title: 2004 Swisscom Challenge – Singles
text: # 2004 Swisscom Challenge – Singles
  
  Alicia Molik defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2004 Swisscom Challenge.
  
  Justine Henin-Hardenne was the reigning champion, but did not compete this year.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
  
  * Amélie Mauresmo (withdrew due to a left adductor strain)
  * Lindsay Davenport (withdrew due to a flu)
  * Elena Dementieva (semifinals)
  * Maria Sharapova (final)
  * Serena Williams (withdrew due to a left knee injury)
  * Vera Zvonareva (second round)
  * Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
  * Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
  * Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)
  * Patty Schnyder (semifinals)
  
  ## 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 10 | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | Alicia Molik | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Alicia Molik | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Alicia Molik | 4 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 4 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 2 | 3 |
  | 4 | Maria Sharapova | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 2 | 3 |
  | 3 | Elena Dementieva | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | LL | É Loit | 1 | $2^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Suárez | 6 | 3 | 6 | | P Suárez | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | J Kostanić | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | P Suárez | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | M Pierce | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 10 | P Schnyder | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | F Zuluaga | 6 | 6 | | | F Zuluaga | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Maleeva | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | P Schnyder | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | P Schnyder | 6 | 1 | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Molik | 4 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 6 | V Zvonareva | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Molik | 6 | $7^7$ | | | A Molik | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Farina Elia | 1 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | A Molik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | WC | T Bacsinszky | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 8 | N Petrova | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
  | | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | N Dechy | $7^8$ | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | L Raymond | 4 | 3 | | 8 | N Petrova | $6^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Šprem | 2 | 2 | | 7 | V Williams | $7^{13}$ | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Ivanovic | 7 | $6^2$ | $7^7$ | Q | A Ivanovic | $6^{11}$ | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | T Golovin | 5 | $7^7$ | $6^3$ | | | | | | 7 | V Williams | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | WC | V Dushevina | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | D Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | | | D Hantuchová | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | M Sharapova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Sharapova | 4 | 6 | 6 |
  | 9 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | E Dementieva | 6 | 2 | 3 |
  | Q | S Asagoe | 2 | 3 | | 9 | A Sugiyama | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | LL | F Pennetta | $6^1$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | MG Mikaelian | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 9 | A Sugiyama | 1 | 7 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | E Bovina | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | 3 | E Dementieva | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | F Schiavone | 3 | $6^5$ | | | E Bovina | 5 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | E Dementieva | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  