# 2004 DFS Classic – Singles

Magdalena Maleeva was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Tamarine Tanasugarn.
Maria Sharapova won the title, defeating Tatiana Golovin in the final 4–6, 6–2, 6–1.

## Seeds

The champion seed is indicated in bold text. Text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Nadia Petrova (second round)
* Patty Schnyder (semifinals)
* Maria Sharapova (champion)
* Magdalena Maleeva (third round)
* Jelena Dokić (second round)
* Nathalie Dechy (second round)
* Eleni Daniilidou (second round)
* Alicia Molik (quarterfinals)
* Émilie Loit (semifinals)
* María Vento-Kabchi (first round)
* Tina Pisnik (first round)
* Magüi Serna (first round)
* Claudine Schaul (first round)
* Lina Krasnoroutskaya (first round)
* Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
* María Sánchez Lorenzo (third 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 | Final |
| | Tatiana Golovin | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | |
| 9 | Émilie Loit | 3 | 7 | 5 | | | | | |
| 9 | Émilie Loit | 3 | 7 | 5 | | Tatiana Golovin | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | | 3 | Maria Sharapova | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | 3 | Maria Sharapova | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Patty Schnyder | 1 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | N Petrova | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Asagoe | 6 | 6 | | | S Asagoe | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Vakulenko | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | S Asagoe | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| | D Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Golovin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Y-J Cho | 3 | 1 | | | D Hantuchová | 0 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Golovin | 6 | 2 | | | T Golovin | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | E Likhovtseva | 3 | 0 | r | | | | | | | | | | | T Golovin | 6 | 7 |
| 12 | M Serna | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Kremer | 4 | 5 |
| | A Kremer | 6 | 6 | | | A Kremer | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Zheng | 4 | 6 | 4 | | M-G Mikaelian | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | M-G Mikaelian | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | A Kremer | 6 | 1 | 7$^7$ | | | |
| Q | R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | R Vinci | 2 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | |
| Q | M Kirilenko | 4 | 3 | | Q | R Vinci | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | N Dechy | 0 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | M Maleeva | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ivanovic | 4 | 4 | | | A Barna | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Barna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | M Maleeva | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | A Jidkova | 6 | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | T Tanasugarn | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Craybas | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | J Craybas | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | C Schaul | 6$^2$ | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | T Tanasugarn | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | É Loit | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | É Loit | 6 | 6 |
| WC | J O'Donoghue | 4 | 5 | | 9 | É Loit | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Black | 6$^6$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | C Black | 1 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Grande | 7$^8$ | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | 9 | É Loit | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| LL | S Cohen-Aloro | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | A Morigami | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | A Morigami | 6 | 6 | | | A Morigami | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | E Daniilidou | 6 | 2 | 0/r | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | A Molik | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Pennetta | 1 | | | | F Pennetta | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bartoli | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | 8 | A Molik | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Janković | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | J Janković | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | T Perebiynis | 5 | 6 | 4 | | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | V Ruano Pascual | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | M Vento-Kabchi | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Molik | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | L Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 |
| Q | M Sequera | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | M Sequera | 6 | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E Baltacha | 3 | 2 | | Q | S Stosur | 0 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | S Stosur | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Santangelo | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Jackson | 6 | 6 | | | J Jackson | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | J Dokić | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Strýcová | 3 | 3 | | Q | S Perry | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Perry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | S Perry | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | |
| | S Obata | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | S Obata | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | M E Camerin | 1 | 6 | 3 | | S Obata | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K McCain | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | K McCain | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | T Pisnik | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | S Obata | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 |
| | E Callens | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Keothavong | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | WC | A Keothavong | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Marrero | 1 | 7 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | 16 | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Parra Santonja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Srebotnik | 3 | 3 | | | A Parra Santonja | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | P Schnyder | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |