# 2004 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Singles

This was the first edition of the event.
Li Na won her maiden WTA singles title, defeating Martina Suchá in the final, 6–3, 6–4. Li also became the first Chinese player to win a WTA singles title.

## Seeds

* Gisela Dulko (second round)
* Jelena Janković (second round)
* Flavia Pennetta (second round, retired due to a left wrist sprain)
* Marion Bartoli (second round)
* María Vento-Kabchi (first round)
* Kristina Brandi (quarterfinals)
* Nicole Pratt (second round)
* Klára Koukalová (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Barbora Strýcová | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| | Martina Suchá | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Martina Suchá | 6 | 7 | | Martina Suchá | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | Q | Li Na | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Li Ting | 3 | 3 | Q | Li Na | 6 | 6 |
| Q | Li Na | 6 | 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 | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | G Dulko | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| M Díaz Oliva | M Díaz Oliva | 1 | 2 | | | D Safina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| D Safina | D Safina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | D Safina | D Safina | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| S Kleinová | S Kleinová | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | B Strýcová | B Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| B Strýcová | B Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | B Strýcová | B Strýcová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | J Zheng | J Zheng | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Vento-Kabchi | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | B Strýcová | B Strýcová | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | F Pennetta | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | M Suchá | M Suchá | 6 | 7 |
| WC | Z Yan | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | F Pennetta | 5 | 0 | r | | | | | | | | |
| J Craybas | J Craybas | 2 | 5 | | | T Tanasugarn | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| T Tanasugarn | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | T Tanasugarn | T Tanasugarn | 6$^7$ | 5 | | | | |
| M Suchá | M Suchá | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | M Suchá | M Suchá | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| A Jidkova | A Jidkova | 4 | 6 | 3 | | M Suchá | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Sun | 6 | 6$^5$ | 1 | 8 | K Koukalová | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | K Koukalová | 0 | 7 | 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 |
| 7 | N Pratt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Morigami | 3 | 4 | | 7 | N Pratt | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kapros | 1 | 1 | | WC | T Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | T Li | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Peng | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | N Grandin | 0 | 3 | | | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hopkins | 0 | 4 | | 4 | M Bartoli | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | T Li | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | K Brandi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | N Li | 6 | 6 |
| Q | N Liu | 6$^4$ | 3 | | 6 | K Brandi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Bratchikova | 6 | 0 | 3 | | T Panova | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Panova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | K Brandi | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | V Dushevina | 4 | 1 | | Q | N Li | 0 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | J Janković | 6 | 2 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Sun Tiantian (moved to the main draw)
* Aiko Nakamura (qualifying competition)
* Natalie Grandin (Advanced to the main draw)
* Liu Nannan (Advanced to the main draw)
* Suchanun Viratprasert (qualifying competition)
* Li Na (Advanced to the main draw)
* Xie Yan-ze (first round)
* Antonia Matic (second round)
* Nina Bratchikova (Advanced to the main draw)

### Qualifiers

* Nina Bratchikova
* Li Na
* Natalie Grandin
* Liu Nannan

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | 9 | Nina Bratchikova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Yang Shu-jing | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Wu Wen-hao | 0 | 4 | | Yang Shu-jing | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Yang Shu-jing | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Yang Shu-jing | 6 | 6 | | | | | 9 | Nina Bratchikova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | 5 | Suchanun Viratprasert | 4 | 4 |
| | Sun Shengnan | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Suchanun Viratprasert | 4 | 4 |
| | Leanne Baker | 4 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | |
| | Leanne Baker | 4 | 6$^1$ | | Sun Shengnan | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Suchanun Viratprasert | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | Huang Chu-xian | 1 | 1 | 5 | Suchanun Viratprasert | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 5 | Suchanun Viratprasert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | 2 | Aiko Nakamura | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | WC | He Chun-yan | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Aiko Nakamura | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | 6 | Li Na | 6 | 6 |
| | Yu Ying | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 6 | Li Na | 6 | 6 |
| | Iryna Kuryanovich | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Iryna Kuryanovich | 6 | 6 | | Iryna Kuryanovich | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Li Na | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Hao Jie | 1 | 3 | 6 | Li Na | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Li Na | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Natalie Grandin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Huang Lei | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Huang Lei | 4 | 3 | 3 | Natalie Grandin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Yuan Meng | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Chen Yan-chong | 1 | 1 | | Yuan Meng | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Yuan Meng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yuan Meng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | Natalie Grandin | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Francesca Lubiani | 1 | 5 |
| | Liu Wei-juan | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Francesca Lubiani | 1 | 5 |
| | Francesca Lubiani | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Francesca Lubiani | 6 | 6 | | Francesca Lubiani | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Tiffany Welford | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | |
| | Tiffany Welford | w/o | | | Tiffany Welford | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | |
| 7 | Xie Yan-ze | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Liu Nannan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dong Yan-hua | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dong Yan-hua | 3 | 2 | 4 | Liu Nannan | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Janet Lee | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| WC | Lu Cheng-jie | 0 | 0 | | Janet Lee | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Janet Lee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Janet Lee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | Liu Nannan | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | WC | Zhang Yao | 2 | 0 |
| WC | Zhou Ni | 6$^1$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | | WC | Zhang Yao | 2 | 0 |
| WC | Zhang Yao | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Zhang Yao | 7 | 6 | WC | Zhang Yao | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | Antonia Matic | 6 | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | |
| WC | Li Hewenfei | 3 | 3 | 8 | Antonia Matic | 6 | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | |
| 8 | Antonia Matic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |