# 2004 Ladies German Open – Singles

Amélie Mauresmo won the singles tennis title at the 2004 WTA German Open by walkover, as her opponent Venus Williams withdrew due to a left ankle strain. It was the first title of the year for Mauresmo, and the 11th title of her career.
Justine Henin-Hardenne was the two-time reigning champion, but did not compete this year due to a cytomegalovirus.

## Seeds

The first eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Kim Clijsters (third round, withdrew due to a left wrist tendonitis)
* Amélie Mauresmo (champion)
* Venus Williams (final, withdrew due to a left ankle strain)
* Anastasia Myskina (quarterfinals)
* Nadia Petrova (third round)
* Jennifer Capriati (semifinals)
* Elena Dementieva (third round)
* Ai Sugiyama (third round)
* Vera Zvonareva (second round)
* Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)
* Paola Suárez (quarterfinals)
* Silvia Farina Elia (withdrew due to a left adductor strain)
* Patty Schnyder (third round, withdrew due to a left upper arm strain)
* Conchita Martínez (first round)
* Jelena Dokic (first round)
* Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi (third round)
* Maria Sharapova (third round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | Karolina Šprem | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fabiola Zuluaga | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fabiola Zuluaga | 3 | 3 | | | Karolina Šprem | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | PR/3 | Venus Williams | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| PR/3 | Venus Williams | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | PR/3 | Venus Williams | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| 11 | Paola Suárez | 6$^5$ | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Paola Suárez | 6$^5$ | 7 | 2 | | | | | | PR/3 | Venus Williams | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Amélie Mauresmo | w/o |
| 6 | Jennifer Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Amélie Mauresmo | w/o |
| 4 | Anastasia Myskina | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Anastasia Myskina | 3 | 2 | | 6 | Jennifer Capriati | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 10 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 7$^7$ | 3 | 1 | 2 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | K Clijsters | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | ME Camerin | 2 | 3 | | Q | M Marrero | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Marrero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | K Clijsters | | | | | | |
| WC | A-L Grönefeld | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | K Šprem | w/o | | | | | |
| | K Šprem | 6 | 6 | | | K Šprem | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | M Shaughnessy | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | J Dokic | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Šprem | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | F Zuluaga | 3 | 3 |
| Q | T Perebiynis | 3 | 4 | | 9 | V Zvonareva | 1 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Zuluaga | 7 | 6 | | | F Zuluaga | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| PR | S Testud | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | F Zuluaga | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | |
| | M Pierce | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | 8 | A Sugiyama | 6$^4$ | 6 | 4 | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 6$^3$ | 7 | 7$^7$ | | E Likhovtseva | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | PR/3 | V Williams | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Golovin | 5 | 6 | 3 | | E Daniilidou | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Daniilidou | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | PR/3 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 16 | A Smashnova-Pistolesi | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | B Strýcová | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | N Dechy | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Maleeva | 3 | 1 | | 16 | A Smashnova-Pistolesi | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | A Smashnova-Pistolesi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | PR/3 | V Williams | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 |
| 11 | P Suárez | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | P Suárez | 6$^5$ | 7 | 2 |
| Q | A Medina Garrigues | 2 | 5 | | 11 | P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schett | 6 | 6 | | | B Schett | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | K Srebotnik | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 11 | P Suárez | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | |
| | A Barna | 4 | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | 5 | N Petrova | 1 | 6$^6$ | | | | | |
| | N Pratt | 6 | 6$^7$ | 4 | | A Barna | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Schruff | 6 | 6 | | WC | J Schruff | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Tu | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 6 | J Capriati | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | J Vakulenko | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 17 | M Sharapova | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | P Mandula | 6 | 6 | | | P Mandula | 4$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Safina | 1 | 6 | 3 | 17 | M Sharapova | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | M Sharapova | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Myskina | 3 | 2 |
| | D Hantuchová | 2 | 2 | | 13 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Gagliardi | 6 | 6 | | Q | E Gagliardi | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Black | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 13 | P Schnyder | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Kostanić | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 4 | A Myskina | w/o | | | | | | |
| | T Pisnik | 6$^4$ | 3 | | Q | J Kostanić | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | A Myskina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | E Dementieva | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Gehrlein | 3 | 5 | | Q | S Cohen-Aloro | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Cohen-Aloro | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 7 | E Dementieva | 2 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | Z Yan | 7$^7$ | 5 | 2 | | | | | | 10 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Bovina | 6$^5$ | 7 | 6 | | E Bovina | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M-G Mikaelian | 3 | 1 | | 10 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | S Kuznetsova | 7$^7$ | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | C Martínez | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Mauresmo | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 |
| | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 6 | 3 | 6 | | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Parra Santonja | 4 | 0 | | | D Chládková | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Chládková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Chládková | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Q | M Paštiková | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | G Dulko | 6 | 6 | | | G Dulko | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |