The 2004 Gaz de France Stars was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the inaugural edition of the Gaz de France Stars, and was part of the Tier III category of the 2004 WTA Tour. It took place in Hasselt, Belgium, from 27 September until 3 October 2004. First-seeded Elena Dementieva won the singles title.2004 Hasselt, Guangzhou & Seoul WTA Women's Singles ResultsHasselt - ITF results
Finals
Singles
Elena Dementieva defeated Elena Bovina, 0–6, 6–0, 6–4 It was Dementieva's only singles title of the year and the 4th of her career.
Doubles
Jennifer Russell / Mara Santangelo defeated Nuria Llagostera Vives / Marta Marrero, 6–3, 7–5 It was Russell's only doubles title of her career. It was Santangelo's only doubles title of the year and the 1st of her career.
Singles entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 Seed Elena Dementieva61Kim Clijsters72Elena Bovina173Karolina Šprem184Francesca Schiavone195Silvia Farina Elia206Magdalena Maleeva227Nathalie Dechy248Jelena Kostanić359
Rankings as of September 20, 2004
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Els Callens Caroline Maes Magdalena Maleeva
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Angelika Bachmann Eva Birnerová Vanessa Henke Lindsay Lee-Waters
The following players received entry as a lucky loser: Michaela Paštiková Capucine Rousseau
Withdrawals Anca Barna Nathalie Dechy (left thigh sprain) Émilie Loit (pelvis injury)
References
External links WTA tournament draws