2004 Mercedes Cup – Singles

Guillermo Coria was the defending champion,^[1] but did not participate.

Singles
2004 Mercedes Cup
Champion	Guillermo Cañas
Runner-up	Gastón Gaudio
Score	5–7, 6–2, 6–0, 1–6, 6–3
Draw	48
Seeds	16

Main article: 2004 Mercedes Cup

Guillermo Cañas won the title, defeating Gastón Gaudio 5–7, 6–2, 6–0, 1–6, 6–3 in the final.^[2]

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1. Rainer Schüttler (second round)
2. Gastón Gaudio (final)
3. Juan Ignacio Chela (third round)
4. Andrei Pavel (third round)
5. Jiří Novák (quarterfinals)
6. Tommy Robredo (second round)
7. Feliciano López (second round)
8. Mariano Zabaleta (third round)
9. Florian Mayer (second round)
10. Mikhail Youzhny (third round)
11. David Ferrer (semifinals)
12. Albert Costa (quarterfinals)
13. Ivo Karlović (third round)
14. Rafael Nadal (quarterfinals)
15. Nikolay Davydenko (semifinals)
16. Tomáš Berdych (third round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	Radek Štěpánek		4	4
	Guillermo Cañas		6	6
									Guillermo Cañas	3	6	6
								15	Nikolay Davydenko	6	1	2
	15	Nikolay Davydenko	6	6
	12	Albert Costa	3	4
																Guillermo Cañas	5	6	6	1	6
															2	Gastón Gaudio	7	2	0	6	3
	11	David Ferrer	6	63	7
	14	Rafael Nadal	3	77	5
								11	David Ferrer	3	7	4
								2	Gastón Gaudio	6	5	6
	5	Jiří Novák	4	3
	2	Gastón Gaudio	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	R Schüttler	78	3	2
		JP Guzmán	64	3					R Štěpánek	66	6	6
		R Štěpánek	77	6												R Štěpánek	6	7
	Q	F Squillari	6	77											13	I Karlović	2	5
		N Almagro	3	61				Q	F Squillari	3	60
								13	I Karlović	6	77
																							R Štěpánek	4	4
																							G Cañas	6	6
								9	F Mayer	77	65	4
		D Norman	0	5					G Cañas	63	77	6
		G Cañas	6	7												G Cañas	6	6
		S Koubek	6	77												S Koubek	4	2
		O Patience	2	65					S Koubek	6	6
								7	F López	3	4

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	A Pavel	6	6
		V Hănescu	63	1r					B Ulihrach	1	1
		B Ulihrach	77	4											4	A Pavel	5	6	4
	WC	A Beck	77	6											15	N Davydenko	7	1	6
		A Peya	62	1				WC	A Beck	3	3
								15	N Davydenko	6	6
																						15	N Davydenko	6	6
																						12	A Costa	3	4
								12	A Costa	7	6
		F Mantilla	61	6	6				F Mantilla	5	4
	Q	J Haehnel	77	2	2										12	A Costa	7	77
		M López	6	65	6										8	M Zabaleta	5	64
	WC	D Elsner	1	77	3				M López	62	2
								8	M Zabaleta	77	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	T Robredo	1	4
	Q	R Gasquet	6	6				Q	R Gasquet	6	6
	LL	É Roger-Vasselin	2	4											Q	R Gasquet	4	2
		A Di Pasquale	6	6											11	D Ferrer	6	6
		G Blanco	3	1					A Di Pasquale	4	6	1
								11	D Ferrer	6	1	6
																						11	D Ferrer	6	63	7
																						14	R Nadal	3	77	5
								14	R Nadal	77	6
	Q	P Kohlschreiber	3	6	2				M Vassallo Argüello	64	4
		M Vassallo Argüello	6	3	6										14	R Nadal	6	6
	Q	JF Andersen	6	6											3	JI Chela	2	3
		L Burgsmüller	4	2				Q	JF Andersen	3	1
								3	JI Chela	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	J Novák	6	6
		T Ascione	6	710					T Ascione	2	4
		T Zíb	3	68											5	J Novák	77	4	6
	WC	A Waske	2	6	1										10	M Youzhny	64	6	1
		A Popp	6	1	6				A Popp	3	67
								10	M Youzhny	6	79
																						5	J Novák	4	3
																						2	G Gaudio	6	6
								16	T Berdych	6	6
	LL	B Phau	6	6				LL	B Phau	2	3
		I Heuberger	3	2											16	T Berdych	2	4
	Q	H Armando	6	6											2	G Gaudio	6	6
	WC	S Rieschick	1	4				Q	H Armando	6	2	65
								2	G Gaudio	3	6	77