title: 2004 Canberra Women's Classic – Singles
text: # 2004 Canberra Women's Classic – Singles
  
  Meghann Shaughnessy was the defending champion, but decided to compete in Sydney.
  
  Paola Suárez won the title by defeating Silvia Farina Elia 3–6, 6–4, $7–6^{(7–5)}$ in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Nadia Petrova (withdrew)
  * Paola Suárez (champion)
  * Silvia Farina Elia (final)
  * Tamarine Tanasugarn (second round)
  * Petra Mandula (first round)
  * Émilie Loit (quarterfinals)
  * Marlene Weingärtner (second round, withdrew)
  * Saori Obata (first round)
  * María Sánchez Lorenzo (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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Silvia Farina Elia | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | |
  | | Julia Vakulenko | 3 | $6^5$ | | | | | | |
  | | Julia Vakulenko | 3 | $6^5$ | | 3 | Silvia Farina Elia | 6 | 4 | $6^5$ |
  | | | | | | 2 | Paola Suárez | 3 | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | | Karolina Šprem | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | Paola Suárez | 3 | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | 2 | Paola Suárez | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ľ Kurhajcová | 2 | 2 | | 3 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Santangelo | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | M Santangelo | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Arvidsson | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
  | | S Cohen-Aloro | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 9 | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | | E Gagliardi | 6 | 6 | | | E Gagliardi | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | E Dominikovic | $7^7$ | 4 | 0 | 9 | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | M Sánchez Lorenzo | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Farina Elia | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | 4 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Vakulenko | 3 | $6^5$ |
  | | MG Mikaelian | 1 | 3 | | 4 | T Tanasugarn | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Gussoni | 2 | 3 | | | F Pennetta | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | F Pennetta | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | J Vakulenko | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | J Vakulenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | C Schaul | 1 | $6^5$ | | | J Vakulenko | $7^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Z Ondrášková | 6 | 6 | | | Z Ondrášková | $6^4$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | S Obata | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | É Loit | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Fernández | 4 | 0 | | 6 | É Loit | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | C Martínez Granados | 6 | 4 | $7^7$ | LL | C Martínez Granados | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Kostanić | 4 | 6 | $6^5$ | | | | | | 6 | É Loit | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Šprem | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | M Sequera | 2 | 4 | | | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Šprem | 6 | 6 | | | K Šprem | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | P Mandula | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Šprem | 2 | 6 | 4 |
  | 7 | M Weingärtner | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | P Suárez | 6 | 2 | 6 |
  | Q | T Obziler | 4 | 5 | | 7 | M Weingärtner | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Parra Santonja | 6 | 6 | | | A Parra Santonja | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M Adamczak | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | A Parra Santonja | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
  | Q | T Panova | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | S Kleinová | 6 | 6 | | | S Kleinová | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | An Serra Zanetti | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | P Suárez | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | P Suárez | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  