2004 Mercedes Cup – Singles

Singles
2004 Mercedes Cup
Champion	Guillermo Cañas
Runner-up	Gastón Gaudio
Final score	5–7, 6–2, 6–0, 1–6, 6–3

Guillermo Coria was the defending champion,^[1] but did not participate.

Guillermo Cañas won the title, defeating Gastón Gaudio 5–7, 6–2, 6–0, 1–6, 6–3 in the final.^[2]

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1. Rainer Schüttler (Second Round)
2. Gastón Gaudio (Final)
3. Juan Ignacio Chela (Third Round)
4. Andrei Pavel (Third Round)
5. Jiří Novák (Quarterfinals)
6. Tommy Robredo (Second Round)
7. Feliciano López (Second Round)
8. Mariano Zabaleta (Third Round)
9. Florian Mayer (Second Round)
10. Mikhail Youzhny (Third Round)
11. David Ferrer (Semifinals)
12. Albert Costa (Quarterfinals)
13. Ivo Karlović (Third Round)
14. Rafael Nadal (Quarterfinals)
15. Nikolay Davydenko (Semifinals)
16. Tomáš Berdych (Third Round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Radek Štěpánek	4	4
		Guillermo Cañas	6	6
									Guillermo Cañas	3	6	6
								15	Nikolay Davydenko	6	1	2
	15	Nikolay Davydenko	6	6
	12	Albert Costa	3	4
																Guillermo Cañas	5	6	6	1	6
															2	Gastón Gaudio	7	2	0	6	3
	11	David Ferrer	6	6^3	7
	14	Rafael Nadal	3	7^7	5
								11	David Ferrer	3	7	4
								2	Gastón Gaudio	6	5	6
	5	Jiří Novák	4	3
	2	Gastón Gaudio	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	R Schüttler	7^8	3	2
	JP Guzmán	6^4	3					R Štěpánek	6^6	6	6
	R Štěpánek	7^7	6												R Štěpánek	6	7
Q	F Squillari	6	7^7											13	I Karlović	2	5
	N Almagro	3	6^1				Q	F Squillari	3	6^0
							13	I Karlović	6	7^7
																						R Štěpánek	4	4
																						G Cañas	6	6
							9	F Mayer	7^7	6^5	4
	D Norman	0	5					G Cañas	6^3	7^7	6
	G Cañas	6	7												G Cañas	6	6
	S Koubek	6	7^7												S Koubek	4	2
	O Patience	2	6^5					S Koubek	6	6
							7	F López	3	4

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							4	A Pavel	6	6
	V Hănescu	6^3	1^r					B Ulihrach	1	1
	B Ulihrach	7^7	4											4	A Pavel	5	6	4
WC	A Beck	7^7	6											15	N Davydenko	7	1	6
	A Peya	6^2	1				WC	A Beck	3	3
							15	N Davydenko	6	6
																					15	N Davydenko	6	6
																					12	A Costa	3	4
							12	A Costa	7	6
	F Mantilla	6^1	6	6				F Mantilla	5	4
Q	J Haehnel	7^7	2	2										12	A Costa	7	7^7
	M López	6	6^5	6										8	M Zabaleta	5	6^4
WC	D Elsner	1	7^7	3				M López	6^2	2
							8	M Zabaleta	7^7	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							6	T Robredo	1	4
Q	R Gasquet	6	6				Q	R Gasquet	6	6
LL	É Roger-Vasselin	2	4											Q	R Gasquet	4	2
	A Di Pasquale	6	6											11	D Ferrer	6	6
	G Blanco	3	1					A Di Pasquale	4	6	1
							11	D Ferrer	6	1	6
																					11	D Ferrer	6	6^3	7
																					14	R Nadal	3	7^7	5
							14	R Nadal	7^7	6
Q	P Kohlschreiber	3	6	2				M Vassallo Argüello	6^4	4
	M Vassallo Argüello	6	3	6										14	R Nadal	6	6
Q	JF Andersen	6	6											3	JI Chela	2	3
	L Burgsmüller	4	2				Q	JF Andersen	3	1
							3	JI Chela	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							5	J Novák	6	6
	T Ascione	6	7^10					T Ascione	2	4
	T Zíb	3	6^8											5	J Novák	7^7	4	6
WC	A Waske	2	6	1										10	M Youzhny	6^4	6	1
	A Popp	6	1	6				A Popp	3	6^7
							10	M Youzhny	6	7^9
																					5	J Novák	4	3
																					2	G Gaudio	6	6
							16	T Berdych	6	6
LL	B Phau	6	6				LL	B Phau	2	3
	I Heuberger	3	2											16	T Berdych	2	4
Q	H Armando	6	6											2	G Gaudio	6	6
WC	S Rieschick	1	4				Q	H Armando	6	2	6^5
							2	G Gaudio	3	6	7^7

References

1. "Coria stuns Robredo". BBC Sport. 20 July 2003. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
2. "Canas earns Stuttgart win". BBC Sport. 18 July 2004. Retrieved 10 May 2014.

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