# Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

These are the results of the women's singles competition in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Zhang Ning (CHN) | Mia Audina (NED) | Zhou Mi (CHN) |

## Draw

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Gong Ruina (CHN) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | Li Li (SIN) | 9 | 4 | | Gong (CHN) | Gong (CHN) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Salakjit Ponsana (THA) | 11 | 5 | 11 | Ponsana (THA) | Ponsana (THA) | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Miho Tanaka (JPN) | 7 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | Gong (CHN) | Gong (CHN) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Jun Jae-youn (KOR) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | Cheng (TPE) | Cheng (TPE) | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Charmaine Reid (CAN) | 4 | 5 | | Jun (KOR) | Jun (KOR) | 11 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Cheng Shao-chieh (TPE) | 11 | 11 | | Cheng (TPE) | Cheng (TPE) | 3 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ling Wan Ting (HKG) | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | Gong (CHN) | Gong (CHN) | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| 5 | Mia Audina (NED) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | Audina (NED) | Audina (NED) | 11 | 11 | | | | | |
| 28 | Nigella Saunders (JAM) | 4 | 1 | | Audina (NED) | Audina (NED) | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Aparna Popat (IND) | 11 | 11 | | Popat (IND) | Popat (IND) | 11 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Michelle Edwards (RSA) | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | Audina (NED) | Audina (NED) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Camilla Martin (DEN) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | Hallam (GBR) | Hallam (GBR) | 0 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Kanako Yonekura (JPN) | 4 | 7 | | Martin (DEN) | Martin (DEN) | 2 | 11 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Tracey Hallam (GBR) | 11 | 6 | 11 | Hallam (GBR) | Hallam (GBR) | 11 | 5 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Juliane Schenk (GER) | 7 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Audina (NED) | Audina (NED) | 11 | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Petya Nedelcheva (BUL) | 8 | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Zhang (CHN) | Zhang (CHN) | 8 | 11 | 11 |
| 30 | Tine Rasmussen (DEN) | 11 | 7 | 11 | Nedelcheva (BUL) | Nedelcheva (BUL) | 7 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Seo Yoon-hee (KOR) | 11 | 6 | 11 | Seo (KOR) | Seo (KOR) | 11 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Pi Hongyan (FRA) | 6 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | Nedelcheva (BUL) | Nedelcheva (BUL) | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Kaori Mori (JPN) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | Zhou (CHN) | Zhou (CHN) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Anu Weckström (FIN) | 5 | 4 | | Mori (JPN) | Mori (JPN) | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Zhou Mi (CHN) | 9 | 11 | 11 | Zhou (CHN) | Zhou (CHN) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Xu Huaiwen (GER) | 11 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Zhou (CHN) | Zhou (CHN) | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| 7 | Yao Jie (NED) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | Zhang (CHN) | Zhang (CHN) | 11 | 11 | | | | | |
| 26 | Jiang Yanmei (SIN) | 6 | 8 | | Yao (NED) | Yao (NED) | 11 | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Wang Chen (HKG) | 11 | 11 | | Wang (HKG) | Wang (HKG) | 8 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Lorena Blanco (PER) | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | Wang (HKG) | Wang (HKG) | 11 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Kelly Morgan (GBR) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | Zhang (CHN) | Zhang (CHN) | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Lenny Permana (AUS) | 5 | 3 | | Morgan (GBR) | Morgan (GBR) | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | Zhang Ning (CHN) | 4 | 11 | 11 | Zhang (CHN) | Zhang (CHN) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Marina Andrievskaya (SWE) | 11 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Bronze-medal match

| Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match |
| 1 | Gong Ruina (CHN) | 2 | 11 | 6 |
| 2 | Zhou Mi (CHN) | 11 | 8 | 11 |