2004 Australian Open

2004 Australian Open
Date19 January – 1 February 2004
Edition92nd
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceHardcourt (Rebound Ace)
LocationMelbourne, Australia
VenueMelbourne Park
Champions
Men's singles
Switzerland Roger Federer
Women's singles
Belgium Justine Henin-Hardenne
Men's doubles
France Michaël Llodra / France Fabrice Santoro
Women's doubles
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual / Argentina Paola Suárez
Mixed doubles
Russia Elena Bovina / Serbia and Montenegro Nenad Zimonjić
Wheelchair men's singles
Australia David Hall
Wheelchair women's singles
Netherlands Esther Vergeer
Wheelchair men's doubles
Netherlands Robin Ammerlaan / Austria Martin Legner
Wheelchair women's doubles
Netherlands Maaike Smit / Netherlands Esther Vergeer
Boys' singles
France Gaël Monfils
Girls' singles
Israel Shahar Pe'er
Boys' doubles
United States Scott Oudsema / United States Brendan Evans
Girls' doubles
Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan / China Sun Sheng-Nan
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The 2004 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia from 19 January to 1 February 2004.

Andre Agassi was unsuccessful in defending his 2003 title, being defeated in the semi-finals by Marat Safin. This ended a 26-match winning streak for Agassi at the Australian Open, having previously won in 2000, 2001 and 2003, missing 2002 through injury. Roger Federer won his first Australian Open title, defeating Safin in the final. Serena Williams was unable to defend her 2003 title after withdrawing from the tournament due to a left knee injury. Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated compatriot and rival Kim Clijsters in the final to win her only Australian Open title.

Seniors

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Men's singles

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Switzerland Roger Federer[1] defeated Russia Marat Safin, 7–6(7–3), 6–4, 6–2

  • It was Federer's 1st title of the year, and his 12th overall. It was his 2nd career Grand Slam title, and his 1st Australian Open title.

Women's singles

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Belgium Justine Henin-Hardenne[2] defeated Belgium Kim Clijsters, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3

  • It was Henin-Hardenne's 2nd title of the year, and her 16th overall. It was her 3rd career Grand Slam title, and her 1st Australian Open title.

Men's doubles

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France Michaël Llodra / France Fabrice Santoro defeated United States Bob Bryan / United States Mike Bryan, 7–6(7–4), 6–3

  • It was Llodra's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title and his 2nd (consecutive) at the Australian Open.
  • It was Santoro's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title and his 2nd (consecutive) at the Australian Open.

Women's doubles

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Spain Virginia Ruano / Argentina Paola Suárez defeated Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova / Russia Elena Likhovtseva, 6–4, 6–3

Mixed doubles

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Russia Elena Bovina / Serbia and Montenegro Nenad Zimonjić defeated United States Martina Navratilova / India Leander Paes, 6–1, 7–6(7–3)

  • It was Bovina's 1st career Grand Slam mixed doubles title.
  • It was Zimonjić's 1st career Grand Slam mixed doubles title.

Juniors

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Boys' singles

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France Gaël Monfils defeated France Josselin Ouanna, 6–0, 6–3

Girls' singles

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Israel Shahar Pe'er defeated Czech Republic Nicole Vaidišová, 6–1, 6–4

Boys' doubles

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United States Scott Oudsema / United States Brendan Evans defeated Australia David Galić / Australia David Jeflea, 6–1, 6–1

Girls' doubles

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Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan / China Sun Shengnan defeated Czech Republic Veronika Chvojková / Czech Republic Nicole Vaidišová, 7–5, 6–3

Wheelchair

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Men's singles

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Australia David Hall defeated Netherlands Robin Ammerlaan, 6–4, 7–5

Women's singles

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Netherlands Esther Vergeer defeated Australia Daniela Di Toro, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1

Men's doubles

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Netherlands Robin Ammerlaan / Austria Martin Legner defeated Poland Tadeusz Kruszelnicki / Japan Satoshi Saida, 6–3, 6–3

Women's doubles

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Netherlands Maaike Smit / Netherlands Esther Vergeer defeated Netherlands Sonja Peters / Netherlands Sharon Walraven, 6–3, 7–6(3)

Notes

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  1. ^ Federer became the first Swiss male player to win the Australian Open singles title.
  2. ^ Henin-Hardenne became the first Belgian player (male or female) to win the Australian Open singles title.
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