# 2004 Bank of the West Classic – Singles

Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, but did not compete this year due to a recovery from a surgery.
Lindsay Davenport won the title, defeating Venus Williams 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 5–7, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ in the final.

## Seeds

The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Venus Williams (final)
* Lindsay Davenport (champion)
* Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
* Francesca Schiavone (quarterfinals)
* Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi (quarterfinals)
* Amy Frazier (semifinals)
* Meghann Shaughnessy (first round)
* María Vento-Kabchi (semifinals)

## 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 | Final |
| 1/PR | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Amy Frazier | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| 6 | Amy Frazier | 3 | 1 | 1/PR | Venus Williams | 6$^4$ | 7 | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 7$^7$ | 5 | 7$^7$ |
| 8 | María Vento-Kabchi | 3 | 2 | 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 7$^7$ | 5 | 7$^7$ |
| 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 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/PR | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Haynes | 2 | 4 | | | L Lee-Waters | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Lee-Waters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1/PR | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Jidkova | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 5 | A Smashnova-Pistolesi | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Parra Santonja | 6 | 6 | | | A Parra Santonja | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Jackson | 1 | 6 | 6$^3$ | 5 | A Smashnova-Pistolesi | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Smashnova-Pistolesi | 6 | 0 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 1/PR | V Williams | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Frazier | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | | 3 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pratt | 6 | 6 | | | N Pratt | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Janković | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | P Schnyder | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | A Frazier | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | M Bartoli | 3 | 6$^0$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Liu | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | A Frazier | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Frazier | 7 | 4 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | M Vento-Kabchi | 6 | 6$^6$ | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Daniilidou | 3 | 7$^8$ | 6$^6$ | 8 | M Vento-Kabchi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Benešová | 6$^3$ | 6 | 4 | | A Barna | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Barna | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | M Vento-Kabchi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | A Harkleroad | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 4 | F Schiavone | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | J Kostanić | 7 | 4 | 6 | | J Kostanić | 4 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | F Schiavone | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Vento-Kabchi | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | M Shaughnessy | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 |
| Q | M Irvin | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Irvin | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Washington | 7 | 6 | | LL | M Washington | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Schaul | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | LL | M Washington | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | P Mandula | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Lioudmila Skavronskaia | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | L Skavronskaia | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |