2004 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Singles

This was the first edition of the event.

Singles
2004 Guangzhou International Women's Open
Champion Li Na
Runner-up Martina Suchá
Score6–3, 6–4
Draw30 (2WC/4Q)
Seeds8
Main article: 2004 Guangzhou International Women's Open

Li Na won her maiden WTA singles title, defeating Martina Suchá in the final, 6–3, 6–4. Li also became the first Chinese player to win a WTA singles title.[1][2]

Seeds
  1. Gisela Dulko (second round)
  2. Jelena Janković (second round)
  3. Flavia Pennetta (second round, retired due to a left wrist sprain)
  4. Marion Bartoli (second round)
  5. María Vento-Kabchi (first round)
  6. Kristina Brandi (quarterfinals)
  7. Nicole Pratt (second round)
  8. Klára Koukalová (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
  Barbora Strýcová 2 5  
  Martina Suchá 6 7  
  Martina Suchá 3 4  
Q Li Na 6 6  
WC Li Ting 3 3  
Q Li Na 6 6  

Top half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 G Dulko 1 4
M Díaz Oliva 1 2 D Safina 6 6
D Safina 6 6 D Safina 4 1
S Kleinová 2 1 B Strýcová 6 6
B Strýcová 6 6 B Strýcová 6 7
J Zheng 6 6 J Zheng 2 5
5 M Vento-Kabchi 2 0 B Strýcová 2 5
3 F Pennetta 6 2 6 M Suchá 6 7
WC Z Yan 1 6 3 3 F Pennetta 5 0 r
J Craybas 2 5 T Tanasugarn 7 3
T Tanasugarn 6 7 T Tanasugarn 67 5
M Suchá 6 1 6 M Suchá 7 7
A Jidkova 4 6 3 M Suchá 7 6
T Sun 6 65 1 8 K Koukalová 64 4
8 K Koukalová 0 7 6

Bottom half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 N Pratt 6 6
A Morigami 3 4 7 N Pratt 2 0
A Kapros 1 1 WC T Li 6 6
WC T Li 6 6 WC T Li 6 6
S Peng 6 6 S Peng 2 2
Q N Grandin 0 3 S Peng 6 6
J Hopkins 0 4 4 M Bartoli 1 0
4 M Bartoli 6 6 WC T Li 3 3
6 K Brandi 7 6 Q N Li 6 6
Q N Liu 64 3 6 K Brandi 6 6
Q N Bratchikova 6 0 3 T Panova 0 1
T Panova 3 6 6 6 K Brandi 4 0
Q N Li 6 6 Q N Li 6 6
V Dushevina 4 1 Q N Li 0 6 7
2 J Janković 6 2 66

Qualifying

Seeds
  1. Sun Tiantian (moved to the main draw)
  2. Aiko Nakamura (qualifying competition)
  3. Natalie Grandin (Advanced to the main draw)
  4. Liu Nannan (Advanced to the main draw)
  5. Suchanun Viratprasert (qualifying competition)
  6. Li Na (Advanced to the main draw)
  7. Xie Yan-ze (first round)
  8. Antonia Matic (second round)
  9. Nina Bratchikova (Advanced to the main draw)

Qualifiers
  1. Nina Bratchikova
  2. Li Na
  3. Natalie Grandin
  4. Liu Nannan

First qualifier
First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
9 Nina Bratchikova 6 6  
  Yang Shu-jing 3 2  
  Wu Wen-hao 0 4  
  Yang Shu-jing 6 6  
9 Nina Bratchikova 6 6  
5 Suchanun Viratprasert 4 4  
  Sun Shengnan 6 7  
Leanne Baker 4 61  
  Sun Shengnan 4 5  
5 Suchanun Viratprasert 6 7  
WC Huang Chu-xian 1 1  
5 Suchanun Viratprasert 6 6  

Second qualifier
First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
2 Aiko Nakamura 6 6  
WC He Chun-yan 1 4  
2 Aiko Nakamura 2 1
6 Li Na 6 6
  Yu Ying 3 2  
  Iryna Kuryanovich 6 6  
  Iryna Kuryanovich 0 3  
6 Li Na 6 6  
  Hao Jie 1 3  
6 Li Na 6 6  

Third qualifier
First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3 Natalie Grandin 6 6
Huang Lei 4 3
3 Natalie Grandin 6 6
  Yuan Meng 2 3
Chen Yan-chong 1 1  
  Yuan Meng 6 6  
3 Natalie Grandin 6 7
  Francesca Lubiani 1 5
  Liu Wei-juan 3 3  
  Francesca Lubiani 6 6  
  Francesca Lubiani 6 5 6
Tiffany Welford 3 7 3
  Tiffany Welford w/o  
7 Xie Yan-ze  

Fourth qualifier
First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4 Liu Nannan 6 6
  Dong Yan-hua 3 2
4 Liu Nannan 6 6  
  Janet Lee 2 0  
WC Lu Cheng-jie 0 0  
Janet Lee 6 6  
4 Liu Nannan 6 6
WC Zhang Yao 2 0
WC Zhou Ni 61 0
WC Zhang Yao 7 6
WC Zhang Yao 4 7 6
8 Antonia Matic 6 63 4
WC Li Hewenfei 3 3  
8 Antonia Matic 6 6  

References
  1. 2004 Hasselt, Guangzhou & Seoul WTA Women's Singles Results-
  2. ITF results
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