2004 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Maria Sharapova defeated two-time defending champion Serena Williams in the final, 6–1, 6–4 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] It was her first major title. The 17-year-old's victory over the six-time major champion was described by commentators as "the most stunning upset in memory".^[2] With the win, Sharapova entered the top 10 in the WTA rankings for the first time. She was the third-youngest woman to win Wimbledon (behind Lottie Dod and Martina Hingis)^[3] and the second Russian woman to win a major (after Anastasia Myskina won that year's French Open).^[4]

Women's singles
2004 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Maria Sharapova
Runner-up	Serena Williams
Score	6–1, 6–4
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32

Main article: 2004 Wimbledon Championships

Serena Williams was attempting to become the first woman to win the title three consecutive times since Steffi Graf in 1991, 1992 and 1993.

This was the last major singles tournament for former world No. 1 Martina Navratilova. Awarded a wild card, she won her first-round match and became, at age 47, the oldest player in the Open Era to win a main draw match at Wimbledon and the second-lowest ranked player to do so (world No. 1,001, behind Barbara Schwartz who was unranked in 2001).^[5][6]

Seeds

01.   Serena Williams (final)

02.   Anastasia Myskina (third round)

03.   Venus Williams (second round)

04.   Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals)

05.   Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)

06.   Elena Dementieva (first round)

07.   Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals)

08.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (first round)

09.   Paola Suárez (quarterfinals)

10.   Nadia Petrova (fourth round)

11.   Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)

12.   Vera Zvonareva (fourth round)

13.   Maria Sharapova (champion)

14.   Silvia Farina Elia (fourth round)

15.   Patty Schnyder (second round)

16.   Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi (first round)

17.   Chanda Rubin (first round)

18.   Francesca Schiavone (second round)

19.   Fabiola Zuluaga (first round)

20.   Elena Bovina (second round)

21.   Magdalena Maleeva (fourth round)

22.   Conchita Martínez (first round)

23.   Jelena Dokić (first round)

24.   Mary Pierce (first round)

25.   Nathalie Dechy (third round)

26.   Lisa Raymond (second round)

27.   Alicia Molik (third round)

28.   Émilie Loit (first round)

29.   Dinara Safina (first round)

30.   Eleni Daniilidou (first round)

31.   Amy Frazier (fourth round)

32.   Meghann Shaughnessy (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Note: Patty Schnyder, who would have been placed in the entry list on the initial entry cutoff date of 10 May 2004, did not enter and was later awarded a wildcard at this tournament.

Qualifying

Main article: 2004 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying

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
	1	Serena Williams	6	6
	7	Jennifer Capriati	1	1
								1	Serena Williams	64	7	6
								4	Amélie Mauresmo	77	5	4
	4	Amélie Mauresmo	6	5	6
	9	Paola Suárez	0	7	1
															1	Serena Williams	1	4
															13	Maria Sharapova	6	6
	5	Lindsay Davenport	6	6
		Karolina Šprem	2	2
								5	Lindsay Davenport	6	65	1
								13	Maria Sharapova	2	77	6
	11	Ai Sugiyama	7	5	1
	13	Maria Sharapova	5	7	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	S Williams	6	6
		J Zheng	3	1				1	S Williams	6	6
	Q	S Foretz	6	6				Q	S Foretz	0	4
		S Cohen-Aloro	1	3											1	S Williams	6	6
		L Lee-Waters	6	3	3											M Serna	4	0
	WC	J O'Donoghue	2	6	6			WC	J O'Donoghue	3	3
		M Serna	6	6					M Serna	6	6
	30	E Daniilidou	4	2																		1	S Williams	6	6
	18	F Schiavone	3	77	6																		T Golovin	2	1
		M Casanova	6	64	3			18	F Schiavone	1	0
		T Golovin	6	77					T Golovin	6	6
		A Jidkova	4	64												T Golovin	6	2	6
		E Gagliardi	3													E Gagliardi	3	6	3
		T Snyder	3r						E Gagliardi	2	77	6
		A Morigami	4	1				15/WC	P Schnyder	6	64	2
	15/WC	P Schnyder	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	10	N Petrova	6	2	6
		F Pennetta	3	6	4			10	N Petrova	6	3	6
		M Suchá	1	0					M Vento-Kabchi	3	6	2
		M Vento-Kabchi	6	6											10	N Petrova	77	6
		T Perebiynis	6	6												T Perebiynis	65	2
	Q	C Wheeler	3	2					T Perebiynis	6	7
		M Sequera	6	78					M Sequera	2	5
	22	C Martínez	4	66																		10	N Petrova	4	4
	25	N Dechy	6	6																		7	J Capriati	6	6
		A Medina Garrigues	3	4				25	N Dechy	6	6
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	6					M Sánchez Lorenzo	1	1
	WC	K O'Brien	4	4											25	N Dechy	5	1
		M Marrero	1	3											7	J Capriati	7	6
	WC	E Baltacha	6	6				WC	E Baltacha	4	4
		C Schaul	2	2				7	J Capriati	6	6
	7	J Capriati	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	4	A Mauresmo	6	6
		J Kostanić	2	3				4	A Mauresmo	6	6
		J Vakulenko	65	2				Q	J Hopkins	3	3
	Q	J Hopkins	77	6											4	A Mauresmo	6	6
		B Schett	6	4	4											Ľ Cervanová	1	4
		Ľ Cervanová	3	6	6				Ľ Cervanová	6	6
		S Asagoe	3	64				26	L Raymond	4	3
	26	L Raymond	6	77																		4	A Mauresmo	7	6
	24	M Pierce	2	5																		14	S Farina Elia	5	3
		V Ruano Pascual	6	7					V Ruano Pascual	6	6
		L Krasnoroutskaya	6	4	3				H Nagyová	4	4
		H Nagyová	3	6	6											V Ruano Pascual	6	4	5
		B Strýcová	3	4											14	S Farina Elia	2	6	7
		S Talaja	6	6					S Talaja	3	3
		S Peng	0	4				14	S Farina Elia	6	6
	14	S Farina Elia	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	9	P Suárez	6	6
		S Perry	2	4				9	P Suárez	6	6
		A Harkleroad	3	7	4				E Callens	2	2
		E Callens	6	5	6										9	P Suárez	6	4	6
	Q	T Sun	2	6	6										PR	A Kremer	1	6	0
		T Garbin	6	0	2			Q	T Sun	3	5
	PR	A Kremer	6	6				PR	A Kremer	6	7
	19	F Zuluaga	4	3																		9	P Suárez	4	6	6
	29	D Safina	0	0r																			R Grande	6	0	2
		A Parra Santonja	6	2					A Parra Santonja	7	2	3
		R Grande	7	7					R Grande	5	6	6
		M Santangelo	5	5												R Grande	6	4	6
		G León García	2	2											Q	V Razzano	4	6	3
		E Likhovtseva	6	6					E Likhovtseva	1	2
	Q	V Razzano	77	3	6			Q	V Razzano	6	6
	8	S Kuznetsova	64	6	4

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	L Davenport	6	6
		D Randriantefy	2	1				5	L Davenport	6	1
		K Brandi	6	6					K Brandi	0	0r
		I Benešová	2	0											5	L Davenport	6	6
	Q	A Widjaja	2	1											Q	T Panova	2	1
	Q	M Washington	6	6				Q	M Washington	3	4
	Q	T Panova	6	6				Q	T Panova	6	6
	28	É Loit	1	2																		5	L Davenport	6	6
	23	J Dokić	3	3																		12	V Zvonareva	4	4
		G Dulko	6	6					G Dulko	3	6	6
		C Castaño	0	1				WC	M Navratilova	6	3	3
	WC	M Navratilova	6	6												G Dulko	4	2
		S Obata	4	6	7										12	V Zvonareva	6	6
	Q	E Birnerová	6	4	5				S Obata	1	4
		S Stosur	4	4				12	V Zvonareva	6	6
	12	V Zvonareva	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	16	A Smashnova-Pistolesi	4	3
		K Srebotnik	6	6					K Srebotnik	65	0
		M Weingärtner	3	1					D Chládková	77	6
		D Chládková	6	6												D Chládková	5	3
		J Craybas	6	6											21	M Maleeva	7	6
		C Black	4	3					J Craybas	2	3
		V Dushevina	1	5				21	M Maleeva	6	6
	21	M Maleeva	6	7																		21	M Maleeva	4	4
	32	M Shaughnessy	77	77																			K Šprem	6	6
		M Irvin	63	60				32	M Shaughnessy	6	4	10
		P Mandula	3	3				Q	N Llagostera Vives	4	6	8
	Q	N Llagostera Vives	6	6											32	M Shaughnessy	65	62
		K Šprem	2	6	6											K Šprem	77	77
		L Granville	6	1	4				K Šprem	77	78
		M-G Mikaelian	3	0				3	V Williams	65	66
	3	V Williams	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	6	E Dementieva	4	6	4
		S Kleinová	6	1	6				S Kleinová	3	3
		A-L Grönefeld	2	0					T Tanasugarn	6	6
		T Tanasugarn	6	6												T Tanasugarn	6	6
		T Pisnik	6	1	5										27	A Molik	2	4
		T Ashley	2	6	7				T Ashley	5	4
		M Czink	1	4				27	A Molik	7	6
	27	A Molik	6	6																			T Tanasugarn	3	5
	17	C Rubin	65	3																		11	A Sugiyama	6	7
		M Bartoli	77	6					M Bartoli	6	6
		ME Camerin	7	6					ME Camerin	3	3
		A Barna	5	2												M Bartoli	1	2
		J Janković	6	1	4										11	A Sugiyama	6	6
		K Koukalová	3	6	6				K Koukalová	4	4
	WC	A Janes	6	2	3			11	A Sugiyama	6	6
	11	A Sugiyama	3	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	13	M Sharapova	6	6
	Q	Y Beygelzimer	2	1				13	M Sharapova	6	6
	WC	A Keothavong	6	6				WC	A Keothavong	4	0
		N Pratt	3	1											13	M Sharapova	6	6
		D Hantuchová	6	6												D Hantuchová	3	1
		S Reeves	1	4					D Hantuchová
	Q	E Gallovits	1	2				20	E Bovina	w/o
	20	E Bovina	6	6																		13	M Sharapova	6	7
	31	A Frazier	6	6																		31	A Frazier	4	5
		M Kirilenko	1	4				31	A Frazier	6	3	8
	WC	E Webley-Smith	77	6				WC	E Webley-Smith	2	6	6
		S Beltrame	62	4											31	A Frazier	4	6	6
		M Jugić-Salkić	4	6	3										2	A Myskina	6	4	4
		A Kapros	6	2	6				A Kapros	7	2	4
		Ľ Kurhajcová	5	1				2	A Myskina	5	6	6
	2	A Myskina	7	6

Championship match statistics

Category	Sharapova	S. Williams
1st serve %	39/64 (61%)	33/54 (61%)
1st serve points won	25 of 39 = 64%	20 of 33 = 61%
2nd serve points won	15 of 25 = 60%	9 of 21 = 43%
Total service points won	40 of 64 = 62.50%	29 of 54 = 53.70%
Aces	2	3
Double faults	4	1
Winners	25	20
Unforced errors	11	10
Net points won	4 of 4 = 100%	3 of 9 = 33%
Break points converted	4 of 10 = 40%	1 of 6 = 17%
Return points won	25 of 54 = 46%	24 of 64 = 38%
Total points won	65	53
Source