2004 China Open (tennis)
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The 2004 China Open was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is the 6th edition of the China Open
, and is part of the International Series
of the 2004 ATP Tour
, and of the Tier II of the 2004 WTA Tour
. Both the men's and the women's events are held at the Beijing Tennis Center
in Beijing
, People's Republic of China
, the men's event took place from September 13 to September 19, while the women's took place the following week from September 20 to September 26, 2004.
Marat Safin
def. Mikhail Youzhny
, 7–6(4), 7–5
Serena Williams
def. Svetlana Kuznetsova
, 4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Justin Gimelstob
/ Graydon Oliver
def. Alex Bogomolov, Jr.
/ Taylor Dent
, 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(6)
Emmanuelle Gagliardi
/ Dinara Safina
def.
Gisela Dulko
/
María Vento-Kabchi
, 6–4, 6–4
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is the 6th edition of the China Open
China Open (tennis)
The China Open is an annual professional tennis tournament held in Beijing, China. The men's singles and doubles events were first held in 1993, the year in which the Qatar Open and Dubai Tennis Championships were also introduced to the men's tour, as the ATP opened a series of new tournaments in...
, and is part of the International Series
ATP International Series
The International Series was a series of professional tennis tournaments held internationally as part of the ATP Tour until 2008....
of the 2004 ATP Tour
2004 ATP Tour
The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.- January :...
, and of the Tier II of the 2004 WTA Tour
2004 WTA Tour
The 2004 WTA Tour was the 32nd season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 5, 2004, and concluded on November 13, 2004, after 60 events....
. Both the men's and the women's events are held at the Beijing Tennis Center
Beijing Tennis Center
Beijing Tennis Center is a tennis venue in Beijing, China. It once hosted the China Open from 2004 till 2008. However, it has not hosted the tournament since; in 2009 the China Open was moved to the newer Olympic Green Tennis Center, with the latter venue hosting the China Open from the 2009...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
, the men's event took place from September 13 to September 19, while the women's took place the following week from September 20 to September 26, 2004.
Men's Singles
Marat SafinMarat Safin
Marat Mikhailovich Safin is a retired Russian tennis player of Tatar descent. Safin won two grand slams and reached the world number 1 ranking during his career. He was also famous for his emotional outbursts and sometimes fiery temper on court. Safin also holds the record for most broken...
def.
Mikhail YouzhnyMikhail Youzhny
Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny , is a professional Russian tennis player, noted for his consistency and all-court play style. He has been coached by Boris Sobkin for 17 years....
, 7–6(4), 7–5
Women's Singles
Serena WilliamsSerena Williams
Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on...
def.
Svetlana KuznetsovaSvetlana Kuznetsova
Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova ; born June 27, 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player and as of October 10, 2011 ranked No. 21 in the WTA singles and No. 90 in the doubles ranking. Kuznetsova has appeared in four singles Grand Slam finals, winning two, and has also appeared in six doubles...
, 4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Men's Doubles
Justin GimelstobJustin Gimelstob
Justin Jeremy Gimelstob is a retired American tennis player. Gimelstob has been a resident of Morristown, New Jersey and as of 2009 resided in Santa Monica, California....
/
Graydon OliverGraydon Oliver
Graydon Oliver is an American professional tennis player. A doubles specialist, he won four titles during his career....
def.
Alex Bogomolov, Jr.Alex Bogomolov, Jr.
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Bogomolov, most known as Alex Bogomolov Jr. , nicknamed Bogie, is a Russian professional tennis player.-Tennis career:...
/
Taylor DentTaylor Dent
Taylor Phillip Dent is a retired professional tennis player from the United States.-Early career and back injury:He won 4 ATP singles titles during his career: Newport , Bangkok , Memphis , and Moscow , and reached the finals of three other events on tour...
, 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(6)
Women's Doubles
Emmanuelle GagliardiEmmanuelle Gagliardi
Emmanuelle Gagliardi is a professional Swiss tennis player.Her coach is Marco Tarelli and she prefers to play on hardcourts.As of 2 March 2008, Gagliardi is still searching for her first WTA Tour singles title....
/
Dinara SafinaDinara Safina
Dinara Mikhailovna Safina , born April 27, 1986 in Moscow, is a Russian professional tennis player of Tatar background. Safina's career high ranking is World No. 1....
def.
Gisela DulkoGisela Dulko
Gisela Dulko is an Argentine female tennis player, who will, as of 4 July 2011, be ranked World No. 51 in singles and No. 4 in doubles. Although she enjoyed a modest success in singles, reaching No. 26 on November 21, 2005, and winning four WTA Tour titles, her speciality has been doubles, where...
/
María Vento-KabchiMaria Vento-Kabchi
María Alejandra Vento-Kabchi is a professional female tennis player from Venezuela. On July 19, 2004 she reached her career-high singles ranking: World No...
, 6–4, 6–4
External links
- China Open on the official Association of Tennis ProfessionalsAssociation of Tennis ProfessionalsThe Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
website - China Open on the official Women's Tennis AssociationWomen's Tennis AssociationThe Women's Tennis Association , founded in 1973 by Billie Jean King, is the principal organizing body of Women's Professional Tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women. Its counterpart organization in the men's professional game is the Association of...
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