title: 2004 Advanta Championships – Singles
text: # 2004 Advanta Championships – Singles
  
  Amélie Mauresmo was the defending champion, and successfully defended her title.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.
  
  * Amélie Mauresmo (champion)
  * Anastasia Myskina (quarterfinals)
  * Maria Sharapova (semifinals, withdrew due to a right shoulder sprain)
  * Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals)
  * Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
  * Vera Zvonareva (final)
  * Nadia Petrova (semifinals)
  * Alicia Molik (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 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Amélie Mauresmo | w/o | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Maria Sharapova | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Maria Sharapova | | | 1 | Amélie Mauresmo | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | 6 | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 2 | 2 |
  | 6 | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 7 | 6 | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 2 | 2 |
  | 7 | Nadia Petrova | 3 | $6^2$ | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Benešová | 6 | 3 | 6 | | I Benešová | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Brandi | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | A Mauresmo | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | |
  | Q | T Ashley | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 5 | V Williams | 5 | 7 | 1 | | | |
  | | Y Fedak | 0 | 6 | 6 | | Y Fedak | 4 | 6 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Raymond | 2 | 1 | | 5 | V Williams | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Mauresmo | w/o |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Sharapova | |
  | | | | | | 3 | M Sharapova | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | A Kremer | 4 | 6 | 5 | | J Kostanić | 6 | 4 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Kostanić | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | 3 | M Sharapova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | J Janković | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | A Molik | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | |
  | | M Vento-Kabchi | 7 | 4 | 1 | | J Janković | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Weingärtner | 2 | 4 | | 8 | A Molik | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | A Molik | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Bammer | 4 | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | V Zvonareva | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | N Dechy | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Pisnik | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | 6 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | M Shaughnessy | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | J Capriati | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
  | WC | K McCain | 6 | 1 | 2 | | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | J Capriati | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 7 |
  | 7 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | N Petrova | 3 | $6^2$ |
  | | T Panova | 2 | 0 | | 7 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Frazier | 6 | 7 | | | A Frazier | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | N Vaidišová | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | 7 | N Petrova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | M Tu | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | A Myskina | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  | Q | R de los Ríos | 6 | 6 | | Q | R de los Ríos | 4 | $6^0$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | A Myskina | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  