Martin Verkerk
United States Rick Leach
United States Brian MacPhie
6–3, 6–1
South Africa Jeff Coetzee
South Africa Chris Haggard
8 Mar
15 Mar
Indian Wells Masters
Indian Wells, USA
Masters Series
$2,779,600 – hard
SinglesDoubles
Switzerland Roger Federer
6–3, 6–3
United Kingdom Tim Henman United States Andre Agassi
Georgia (country) Irakli Labadze
Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela
Argentina Guillermo Coria
United States Andy Roddick
United States James Blake
France Arnaud Clément
France Sébastien Grosjean
6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
22 Mar
29 Mar
Miami Masters
Miami, USA
Masters Series
$3,200,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
United States Andy Roddick
6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–1 ret.
Argentina Guillermo Coria Chile Fernando González
United States Vincent Spadea
Romania Andrei Pavel
Germany Nicolas Kiefer
Argentina Agustín Calleri
Spain Carlos Moyà
Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
6–2, 7–6(14–12)
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge

April

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 Apr Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Quarterfinals
Delray Beach, Florida, USA – hard
Minsk, Belarus – carpet (i)
Prilly, Switzerland – hard (i)
Palma de Mallorca, Spain – clay
Quarterfinal winners
 United States 4–1
 Belarus 5–0
 France 3–2
 Spain 4–1
Quarterfinal losers
 Sweden
 Argentina
  Switzerland
 Netherlands
12 Apr Estoril Open
Oeiras, Portugal
International Series
$519,750 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela
6–7(2), 6–3, 6–3
Russia Marat Safin Germany Florian Mayer
Georgia (country) Irakli Labadze
Romania Victor Hănescu
France Olivier Patience
Spain Tommy Robredo
Spain Rafael Nadal
Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela
Argentina Gastón Gaudio
6–2, 6–1
Czech Republic František Čermák
Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
Houston, USA
International Series
$400,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Germany Tommy Haas
6–3, 6–4
United States Andy Roddick Peru Luis Horna
Romania Andrei Pavel
Austria Jürgen Melzer
United States Todd Martin
United States James Blake
Russia Dmitry Tursunov
United States James Blake
United States Mardy Fish
6–3, 6–4
United States Rick Leach
United States Brian MacPhie
Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana
Valencia, Spain
International Series
$395,750 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Spain Fernando Verdasco
7–6(5), 6–3
Spain Albert Montañés Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero
Spain Alberto Martín
Croatia Mario Ančić
Spain David Ferrer
Belgium Christophe Rochus
Spain Marc López
Argentina Gastón Etlis
Argentina Martín Rodríguez
7–5, 7–6(5)
Spain Feliciano López
Spain Marc López
19 Apr Monte Carlo Masters
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
Masters Series
$2,425,500 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Argentina Guillermo Coria
6–2, 6–1, 6–3
Germany Rainer Schüttler Russia Marat Safin
Spain Carlos Moyà
Spain Alberto Martín
Argentina David Nalbandian
United Kingdom Tim Henman
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
United Kingdom Tim Henman
Serbia and Montenegro Nenad Zimonjić
7–5, 6–2
Argentina Gastón Etlis
Argentina Martín Rodríguez
26 Apr Torneo Godó
Barcelona, Spain
International Series Gold
$990,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Spain Tommy Robredo
6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Argentina Gastón Gaudio Belgium Kristof Vliegen
Spain Albert Montañés
Chile Fernando González
Argentina David Nalbandian
Argentina Agustín Calleri
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Argentina Mariano Hood
Argentina Sebastián Prieto
BMW Open
Munich, Germany
International Series
$375,750 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
6–4, 7–5
Netherlands Martin Verkerk Peru Luis Horna
Belgium Olivier Rochus
Germany Rainer Schüttler
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
Switzerland Michel Kratochvil
Germany Alexander Waske
United States James Blake
The Bahamas Mark Merklein
6–2, 6–4
Austria Julian Knowle
Serbia and Montenegro Nenad Zimonjić

May

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 May Telecom Italia Masters
Rome, Italy
Masters Series
$2,425,500 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Spain Carlos Moyà
6–3, 6–3, 6–1
Argentina David Nalbandian Spain Albert Costa
Argentina Mariano Zabaleta
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
United States Vincent Spadea
Chile Nicolás Massú
Romania Andrei Pavel
India Mahesh Bhupathi
Belarus Max Mirnyi
2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Australia Wayne Arthurs
Australia Paul Hanley
10 May Hamburg Masters
Hamburg, Germany
Masters Series
$2,425,500 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Switzerland Roger Federer
4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
Argentina Guillermo Coria Australia Lleyton Hewitt
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić
Spain Carlos Moyà
Austria Jürgen Melzer
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
Spain David Ferrer
Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
6–4, 6–2
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
17 May World Team Cup
Düsseldorf, Germany
World Team Cup
$2,100,000 – clay
 Chile
2–1
 Australia  Germany
 Argentina
 Czech Republic
 Spain
 United States
 Netherlands
Grand Prix Hassan II
Casablanca, Morocco
International Series
$351,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Spain Santiago Ventura
6–3, 1–6, 6–4
Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý France Julien Benneteau
Belgium Christophe Rochus
Spain Óscar Hernández
France Thierry Ascione
France Antony Dupuis
Switzerland Ivo Heuberger
Italy Enzo Artoni
Spain Fernando Vicente
3–6, 6–0, 6–4
Switzerland Yves Allegro
Germany Michael Kohlmann
Internationaler Raiffeisen Grand Prix
St. Poelten, Austria
International Series
$375,750 – clay
Italy Filippo Volandri
6–1, 6–4
Belgium Xavier Malisse Spain David Sánchez
Austria Jürgen Melzer
Romania Victor Hănescu
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
Belgium Olivier Rochus
Austria Daniel Köllerer
Argentina Mariano Hood
Czech Republic Petr Pála
3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Czech Republic Tomáš Cibulec
Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
24 May
31 May
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
$7,462,318 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Mixed doubles
Argentina Gastón Gaudio
0–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1, 8–6
Argentina Guillermo Coria Argentina David Nalbandian
United Kingdom Tim Henman
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
Spain Carlos Moyà
Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela
Belgium Xavier Malisse
Belgium Olivier Rochus
7–5, 7–5
France Michaël Llodra
France Fabrice Santoro
France Richard Gasquet
France Tatiana Golovin
6–3, 6–4
Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Cara Black

June

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 Jun Gerry Weber Open
Halle, Germany
International Series
$791,750 – grass
SinglesDoubles
Switzerland Roger Federer
6–0, 6–3
United States Mardy Fish Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Germany Rainer Schüttler
France Arnaud Clément
Germany Tommy Haas
Spain Fernando Verdasco
Germany Nicolas Kiefer
India Leander Paes
Czech Republic David Rikl
6–2, 7–5
Czech Republic Tomáš Cibulec
Czech Republic Petr Pála
Stella Artois Championships
London, UK
International Series
$761,750 – grass
SinglesDoubles
United States Andy Roddick
7–6(7–4), 6–4
France Sébastien Grosjean Australia Lleyton Hewitt
South Korea Hyung-Taik Lee
Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan
Russia Igor Andreev
Slovakia Karol Beck
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
6–4, 6–4
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
14 Jun Ordina Open
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
International Series
$375,750 – grass
SinglesDoubles
France Michaël Llodra
6–3, 6–4
Argentina Guillermo Coria Croatia Mario Ančić
Spain Tommy Robredo
France Arnaud Clément
Netherlands Martin Verkerk
Spain Fernando Verdasco
Netherlands Raemon Sluiter
Czech Republic Martin Damm
Czech Republic Cyril Suk
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3
Germany Lars Burgsmüller
Czech Republic Jan Vacek
Nottingham Open
Nottingham, UK
International Series
$375,750 – grass
SinglesDoubles
Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan
1–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Sweden Thomas Johansson Sweden Robin Söderling
United States Taylor Dent
Morocco Hicham Arazi
Brazil Flávio Saretta
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
Romania Victor Hănescu
Australia Paul Hanley
Australia Todd Woodbridge
6–4, 6–3
United States Rick Leach
United States Brian MacPhie
21 Jun
28 Jun
Wimbledon Championships
London, UK
Grand Slam
$8,328,704 – grass
SinglesDoubles
Mixed doubles
Switzerland Roger Federer
4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
United States Andy Roddick France Sébastien Grosjean
Croatia Mario Ančić
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
Germany Florian Mayer
United Kingdom Tim Henman
Netherlands Sjeng Schalken
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge
6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Austria Julian Knowle
Serbia and Montenegro Nenad Zimonjić
Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Cara Black
3–6, 7–6(10–8), 6–4
Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Alicia Molik

July

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 Jul Swedish Open
Båstad, Sweden
International Series
$375,750 – clay
Argentina Mariano Zabaleta
6–1, 4–6, 7–6(7–4)
Argentina Gastón Gaudio Chile Fernando González
Sweden Robin Söderling
Spain Alberto Martín
Argentina Juan Mónaco
Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela
Spain Rafael Nadal
India Mahesh Bhupathi
Sweden Jonas Björkman
4–6, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(8–6)
Sweden Simon Aspelin
Australia Todd Perry
Allianz Suisse Open
Gstaad, Switzerland
International Series
$544,750 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Switzerland Roger Federer
6–2, 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
Russia Igor Andreev Italy Potito Starace
Germany Rainer Schüttler
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Spain Félix Mantilla
Spain Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
India Leander Paes
Czech Republic David Rikl
6–4, 6–2
Switzerland Marc Rosset
Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka
Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
Newport, USA
International Series
$380,000 – grass
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–2)
Germany Alexander Popp France Cyril Saulnier
France Antony Dupuis
United States Vincent Spadea
Austria Jürgen Melzer
United States Jeff Morrison
United States Alex Bogomolov Jr.
Australia Jordan Kerr
United States Jim Thomas
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3
France Gregory Carraz
France Nicolas Mahut
12 Jul Dutch Open
Amersfoort, Netherlands
International Series
$375,750 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Netherlands Martin Verkerk
7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–4
Chile Fernando González Chile Nicolás Massú
Netherlands Dennis van Scheppingen
Germany Tomas Behrend
Spain David Sánchez
Spain Alberto Martín
Russia Igor Andreev
Czech Republic Jaroslav Levinský
Czech Republic David Škoch
6–0, 2–6, 7–5
Argentina José Acasuso
Peru Luis Horna
Mercedes Benz Cup
Los Angeles, USA
International Series
$380,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
Germany Tommy Haas
7–6(8–6), 6–4
Germany Nicolas Kiefer France Cyril Saulnier
United States Jeff Morrison
United States Andre Agassi
United States Mardy Fish
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
South Africa Wesley Moodie
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Australia Wayne Arthurs
Australia Paul Hanley
Mercedes Cup
Stuttgart, Germany
International Series Gold
$614,750 – clay
Argentina Guillermo Cañas
5–7, 6–2, 6–0, 1–6, 6–3
Argentina Gastón Gaudio Russia Nikolay Davydenko
Spain David Ferrer
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
Spain Albert Costa
Spain Rafael Nadal
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
6–2, 6–4
Sweden Simon Aspelin
Australia Todd Perry
19 Jul RCA Championships
Indianapolis, USA
International Series
$600,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
United States Andy Roddick
6–2, 6–3
Germany Nicolas Kiefer Croatia Ivan Ljubičić
France Gregory Carraz
Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
France Sébastien Grosjean
Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan
Israel Noam Okun
Australia Jordan Kerr
United States Jim Thomas
6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
Generali Open
Kitzbühel, Austria
International Series Gold
$724,750 – clay
Chile Nicolás Massú
7–6(7–3), 6–4
Argentina Gastón Gaudio Germany Rainer Schüttler
Spain Fernando Verdasco
Germany Florian Mayer
Argentina Mariano Zabaleta
Spain Feliciano López
Peru Luis Horna
Czech Republic František Čermák
Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
6–3, 7–5
Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker
Argentina Martín García
Croatia Open
Umag, Croatia
International Series
$395,750 – clay
Argentina Guillermo Cañas
7–5, 6–3
Italy Filippo Volandri Spain Carlos Moyà
Spain Guillermo García-López
Spain Alberto Martín
Belgium Kristof Vliegen
Spain Álex Calatrava
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Argentina José Acasuso
Brazil Flávio Saretta
4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Czech Republic Jaroslav Levinský
Czech Republic David Škoch
26 Jul Canada Masters
Toronto, Canada
Masters Series
$2,257,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
Switzerland Roger Federer
7–5, 6–3
United States Andy Roddick Sweden Thomas Johansson
Germany Nicolas Kiefer
France Fabrice Santoro
Sweden Joachim Johansson
Austria Jürgen Melzer
Czech Republic Jan Hernych
India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
6–4, 6–2
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Belarus Max Mirnyi

August

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
2 Aug Cincinnati Masters
Mason, United States
Masters Series
$2,450,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
United States Andre Agassi
6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Australia Lleyton Hewitt Spain Tommy Robredo
United States Andy Roddick
France Fabrice Santoro
Russia Marat Safin
Spain Carlos Moyà
Germany Tommy Haas
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge
9 Aug Idea Prokom Open
Sopot, Poland
International Series
$494,750 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Spain Rafael Nadal
6–3, 6–4
Argentina José Acasuso Argentina Juan Mónaco
Spain Félix Mantilla
Spain Marc López
Czech Republic Jiří Vaněk
Argentina Franco Squillari
Chile Adrián García
Czech Republic František Čermák
Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
2–6, 6–2, 6–3
Argentina Martín García
Argentina Sebastián Prieto
16 Aug Summer Olympics
Athens, Greece
Olympic Games
hard
SinglesDoubles
 Gold  Silver  Bronze Quarterfinalists
Chile Nicolás Massú
6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
United States Mardy Fish Chile Fernando González
6–4, 2–6, 16–14
Fourth place
United States Taylor Dent
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych
Spain Carlos Moyà
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
France Sébastien Grosjean
Chile Fernando González
Nicolás Massú
6–2, 4–6, 3–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4
Germany Nicolas Kiefer
Rainer Schüttler
Legg Mason Tennis Classic
Washington, D. C., United States
International Series
$500,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
6–3, 6–4
Luxembourg Gilles Müller United States Andre Agassi
United States Robby Ginepri
France Paul-Henri Mathieu
Switzerland Michel Kratochvil
Netherlands Raemon Sluiter
France Cyril Saulnier
South Africa Chris Haggard
South Africa Robbie Koenig
7–6(7–3), 6–1
United States Travis Parrott
Russia Dmitry Tursunov
23 Aug TD Waterhouse Cup
Long Island, United States
International Series
$380,000 – hard
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
6–3, 6–1
Peru Luis Horna Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan
Russia Dmitry Tursunov
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
Sweden Joachim Johansson
Austria Jürgen Melzer
Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela
France Antony Dupuis
France Michaël Llodra
6–2, 6–4
Switzerland Yves Allegro
Germany Michael Kohlmann
30 Aug
6 Sep
US Open
Flushing, New York, United States
Grand Slam
$7,946,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
Mixed doubles
Switzerland Roger Federer
6–0, 7–6(7–3), 6–0
Australia Lleyton Hewitt United Kingdom Tim Henman
Sweden Joachim Johansson
United States Andre Agassi
Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
Germany Tommy Haas
United States Andy Roddick
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
6–3, 6–3
India Leander Paes
Czech Republic David Rikl
United States Bob Bryan
Russia Vera Zvonareva
6–3, 6–4
Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Alicia Molik

September

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
13 Sep China Open
Beijing, China
International Series
$500,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
Russia Marat Safin
7–6(7–4), 7–5
Russia Mikhail Youzhny Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan
Finland Jarkko Nieminen
South Korea Hyung-Taik Lee
Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
Argentina David Nalbandian
United States Kevin Kim
United States Justin Gimelstob
United States Graydon Oliver
4–6, 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
United States Alex Bogomolov Jr.
United States Taylor Dent
Romanian Open
Bucharest, Romania
International Series
$375,000 – clay
Argentina José Acasuso
6–3, 6–0
Russia Igor Andreev Italy Filippo Volandri
Germany Florian Mayer
Romania Victor Hănescu
France Paul-Henri Mathieu
Spain Félix Mantilla
Spain David Ferrer
Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker
Argentina Mariano Hood
7–6(7–5), 6–1
Argentina José Acasuso
Spain Oscar Hernandez
Delray Beach International Tennis Championships
Delray Beach, USA
International Series
$380,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
Brazil Ricardo Mello
7–6(7–2), 6–3
United States Vincent Spadea United States Jeff Salzenstein
Croatia Mario Ančić
United States Hugo Armando
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
Denmark Kenneth Carlsen
France Jérôme Golmard
India Leander Paes
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
6–0, 6–3
Argentina Gastón Etlis
Argentina Martín Rodríguez
20 Sep Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Semifinals
Charleston, SC, USA – hard
Alicante, Spain – clay
Semifinal winners
 United States 4–0
 Spain 4–1
Semifinal losers
 Belarus
 France
27 Sep Thailand Open
Bangkok, Thailand
International Series
$550,000 – hard (i)
SinglesDoubles
Switzerland Roger Federer
6–4, 6–0
United States Andy Roddick Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan
Russia Marat Safin
Sweden Robin Söderling
Netherlands Dennis van Scheppingen
Brazil Flávio Saretta
Sweden Thomas Johansson
United States Justin Gimelstob
United States Graydon Oliver
5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Switzerland Yves Allegro
Switzerland Roger Federer
Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia
Palermo, Italy
International Series
$375,500 – clay
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych
6–3, 6–3
Italy Filippo Volandri Argentina Juan Mónaco
Spain David Ferrer
Chile Nicolás Massú
France Olivier Mutis
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
Italy Andreas Seppi
Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker
Argentina Mariano Hood
7–5, 6–2
Argentina Gastón Etlis
Argentina Martín Rodríguez
Heineken Open Shanghai
Shanghai, China
International Series
$380,000 – hard
Argentina Guillermo Cañas
6–1, 6–0
Germany Lars Burgsmüller Denmark Kenneth Carlsen
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Italy Davide Sanguinetti
Luxembourg Gilles Müller
Brazil Ricardo Mello
United States Jan-Michael Gambill
United States Jared Palmer
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
4–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(13–11)
United States Rick Leach
United States Brian MacPhie

October

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Oct Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
Lyon, France
International Series
$791,750 – carpet (i) 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Sweden Robin Söderling
6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Belgium Xavier Malisse Spain David Ferrer
United States Vincent Spadea
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Sweden Joachim Johansson
Austria Jürgen Melzer
Israel Jonathan Erlich
Israel Andy Ram
7–6(7–2), 6–2
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Tokyo, Japan
International Series Gold
$690,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
5–7, 6–1, 6–3
United States Taylor Dent Australia Lleyton Hewitt
Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach
France Cyril Saulnier
Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan
Germany Björn Phau
Luxembourg Gilles Müller
United States Jared Palmer
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
5–1 ret.
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Czech Republic Petr Pála
11 Oct Open de Moselle
Metz, France
International Series
$375,750 – hard (i)
France Jérôme Haehnel
7–6(11–9), 6–4
France Richard Gasquet France Paul-Henri Mathieu
United States Jeff Morrison
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić
France Arnaud Clément
Spain Àlex Corretja
France Gaël Monfils
France Arnaud Clément
France Nicolas Mahut
6–2, 7–6(10–8)
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić
Italy Uros Vico
Kremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia
International Series
$1,000,000 – carpet (i)
SinglesDoubles
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
3–6, 6–3, 7–5
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski Russia Mikhail Youzhny
Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
Denmark Kenneth Carlsen
Russia Igor Kunitsyn
Sweden Joachim Johansson
Russia Igor Andreev
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
India Mahesh Bhupathi
Sweden Jonas Björkman
BA-CA-TennisTrophy
Vienna, Austria
International Series Gold
$682,750 – hard (i)
SinglesDoubles
Spain Feliciano López
6–4, 1–6, 7–5, 3–6, 7–5
Argentina Guillermo Cañas Germany Tommy Haas
Italy Davide Sanguinetti
Argentina David Nalbandian
United States Robby Ginepri
Germany Rainer Schüttler
Chile Nicolás Massú
Czech Republic Martin Damm
Czech Republic Cyril Suk
6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Argentina Gastón Etlis
Argentina Martín Rodríguez
18 Oct Madrid Masters
Madrid, Spain
Masters Series
$2,425,500 – hard (i)
SinglesDoubles
Russia Marat Safin
6–2, 6–4, 6–3
Argentina David Nalbandian Croatia Ivan Ljubičić
United States Andre Agassi
Sweden Joachim Johansson
United States Taylor Dent
Peru Luis Horna
Spain Tommy Robredo
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
6–3, 6–4
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
25 Oct Davidoff Swiss Indoors
Basel, Switzerland
International Series
$989,750 – carpet (i)
SinglesDoubles
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2
Argentina David Nalbandian Chile Nicolás Massú
Austria Stefan Koubek
Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach
Germany Rainer Schüttler
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić
United Kingdom Tim Henman
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
7–6(11–9), 6–2
Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker
Argentina Mariano Hood
St. Petersburg Open
St. Petersburg, Russia
International Series
$1,000,000 – carpet (i)
SinglesDoubles
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
6–2, 6–2
Slovakia Karol Beck France Michaël Llodra
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
Russia Marat Safin
France Cyril Saulnier
France Julien Benneteau
Croatia Ivo Karlović
France Arnaud Clément
France Michaël Llodra
6–3, 6–2
Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
Czech Republic Jaroslav Levinský
Stockholm Open
Stockholm, Sweden
International Series
$643,750 – hard (i)
SinglesDoubles
Sweden Thomas Johansson
3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
United States Andre Agassi Germany Tommy Haas
Sweden Michael Ryderstedt
Spain Fernando Verdasco
Belgium Olivier Rochus
Romania Andrei Pavel
Sweden Joachim Johansson
Spain Feliciano López
Spain Fernando Verdasco
6–4, 6–4
Australia Wayne Arthurs
Australia Paul Hanley

November

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 Nov Paris Masters
Paris, France
Masters Series
$2,425,250 – carpet (i)
SinglesDoubles
Russia Marat Safin
6–3, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek Belarus Max Mirnyi
Argentina Guillermo Cañas
Sweden Robin Söderling
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
Spain Feliciano López
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge
6–3, 6–4
Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
8 Nov
15 Nov
Tennis Masters Cup
Houston, USA
Tennis Masters Cup
$4,450,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
Switzerland Roger Federer
6–3, 6–2
Australia Lleyton Hewitt United States Andy Roddick
Russia Marat Safin
Spain Carlos Moyà
Argentina Gastón Gaudio
United Kingdom Tim Henman
Argentina Guillermo Coria
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
4–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–2
Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
29 Nov Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final
Seville, Spain – clay
 Spain 3–2  United States

Statistical information

Players and titles won (Grand Slam, Masters Cup, and Olympic titles in bold), listed in order of number of titles:

The following players won their first title:

Titles won by nation:

  • Switzerland Switzerland 11 (Australian Open, Dubai, Indian Wells Masters, Hamburg Masters, Halle, Wimbledon, Gstaad, Canada Masters, US Open, Bangkok and Masters Cup)
  • Argentina Argentina 9 (Buenos Aires, Estoril, Monte Carlo Masters, French Open, Båstad, Stuttgart, Umag, Bucharest and Shanghai)
  • Spain Spain 8 (Chennai, Acapulco, Valencia, Barcelona, Rome Masters, Casablanca, Sopot and Vienna)
  • Russia Russia 6 (Munich, Beijing, Moscow, Madrid Masters, St. Petersburg and Paris Masters)
  • United States United States 6 (San Jose, Scottsdale, Miami Masters, London Queen's Club, Indianapolis and Cincinnati Masters)
  • Australia Australia 4 (Sydney, Rotterdam, Washington, D.C., and Long Island)
  • France France 4 (Doha, Milan, 's-Hertogenbosch and Metz)
  • Chile Chile 3 (Viña del Mar, Kitzbühel and Athens Olympics)
  • Czech Republic Czech Republic 3 (Palermo, Tokyo and Basel)
  • Slovakia Slovakia 3 (Adelaide, Auckland and Marseille)
  • Sweden Sweden 3 (Memphis, Lyon and Stockholm)
  • Brazil Brazil 2 (Costa do Sauipe and Delray Beach)
  • Germany Germany 2 (Houston and Los Angeles)
  • Italy Italy 1 (St. Poelten)
  • Netherlands Netherlands 1 (Amersfoort)
  • Thailand Thailand 1 (Nottingham)
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom 1 (Newport)

Entry rankings

Singles

As of 29 December 2003
Rk Name Nation Points
1 Andy Roddick  USA 4,535
2 Roger Federer   SUI 4,375
3 Juan Carlos Ferrero  ESP 4,205
4 Andre Agassi  USA 3,425
5 Guillermo Coria  ARG 3,330
6 Rainer Schüttler  GER 3,205
7 Carlos Moyà  ESP 2,280
8 David Nalbandián  ARG 2,060
9 Mark Philippoussis  AUS 1,615
10 Sébastien Grosjean  FRA 1,610
11 Paradorn Srichaphan  THA 1,595
12 Nicolas Massú  CHI 1,559
13 Jiří Novák  CZE 1,510
14 Younes El Aynaoui  MAR 1,480
15 Tim Henman  GBR 1,480
16 Gustavo Kuerten  BRA 1,470
17 Lleyton Hewitt  AUS 1,450
18 Sjeng Schalken  NED 1,445
19 Martin Verkerk  NED 1,425
20 Mardy Fish  USA 1,300
Year-end rankings 2004 (27 December 2004)[1]
Rk Name Nation Points High Low Change
1 Roger Federer   SUI 6,335 1 2 Increase 1
2 Andy Roddick  USA 3,655 1 3 Decrease 1
3 Lleyton Hewitt  AUS 3,590 3 20 Increase 14
4 Marat Safin  RUS 3,060 4 86 Increase 73
5 Carlos Moyà  ESP 2,520 4 9 Increase 2
6 Tim Henman  GBR 2,465 4 15 Increase 9
7 Guillermo Coria  ARG 2,400 3 7 Decrease 2
8 Andre Agassi  USA 2,100 4 11 Decrease 4
9 David Nalbandián  ARG 1,945 4 14 Decrease 1
10 Gastón Gaudio  ARG 1,920 8 44 Increase 24
11 Joachim Johansson  SWE 1,595 11 95 Increase 84
12 Guillermo Cañas  ARG 1,595 11 272 Increase 260
13 Tommy Robredo  ESP 1,465 12 27 Increase 8
14 Dominik Hrbatý  SVK 1,380 12 61 Increase 47
15 Sébastien Grosjean  FRA 1,370 9 16 Decrease 5
16 Mikhail Youzhny  RUS 1,340 16 58 Increase 27
17 Tommy Haas  GER 1,330 17 NR NR
18 Andrei Pavel  ROU 1,325 13 69 Increase 51
19 Nicolas Massú  CHI 1,320 9 19 Decrease 7
20 Vincent Spadea  USA 1,285 19 36 Increase 9

Retirements

Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP rankings top 100 (singles) or top 50 (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2004 season:

  •  ITA Renzo Furlan (born 17 May 1970 in Conegliano, Veneto, Italy) He turned professional in 1988 and reached his career-high ranking of world no. 19 in 1996. He reached the quarterfinals of the French Open in 1995 and earned two career ATP titles. He played his last match in Lugano in June against Jérôme Haehnel.[2]
  •  GER Marc-Kevin Goellner (born 22 September 1970 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) He turned professional in 1991 and reached his career-high singles ranking of world no. 26 in 1994. He earned two career singles titles and four doubles titles, being ranked no. 25 in doubles. His last singles and doubles matches were in Kish Island, Iran in November.[3]
  •  CRO Goran Ivanišević (born 13 September 1971 in Split, Croatia) He turned professional in 1988 and reached his career-high ranking of world no. 2 in 1994. He won Wimbledon in 2001, was a semifinalist at the US Open, and a quarterfinalist at the Australian and French Opens. He also won two bronze medals in singles and doubles at the 1992 Olympics. He won 22 singles titles and four doubles titles. He played his last career match at Wimbledon against Lleyton Hewitt.[4]
  •  SWE Magnus Larsson (born 25 March 1970 in Olofström, Blekinge, Sweden) He turned professional in 1989 and reached his highest singles ranking of world no. 10 in 1995. He reached the semifinals of the French Open in 1994 and the quarterfinals of the US Open three times (1993, 1997, and 1998), as well as earning seven career ATP titles. His highest doubles ranking was no. 26 (also in 1995), and he earned six doubles titles. His final career ATP match was in Copenhagen in February 2003 against Radek Štěpánek.[5]
  •  USA Todd Martin (born July 8, 1970, in Hinsdale, Illinois) He turned professional in 1990 and reached a career-high ranking of world no. 4. He was a finalist at the 1994 Australian Open and the 1999 US Open, as well as earning eight career titles. He played his last match in the first round of the US Open against Fabrice Santoro.[6]
  •  SWE Magnus Norman (born 30 May 1976 in Filipstad, Sweden) He turned professional in 1995 and reached a career-high ranking of world no. 2. He was a finalist at the French Open in 2000. He won 12 singles titles, including the 2000 Tennis Masters Series tournament in Rome. He played his last singles match in the quarterfinals in Shanghai in September 2003 against Jiří Novák.[7]
  •  CHI Marcelo Ríos (born December 26, 1975, in Santiago, Chile) He turned professional in 1994 and reached the no. 1 ranking in the world. He was a finalist at the Australian Open in 1998 and a quarterfinalist at the French and US Opens. He played his last career match in April in San Luis Potosí against Mariano Delfino.[8]

See also

References