2004 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

Singles
2004 WTA Tour Championships
Champion	Maria Sharapova
Runner-up	Serena Williams
Final score	4–6, 6–2, 6–4

Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, but she did not qualify this year following a long-term wrist injury.

Maria Sharapova, on her WTA Tour Championships debut, defeated Serena Williams in three sets to win the title. As of January 2016, this is the most recent time in which Sharapova defeated Williams, having subsequently lost the last eighteen encounters in succession.^[1]

Seeds

1. Lindsay Davenport (Round Robin)
2. Amélie Mauresmo (Semifinals)
3. Anastasia Myskina (Semifinals)
4. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Round Robin)
5. Elena Dementieva (Round Robin)
6. Maria Sharapova (Champion)
7. Serena Williams (Final)
8. Vera Zvonareva (Round Robin)

Note:

• Justine Henin-Hardenne had qualified but pulled out due to cytomegalovirus.

Alternates

1. Venus Williams (not used)
2. Jennifer Capriati (not used)

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

	Semifinals							Final
	6	Maria Sharapova	2	6	6
	3	Anastasia Myskina	6	2	2
								6	Maria Sharapova	4	6	6
								7	Serena Williams	6	2	4
	7	Serena Williams	4	7^7	6
	2	Amélie Mauresmo	6	6^2	4

Black Group

		Mauresmo	Kuznetsova	Sharapova	Zvonareva	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
2	Amélie Mauresmo		6–3, 6–2	7–5, 6–4	6–0, 6–1	3–0	6–0		1
4	Svetlana Kuznetsova	3–6, 2–6		1–6, 4–6	6–2, 6–4	1–2	2–4		3
6	Maria Sharapova	5–7, 4–6	6–1, 6–4		6–4, 7–5	2–1	4–2		2
8	Vera Zvonareva	0–6, 1–6	2–6, 4–6	4–6, 5–7		0–3	0–6		4

Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.

Red Group

		Davenport	Myskina	Dementieva	Williams	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
1	Lindsay Davenport		6–7(5), 4–6	6–0, 6–1	3–6, 7–5, 6–1	2–1	4–3		3
3	Anastasia Myskina	7–6(5), 6–4		6–3, 6–3	6–4, 3–6, 4–6	2–1	5–2		1
5	Elena Dementieva	0–6, 1–6	3–6, 3–6		6–7(3), 5–7	0–3	0–6		4
7	Serena Williams	6–3, 5–7, 1–6	4–6, 6–3, 6–4	7–6(3), 7–5		2–1	5–3		2

Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.

References

1. Forsaith, Rob (27 January 2016). "Slick Serena smacks Sharapova in search of seventh slam". The Roar. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

See also

• WTA Tour Championships appearances