# 2004 Canberra Women's Classic – Singles

Meghann Shaughnessy was the defending champion, but decided to compete in Sydney.
Paola Suárez won the title by defeating Silvia Farina Elia 3–6, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ in the final.

## Seeds

* Nadia Petrova (withdrew)
* Paola Suárez (champion)
* Silvia Farina Elia (final)
* Tamarine Tanasugarn (second round)
* Petra Mandula (first round)
* Émilie Loit (quarterfinals)
* Marlene Weingärtner (second round, withdrew)
* Saori Obata (first round)
* María Sánchez Lorenzo (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Final |
| 3 | Silvia Farina Elia | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| | Julia Vakulenko | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | |
| | Julia Vakulenko | 3 | 6$^5$ | | 3 | Silvia Farina Elia | 6 | 4 | 6$^5$ |
| | | | | | 2 | Paola Suárez | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Karolina Šprem | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | Paola Suárez | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 2 | Paola Suárez | 6 | 2 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 3 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ľ Kurhajcová | 2 | 2 | | 3 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Santangelo | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | M Santangelo | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Arvidsson | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Cohen-Aloro | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 9 | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | E Gagliardi | 6 | 6 | | | E Gagliardi | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E Dominikovic | 7$^7$ | 4 | 0 | 9 | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 4 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Vakulenko | 3 | 6$^5$ |
| | MG Mikaelian | 1 | 3 | | 4 | T Tanasugarn | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Gussoni | 2 | 3 | | | F Pennetta | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | F Pennetta | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | J Vakulenko | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | J Vakulenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Schaul | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | J Vakulenko | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Ondrášková | 6 | 6 | | | Z Ondrášková | 6$^4$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | S Obata | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 6 | É Loit | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Fernández | 4 | 0 | | 6 | É Loit | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | C Martínez Granados | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | LL | C Martínez Granados | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kostanić | 4 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | 6 | É Loit | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Šprem | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Sequera | 2 | 4 | | | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Šprem | 6 | 6 | | | K Šprem | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | P Mandula | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Šprem | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 7 | M Weingärtner | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | P Suárez | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Q | T Obziler | 4 | 5 | | 7 | M Weingärtner | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Parra Santonja | 6 | 6 | | | A Parra Santonja | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Adamczak | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | A Parra Santonja | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | T Panova | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Kleinová | 6 | 6 | | | S Kleinová | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | An Serra Zanetti | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | P Suárez | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | P Suárez | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |