2004 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Main article: 2004 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships

Maria Sharapova was the defending champion and successfully defender her title, by defeating Mashona Washington 6–0, 6–1 in the final.

Seeds

The first two seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Maria Sharapova (champion)
2. Tatiana Golovin (second round)
3. Shinobu Asagoe (first round)
4. Kristina Brandi (second round)
5. Meghann Shaughnessy (first round)
6. Nicole Pratt (first round)
7. Klára Koukalová (semifinals)
8. Arantxa Parra Santonja (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Maria Sharapova	6	6
	Tamarine Tanasugarn		2	3
								1	Maria Sharapova	6	6
								Mashona Washington		0	1
	Mashona Washington		3	7	6
	7	Klára Koukalová	6	5	2

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	M Sharapova	6	1	6
		A Nakamura	3	5				Q	S Stosur	4	6	3
	Q	S Stosur	6	7											1	M Sharapova	6	6
		K Srebotnik	5	0											Q	Y Fedossova	3	4
		A Morigami	7	6					A Morigami	3	67
	Q	Y Fedossova	7	77				Q	Y Fedossova	6	79
	5	M Shaughnessy	5	65																		1	M Sharapova	6	6
	3	S Asagoe	0	4																			T Tanasugarn	2	3
		T Tanasugarn	6	6					T Tanasugarn	6	77
		B Strýcová	5	6	4				J Craybas	3	62
		J Craybas	7	4	6											T Tanasugarn	6	3
	Q	S Pe'er	6	0	2											A Kapros	1	0r
		A Kapros	2	6	6				A Kapros	6	6
	Q	S Karatantcheva	6	6				Q	S Karatantcheva	4	0
	8	A Parra Santonja	2	4

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	N Pratt	0	6	4
		E Linetskaya	6	1	6				E Linetskaya	6	7
	WC	R Fujiwara	6	6				WC	R Fujiwara	4	5
		S Obata	4	4												E Linetskaya	2	1
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	2	4												M Washington	6	6
		M Washington	6	6					M Washington	6	6
		S Kleinová	6	3	4			4	K Brandi	2	2
	4	K Brandi	4	6	6																		M Washington	3	7	6
	7	K Koukalová	6	6																		7	K Koukalová	6	5	2
		M Sequera	2	2				7	K Koukalová	6	6
		Ľ Kurhajcová	77	6					Ľ Kurhajcová	2	4
		A Jidkova	65	2											7	K Koukalová	6	6
		Y-j Cho	3	4											WC	N Vaidišová	3	0
	WC	N Vaidišová	6	6				WC	N Vaidišová	6	3	6
								2	T Golovin	4	6	4

External links

• Official results archive (ITF)
• Official results archive (WTA)