Men's Singles | |
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2004 French Open | |
Champion | Gastón Gaudio |
Runner-up | Guillermo Coria |
Final score | 0–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1, 8–6 |
Juan Carlos Ferrero was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Igor Andreev, his first loss at the event prior to the semifinals.
Gastón Gaudio (ranked 44th) won in the final 0–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1, 8–6, against Guillermo Coria.
This was the first Grand Slam tournament in which Roger Federer competed as No. 1. He lost in the third round loss to former No. 1 and three-time champion Gustavo Kuerten, in what would be his last pre-quarterfinal exit from a Major until his second round loss to Sergiy Stakhovsky in the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, a run of 36 quarterfinals in a row.
As of the conclusion of the 2017 French Open, this was the last Grand Slam in which none of the semi-finalists had previously won a Grand Slam singles tournament.