2004 Wimbledon Championships
The 2004 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 118th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 21 June to 4 July 2004. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year. Roger Federer was successful in his title defence, defeating Andy Roddick in the final to win his second Wimbledon title. Two-time defending champion Serena Williams was unsuccessful in her title defence, being upset in the final by then little-known 17-year-old Russian Maria Sharapova; Sharapova became the first Russian player, male or female, to win Wimbledon, the second-youngest player to win Wimbledon in the Modern Era and third-youngest overall. In the juniors, Gaël Monfils won his third consecutive Grand Slam title in the boys' competition, and Kateryna Bondarenko won the girls' title. Point and prize money distribution Point distribution Below are the tables with the point distribution for each discipline of the tournament. Senior points Prize distribution The total prize money for 2004 championships was £9,707,280. The winner of the men's title earned £602,500 while the women's singles champion earned £560,500. * per team Champions Seniors Men's singles Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick, 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 It was Federer's sixth title of the year, and his 17th overall. It was his third career Grand Slam title, and his 2nd at Wimbledon. Women's singles Maria Sharapova defeated Serena Williams, 6–1, 6–4 It was Sharapova's second title of the year, and her fourth overall. It was her first career Grand Slam title. Men's doubles Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge defeated Julian Knowle / Nenad Zimonjić, 6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 Women's doubles Cara Black / Rennae Stubbs defeated Liezel Huber / Ai Sugiyama, 6–3, 7–6(7-5) Mixed doubles Wayne Black / Cara Black defeated Todd Woodbridge / Alicia Molik, 3–6, 7–6(10-8), 6–4 Juniors Boys' singles Gaël Monfils defeated Miles Kasiri, 7–5, 7–6(8-6) Girls' singles Kateryna Bondarenko defeated Ana Ivanovic, 6–4, 6–7(2-7), 6–3 Boys' doubles Brendan Evans / Scott Oudsema defeated Robin Haase / Viktor Troicki, 6–4, 6–4 Girls' doubles Victoria Azarenka / Olga Govortsova defeated Marina Erakovic / Monica Niculescu, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 Singles seeds Men's singles Roger Federer (champion) Andy Roddick (final, lost to Roger Federer) Guillermo Coria (second round, lost to Florian Mayer) David Nalbandian (withdrew) Tim Henman (quarterfinals, lost to Mario Ančić) Juan Carlos Ferrero (third round, lost to Robby Ginepri) Lleyton Hewitt (quarterfinals, lost to Roger Federer) Rainer Schüttler (third round, lost to Vince Spadea) Carlos Moyá (fourth round, lost to Lleyton Hewitt) Sébastien Grosjean (semifinals, lost to Roger Federer) Mark Philippoussis (fourth round, lost to Tim Henman) Sjeng Schalken (quarterfinals, lost to Andy Roddick) Paradorn Srichaphan (first round, lost to Ivo Karlović) Mardy Fish (second round, lost to Joachim Johansson) Nicolás Massú (first round, lost to Alexander Popp) Jiří Novák (first round, lost to Xavier Malisse) Jonas Björkman (third round, lost to Joachim Johansson) Feliciano López (third round, lost to Ivo