2004 Family Circle Cup – Singles
# 2004 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Venus Williams defeated Conchita Martínez in the final, 2–6, 6–2, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 2004 Family Circle Cup. It was Williams' 30th career title.

Justine Henin-Hardenne was the reigning champion, but did not compete this year due to hypoglycemia.

## Seeds

The first nine seeds received a bye into the second round.

* Justine Henin-Hardenne (withdrew due to a hypoglycemia)
* Serena Williams (third round, withdrew due to a left knee inflammation)
* Amélie Mauresmo (withdrew due to a right lower back strain)
* Venus Williams (champion)
* Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
* Elena Dementieva (third round)
* Jennifer Capriati (third round)
* Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
* Vera Zvonareva (quarterfinals)
* Paola Suárez (second round)
* Patty Schnyder (semifinals)
* Jelena Dokic (second round)
* Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi (third round)
* Fabiola Zuluaga (first round)
* Nathalie Dechy (first round)
* Conchita Martínez (final)
* Eleni Daniilidou (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Jelena Kostanić | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Petra Mandula | $6^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Petra Mandula | $6^4$ | 2 | | Jelena Kostanić | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | PR/4 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| PR/4 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 | PR/4 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 9 | Vera Zvonareva | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Vera Zvonareva | 3 | 4 | | | | | PR/4 | Venus Williams | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | 16 | Conchita Martínez | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Conchita Martínez | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Lindsay Davenport | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Lindsay Davenport | 3 | 2 | 11 | Patty Schnyder | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | 16 | Conchita Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Nadia Petrova | 3 | 1 | 16 | Conchita Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 16 | Conchita Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | LL | S Perry | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Perebiynis | 6 | $6^3$ | 0 | | J Kostanić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kostanić | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | J Kostanić | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Raymond | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | Q | D Randriantefy | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | D Randriantefy | 7 | 2 | 6 | Q | D Randriantefy | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Šprem | 6 | 6 | | | K Šprem | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | N Dechy | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Kostanić | $7^7$ | 6 |
| 12 | J Dokic | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | P Mandula | $6^4$ | 2 |
| Q | T Panova | 0 | 7 | 5 | 12 | J Dokic | $6^2$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Harkleroad | 3 | 1 | | | P Mandula | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Mandula | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Mandula | $7^7$ | 3 | 7 | | | |
| | L Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 7 | J Capriati | $6^3$ | 6 | 5 | | | |
| | A Barna | 1 | 5 | | | L Krasnoroutskaya | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | PR/4 | V Williams | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | S Reeves | 6 | 2 | 6 | LL | S Reeves | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Granville | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | PR/4 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | WC | MG Mikaelian | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | V Ruano Pascual | 3 | $6^0$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | MG Mikaelian | 6 | 6 | | WC | MG Mikaelian | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | F Zuluaga | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | PR/4 | V Williams | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | A Smashnova-Pistolesi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | V Zvonareva | 3 | 4 |
| Q | Y Yoshida | 1 | 1 | | 13 | A Smashnova-Pistolesi | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Brandi | 3 | 6 | 7 | | K Brandi | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Schaul | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 13 | A Smashnova-Pistolesi | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | S Beltrame | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 9 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Zheng | 6 | 4 | 5 | Q | S Beltrame | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 6 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | A Medina Garrigues | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Black | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | 6 | E Dementieva | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | M Navratilova | 4 | 4 | | | A Frazier | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Weingärtner | 5 | $6^2$ | | 11 | P Schnyder | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | P Schnyder | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 |
| 17 | E Daniilidou | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | L Davenport | 3 | 2 |
| Q | C Castaño | 5 | 6 | 6 | Q | C Castaño | 6 | $6^3$ | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pratt | 6 | $7^7$ | | | N Pratt | 4 | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Stevenson | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | N Pratt | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | J Craybas | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 5 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Janković | 6 | 3 | 6 | | J Janković | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | L Davenport | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 8 | N Petrova | 6 | 4 | $7^9$ | | | | | | | | |
| | A Morigami | 6 | 6 | | | A Morigami | 3 | 6 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | M Pierce | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 8 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | A Jidkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | LL | A Jidkova | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | S Asagoe | 4 | 1 | | LL | A Jidkova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| PR | A Kremer | 4 | 4 | | 10 | P Suárez | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | N Petrova | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 |
| Q | T Sun | 1 | 0 | | 16 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | 4 | 6 | 4 | Q | T Ashley | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Ashley | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 16 | C Martínez | w/o | | | | | |
| | A Parra Santonja | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | PR/2 | S Williams | | | | | | |
| WC | K McCain | 2 | 7 | 6 | WC | K McCain | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | PR/2 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
