2004 Vancouver Women's Open – Singles
# 2004 Vancouver Women's Open – Singles

This was the first WTA edition of the tournament; the previous editions were ITF events.

Anna-Lena Grönefeld was the defending champion from 2003, but lost in the second round to Sessil Karatantcheva.

Nicole Vaidišová won the title, defeating Laura Granville in the final. At 15 years and 3 months of age, Vaidišová became the 6th youngest woman to win a Pro-level title, and the youngest since 1997.

## Seeds

* Marion Bartoli (second round)
* Milagros Sequera (quarterfinals)
* Alina Jidkova (semifinals)
* Laura Granville (finals, runner-up)
* Marissa Irvin (second round)
* Rita Grande (quarterfinals)
* Anna-Lena Grönefeld (second round)
* Lindsay Lee-Waters (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Camille Pin | $6^5$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | Laura Granville | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Laura Granville | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | Laura Granville | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | Q | Nicole Vaidišová | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Alina Jidkova | 5 | 6 | 4 | Q | Nicole Vaidišová | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | Nicole Vaidišová | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Semi Final | Semi Final | Semi Final | Semi Final | Semi Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ad Serra Zanetti | 0 | 1 | 1 | M Bartoli | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Beltrame | 0 | $0^r$ | | C Pin | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Pin | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | C Pin | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Y Yoshida | 2 | 3 | | | | | | Q | S Karatantcheva | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | S Karatantcheva | 6 | 6 | Q | S Karatantcheva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Okamoto | 0 | 1 | 7 | A-L Grönefeld | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A-L Grönefeld | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Pin | $6^5$ | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | L Granville | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | L Granville | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| | S Reeves | 5 | 1 | 4 | L Granville | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Mattek | 7 | 6 | | B Mattek | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Drake | 5 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | L Granville | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Arvidsson | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 8 | L Lee-Waters | 7 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | G Voskoboeva | 6 | 6 | | G Voskoboeva | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Skavronskaia | 3 | 4 | 8 | L Lee-Waters | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | L Lee-Waters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Semi Final | Semi Final | Semi Final | Semi Final | Semi Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | R Grande | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Callens | 4 | 4 | | 6 | R Grande | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Foretz | 3 | 4 | | | J Hopkins | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hopkins | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | R Grande | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | S Peng | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | A Jidkova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Grandin | 6 | 1 | 0 | | S Peng | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | MV García Sokol | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | A Jidkova | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | A Jidkova | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Jidkova | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | M Irvin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | N Vaidišová | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| | M Tu | 1 | 1 | | 5 | M Irvin | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Vaidišová | 6 | 6 | | Q | N Vaidišová | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Spears | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | N Vaidišová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | V Castellvi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | M Sequera | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| WC | M-È Pelletier | 0 | 4 | | | V Castellvi | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | An Serra Zanetti | 4 | 3 | | 2 | M Sequera | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Sequera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Jarmila Gajdošová (first round)
* Rosana de los Ríos (first round)
* Nicole Vaidišová (qualified)
* Maria Fernanda Alves (second round)
* Lana Popadić (first round)
* Xie Yan-ze (second round)
* Sandra Klösel (first round)
* N/A

### Qualifiers

* Seiko Okamoto
* María Vanina García Sokol
* Nicole Vaidišová
* Sessil Karatantcheva

### Qualifying draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jarmila Gajdošová | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Tania Rice | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Tania Rice | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | Tania Rice | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Seiko Okamoto | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Kaysie Smashey | 3 | 0 | | | Seiko Okamoto | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Seiko Okamoto | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Seiko Okamoto | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Seiko Okamoto | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Antonia Matic | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| | Stéphanie Dubois | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Antonia Matic | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| | Kelly Liggan | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kelly Liggan | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Kelly Liggan | 5 | $6^4$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Antonia Matic | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Antonia Matic | 7 | 6 | | | Antonia Matic | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| 5 | Lana Popadić | $6^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

**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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Rosana de los Ríos | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | María Vanina García Sokol | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | María Vanina García Sokol | 1 | 6 | 6 | María Vanina García Sokol | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Kaori Aoyama | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Kaori Aoyama | 6 | 7 | | Kaori Aoyama | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Valérie Tétreault | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Valérie Tétreault | 4 | 5 | | | | | | María Vanina García Sokol | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Sunitha Rao | $6^3$ | 6 | 4 |
| | Līga Dekmeijere | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Sunitha Rao | $6^3$ | 6 | 4 |
| | İpek Şenoğlu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | İpek Şenoğlu | 6 | 6 | | İpek Şenoğlu | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | Sunitha Rao | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Sunitha Rao | 4 | 6 | 6 | Sunitha Rao | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Sandra Klösel | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |

**Third 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Nicole Vaidišová | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Katarina Zoricic | 3 | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Katarina Zoricic | 3 | $1^r$ | | 3 | Nicole Vaidišová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kim Jin-hee | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | Kim Jin-hee | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Kim Jin-hee | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | Mélanie Marois | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mélanie Marois | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | 3 | Nicole Vaidišová | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Anousjka van Exel | 3 | 3 |
| | Anousjka van Exel | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | Anousjka van Exel | 3 | 3 |
| | Diana Ospina | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Diana Ospina | 3 | 5 | | | Anousjka van Exel | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Rika Fujiwara | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | Rika Fujiwara | 6 | 6 | | | Rika Fujiwara | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| Alt | Arpi Kojian | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

**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 | Maria Fernanda Alves | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tiffany Dabek | 5 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tiffany Dabek | 5 | $6^6$ | 4 | Maria Fernanda Alves | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | Angelika Bachmann | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Angelika Bachmann | 6 | 6 | | Angelika Bachmann | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Ayami Takase | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ayami Takase | 3 | 0 | | | | | | Angelika Bachmann | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | Sessil Karatantcheva | $6^6$ | 6 | 6 |
| | Janet Lee | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Sessil Karatantcheva | $6^6$ | 6 | 6 |
| | Sessil Karatantcheva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sessil Karatantcheva | 6 | 6 | | Sessil Karatantcheva | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Xie Yan-ze | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Aleksandra Wozniak | 3 | 5 | 6 | Xie Yan-ze | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| 6 | Xie Yan-ze | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
