# 2004 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open – Singles

Lindsay Davenport defeated Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2004 Cincinnati Open. It was her 6th title of the year and the 44th of her career.
This event was not held from 1989 onwards, so no defending champion was declared. Barbara Potter was the last champion in the 1988 edition.

## Seeds

The first two seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Lindsay Davenport (champion)
* Vera Zvonareva (final)
* Amy Frazier (semifinal)
* Marion Bartoli (semifinal, withdrew due to a right hand blister)
* Denisa Chládková (second round)
* Jill Craybas (first round)
* Flavia Pennetta (quarterfinals)
* Marlene Weingärtner (second 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| WC/1 | Lindsay Davenport | w/o | | | | | | |
| 4 | Marion Bartoli | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Marion Bartoli | | | | WC/1 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 2 | Vera Zvonareva | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Amy Frazier | 6 | 6$^4$ | 1 | 2 | Vera Zvonareva | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Vera Zvonareva | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | WC/1 | L Davenport | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Osterloh | 6 | 6 | | WC | L Osterloh | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Ad Serra Zanetti | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | WC/1 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | V Razzano | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 7 | F Pennetta | 2 | 2 | | | |
| | R Grande | 6 | 6 | | | R Grande | 7$^7$ | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | T Ashley | 7$^8$ | 6$^3$ | 5 | 7 | F Pennetta | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | F Pennetta | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | WC/1 | L Davenport | w/o |
| 4 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Bartoli | |
| | M Kirilenko | 3 | 3 | | 4 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Santangelo | 4 | 6 | 7 | | M Santangelo | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Beltrame | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 4 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | L Granville | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | L Granville | 3 | 1 | | | |
| | S Kleinová | 6 | 3 | 4 | | L Granville | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Fedak | 4 | 4 | | 5 | D Chládková | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | D Chládková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | M Weingärtner | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gagliardi | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | M Weingärtner | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sfar | 6 | 0 | | | S Sfar | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Pin | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | S Sfar | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | M Irvin | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Washington | 6 | 6 | | | M Washington | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | S Foretz | 2 | 5 | | 3 | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | A Frazier | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Frazier | 6 | 6$^4$ | 1 |
| 6 | J Craybas | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | V Zvonareva | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| Q | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | Q | S Peng | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Jidkova | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | A Jidkova | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Waters | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | Q | S Peng | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | A-L Grönefeld | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| LL | An Serra Zanetti | 7$^7$ | 6 | | LL | An Serra Zanetti | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |