The 2004 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom.[1][2] It was the 118th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 21 June to 4 July 2004. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year.
| 2004 Wimbledon Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 21 June – 4 July |
| Edition | 118th |
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Draw | 128S/64D/48XD |
| Prize money | £9,707,280 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
| Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Roger Federer | |
| Women's singles | |
 Maria Sharapova | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Jonas Björkman /  Todd Woodbridge | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Cara Black / Rennae Stubbs | |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Wayne Black / Cara Black | |
| Boys' singles | |
 Gaël Monfils | |
| Girls' singles | |
 Kateryna Bondarenko | |
| Boys' doubles | |
 Brendan Evans / Scott Oudsema | |
| Girls' doubles | |
 Victoria Azarenka / Olga Govortsova | |
Roger Federer was successful in his title defence, defeating Andy Roddick in the final to win his second Wimbledon title. Two-time defending champion Serena Williams was unsuccessful in her title defence, being upset in the final by then little-known 17-year-old Russian Maria Sharapova; Sharapova became the first Russian player, male or female, to win Wimbledon, the second-youngest player to win Wimbledon in the Modern Era and third-youngest overall.[citation needed]
In the juniors, Gaël Monfils won his third consecutive Grand Slam title in the boys' competition, and Kateryna Bondarenko won the girls' title.
Point and prize money distribution
editPoint distribution
editBelow are the tables with the point distribution for each discipline of the tournament.
Senior points
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 1000 | 700 | 450 | 250 | 150 | 75 | 35 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Women's singles | 650 | 456 | 292 | 162 | 90 | 56 | 32 | 2 | 30 | 21 | 12.5 | 4 |
| Women's doubles | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Prize distribution
editThe total prize money for 2004 championships was £9,707,280. The winner of the men's title earned £602,500 while the women's singles champion earned £560,500.[3][4]
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 |
| Men's singles | £602,500 | |||||||
| Women's singles | £560,500 | |||||||
| Men's doubles * | £215,000 | — | ||||||
| Women's doubles * | £200,000 | — | ||||||
| Mixed doubles * | £90,000 | — |
* per team
Champions
edit
Seniors
editMen's singles
edit Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick, 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 [5]
- It was Federer's sixth title of the year, and his 17th overall. It was his third career Grand Slam title, and his 2nd at Wimbledon.
Women's singles
edit Maria Sharapova defeated Serena Williams, 6–1, 6–4 [6]
- It was Sharapova's second title of the year, and her fourth overall. It was her first career Grand Slam title.
Men's doubles
edit Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge defeated 
Julian Knowle / 
Nenad Zimonjić, 6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 [7]
Women's doubles
edit Cara Black / Rennae Stubbs defeated 
Liezel Huber / 
Ai Sugiyama, 6–3, 7–6(7-5) [8]
Mixed doubles
edit Wayne Black / Cara Black defeated Todd Woodbridge / Alicia Molik, 3–6, 7–6(10-8), 6–4 [9]
Juniors
editBoys' singles
edit Gaël Monfils defeated 
Miles Kasiri, 7–5, 7–6(8-6) [10]
Girls' singles
edit Kateryna Bondarenko defeated Ana Ivanovic, 6–4, 6–7(2-7), 6–3 [11]
Boys' doubles
edit Brendan Evans / Scott Oudsema defeated 
Robin Haase / Viktor Troicki, 6–4, 6–4 [12]
Girls' doubles
edit Victoria Azarenka / Olga Govortsova defeated 
Marina Erakovic / 
Monica Niculescu, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 [13]
Singles seeds
edit
Main draw wild card entries
editThe following players received wild cards into the main draw senior events.
Mixed doubles
Protected ranking
edit
Qualifier entries
edit
Men's singlesedit
The following players received entry into the lucky loser spot: |
Women's singlesedit
|
Men's doublesedit
The following teams received entry into the lucky loser spot: |
Women's doublesedit
The following teams received entry into the lucky loser spot:
|
References
edit- ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
- ^ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. p. 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
- ^ "About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Boys' Doubles Finals 1982-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Girls' Doubles Finals 1982-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 5 December 2017.