2004 Wimbledon Championships
The 2004 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 118th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 21 June to 4 July 2004. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year. Roger Federer was successful in his title defence, defeating Andy Roddick in the final to win his second Wimbledon title. Two-time defending champion Serena Williams was unsuccessful in her title defence, being upset in the final by then  little-known 17-year-old Russian Maria Sharapova; Sharapova became the first Russian player, male or female, to win Wimbledon, the second-youngest player to win Wimbledon in the Modern Era and third-youngest overall. In the juniors, Gaël Monfils won his third consecutive Grand Slam title in the boys' competition, and Kateryna Bondarenko won the girls' title. Point and prize money distribution. Point distribution. Below are the tables with the point distribution for each discipline of the tournament. Prize distribution. The total prize money for 2004 championships was £9,707,280. The winner of the men's title earned £ 602,500 while the women's singles champion earned £560,500. Champions. Seniors. Men's singles. Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick, 4–6, 7–5, 7–6, 6–4 Women's singles. Maria Sharapova defeated Serena Williams, 6–1, 6–4 Men's doubles. Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge defeated Julian Knowle / Nenad Zimonjić, 6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 Women's doubles. Cara Black / Rennae Stubbs defeated Liezel Huber / Ai Sugiyama, 6–3, 7–6 Mixed doubles. Wayne Black / Cara Black defeated Todd Woodbridge / Alicia Molik, 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 Juniors. Boys' singles. Gaël Monfils defeated Miles Kasiri, 7–5, 7–6 Girls' singles. Kateryna Bondarenko defeated Ana Ivanovic, 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 Boys' doubles . Brendan Evans / Scott Oudsema defeated Robin Haase / Viktor Troicki, 6–4, 6–4 Girls' doubles. Victoria Azarenka / Olga Govortsova defeated Marina Erakovic / Monica Niculescu, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 Main draw wild card entries. The following players received wild cards into the main draw senior events. Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles Qualifier entries. Men's singles. The following players received entry into the lucky loser spot: Men's doubles. The following teams received entry into the lucky loser spot: Women's doubles. The following teams received entry into the lucky loser spot: 2004 Wimbledon Championships