# Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

These are the results of the women's singles competition, one of two events for female competitors in table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

## Qualifying Athletes

| Athletes | Country |
| Yoon Ji he | South Korea |
| Tawny Banh | United States |
| Fabiola Ramos | Venezuela |
| Laura Negrisoli | Italy |
| Nanthana Komwong | Thailand |
| Mouma Das | India |
| Marina Kravchenko | Israel |
| ARchontoula Volakaki | Greece |
| Olufunke Oshonaike | Nigeria |
| Berta Rodriguez | Chile |
| Silvija Erdelji | Serbia and Montenegro |
| Nesrine Ben Kahia | Tunisia |
| Marisol Espineira | Peru |
| Miao Miao | Australia |
| Leila Boucetta | Algeria |
| Huang I-hua | Chinese Taipei |
| Cornelia Vaida | Croatia |
| Lay Jian Fang | Australia |
| Manzura Inoyatova | Uzbekistan |
| Maria Fazakas | Hungary |
| Jasna Reed | United States |
| Renata Strbikova | Czech Republic |
| Oksana Fadeyeva | Russia |
| Wu Xue | Dominican Republic |
| Petra Cada | Canada |
| Olfa Guenni | Tunisia |
| Asma Menaifi | Algeria |
| Nikoleta Stefanova | Italy |
| Zeina Shaban | Jordan |
| Iizzwa Medina | Honduras |
| Cicilia Offiong | Nigeria |
| Ligia Silva Santos | Brazil |
| Chunli Li | New Zealand |
| Svetlana Ganina | Russia |
| Nicole Struse | Germany |
| Otilia Badescu | Romania |
| Krisztina Tóth | Hungary |
| Jing Junhong | Singapore |
| Ai Fukuhara | Japan |
| Wenling Tan Monfardini | Italy |
| Elke Wosik | Germany |
| Kim Hyang-Mi | North Korea |
| Zhang Xueling | Singapore |
| Ai Fujinuma | Japan |
| Csilia Bátorfi | Hungary |
| Jie Schöpp | Germany |
| Adriana Zamfir | Romania |
| Kim Yun-Mi | Puerto Rico |
| Zhang Yining | China |
| Lau Sui-fei | Hong Kong |
| Viktoria Pavlovich | Belarus |
| Tamara Boroš | Croatia |
| Tie Ya Na | Hong Kong |
| Kim Hyon-hui | Puerto Rico |
| Gao Jun | United States |
| Kim Kyung-Ah | South Korea |
| Niu Jianfeng | China |
| Mihaela Steff | Romania |
| Lee Eun-Sil | South Korea |
| Liu Jia | Austria |
| LI Jiawei | Singapore |
| Aya Umemura | Japan |
| Lin Ling | Hong Kong |
| Wang Nan | China |

## Seeds

The top 16 seeded players qualified directly to the third round.
* Zhang Yining (CHN) (champion, gold medalist)
* Wang Nan (CHN) (quarterfinals)
* Niu Jianfeng (CHN) (fourth round)
* Kim Kyung-ah (KOR) (semifinals, bronze medalist)
* Tamara Boroš (CRO) (quarterfinals)
* Li Jiawei (SIN) (semifinals, fourth place)
* Tie Ya Na (HKG) (quarterfinals)
* Liu Jia (AUT) (third round)
* Lin Ling (HKG) (third round)
* Gao Jun (USA) (third round)
* Lau Sui Fei (HKG) (fourth round)
* Mihaela Steff (ROU) (third round)
* Aya Umemura (JPN) (fourth round)
* Lee Eun-sil (KOR) (third round)
* Kim Hyon-hui (PRK) (fourth round)
* Viktoria Pavlovich (BLR) (fourth round)
The players seeded from 17 to 32 qualified directly to the second round.
* Krisztina Tóth (HUN) (third round)
* Ai Fukuhara (JPN) (fourth round)
* Nicole Struse (GER) (second round)
* Jie Schöpp (GER) (third round)
* Jing Junhong (SIN) (third round)
* Wenling Tan Monfardini (ITA) (third round)
* Ai Fujinuma (JPN) (second round)
* Otilia Bădescu (ROU) (second round)
* Kim Hyang-mi (PRK) (final, silver medalist)
* Csilla Bátorfi (HUN) (second round)
* Chunli Li (NZL) (third round)
* Elke Wosik (GER) (third round)
* Zhang Xueling (SIN) (quarterfinals)
* Svetlana Ganina (RUS) (third round)
* Kim Yun-mi (PRK) (third round)
* Adriana Zamfir (ROU) (fourth round)

## Draw
### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 1 | Zhang Yining (CHN) | 13 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Kim Kyung-ah (KOR) | 11 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Kim Kyung-ah (KOR) | 11 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 8 | | | 1 | Zhang Yining (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 25 | Kim Hyang-mi (PRK) | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | |
| 25 | Kim Hyang-mi (PRK) | 8 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 25 | Kim Hyang-mi (PRK) | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Li Jiawei (SIN) | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Kim Kyung-ah (KOR) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Li Jiawei (SIN) | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | | | | 1 | Zhang Y (CHN) | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | C Li (NZL) | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | 27 | C Li (NZL) | 8 | 10 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 48 | T Banh (USA) | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Zhang Y (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Lau SF (HKG) | 5 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 11 | Lau SF (HKG) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | S Ganina (RUS) | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 30 | S Ganina (RUS) | 3 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 36 | L Negrisoli (ITA) | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Zhang Y (CHN) | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | T Boroš (CRO) | 10 | 13 | 11 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | 16 | V Pavlovich (BLR) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | N Struse (GER) | 7 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 11 | | 43 | N Komwong (THA) | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 43 | N Komwong (THA) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | 16 | V Pavlovich (BLR) | 5 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | T Boroš (CRO) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 5 | T Boroš (CRO) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | O Badescu (ROU) | 6 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 44 | M Kravchenko (ISR) | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 44 | M Kravchenko (ISR) | 11 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Tie YN (HKG) | 11 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | K Tóth (HUN) | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 11 | | 17 | K Tóth (HUN) | 6 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 52 | O Oshonaike (NGR) | 12 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Tie YN (HKG) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Kim H-h (PRK) | 6 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 15 | Kim H-h (PRK) | 7 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Jing J (SIN) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 11 | | 21 | Jing J (SIN) | 11 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 38 | S Erdelji (SCG) | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Tie YN (HKG) | 6 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Kim K-a (KOR) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | 10 | Gao J (USA) | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | A Fukuhara (JPN) | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 18 | A Fukuhara (JPN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 39 | M Miao (AUS) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 18 | A Fukuhara (JPN) | 8 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Kim K-a (KOR) | 11 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Kim K-a (KOR) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | W Tan Monfardini (ITA) | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 11 | | 22 | W Tan Monfardini (ITA) | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 42 | Huang I-h (TPE) | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | | | | 3 | Niu J (CHN) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | E Wosik (GER) | 3 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 28 | E Wosik (GER) | 14 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 41 | JF Lay (AUS) | 11 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Niu J (CHN) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | Kim H-m (PRK) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 12 | M Steff (ROU) | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Kim H-m (PRK) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | 25 | Kim H-m (PRK) | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 34 | M Fazekas (HUN) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | Kim H-m (PRK) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 12 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29 | Zhang X (SIN) | 7 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | 14 | Lee E-s (KOR) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Zhang X (SIN) | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | 29 | Zhang X (SIN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 45 | J Reed (USA) | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 29 | Zhang X (SIN) | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | A Fujinuma (JPN) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 8 | Liu J (AUT) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | A Fujinuma (JPN) | 13 | 11 | 14 | 11 | | | 23 | A Fujinuma (JPN) | 7 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 46 | Wu X (DOM) | 11 | 7 | 12 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Li J (SIN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | C Bátorfi (HUN) | 7 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 50 | P Cada (CAN) | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 50 | P Cada (CAN) | 11 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 12 | | | | | | | | | 6 | Li J (SIN) | 14 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | A Umemura (JPN) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 13 | A Umemura (JPN) | 15 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | J Schöpp (GER) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | 20 | J Schöpp (GER) | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 33 | N Stefanova (ITA) | 5 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Li J (SIN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Wang N (CHN) | 7 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | 9 | Lin L (HKG) | 6 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | A Zamfir (ROU) | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 32 | A Zamfir (ROU) | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 56 | Z Shaban (JOR) | 11 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 32 | A Zamfir (ROU) | 11 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Wang N (CHN) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Wang N (CHN) | 11 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | Kim Y-m (PRK) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | 31 | Kim Y-m (PRK) | 6 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 60 | C Offiong (NGR) | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |