2004 French Open

2004 French Open
The 2004 French Open was the 108th edition of the tournament.
On the men's side, Gastón Gaudio became the first men's major champion in the Open Era to save two championship points in the final. Gaudio also became the first Argentine man since Guillermo Vilas in 1979 to win a major. Fellow Argentine Guillermo Coria, widely regarded as the favourite and the world's best clay court player coming into the tournament, was seeded 3rd for the event, whereas Gaudio was unseeded (ranked 44th). After winning the first two sets convincingly, Coria began suffering from leg cramps. Gaudio won the next two sets; however, Coria came back and was up two breaks of serve in the final set. Coria had two match points at 6–5 before Gaudio prevailed 0–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1, 8–6. Gaudio also became the first man to win a Grand Slam tournament final after being bagelled, which occurred in the first set. The overall tournament was noted for the performance of Argentine players – in addition to the two finalists, there were a semifinalist (David Nalbandian) and a quarterfinalist (Juan Ignacio Chela). It was also highlighted by a first round match between Fabrice Santoro and Arnaud Clément, lasting 6 hours and 33 minutes and ending in Clement's defeat 6–4, 6–3, 6–7, 3–6, 16–14, setting a new record for the longest singles match in the Open Era, which would stand until Wimbledon 2010. It was also the last major to feature neither Roger Federer nor Rafael Nadal in the semifinals until the 2012 US Open.
In the women's draw, Anastasia Myskina became first Russian woman to win a major title. The next two majors were also won by Russian women (Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon and Svetlana Kuznetsova at the US Open). She also became the first French Open women's champion after saving a match point en route to the title (against Svetlana Kuznetsova in the fourth round).
In the mixed doubles, French players Tatiana Golovin and Richard Gasquet (aged 16 and 17 respectively) won the tournament after entering as wildcards. France also saw success in the boys' singles, where Gaël Monfils won.
Juan Carlos Ferrero and Justine Henin-Hardenne were both unsuccessful in defending their 2003 titles; both being eliminated in the second round. In Henin's case, her early exit would be the last time a top seed lost within the first two rounds of any major until Ana Ivanovic lost in the second round of the 2008 US Open. Henin's loss to Tathiana Garbin in the second round was her only defeat at the tournament between 2003 and 2009 (not playing in 2008 and 2009).
This was the last major where both the men's and women's singles champions won their first major titles.
Point distribution
Below are the tables with the point distribution for each discipline of the tournament.
Champions
Seniors
Men's singles
Gastón Gaudio defeated Guillermo Coria, 0–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1, 8–6
It was Gaudio's 1st title of the year, and his 3rd overall. It was his 1st and only singles Grand Slam title.
Women's singles
Anastasia Myskina defeated Elena Dementieva, 6–1, 6–2
It was Myskina's 2nd title of the year, and her 8th overall. It was her 1st and only singles Grand Slam title.
Men's doubles
Xavier Malisse / Olivier Rochus defeated Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro, 7–5, 7–5
It was Malisse and Rochus' 1st career Grand Slam title.
Women's doubles
Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova / Elena Likhovtseva, 6–0, 6–3
Mixed doubles
Tatiana Golovin / Richard Gasquet defeated Cara Black / Wayne Black, 6–3, 6–4
Juniors
Boys' singles
Gaël Monfils defeated Alex Kuznetsov, 6–2, 6–2
Girls' singles
Sesil Karatantcheva defeated Mădălina Gojnea, 6–4, 6–0
Boys' doubles
Pablo Andújar / Marcel Granollers defeated Alex Kuznetsov / Mischa Zverev, 6–3, 6–2
Girls' doubles
Kateřina Böhmová / Michaëlla Krajicek defeated Irina Kotkina / Yaroslava Shvedova, 6–3, 6–2
Singles seeds
Men's singles
Roger Federer (third round, lost to Gustavo Kuerten)
Andy Roddick (second round, lost to Olivier Mutis)
Guillermo Coria (final, lost to Gastón Gaudio)
Juan Carlos Ferrero (second round, lost to Igor Andreev)
Carlos Moyá (quarterfinals, lost to Guillermo Coria)
Andre Agassi (first round, lost to Jérôme Haehnel)
Rainer Schüttler (first round, lost to Xavier Malisse)
David Nalbandian (semifinals, lost to Gastón Gaudio)
Tim Henman (semifinals, lost to Guillermo Coria)
Sébastien Grosjean (second round, lost to Potito Starace)
Nicolás Massú (third round, lost to Tommy Robredo)
Lleyton Hewitt (quarterfinals, lost to Gastón Gaudio)
Paradorn Srichaphan (second round, lost to Àlex Corretja)
Jiří Novák (second round, lost to Gastón Gaudio)
Sjeng Schalken (withdrew due to viral infection)
Fernando González (first round, lost to Florian Mayer)
Tommy Robredo (fourth round, lost to Carlos Moyá)
Mark Philippoussis (first round, lost to Luis Horna)
Martin Verkerk (third round, lost to Lleyton Hewitt)
Marat Safin (fourth round, lost to David Nalbandian)
Andrei Pavel (second round, lost to Mikhail Youzhny)
Juan Ignacio Chela (quarterfinals, lost to Tim Henman)
Feliciano López (fourth round, lost to Gustavo Kuerten)
Jonas Björkman (second round, lost to Thomas Enqvist)
Ivan Ljubičić (second round, lost to Stefan Koubek)
Albert Costa (third round, lost to Xavier Malisse)
Vince Spadea (second round, lost to Julien Jeanpierre)
Gustavo Kuerten (quarterfinals, lost to David Nalbandian)
Max Mirnyi (first round, lost to Julien Benneteau)
Mariano Zabaleta (second round, lost to Mario Ančić)
Dominik Hrbatý (second round, lost to Raemon Sluiter)
Arnaud Clément (first round, lost to Fabrice Santoro)
Women's singles
Justine Henin-Hardenne (second round, lost to Tathiana Garbin)
Serena Williams (quarterfinals, lost to Jennifer Capriati)
Amélie Mauresmo (quarterfinals, lost to Elena Dementieva)
Venus Williams (quarterfinals, lost to Anastasia Myskina)
Lindsay Davenport (fourth round, lost to Elena Dementieva)
Anastasia Myskina (champion)
Jennifer Capriati (semifinals, lost to Anastasia Myskina)
Nadia Petrova (third round, lost to Marlene Weingärtner)
Elena Dementieva (final, lost to Anastasia Myskina)
Vera Zvonareva (third round, lost to Maria Sharapova)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (fourth round, lost to Anastasia Myskina)
Ai Sugiyama (second round, lost to Virginia Ruano Pascual)
Chanda Rubin (withdrew due to knee injury)
Paola Suárez (semifinals, lost to Elena Dementieva)
Silvia Farina Elia (second round, lost to Meghann Shaughnessy)
Patty Schnyder (second round, lost to Shinobu Asagoe)
Francesca Schiavone (fourth round, lost to Jennifer Capriati)
Maria Sharapova (quarterfinals, lost to Paola Suárez)
Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi (third round, lost to Elena Dementieva)
Conchita Martínez (second round, lost to Gisela Dulko)
Magdalena Maleeva (fourth round, lost to Amélie Mauresmo)
Karolina Šprem (first round, lost to Myriam Casanova)
Fabiola Zuluaga (fourth round, lost to Venus Williams)
Jelena Dokic (first round, lost to Tatiana Perebiynis)
Elena Bovina (third round, lost to Jennifer Capriati)
Nathalie Dechy (first round, lost to Stéphanie Foretz)
Eleni Daniilidou (first round, lost to Marlene Weingärtner)
Lisa Raymond (second round, lost to Arantxa Parra Santonja)
Petra Mandula (second round, lost to Denisa Chládková)
Mary Pierce (third round, lost to Venus Williams)
Émilie Loit (first round, lost to Zheng Jie)
Dinara Safina (second round, lost to Marissa Irvin)
Wildcard entries
Below are the lists of the wildcard awardees entering in the main draws.
Men's singles wildcard entries
Julien Boutter
Arnaud Di Pasquale
Jean-René Lisnard
Michaël Llodra
Nicolas Mahut
Olivier Patience
Todd Reid
Stéphane Robert
Women's singles wildcard entries
Séverine Beltrame
Stéphanie Foretz
Martina Navratilova
Virginie Pichet
Camille Pin
Virginie Razzano
Sandrine Testud
Christina Wheeler
Men's doubles wildcard entries
Igor Andreev / Nikolay Davydenko
Thierry Ascione / Jean-François Bachelot
Julien Boutter / Antony Dupuis
Sébastien de Chaunac / Stéphane Robert
Jérôme Haehnel / Florent Serra
Julien Jeanpierre / Édouard Roger-Vasselin
Olivier Mutis / Olivier Patience
Women's doubles wildcard entries
Séverine Beltrame / Camille Pin
Kildine Chevalier / Sophie Lefèvre
Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro / Claudine Schaul
Stéphanie Foretz / Virginie Razzano
Anabel Medina Garrigues / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Pauline Parmentier / Aurélie Védy
Virginie Pichet / Capucine Rousseau
Mixed doubles wildcard entries
Séverine Beltrame / Michaël Llodra
Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro / Jean-François Bachelot
Tatiana Golovin / Richard Gasquet (champions)
Camille Pin / Arnaud Clément
Virginie Razzano / Julien Boutter (withdrew)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Daniel Nestor
Qualifier entries
Men's qualifiers entries
Marc Gicquel
Florian Mayer
Jérôme Haehnel
Guillermo García López
Juan Mónaco
Kevin Kim
Potito Starace
Janko Tipsarević
Julien Jeanpierre
Ricardo Mello
Daniel Elsner
Alejandro Falla
Florent Serra
Alexander Peya
Nicolás Almagro
Vladimir Voltchkov
Lucky losers
Jeff Salzenstein
Kristof Vliegen
Marc López
Lee Hyung-taik
Women's qualifiers entries
Marissa Irvin
Shenay Perry
Teryn Ashley
Roberta Vinci
Lubomira Bacheva
Zuzana Kucová
Julia Schruff
Sanda Mamić
Květa Peschke
Yuliana Fedak
Barbara Rittner
Kelly McCain
Lucky losers
Eva Birnerová
Tzipora Obziler
Protected ranking
Men's singles
Tommy Haas
Kristian Pless
Bohdan Ulihrach
Women's singles
Mariana Díaz Oliva
Barbara Schwartz
Withdrawals
Men's Singles
José Acasuso → replaced by Kristof Vliegen
James Blake → replaced by Christophe Rochus
Grégory Carraz → replaced by Marc López
Younes El Aynaoui → replaced by Harel Levy
Mardy Fish → replaced by Greg Rusedski
Goran Ivanišević → replaced by Jeff Salzenstein
Yevgeny Kafelnikov → replaced by Àlex Corretja
Paul-Henri Mathieu → replaced by Kristian Pless
Rafael Nadal → replaced by Alex Bogomolov Jr.
Jarkko Nieminen → replaced by Wayne Arthurs
Sjeng Schalken → replaced by Lee Hyung-taik
Women's Singles
Kim Clijsters → replaced by Catalina Castaño
Amanda Coetzer → replaced by Alina Jidkova
Anne Kremer → replaced by Eva Birnerová
Lina Krasnoroutskaya → replaced by Maria Kirilenko
Chanda Rubin → replaced by Tzipora Obziler
Iroda Tulyaganova → replaced by Dally Randriantefy
References
External links
French Open official website
2004 in French tennis
2004 in Paris
May 2004 sports events in France
June 2004 sports events in France