2004 US Open (tennis)

2004 US Open
Date August 30 - September 12
Edition 124th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Hardcourt
Location New York City, USA
Venue USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
Champions
Men's Singles
Switzerland Roger Federer
Women's Singles
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Men's Doubles
The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor
Women's Doubles
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual / Argentina Paola Suárez
Mixed Doubles
United States Bob Bryan / Russia Vera Zvonareva
Boys' Singles
United Kingdom Andy Murray
Girls' Singles
Netherlands Michaëlla Krajicek
Boys' Doubles
United States Brendan Evans / United States Scott Oudsema
Girls' Doubles
New Zealand Marina Erakovic / Netherlands Michaëlla Krajicek

The 2004 US Open was held between August 30, 2004 – September 12, 2004.

Both Andy Roddick and Justine Henin-Hardenne were unsuccessful in their title defences, Roddick losing in the quarter-finals to Joachim Johansson and Henin-Hardenne falling in the fourth round to Nadia Petrova. On the men's side, Roger Federer won his first US Open, defeating rival and 2001 champion Lleyton Hewitt in a lopsided final. Svetlana Kuznetsova won the women's title defeating Elena Dementieva in the final.

Seniors

Men's singles

Switzerland Roger Federer[1] defeated Australia Lleyton Hewitt, 6–0, 7–6(7–3), 6–0

• It was Federer's 4th career Grand Slam singles title and his 1st title at the US Open. It was Federer's 9th title of the year, and his 20th overall.

Women's singles

Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Russia Elena Dementieva, 6–3, 7–5

• It was Kuznetsova's 1st career Grand Slam singles title.

Men's doubles

The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor defeated India Leander Paes / Czech Republic David Rikl, 6–3, 6–3

• It was Knowles' 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title and his 1st title at the US Open.
• It was Nestor's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title and his 1st title at the US Open.

Women's doubles

Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual / Argentina Paola Suárez defeated Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova / Russia Elena Likhovtseva, 6–4, 7–5

• It was Ruano Pascual's 7th career Grand Slam doubles title and her 3rd and last title at the US Open.
• It was Suárez' 7th career Grand Slam doubles title and her 3rd and last title at the US Open.

Mixed doubles

Russia Vera Zvonareva / United States Bob Bryan defeated Australia Alicia Molik / Australia Todd Woodbridge, 6–3, 6–4

• It was Zvonareva's 1st career Grand Slam mixed doubles title.
• It was Bryan's 2nd career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and his 2nd (consecutive) title at the US Open.

Juniors

Boys' singles

United Kingdom Andy Murray[2] defeated Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky, 6–4, 6–2

Girls' singles

Netherlands Michaëlla Krajicek defeated United States Jessica Kirkland, 6–1, 6–1

Boys' doubles

United States Brendan Evans / United States Scott Oudsema defeated Germany Andreas Beck / Germany Sebastian Rieschick, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2

Girls' doubles

New Zealand Marina Erakovic / Netherlands Michaëlla Krajicek defeated Romania Mădălina Gojnea / Romania Monica Niculescu, 7–6(7–4), 6–0

References

  1. Federer became the first Swiss player to win the US Open men's singles title.
  2. Andy Murray reached the men's singles final in 2008, and won the men's singles title in 2012.

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Preceded by
2004 Wimbledon Championships
Grand Slams Succeeded by
2005 Australian Open
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