2004 WTA Tour Championships
Tennis tournament
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The 2004 WTA Tour Championships was a women's round robin tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, United States. It was the 34th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 29th edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 2004 WTA Tour. The tournament was held between November 10 and November 15, 2004. Sixth-seeded Maria Sharapova won the singles event, the first, and so far only, Russian to win the tournament, and earned $1,000,000 first-prize money as well as 485 ranking points.[1][2][3]
| 2004 WTA Tour Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | November 10–15 |
| Edition | 34th |
| Category | Year-end championships |
| Draw | 8S (round robin) / 4D |
| Prize money | $3,000,000 |
| Surface | Hard / indoor |
| Location | Los Angeles, United States |
| Venue | Staples Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Maria Sharapova | |
| Doubles | |
Nadia Petrova /  Meghann Shaughnessy | |
Justine Henin-Hardenne had qualified for the tournament but withdrew due to illness (cytomegalovirus).[4]
Finals
Singles
Maria Sharapova defeated Serena Williams, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4.
Doubles
Nadia Petrova / Meghann Shaughnessy defeated 
Cara Black / 
Rennae Stubbs, 7–5, 6–2.
Singles Championship Race
Singles
Players in gold have qualified for Los Angeles. Players in brown withdrawn. The low-ranked players in blue after them would be played as alternates in Los Angeles.
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Total points | Tourn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lindsay Davenport |
W 300+161 |
SF 292+164 |
SF 292+132 |
W 220+193 |
W 195+201 |
W 300+63 |
W 195+158 |
W 195+87 |
QF 162+108 |
F 228+42 |
W 120+55 |
SF 135+31 |
SF 88+78 |
F 85+51 |
R16 90+32 |
QF 75+18 |
4,546 | 16 | |
| 2 |  Amélie Mauresmo |
W 300+151 |
SF 292+148 |
W 300+101 |
W 300+94 |
S 174+112 |
F 137+147 |
W 195+88 |
W 195+77 |
QF 162+94 |
F 154+100 |
QF 162+92 |
F 137+89 |
QF 162+54 |
SF 88+25 |
QF 49+15 |
R32 1+0 |
4,195 | 16 | |
| 3 | Anastasia Myskina |
W 650+436 |
W 300+176 |
F 210+105 |
QF 162+140 |
W 195+87 |
SF 146+64 |
SF 135+54 |
SF 94+56 |
SF 99+38 |
R32 56+36 |
QF 75+10 |
QF 49+30 |
SF 66+12 |
QF 49+23 |
QF 49+2 |
R64 32+8 |
R32 1+0 |
3,646 | 18 |
| 3 | Anastasia Myskina |
R16 1+0 |
3,646 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Svetlana Kuznetsova |
W 650+366 |
F 137+140 |
F 137+127 |
W 195+63 |
F 137+62 |
F 137+60 |
W 145+49 |
SF 99+46 |
QF 75+62 |
QF 75+53 |
QF 81+29 |
QF 62+45 |
R16 90+16 |
QF 49+38 |
QF 75+2 |
QF 30+45 |
R32 56+12 |
3,558 | 21 |
| 4 | Svetlana Kuznetsova |
R16 42+15 |
R16 45+8 |
R128 2+0 |
R32 1+0 |
3,558 | 21 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Elena Dementieva |
F 456+386 |
F 456+350 |
F 228+152 |
F 210+112 |
SF 135+58 |
SF 135+48 |
W 120+43 |
SF 88+68 |
SF 88+18 |
QF 49+27 |
QF 49+4 |
R16 42+8 |
R16 42+4 |
R128 2+0 |
R128 2+0 |
R64 1+0 |
R16 1+0 |
3,386 | 21 |
| 5 | Elena Dementieva |
R32 1+0 |
R32 1+0 |
R32 1+0 |
R32 1+0 |
3,386 | 21 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Maria Sharapova |
W 650+372 |
F 210+100 |
QF 162+88 |
W 120+52 |
SF 88+50 |
W 120+17 |
W 95+17 |
SF 88+14 |
R32 56+36 |
R16 42+47 |
QF 75+10 |
R16 45+33 |
R16 42+30 |
R32 56+16 |
SF 55+16 |
R16 42+8 |
R16 45+5 |
2,947 | 19 |
| 6 | Maria Sharapova |
R16 42+2 |
R16 1+0 |
2,947 | 19 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Justine Henin-Hardenne |
W 650+308 |
W 325+152 |
G 248+187 |
W 195+133 |
W 195+55 |
SF 88+73 |
R16 90+38 |
SF 88+25 |
R64 32+2 |
2,884 | 9 | ||||||||
| 8 | Serena Williams |
F 456+248 |
W 325+103 |
W 195+128 |
QF 162+116 |
F 137+101 |
QF 162+48 |
SF 135+49 |
QF 75+33 |
QF 49+30 |
R16 42+2 |
R16 1+0 |
2,597 | 11 | ||||||
| 9 | Vera Zvonareva |
F 137+103 |
SF 135+68 |
SF 135+63 |
SF 135+53 |
W 120+54 |
R16 90+46 |
R16 90+44 |
R16 90+32 |
QF 75+46 |
F 85+31 |
SF 88+25 |
SF 88+23 |
QF 75+27 |
SF 88+14 |
QF 49+38 |
R32 56+24 |
QF 49+23 |
2,531 | 25 |
| 9 | Vera Zvonareva |
R16 45+12 |
QF 49+8 |
R16 25+10 |
R32 28+4 |
R32 25+4 |
R16 16+4 |
R16 1+0 |
R32 1+0 |
2,531 | 25 | |||||||||
| 10 | Venus Williams |
W 300+74 |
W 195+116 |
F 210+76 |
QF 162+112 |
F 137+50 |
R16 90+64 |
SF 88+37 |
QF 81+41 |
QF 75+25 |
QF 75+12 |
QF 75+10 |
R32 56+28 |
QF 49+19 |
QF 49+15 |
R64 32+8 |
R16 34+5 |
2,400 | 16 | |
| 11 | Jennifer Capriati |
SF 292+252 |
SF 292+250 |
F 210+143 |
QF 162+122 |
SF 135+75 |
SF 88+36 |
QF 75+19 |
QF 49+15 |
QF 49+10 |
R16 42+10 |
R32 28+4 |
R16 1+0 |
2,359 | 12 |