2004 Mercedes-Benz Cup – Singles
# 2004 Mercedes-Benz Cup – Singles

Wayne Ferreira was the defending champion, but lost in the first round this year.

Tommy Haas won the tournament, beating Nicolas Kiefer in the final, $7–6^{(8–6)},$ 6–4.

## Seeds

* Andre Agassi (quarterfinals)
* Paradorn Srichaphan (second round)
* Mardy Fish (quarterfinals)
* Dominik Hrbatý (first round)
* Sjeng Schalken (second round)
* Vincent Spadea (first round)
* Taylor Dent (first round)
* Robby Ginepri (first round)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Tommy Haas | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | Cyril Saulnier | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| | Cyril Saulnier | 5 | 5 | | Tommy Haas | $7^8$ | 6 |
| | | | | | Nicolas Kiefer | $6^6$ | 4 |
| | Nicolas Kiefer | 3 | 6 | 6 | Nicolas Kiefer | $6^6$ | 4 |
| WC | Jeff Morrison | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bogomolov Jr. | 3 | 1 | | 1 | A Agassi | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Benneteau | 6 | 7 | | | J Benneteau | $6^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Philippoussis | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | 1 | A Agassi | $6^5$ | $7^8$ | 3 | | | |
| | W Arthurs | $6^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | T Haas | $7^7$ | $6^6$ | 6 | | | |
| | K Carlsen | $7^7$ | 6 | | | K Carlsen | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Haas | 6 | 6 | | | T Haas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | R Ginepri | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | T Haas | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | M Fish | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Saulnier | 5 | 5 |
| | J Vacek | $6^5$ | 2 | | 3 | M Fish | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Elseneer | 2 | 6 | 7 | | G Elseneer | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Vahaly | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 3 | M Fish | $6^6$ | $6^7$ | | | | |
| | A Dupuis | 4 | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | C Saulnier | $7^8$ | $7^9$ | | | | |
| | J Hernych | 6 | $6^0$ | 6 | | J Hernych | 3 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Saulnier | 6 | | | | C Saulnier | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | V Spadea | 4 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | T Dent | $6^7$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Rusedski | $7^9$ | 3 | 6 | | G Rusedski | 3 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Ram | 6 | $6^1$ | 4 | | K Beck | 6 | 3 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Beck | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | G Rusedski | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | G Weiner | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | N Kiefer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | H-t Lee | 6 | 5 | 3 | Q | G Weiner | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kiefer | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | N Kiefer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | D Hrbatý | $6^0$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | N Kiefer | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | S Schalken | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | J Morrison | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| | G Carraz | 4 | 4 | | 5 | S Schalken | $6^5$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Moodie | 6 | 6 | | | W Moodie | $7^7$ | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Z Fleishman | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | W Moodie | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | J Morrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | J Morrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | L Cook | 2 | 2 | | WC | J Morrison | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Ferreira | 3 | $6^4$ | | 2 | P Srichaphan | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | P Srichaphan | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
