2004 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles
# 2004 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

Ai Sugiyama was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Amélie Mauresmo.

Mauresmo went on to win the title, defeating Elena Bovina in the final 6–2, 6–0. This is, to date, Bovina's final WTA tour final.

## Seeds

The top four seeds who played received a bye into the second round.

* Amélie Mauresmo (champion)
* Anastasia Myskina (withdrew)
* Serena Williams (second round)
* Vera Zvonareva (quarterfinals)
* Nadia Petrova (semifinals)
* Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)
* Patty Schnyder (first round)
* Karolina Šprem (first round)
* Elena Bovina (final)

## 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 | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1/WC | Amélie Mauresmo | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jelena Janković | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | Jelena Janković | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1/WC | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 9 | Elena Bovina | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Nadia Petrova | 3 | 6 | $6^3$ | 9 | Elena Bovina | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Elena Bovina | 6 | 4 | $7^7$ | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1/WC | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Zuluaga | 1 | $7^7$ | 4 | LL | M Domachowska | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Domachowska | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | 1/WC | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| LL | L Lee-Waters | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | 6 | A Sugiyama | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | D Hantuchová | 2 | 6 | 6 | | D Hantuchová | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vento-Kabchi | 0 | 0 | | 6 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1/WC | A Mauresmo | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Janković | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | | 4 | V Zvonareva | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 3 | 6 | 6 | | N Dechy | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Benešová | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | 4 | V Zvonareva | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | M Suchá | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | B Schett | 6 | 6 | | WC | B Schett | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | P Schnyder | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | K Šprem | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Shaughnessy | 7 | 4 | 6 | | M Shaughnessy | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Schruff | 6 | 6 | | Q | J Schruff | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Koukalová | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | N Petrova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | S Bammer | 3 | 1 | | | E Likhovtseva | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | N Petrova | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | N Petrova | 3 | 6 | $6^3$ |
| 9 | E Bovina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Bovina | 6 | 4 | $7^7$ |
| | J Kostanić | 4 | 2 | | | E Bovina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bartoli | 7 | 6 | | | M Bartoli | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Panova | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | E Bovina | $6^3$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | A Jidkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | A Jidkova | $7^7$ | 2 | $0^r$ | | | | | |
| Q | V Dushevina | 2 | 1 | | Q | A Jidkova | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | S Williams | $6^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Denisa Chládková (first round)
* Barbora Strýcová (withdrew)
* Vera Dushevina (qualified)
* Alina Jidkova (qualified)
* Martina Suchá (qualified)
* Ľubomíra Kurhajcová (first round)
* Marta Domachowska (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Lindsay Lee-Waters (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

### Qualifiers

* Martina Suchá
* Julia Schruff
* Vera Dushevina
* Alina Jidkova

### Lucky losers

* Marta Domachowska
* Lindsay Lee-Waters

### Draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Denisa Chládková | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ľudmila Cervanová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ľudmila Cervanová | 6 | 6 | | | Ľudmila Cervanová | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Yvonne Meusburger | 2 | $6^3$ | | | | | |
| WC | Daniela Kix | 3 | 5 | | | Yvonne Meusburger | 2 | $6^3$ | | | | | |
| | Yvonne Meusburger | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yvonne Meusburger | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | Ľudmila Cervanová | 6 | $6^6$ | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Martina Suchá | 2 | $7^8$ | 6 |
| WC | Patricia Wartusch | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Martina Suchá | 2 | $7^8$ | 6 |
| | Silvija Talaja | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Silvija Talaja | 4 | 6 | 7 | | Silvija Talaja | 2 | $6^3$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Martina Suchá | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
| | Eva Birnerová | 5 | 1 | | 5 | Martina Suchá | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
| 5 | Martina Suchá | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Angelika Rösch | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Camille Pin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Camille Pin | 6 | 6 | | Camille Pin | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | Yuliana Fedak | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Yuliana Fedak | 6 | 6 | | Yuliana Fedak | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Åsa Svensson | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Åsa Svensson | 1 | 3 | | | | | | Yuliana Fedak | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | Julia Schruff | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | Evgenia Linetskaya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Julia Schruff | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | Lenka Němečková | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lenka Němečková | 2 | 3 | | Evgenia Linetskaya | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | Julia Schruff | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | Julia Schruff | $6^0$ | 7 | $7^9$ | Julia Schruff | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Ľubomíra Kurhajcová | $7^7$ | 5 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Vera Dushevina | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian | 5 | 3 | 3 | Vera Dushevina | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Michaela Paštiková | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Michaela Paštiková | $7^8$ | 2 | | Michaela Paštiková | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Tatiana Perebiynis | $6^6$ | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| | Tatiana Perebiynis | $6^6$ | $0^r$ | | | | | 3 | Vera Dushevina | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | 7 | Marta Domachowska | 4 | 2 |
| | Sanda Mamić | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Marta Domachowska | 4 | 2 |
| | Stanislava Hrozenská | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stanislava Hrozenská | 2 | | | Stanislava Hrozenská | 3 | $6^2$ | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | Marta Domachowska | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | Katarina Srebotnik | 2 | 4 | 7 | Marta Domachowska | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| 7 | Marta Domachowska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Alina Jidkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adriana Barna | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adriana Barna | 1 | 2 | 4 | Alina Jidkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | Stefanie Haidner | 2 | 3 | | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | Alina Jidkova | $7^7$ | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | Lindsay Lee-Waters | $6^5$ | 5 |
| | Magüi Serna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Lindsay Lee-Waters | $6^5$ | 5 |
| WC | Melanie Klaffner | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Melanie Klaffner | 0 | 1 | | Magüi Serna | $6^5$ | 6 | $6^7$ | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | Lindsay Lee-Waters | $7^7$ | 3 | $7^9$ | | | | |
| | Jarmila Gajdošová | 4 | 2 | 8 | Lindsay Lee-Waters | $7^7$ | 3 | $7^9$ | | | | |
| 8 | Lindsay Lee-Waters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
