The men's singles competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

 was part of the tennis

Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place on ten separate courts at the Olympic Tennis Centre. The surface was hardcourt, specifically DecoTurf....

 program for the games, and was held at the Olympic Tennis Centre in Athens

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

, Greece.

Nicolás Massú

Nicolás Massú

Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried , nicknamed Vampiro , is a Chilean tennis player, a former world number nine in singles, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist...

 of Chile defeated Mardy Fish

Mardy Fish

Mardy Simpson Fish is an American professional tennis player, and Olympic silver medalist. He is a hardcourt specialist...

 of the United States 6-3 3-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 in the final to win the Gold Medal in Men's Singles at the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

. Only the final match was best-of-five; all others were best-of-three. Fish won two of the first three sets in the gold medal match.

The major upset in the first round came when Jiří Novák took advantage of Tim Henman's inconsistent play this year beating him in straight sets. The second round saw some more shock wins, none bigger than world number one Roger Federer's defeat at the hands of world 74th ranked Czech, Tomáš Berdych. Fifth seed Juan Carlos Ferrero and ninth seed Marat Safin's hopes of gold also disappeared as they also both made early exits.

Medalists

Seeds

1. (Second Round)
   
2. (Third Round)
   
3. (Quarterfinals)
   
4. (First Round)
   
5. (Second Round)
   
6. —
   
7. (First Round)
   
8. (Quarterfinals)
   
   
   
   
   9. (Second Round)
      
   10. (Champion, Gold Medalist)
       
   11. (First Round)
       
   12. (First Round)
       
   13. (First Round)
       
   14. (Third Round)
       
   15. (Third Round)
       
   16. (Semifinals, Bronze Medalist)
       
       

       Finals

       Section 1

       Section 2

       Section 3

       Section 4

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