2004 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
2004 Australian Open
Champion Switzerland Roger Federer
Runner-up Russia Marat Safin
Final score 7–6(7–3), 6–4, 6–2

Roger Federer defeated Marat Safin 7–6(7–3), 6–4, 6–2 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 2004 Australian Open tennis tournament.[1][2] This victory allowed Federer to become world number one the following week for the first time in his career (he would hold it for a record 237 consecutive weeks).

Andre Agassi, the defending champion, lost in the semifinal 6–7(6–8), 6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–1, 3–6, against Safin, thus ending his streak of 26 match wins.

Safin also defeated No. 1 seed Andy Roddick in the quarterfinal. This was the only time in Roddick's career where he was seeded No. 1 in an ATP Grand Slam tournament.


Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Roger Federer is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. United States Andy Roddick (Quarterfinals)
  2. Switzerland Roger Federer (Champion)
  3. Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero (Semifinals)
  4. United States Andre Agassi (Semifinals)
  5. Argentina Guillermo Coria (First Round)
  6. Germany Rainer Schüttler (First Round)
  7. n/a
  8. Argentina David Nalbandian (Quarterfinals)
  9. France Sébastien Grosjean (Quarterfinals)
  10. Australia Mark Philippoussis (Fourth Round)
  11. United Kingdom Tim Henman (Third Round)
  12. Chile Nicolás Massú (First Round)
  13. Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan (Fourth Round)
  14. Czech Republic Jiri Novák (Third Round)
  15. Australia Lleyton Hewitt (Fourth Round)
  16. Netherlands Sjeng Schalken (Fourth Round)
  17. Netherlands Martin Verkerk (First Round)
  18. Morocco Younes El Aynaoui (First Round)
  19. Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (Third Round)
  20. Spain Tommy Robredo (First Round)
  21. United States Mardy Fish (First Round)
  22. Argentina Agustín Calleri (Second Round)
  23. Spain Félix Mantilla (First Round)
  24. Belarus Max Mirnyi (First Round)
  25. Sweden Jonas Björkman (First Round)
  26. Spain Albert Costa (Third Round)
  27. United States Taylor Dent (Third Round)
  28. Spain Feliciano López (First Round)
  29. United States Vincent Spadea (First Round)
  30. France Arnaud Clément (First Round)
  31. South Africa Wayne Ferreira (Third Round)
  32. United States Robby Ginepri (Fourth Round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                                   
  1  United States Andy Roddick 6 3 5 77 4  
 Russia Marat Safin 2 6 7 60 6  
   Russia Marat Safin 78 78 5 1 6  
  4  United States Andre Agassi 66 66 7 6 3  
4  United States Andre Agassi 6 2      
  9  France Sébastien Grosjean 2 0 r      
     Russia Marat Safin 63 4 2    
  2  Switzerland Roger Federer 77 6 6    
   Morocco Hicham Arazi 1 66 65      
3  Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 78 77      
3  Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 4 1 4    
  2  Switzerland Roger Federer 6 6 6      
8  Argentina David Nalbandian 5 4 7 3  
  2  Switzerland Roger Federer 7 6 5 6    

Top Half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
1 United States A Roddick 6 7 77
Chile F González 2 5 64 1 United States A Roddick 6 6 6
Czech Republic B Ulihrach 6 3 6 6 Czech Republic B Ulihrach 2 2 3
Germany L Burgsmüller 4 6 2 1 1 United States A Roddick 6 6 6
Georgia (country) I Labadze 4 3 6 3 27 United States T Dent 2 0 2
Argentina JI Chela 6 6 3 6 Argentina JI Chela 6 4 6 64 5
Q Spain F Verdasco 2 1 1 r 27 United States T Dent 3 6 4 77 7
27 United States T Dent 6 6 2 1 United States A Roddick 6 6 6
18 Morocco Y El Aynaoui 1 r 16 Netherlands S Schalken 1 2 3
Spain G Blanco 4 Spain G Blanco 3 4 3
Austria J Melzer 6 6 6 Austria J Melzer 6 6 6
Germany T Behrend 1 2 2 Austria J Melzer 61 4 1
Spain D Ferrer 77 6 6 16 Netherlands S Schalken 77 6 6
Q Luxembourg G Müller 64 1 3 Spain D Ferrer 3 2 7 1
Q Denmark K Carlsen 5 3 1 16 Netherlands S Schalken 6 6 5 6
16 Netherlands S Schalken 7 6 6

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
12 Chile N Massú 1 77 2 3
Finland J Nieminen 6 65 6 6 Finland J Nieminen 65 4 6 4
Russia M Safin 6 3 6 6 Russia M Safin 77 6 4 6
United States B Vahaly 2 6 3 4 Russia M Safin 7 1 4 6 7
France A Dupuis 6 6 65 64 3 United States T Martin 5 6 6 0 5
United States T Martin 4 4 77 77 6 United States T Martin 77 77 79
Croatia I Karlović 77 77 77 Croatia I Karlović 64 64 67
21 United States M Fish 60 65 64 Russia M Safin 77 6 66 6
30 France A Clément 78 6 4 1 2 United States J Blake 63 3 78 3
Russia N Davydenko 66 4 6 6 6 Russia N Davydenko 62 79 3 2
Q France O Patience 4 4 77 6 6 Q France O Patience 77 67 6 6
Russia I Andreev 6 6 64 1 2 Q France O Patience 1 3 2
Spain Ó Hernández 1 3 1 United States J Blake 6 6 6
Ecuador N Lapentti 6 6 6 Ecuador N Lapentti 3 64 6 1
United States J Blake 6 6 6 United States J Blake 6 77 2 6
LL Peru I Miranda 1 4 4

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
4 United States A Agassi 6 6 6
WC Australia T Larkham 1 3 4 4 United States A Agassi 6 6 6
France N Mahut 4 2 7 3 Q Czech Republic T Berdych 0 2 4
Q Czech Republic T Berdych 6 6 5 6 4 United States A Agassi 6 6 6
Slovakia K Beck 6 6 2 6 Sweden T Enqvist 0 3 3
Austria S Koubek 4 0 6 4 Slovakia K Beck 5 6 3 4
Sweden T Enqvist 4 6 6 78 Sweden T Enqvist 7 4 6 6
29 United States V Spadea 6 4 4 66 4 United States A Agassi 77 6 6
19 Brazil G Kuerten 5 6 6 2 8 13 Thailand P Srichaphan 63 3 4
Netherlands J van Lottum 7 0 1 6 6 19 Brazil G Kuerten 7 65 6 6
Russia D Tursunov 62 4 7 2 Croatia I Ljubičić 5 77 4 3
Croatia I Ljubičić 77 6 5 6 19 Brazil G Kuerten 3 5 4
Q France J Golmard 77 6 6 13 Thailand P Srichaphan 6 7 6
Spain A Portas 63 4 1 Q France J Golmard 3 r
Argentina J Acasuso 5 4 0 13 Thailand P Srichaphan 6
13 Thailand P Srichaphan 7 6 6

Section 4

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
9 France S Grosjean 6 6 7
Russia M Youzhny 1 4 5 9 France S Grosjean 6 6 6
United States J-M Gambill 6 6 United States J-M Gambill 4 3 2
France G Carraz 2 3 r 9 France S Grosjean 2 6 6 6
Slovakia D Hrbatý 6 6 6 Slovakia D Hrbatý 6 4 1 3
Brazil F Saretta 3 3 3 Slovakia D Hrbatý 6 7 6
Argentina G Gaudio 6 6 78 Argentina G Gaudio 1 5 0
20 Spain T Robredo 3 2 66 9 France S Grosjean 6 3 6 6
32 United States R Ginepri 7 6 6 32 United States R Ginepri 4 6 4 1
Peru L Horna 5 3 3 32 United States R Ginepri 6 6 6
WC Australia C Guccione 6 77 6 WC Australia C Guccione 4 3 3
WC Australia A Jones 3 63 2 32 United States R Ginepri 6 6 6
WC France N Escudé 6 77 6 WC France N Escudé 2 3 4
South Korea H-T Lee 3 65 2 WC France N Escudé 6 77 6
Sweden R Söderling 4 4 7 6 6 Sweden R Söderling 3 64 4
6 Germany R Schüttler 6 6 5 3 4

Bottom Half

Section 5

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
5 Argentina G Coria 67 2 4
France C Saulnier 79 6 6 France C Saulnier 6 1 2 r
France O Mutis 5 6 0 3 Morocco H Arazi 3 6 6
Morocco H Arazi 7 2 6 6 Morocco H Arazi 2 77 6 6
WC Australia W Arthurs 77 6 62 65 6 26 Spain A Costa 6 62 2 1
Q Croatia R Karanušić 62 4 77 77 2 WC Australia W Arthurs 77 5 6 4 6
United Kingdom G Rusedski 4 3 4 26 Spain A Costa 65 7 4 6 8
26 Spain A Costa 6 6 6 Morocco H Arazi 6 6 6
17 Netherlands M Verkerk 4 6 3 4 10 Australia M Philippoussis 2 2 4
Spain À Corretja 6 1 6 6 Spain À Corretja 4 6 3 77 5
Netherlands R Sluiter 77 4 6 4 3 Croatia M Ančić 6 1 6 64 7
Croatia M Ančić 64 6 3 6 6 Croatia M Ančić 4 62 2
France F Santoro 7 4 7 6 10 Australia M Philippoussis 6 77 6
WC Australia P Luczak 5 6 5 1 France F Santoro 6 3 4 2
Sweden T Johansson 66 2 64 10 Australia M Philippoussis 4 6 6 6
10 Australia M Philippoussis 78 6 77

Section 6

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
14 Czech Republic J Novák 6 6 7
Belgium O Rochus 3 3 5 14 Czech Republic J Novák 6 77 6
Spain R Ramírez Hidalgo 2 6 3 4 LL Czech Republic J Vacek 2 63 4
LL Czech Republic J Vacek 6 3 6 6 14 Czech Republic J Novák 6 6 5 63 4
Q United States J Salzenstein 63 6 3 6 4 Romania A Pavel 4 3 7 77 6
Q United States G Weiner 77 4 6 3 6 Q United States G Weiner 4 4 2
Romania A Pavel 62 6 6 77 Romania A Pavel 6 6 6
24 Belarus M Mirnyi 77 3 2 62 Romania A Pavel 4 6 3 2
28 Spain F López 6 6 63 4 2 3 Spain JC Ferrero 6 3 6 6
Spain A Martín 3 4 77 6 6 Spain A Martín 65 3 5
Sweden J Johansson 6 77 6 Sweden J Johansson 77 6 7
Germany A Popp 4 63 4 Sweden J Johansson 1 64 77 4
Germany N Kiefer 3 6 3 4 3 Spain JC Ferrero 6 77 65 6
Italy F Volandri 6 4 6 6 Italy F Volandri 4 63 5
Spain Á Montañés 0 1 1 3 Spain JC Ferrero 6 77 7
3 Spain JC Ferrero 6 6 6

Section 7

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
8 Argentina D Nalbandian 6 6 6
Q Brazil R Mello 2 1 4 8 Argentina D Nalbandian 6 6 6
Q Germany F Mayer 7 7 6 Q Germany F Mayer 1 0 3
France R Gasquet 68 66 3 8 Argentina D Nalbandian 6 6 7
Spain D Sánchez 61 77 4 6 6 31 South Africa W Ferreira 2 4 5
South Africa W Moodie 77 65 6 4 3 Spain D Sánchez 6 3 4 4
Romania V Hănescu 4 6 63 1 31 South Africa W Ferreira 2 6 6 6
31 South Africa W Ferreira 6 3 77 6 8 Argentina D Nalbandian 6 6 6
22 Argentina A Calleri 6 3 6 7 Argentina G Cañas 4 2 1
Belgium C Rochus 1 6 3 5 22 Argentina A Calleri 1 6 6 62 4
Argentina G Cañas 6 6 6 Argentina G Cañas 6 4 2 77 6
Q France S de Chaunac 2 2 4 Argentina G Cañas 65 5 77 7 9
Italy D Sanguinetti 77 6 2 3 3 11 United Kingdom T Henman 77 7 63 5 7
Czech Republic R Štěpánek 63 3 6 6 6 Czech Republic R Štěpánek 2 6 3 0
Monaco J-R Lisnard 2 4 2 11 United Kingdom T Henman 6 4 6 6
11 United Kingdom T Henman 6 6 6

Section 8

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
15 Australia L Hewitt 6 6 0
Q Philippines C Mamiit 2 4 1 r 15 Australia L Hewitt 1 6 6 6
Belgium X Malisse 2 3 4 Slovakia K Kučera 6 1 4 1
Slovakia K Kučera 6 6 6 15 Australia L Hewitt 77 77 6
Spain R Nadal 6 6 6 Spain R Nadal 62 65 2
Q Czech Republic M Tabara 1 2 2 Spain R Nadal 6 3 7 6
France T Ascione 7 6 77 France T Ascione 4 6 5 1
23 Spain F Mantilla 5 1 63 15 Australia L Hewitt 6 3 0 4
25 Sweden J Björkman 2 3 1 2 Switzerland R Federer 4 6 6 6
Armenia S Sargsian 6 6 6 Armenia S Sargsian 3 4 6 78 4
WC Uzbekistan V Kutsenko 3 2 3 WC Australia T Reid 6 6 4 66 6
WC Australia T Reid 6 6 6 WC Australia T Reid 3 0 1
Q United States J Morrison 6 6 6 2 Switzerland R Federer 6 6 6
Netherlands D van Scheppingen 4 2 4 Q United States J Morrison 2 3 4
Q United States A Bogomolov Jr. 3 4 0 2 Switzerland R Federer 6 6 6
2 Switzerland R Federer 6 6 6

References

  1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 364. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. "Australian Open Results Archive – 2004 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 8 August 2012.

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