title: 2004 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles
text: # 2004 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles
  
  Justine Henin-Hardenne was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, by defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova $7–6^{(7–3)},$ 6–3 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.
  
  * Justine Henin-Hardenne (champion)
  * Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
  * Jennifer Capriati (second round)
  * Anastasia Myskina (quarterfinals)
  * Ai Sugiyama (semifinals)
  * Jelena Dokic (first round)
  * Francesca Schiavone (first round)
  * Conchita Martínez (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Meghann Shaughnessy | 4 | 2 | | | | |
  | | Meghann Shaughnessy | 4 | 2 | 1 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | Svetlana Kuznetsova | $6^3$ | 3 |
  | 5 | Ai Sugiyama | 0 | 5 | | Svetlana Kuznetsova | $6^3$ | 3 |
  | | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Tanasugarn | 2 | $0^r$ | | WC | S Sfar | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Sfar | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | ME Camerin | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 8 | C Martínez | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
  | | E Likhovtseva | 7 | 1 | 0 | Q | ME Camerin | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Jugić-Salkić | 3 | 2 | | 8 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Shaughnessy | 4 | 2 |
  | | | | | | 4 | A Myskina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | V Dushevina | 4 | 4 | | | M Serna | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Serna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | A Myskina | $6^2$ | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Shaughnessy | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | |
  | LL | A Kapros | 1 | 2 | | | M Shaughnessy | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Mandula | 6 | 6 | | | P Mandula | $6^1$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | J Dokic | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Krasnoroutskaya | 2 | 3 | | 5 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | N Pratt | 7 | 7 | | WC | N Pratt | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Zheng | 5 | 5 | | | | | | 5 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | T Pisnik | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | WC | E Daniilidou | 1 | 3 | | | | |
  | WC | E Daniilidou | 3 | 6 | 6 | WC | E Daniilidou | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | J Capriati | 4 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Sugiyama | 0 | 5 |
  | 7 | F Schiavone | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 7 |
  | | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Barna | 2 | 6 | 7 | | A Barna | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Maleeva | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | A Molik | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 2 | V Williams | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  | | M Vento-Kabchi | $6^3$ | 2 | | | A Molik | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  