2004 Gaz de France Stars – Singles
# 2004 Gaz de France Stars – Singles

The singles Tournament at the 2004 Gaz de France Stars took place in late September to early October, 2004, on indoor hard courts in Hasselt, Belgium.

Elena Dementieva won the title with a bizarre scoreline in the final, becoming the first winner of this tournament in an all-Russian final.

## Seeds

The top two seeds get a bye into round two.

* Elena Dementieva (champion)
* Kim Clijsters (semifinals, retired due to a left wrist injury)
* Elena Bovina (final)
* Karolina Šprem (second round)
* Francesca Schiavone (quarterfinals)
* Silvia Farina Elia (second round)
* Magdalena Maleeva (quarterfinals)
* Nathalie Dechy (withdrew due to a left thigh sprain)
* Jelena Kostanić (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Elena Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Maria Elena Camerin | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Maria Elena Camerin | 3 | 3 | 1 | Elena Dementieva | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 3 | Elena Bovina | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Elena Bovina | 6 | 2 | 3 | Elena Bovina | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Kim Clijsters | 4 | $2^r$ | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Paštiková | 7 | 6 | | LL | M Paštiková | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Garbin | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | | | 1 | E Dementieva | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Chládková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | D Chládková | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Parra Santonja | 1 | 4 | | | D Chládková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Perebiynis | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | S Farina Elia | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S Farina Elia | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | K Šprem | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | ME Camerin | 3 | 3 |
| | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | K Šprem | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | C Rousseau | 2 | 0 | | | ME Camerin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | ME Camerin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | ME Camerin | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | V Ruano Pascual | 7 | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | C Schaul | 3 | 0 | | | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Ruano Pascual | 3 | 7 | 6 | | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | J Kostanić | 6 | $6^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Santangelo | 2 | 0 | | 5 | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Llagostera Vives | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 | | N Llagostera Vives | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Marrero | 0 | 7 | 0 | | | | | 5 | F Schiavone | $6^6$ | 1 | | | | |
| Q | V Henke | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | 3 | E Bovina | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Flipkens | 2 | 6 | 4 | Q | V Henke | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Maes | 1 | 1 | | 3 | E Bovina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | E Bovina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | E Bovina | 6 | 2 |
| 7/WC | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | K Clijsters | 4 | $2^r$ |
| Q | L Lee-Waters | 3 | 3 | | 7/WC | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E Callens | 7 | 6 | | WC | E Callens | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Birnerová | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | 7/WC | M Maleeva | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | I Benešová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | A Bachmann | 4 | 3 | | | I Benešová | $6^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | K Clijsters | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
