Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's singles
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| Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | men | women | ||
| Doubles | men | women | ||
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 Justine Henin-Hardenne |
 Amélie Mauresmo |
 Alicia Molik |
Contents |
[edit] Round of 64
all matches on August 15 & August 16
winners in bold
[edit] Round of 32
Justin Henin-Hardenne continued her winning ways on the comeback from injury to easily progress into the third round where, home grown girl, Greece's Eleni Daniilidou will also be after coming from a set behind to defeat the number 15 seed Magdalena Maleeva. Reigning Olympic champion, Venus Williams was in scintillating form going through without losing a single game whilst Amélie Mauresmo also made light work of her second round opponent.
all matches on August 17
winners in bold
| Justine Henin-Hardenne, BEL | (6-2, 6-1) | Maria Vento-Kabchi, VEN |
| Nicole Pratt, AUS | (1-6, 7-6, 6-2) | Tathiana Garbin, ITA |
| Mary Pierce, FRA | (6-2, 6-1) | Nadia Petrova, RUS |
| Venus Williams, USA | (6-0, 6-0) | Maja Matevžič, SLO |
| Anastasia Myskina, RUS | (6-2, 3-6, 6-4) | Kristina Brandi, PUR |
| Eleni Daniilidou, GRE | (2-6, 6-4, 6-4) | Magdalena Maleeva, BUL |
| Francesca Schiavone, ITA | (2-6, 7-6, 6-4) | Yoon Jeong Choo, KOR |
| Fabiola Zuluaga, COL | (4-6, 7-6, 6-1) | Paola Suárez, ARG |
| Ai Sugiyama, JPN | (7-5, 6-4) | Tatiana Perebiynis, UKR |
| Karolina Šprem, CRO | (6-3, 6-1) | Angelique Widjaja, INA |
| Lisa Raymond, USA | (6-1, 6-2) | Silvia Farina Elia, ITA |
| Alicia Molik, AUS | (7-5, 6-4) | Katarina Srebotnik, SLO |
| Svetlana Kuznetsova, RUS | (7-6, 6-2) | Akiko Morigami, JPN |
| Patty Schnyder, SUI | (3-6, 6-1, 6-4) | Daniela Hantuchová, SVK |
| Chanda Rubin, USA | (6-4, 3-6, 6-3) | Cara Black, ZIM |
| Amélie Mauresmo, FRA | (6-0, 6-1) | Maria Elena Camerin, ITA |
[edit] Round of 16
The reigning champion from the Sydney Olympics, made an exit as France's Mary Pierce defeated Venus Williams in straight sets. Justine Henin-Hardenne continued to show fantastic form dropping just one game in her 2-0 drubbing of Australia's Nicole Pratt. The hosts were disappointed to see home town girl Eleni Daniilidou knocked out in a valiant effort against French Open champion Anastasia Myskina.
all matches on August 18
winners in bold
| Justine Henin-Hardenne, BEL | (6-1, 6-0) | Nicole Pratt, AUS |
| Mary Pierce, FRA | (6-4, 6-4) | Venus Williams, USA |
| Anastasia Myskina, RUS | (7-5, 6-4) | Eleni Daniilidou, GRE |
| Francesca Schiavone, ITA | (6-7, 6-1, 6-3) | Fabiola Zuluaga, COL |
| Ai Sugiyama, JPN | (7-6, 6-1) | Karolina Šprem, CRO |
| Alicia Molik, AUS | (6-4, 6-4) | Lisa Raymond, USA |
| Svetlana Kuznetsova, RUS | (6-3, 6-3) | Patty Schnyder, SUI |
| Amélie Mauresmo, FRA | (6-3, 6-1) | Chanda Rubin, USA |
[edit] Quarter Finals
all matches on August 19
winners in bold
| Justine Henin-Hardenne, BEL | (6-4, 6-4) | Mary Pierce, FRA |
| Anastasia Myskina, RUS | (6-1, 6-2) | Francesca Schiavone, ITA |
| Alicia Molik, AUS | (6-3, 6-4) | Ai Sugiyama, JPN |
| Amélie Mauresmo, FRA | (7-6, 4-6, 6-2) | Svetlana Kuznetsova, RUS |
[edit] Semifinals
all matches on August 20
winners in bold
| Justine Henin-Hardenne, BEL | (7-5, 5-7, 8-6) | Anastasia Myskina, RUS | [Henin-Hardenne prevailed after trailing 5-1 in the third set.] |
| Amélie Mauresmo, FRA | (7-68, 6-3) | Alicia Molik, AUS |
[edit] Bronze medal match
all matches on August 21
winners in bold
| Alicia Molik, AUS | (6-3, 6-4) | Anastasia Myskina, RUS |
[edit] Final
August 21
winners in bold
| Justine Henin-Hardenne, BEL | (6-3, 6-3) | Amélie Mauresmo, FRA |
