title: 2004 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
text: # 2004 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
  
  Maria Sharapova defeated the two-time defending champion Serena Williams in the final, 6–1, 6–4 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships. It was her first major title. The 17-year-old's victory over the six-time major champion was described by commentators as "the most stunning upset in memory". With the win, Sharapova entered the top 10 in rankings for the first time in her career. She became the third-youngest woman to win Wimbledon (behind Lottie Dod and Martina Hingis) and the second Russian woman to win a major title (after Anastasia Myskina won that year's French Open).
  
  Serena Williams was attempting to become the first woman to win the title three consecutive times since Steffi Graf in 1991, 1992 and 1993.
  
  This was the last major singles tournament for former world No. 1 Martina Navratilova. Awarded a wild card, she won her first round match and became, at age 47, the oldest player in the Open Era to win a main draw match at Wimbledon and the second-lowest ranked player to do so (world No. 1,001, behind Barbara Schwartz who was unranked in 2001).
  
  ## Seeds
  
      01. Serena Williams (final)
      02. Anastasia Myskina (third round)
      03. Venus Williams (second round)
      04. Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals)
      05. Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
      06. Elena Dementieva (first round)
      07. Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals)
      08. Svetlana Kuznetsova (first round)
      09. Paola Suárez (quarterfinals)
      10. Nadia Petrova (fourth round)
      11. Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)
      12. Vera Zvonareva (fourth round)
      13. Maria Sharapova (champion)
      14. Silvia Farina Elia (fourth round)
      15. Patty Schnyder (second round)
      16. Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi (first round)
      17. Chanda Rubin (first round)
      18. Francesca Schiavone (second round)
      19. Fabiola Zuluaga (first round)
      20. Elena Bovina (second round)
      21. Magdalena Maleeva (fourth round)
      22. Conchita Martínez (first round)
      23. Jelena Dokić (first round)
      24. Mary Pierce (first round)
      25. Nathalie Dechy (third round)
      26. Lisa Raymond (second round)
      27. Alicia Molik (third round)
      28. Émilie Loit (first round)
      29. Dinara Safina (first round)
      30. Eleni Daniilidou (first round)
      31. Amy Frazier (fourth round)
      32. Meghann Shaughnessy (third round)
  
  Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
  
  ## 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
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Jennifer Capriati | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Jennifer Capriati | 1 | 1 | | 1 | Serena Williams | $6^4$ | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | Amélie Mauresmo | $7^7$ | 5 | 4 | | | | |
  | 4 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | Amélie Mauresmo | $7^7$ | 5 | 4 | | | | |
  | 9 | Paola Suárez | 0 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Paola Suárez | 0 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | Serena Williams | 1 | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 |
  | 5 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 |
  | | Karolina Šprem | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Karolina Šprem | 2 | 2 | | 5 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | $6^5$ | 1 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 13 | Maria Sharapova | 2 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | 11 | Ai Sugiyama | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 | Maria Sharapova | 2 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | 13 | Maria Sharapova | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Zheng | 3 | 1 | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Foretz | 6 | 6 | | Q | S Foretz | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Cohen-Aloro | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | L Lee-Waters | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | M Serna | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
  | WC | J O'Donoghue | 2 | 6 | 6 | WC | J O'Donoghue | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Serna | 6 | 6 | | | M Serna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 30 | E Daniilidou | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 |
  | 18 | F Schiavone | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | T Golovin | 2 | 1 |
  | | M Casanova | 6 | $6^4$ | 3 | 18 | F Schiavone | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Golovin | 6 | $7^7$ | | | T Golovin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Jidkova | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | T Golovin | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
  | | E Gagliardi | 3 | | | | | | | | | E Gagliardi | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | | T Snyder | $3^r$ | | | | E Gagliardi | 2 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Morigami | 4 | 1 | | 15/WC | P Schnyder | 6 | $6^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 15/WC | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 10 | N Petrova | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Pennetta | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | N Petrova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Suchá | 1 | 0 | | | M Vento-Kabchi | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Vento-Kabchi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | N Petrova | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | T Perebiynis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Perebiynis | $6^5$ | 2 | | | | |
  | Q | C Wheeler | 3 | 2 | | | T Perebiynis | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Sequera | 6 | $7^8$ | | | M Sequera | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 22 | C Martínez | 4 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | N Petrova | 4 | 4 |
  | 25 | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 |
  | | A Medina Garrigues | 3 | 4 | | 25 | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 6 | 6 | | | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | K O'Brien | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 25 | N Dechy | 5 | 1 | | | | |
  | | M Marrero | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | J Capriati | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | E Baltacha | 6 | 6 | | WC | E Baltacha | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Schaul | 2 | 2 | | 7 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Kostanić | 2 | 3 | | 4 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Vakulenko | $6^5$ | 2 | | Q | J Hopkins | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Hopkins | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 4 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | B Schett | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | Ľ Cervanová | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | Ľ Cervanová | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Ľ Cervanová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Asagoe | 3 | $6^4$ | | 26 | L Raymond | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 26 | L Raymond | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Mauresmo | 7 | 6 |
  | 24 | M Pierce | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | S Farina Elia | 5 | 3 |
  | | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 7 | | | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | 4 | 3 | | H Nagyová | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Nagyová | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | |
  | | B Strýcová | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 14 | S Farina Elia | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | S Talaja | 6 | 6 | | | S Talaja | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Peng | 0 | 4 | | 14 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | S Farina Elia | 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 9 | P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Perry | 2 | 4 | | 9 | P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Harkleroad | 3 | 7 | 4 | | E Callens | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Callens | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | P Suárez | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | T Sun | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | PR | A Kremer | 1 | 6 | 0 | | | | | |
  | | T Garbin | 6 | 0 | 2 | Q | T Sun | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | PR | A Kremer | 6 | 6 | | PR | A Kremer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 19 | F Zuluaga | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | P Suárez | 4 | 6 | 6 |
  | 29 | D Safina | 0 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Grande | 6 | 0 | 2 |
  | | A Parra Santonja | 6 | 2 | | | A Parra Santonja | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Grande | 7 | 7 | | | R Grande | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Santangelo | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | R Grande | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | G León García | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | V Razzano | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | E Likhovtseva | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | V Razzano | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 | Q | V Razzano | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | S Kuznetsova | $6^4$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 5**
  
  | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Randriantefy | 2 | 1 | | 5 | L Davenport | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Brandi | 6 | 6 | | | K Brandi | 0 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Benešová | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 5 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | A Widjaja | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | Q | T Panova | 2 | 1 | | | | |
  | Q | M Washington | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Washington | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | T Panova | 6 | 6 | | Q | T Panova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 28 | É Loit | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 |
  | 23 | J Dokić | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | V Zvonareva | 4 | 4 |
  | | G Dulko | 6 | 6 | | | G Dulko | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Castaño | 0 | 1 | | WC | M Navratilova | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Dulko | 4 | 2 | | | | |
  | | S Obata | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 12 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | E Birnerová | 6 | 4 | 5 | | S Obata | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Stosur | 4 | 4 | | 12 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 6**
  
  | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 16 | A Smashnova-Pistolesi | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | K Srebotnik | $6^5$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Weingärtner | 3 | 1 | | | D Chládková | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Chládková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Chládková | 5 | 3 | | | | |
  | | J Craybas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 21 | M Maleeva | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | C Black | 4 | 3 | | | J Craybas | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Dushevina | 1 | 5 | | 21 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 21 | M Maleeva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | M Maleeva | 4 | 4 |
  | 32 | M Shaughnessy | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | K Šprem | 6 | 6 |
  | | M Irvin | $6^3$ | $6^0$ | | 32 | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 4 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Mandula | 3 | 3 | | Q | N Llagostera Vives | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | N Llagostera Vives | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 32 | M Shaughnessy | $6^5$ | $6^2$ | | | | |
  | | K Šprem | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | K Šprem | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | | L Granville | 6 | 1 | 4 | | K Šprem | $7^7$ | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M-G Mikaelian | 3 | 0 | | 3 | V Williams | $6^5$ | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 7**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | 6 | E Dementieva | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Kleinová | 6 | 1 | 6 | | S Kleinová | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | A-L Grönefeld | 2 | 0 | | | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | T Pisnik | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | 27 | A Molik | 2 | 4 | | | | |
  | | T Ashley | 2 | 6 | 7 | | T Ashley | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Czink | 1 | 4 | | 27 | A Molik | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 27 | A Molik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | T Tanasugarn | 3 | 5 |
  | 17 | C Rubin | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 7 |
  | | M Bartoli | $7^7$ | 6 | | | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | ME Camerin | 7 | 6 | | | ME Camerin | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Barna | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | M Bartoli | 1 | 2 | | | | |
  | | J Janković | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | 11 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | K Koukalová | 3 | 6 | 6 | | K Koukalová | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Janes | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | A Sugiyama | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 8**
  
  | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | 13 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Y Beygelzimer | 2 | 1 | | 13 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Keothavong | 6 | 6 | | WC | A Keothavong | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Pratt | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 13 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | D Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Hantuchová | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | S Reeves | 1 | 4 | | | D Hantuchová | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | E Gallovits | 1 | 2 | | 20 | E Bovina | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 20 | E Bovina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | M Sharapova | 6 | 7 |
  | 31 | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 31 | A Frazier | 4 | 5 |
  | | M Kirilenko | 1 | 4 | | 31 | A Frazier | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | E Webley-Smith | $7^7$ | 6 | | WC | E Webley-Smith | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Beltrame | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | 31 | A Frazier | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | M Jugić-Salkić | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | A Myskina | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | | A Kapros | 6 | 2 | 6 | | A Kapros | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ľ Kurhajcová | 5 | 1 | | 2 | A Myskina | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | A Myskina | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Championship match statistics
  
  | Category | Sharapova | S. Williams |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st serve % | 39/64 (61%) | 33/54 (61%) |
  | 1st serve points won | 25 of 39 = 64% | 20 of 33 = 61% |
  | 2nd serve points won | 15 of 25 = 60% | 9 of 21 = 43% |
  | Total service points won | 40 of 64 = 62.50% | 29 of 54 = 53.70% |
  | Aces | 2 | 3 |
  | Double faults | 4 | 1 |
  | Winners | 25 | 20 |
  | Unforced errors | 11 | 10 |
  | Net points won | 4 of 4 = 100% | 3 of 9 = 33% |
  | Break points converted | 4 of 10 = 40% | 1 of 6 = 17% |
  | Return points won | 25 of 54 = 46% | 24 of 64 = 38% |
  | Total points won | 65 | 53 |
  | Source |||
  