2004 WTA Tour
Lindsay Davenport won a tour-leading 7 titles to finish the season as the No. 1 ranked player in the world.
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| Details | |
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| Duration | January 5 - November 13 |
| Edition | 34th |
| Tournaments | 60 |
| Categories |
Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships Summer Olympics WTA Tier I (10) WTA Tier II (15) WTA Tier III (16) WTA Tier IV (5) WTA Tier V (8) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles |
 Lindsay Davenport (7) |
| Most tournament finals |
Lindsay Davenport (9) Amélie Mauresmo (9) |
| Prize money leader |
 Maria Sharapova($2,506,263) |
| Points leader |
Lindsay Davenport (4,760) |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year |
Maria Sharapova
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| Doubles Team of the year |
 Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
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| Most improved player of the year |
Maria Sharapova
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| Newcomer of the year |
Tatiana Golovin
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| Comeback player of the year |
Serena Williams
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← 2003
2005 →
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The 2004 WTA Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2004 season. The 2004 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the WTA Tier I-V Events, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), the Summer Olympic Games and the year-end championships.
In an open year, Lindsay Davenport finished the season at No. 1 for the third time after 1998 and 2001, despite not reaching a Grand Slam final. Amélie Mauresmo put together a consistent season, reaching No. 1 in September and finishing the year ranked No. 2. The Russian contingent enjoyed an impressive rise into the elite of women's tennis, with Anastasia Myskina, Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova all winning their first Grand Slam titles, and Elena Dementieva twice being a runner-up. The Belgian pair of Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin-Hardenne, who had risen to the top of women's tennis during 2003, both struggled with injuries throughout the season. Likewise, the dominance of the Williams sisters diminished, with both finishing the season outside the top 5.
World No. 1 Justine Henin-Hardenne started the season on a high note, taking the title in Sydney and then winning her third Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, defeating Kim Clijsters in the final. Fabiola Zuluaga and Patty Schnyder enjoyed runs to their first ever Grand Slam semifinals in singles. Schnyder took advantage of an open draw which saw Venus Williams dumped out in the third round by Lisa Raymond. Zuluaga advanced after Elena Dementieva and Nadia Petrova were early upset victims in her section of the draw, and then benefitted from a walkover from Amélie Mauresmo in the quarterfinals. Defending champion Serena Williams withdrew from the tournament due to her continuing recovery from knee surgery.
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