Results and statistics from Maria Sharapova's 2004 tennis season.
Yearly summary Australian Open series Sharapova began her season at the Australian Open, as the 28th seed. She lost in the third round to Anastasia Myskina.
Indian Wells & Miami Sharapova played three matches at Indian Wells and three at Miami. 10‑Mar‑2004Indian WellsHardR16245(4)Anastasia Myskina [RUS] d. (16)Sharapova6-2 6-110‑Mar‑2004Indian WellsHardR3224282(16)Sharapova d. (WC)Sesil Karatantcheva [KAZ]3-6 6-3 6-210‑Mar‑2004Indian WellsHardR642480(16)Sharapova d. Flavia Pennetta [ITA]6-3 4-6 6-4 24‑Mar‑2004MiamiHardR16236(1)Serena Williams [USA] d. (17)Sharapova6-4 6-324‑Mar‑2004MiamiHardR322319(17)Sharapova d. (13)Anna Smashnova [ISR]7-5 6-224‑Mar‑2004MiamiHardR642350(17)Sharapova d. Shinobu Asagoe [JPN]6-2 3-6 6-0
European clay court season Sharapova reached her first Major quarter-final at the French Open, defeating 2003 quarter-finalist Vera Zvonareva en route. She eventually lost in the quarter-finals to Paola Suárez.Williams sisters sent packing from Paris – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Grass court season Sharapova won her first title for the year in Birmingham, defeating Tatiana Golovin in the final in three sets. At Wimbledon, Sharapova was seeded 13th, meaning she could have faced a potential fourth round meeting against the French Open champion, Anastasia Myskina, who had defeated her in Australia earlier in the year. However, Sharapova was able to take advantage of Myskina's early exit to reach the quarter-finals, where she dropped her first set of the tournament to Ai Sugiyama, before winning in three sets. In the semi-finals, she faced 1999 champion Lindsay Davenport, trailing by a set and a break before making a comeback to prevail in three sets after the rain appeared to halt Davenport's momentum.
The final saw Sharapova face two-time defending champion Serena Williams, who had defeated her in Miami earlier in the year, in what was their first meeting. Williams entered the match as the favourite, but Sharapova would produce a stunning straight-sets victory to become the third-youngest woman (after Lottie Dod and Martina Hingis) to triumph at Wimbledon. The victory was hailed by the media as "the most stunning upset in memory". By virtue of winning Wimbledon, Sharapova would enter the Top Ten for the first time in her career, and would remain there until January 2009, when she decided not to defend her 2008 Australian Open title due to a serious shoulder injury.Sharapova out after shoulder fails to recover – Tennis – Sport – theage.com.au
US Open series Sharapova entered the US Open as the seventh seed, but she was defeated in the third round by Mary Pierce.
Fall series During the fall of the season Sharapova played and won consecutive titles at the hansol korea open and at the japan tennis championships thus extending her title tally to 4 .She also reached the final of the zurich open defeating venus williams en route but eventually lost to alicia molik in three tight sets.
WTA Tour Championships Sharapova qualified for the year-end WTA Tour Championships by virtue of her impressive season, which saw her capture four titles for the year to date. She was drawn in the Black Group along with Amélie Mauresmo, US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva. Sharapova won two of her three matches, the only loss coming to Mauresmo in her first match. Sharapova qualified for the semi-finals after finishing second in the group behind Mauresmo; thus, the semi-final saw her drawn against French Open champion and Red Group leader Anastasia Myskina, which she won in three sets.
The final saw her up against Serena Williams for the third time in the year. After losing the first set, and trailing 0–4 in the final set, Sharapova defeated her for the second (and to date last) time this year, to become the second player in WTA Tour Championships history to win the title on her first attempt (Petra Kvitová would later achieve this feat in 2011, Dominika Cibulková in 2016 and Ashleigh Barty in 2019).Sharapova takes out WTA Champs – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) She would finish the year ranked World No. 4, and be recognised by the WTA as the "Player of the Year" and "Most Improved Player of the Year". Additionally, she would earn $2,506,263 in prize money, the most by any player this year.
All matches
This table chronicles all the matches of Sharapova in 2004, including walkovers (W/O) which the WTA does not count as wins. They are marked ND for non-decision or no decision.
Singles matches Tournament # Round Opponent Result Score Australian OpenMelbourne, AustraliaGrand SlamHard, outdoor19 January–1 February 2004 1 Conchita Martínez Granados 6–4, 6–3 2 Lindsay Lee-Waters 6–1, 6–3 3 Anastasia Myskina 4–6, 6–1, 2–6 Pacific Life OpenIndian Wells, United States of AmericaTier IHard, outdoor10 March–21 March 2004 Bye Flavia Pennetta 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 Sesil Karatantcheva 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 Anastasia Myskina 2–6, 1–6 NASDAQ-100 OpenMiami, United States of AmericaTier IHard, outdoor24 March–4 April 2004 Bye Shinobu Asagoe 6–2, 3–6, 6–0 Anna Smashnova 7–5, 6–2 Serena Williams 4–6, 3–6 French OpenParis, FranceGrand SlamClay, outdoor24 May–6 June 2004 Barbara Schwartz 6–3, 6–0 Rita Grande 6–2, 6–0 Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 7–6(7–3) Marlene Weingärtner 6–3, 6–1 Paola Suárez 1–6, 3–6 WimbledonLondon, Great BritainGrand SlamGrass, outdoor21 June–3 July 2004 Yuliya Beygelzimer 6–2, 6–1 Anne Keothavong 6–4, 6–0 Daniela Hantuchová 6–3, 6–1 Amy Frazier 6–4, 7–5 Ai Sugiyama 5–7, 7–5, 6–1 Lindsay Davenport 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–1 Serena Williams 6–1, 6–4 US OpenNew York City, United States of AmericaGrand SlamHard, outdoor30 August–12 September 2004 Laura Granville 6–3, 5–7, 7–5 Jelena Janković 6–0, 7–6(7–5), 6–1 Mary Pierce 6–2, 2–6, 3–6 China OpenBeijing, ChinaTier IIHard, outdoor20 September–26 September 2004 Bye Tatiana Panova 6–1, 6–1 Jelena Janković 5–2, ret. Svetlana Kuznetsova 2–6, 2–6 WTA Tour ChampionshipsLos Angeles, United States of AmericaWTA Tour ChampionshipsHard, indoor8–13 November 2004 Amélie Mauresmo 5–7, 4–6 Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–1, 6–4 Vera Zvonareva 6–4, 7–5 Anastasia Myskina 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 Serena Williams 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Doubles matches
Tournament schedule Singles Schedule DateChampionshipLocationCategorySurfacePrev. resultNew resultOutcome 19 January 2004–1 February 2004 Australian Open Melbourne (AUS) Grand Slam tournament Hard 1R 3R Lost in the third round against Anastasia Myskina 10 March 2004–21 March 2004 Pacific Life Open Indian Wells (USA) Tier I Hard 1R 4R Lost in the fourth round against Anastasia Myskina 24 March 2004–4 April 2004 NASDAQ-100 Open Miami (USA) Tier I Hard 1R 4R Lost in the fourth round against Serena Williams 24 May 2004–6 June 2004 French Open Paris (FRA) Grand Slam tournament Clay 1R QF Lost in the quarterfinals against Paola Suárez 21 June 2004–3 July 2004 The Championships, Wimbledon London (GBR) Grand Slam tournament Grass 4R W Won in the final against Serena Williams 30 August 2004–12 September 2004 US Open New York (USA) Grand Slam tournament Hard 2R 3R Lost in the third round against Mary Pierce 20 September 2004–26 September 2004 China Open Beijing (CHN) Tier II Hard DNP SF Lost in the semi-finals against Svetlana Kuznetsova 8 November 2004–13 November 2004 WTA Tour Championships Los Angeles (USA) WTA Tour Championships Hard DNQ W Won in the final against Serena Williams
Yearly Records Head-to-head matchups
Finals
Singles: 6 (5–1) CategoryGrand Slam (1–0)WTA Tier I (0–1)WTA Tier III (1–0)WTA Tier IV (2–0)WTA Tour Championships (1–0)Titles by surfaceHard (4–1)Grass (1–0)Titles by conditionsOutdoors (4–0)Indoors (1–1)
OutcomeNo.DateChampionshipSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore in the finalWinner2.June 13, 2004 Birmingham, Great Britain (1)Grass Tatiana Golovin4–6, 6–2, 6–1Winner3.July 3, 2004 London, Great Britain (1)Grass Serena Williams6–1, 6–4Winner4.October 3, 2004 Seoul, South Korea (1)Hard Marta Domachowska6–1, 6–1Winner5.October 10, 2004 Tokyo, Japan (2)Hard Mashona Washington6–0, 6–1Runner-up1.October 24, 2004 Zurich Open, Switzerland (1)Hard (i) Alicia Molik3–6, 4–6Winner6.November 13, 2004 Los Angeles, USA (1)Hard (i) Serena Williams4–6, 6–2, 6–4
See also 2004 Serena Williams tennis season 2004 WTA Tour
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