title: 2004 DFS Classic – Singles
text: # 2004 DFS Classic – Singles
  
  Magdalena Maleeva was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Tamarine Tanasugarn.
  
  Maria Sharapova won the title, defeating Tatiana Golovin in the final 4–6, 6–2, 6–1.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The champion seed is indicated in bold text. Text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
  
  * Nadia Petrova (second round)
  * Patty Schnyder (semifinals)
  * Maria Sharapova (champion)
  * Magdalena Maleeva (third round)
  * Jelena Dokić (second round)
  * Nathalie Dechy (second round)
  * Eleni Daniilidou (second round)
  * Alicia Molik (quarterfinals)
  * Émilie Loit (semifinals)
  * María Vento-Kabchi (first round)
  * Tina Pisnik (first round)
  * Magüi Serna (first round)
  * Claudine Schaul (first round)
  * Lina Krasnoroutskaya (first round)
  * Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
  * María Sánchez Lorenzo (third 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Tatiana Golovin | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | |
  | 9 | Émilie Loit | 3 | 7 | 5 | | | | | |
  | 9 | Émilie Loit | 3 | 7 | 5 | | Tatiana Golovin | 6 | 2 | 1 |
  | | | | | | 3 | Maria Sharapova | 4 | 6 | 6 |
  | 3 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 | 3 | Maria Sharapova | 4 | 6 | 6 |
  | 2 | Patty Schnyder | 1 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | N Petrova | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Asagoe | 6 | 6 | | | S Asagoe | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Vakulenko | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | S Asagoe | 4 | 0 | | | | |
  | | D Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Golovin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Y-J Cho | 3 | 1 | | | D Hantuchová | 0 | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Golovin | 6 | 2 | | | T Golovin | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | E Likhovtseva | 3 | 0 | r | | | | | | | | | | | T Golovin | 6 | 7 |
  | 12 | M Serna | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Kremer | 4 | 5 |
  | | A Kremer | 6 | 6 | | | A Kremer | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Zheng | 4 | 6 | 4 | | M-G Mikaelian | 4 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M-G Mikaelian | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | A Kremer | 6 | 1 | $7^7$ | | | |
  | Q | R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | R Vinci | 2 | 6 | $6^3$ | | | |
  | Q | M Kirilenko | 4 | 3 | | Q | R Vinci | 6 | 4 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | N Dechy | 0 | 6 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | |
  
  **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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 4 | M Maleeva | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Ivanovic | 4 | 4 | | | A Barna | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Barna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | M Maleeva | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
  | Q | A Jidkova | 6 | $6^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | T Tanasugarn | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | T Tanasugarn | 1 | $7^7$ | 6 | | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Craybas | $7^7$ | 5 | 6 | | J Craybas | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | C Schaul | $6^2$ | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | T Tanasugarn | 2 | 4 |
  | 9 | É Loit | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | É Loit | 6 | 6 |
  | WC | J O'Donoghue | 4 | 5 | | 9 | É Loit | 6 | $6^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Black | $6^6$ | 6 | $7^7$ | | C Black | 1 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Grande | $7^8$ | 2 | $6^4$ | | | | | | 9 | É Loit | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | LL | S Cohen-Aloro | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | A Morigami | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | |
  | | A Morigami | 6 | 6 | | | A Morigami | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | E Daniilidou | 6 | 2 | 0/r | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 8 | A Molik | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Pennetta | 1 | | | | F Pennetta | $6^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Bartoli | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | 8 | A Molik | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | J Janković | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | J Janković | 3 | 2 | | | | |
  | Q | T Perebiynis | 5 | 6 | 4 | | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | V Ruano Pascual | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | M Vento-Kabchi | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Molik | 3 | 1 |
  | 14 | L Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 |
  | Q | M Sequera | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | M Sequera | 6 | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | E Baltacha | 3 | 2 | | Q | S Stosur | 0 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | S Stosur | 4 | 3 | | | | |
  | | M Santangelo | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | J Jackson | 6 | 6 | | | J Jackson | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | M Sharapova | 6 | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 5 | J Dokić | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Strýcová | 3 | 3 | | Q | S Perry | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Perry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | S Perry | $6^3$ | 1 | | | | |
  | | S Obata | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | S Obata | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | M E Camerin | 1 | 6 | 3 | | S Obata | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | K McCain | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | K McCain | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | T Pisnik | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | S Obata | 3 | 4 |
  | 16 | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 |
  | | E Callens | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Keothavong | 6 | 5 | $7^7$ | WC | A Keothavong | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Marrero | 1 | 7 | $6^4$ | | | | | | 16 | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 4 | 3 | | | | |
  | | A Parra Santonja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | K Srebotnik | 3 | 3 | | | A Parra Santonja | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | P Schnyder | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  