2004 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Second-seeded Roger Federer defeated Marat Safin, 7–6(7–3), 6–4, 6–2 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 2004 Australian Open.[1][2] This victory allowed Federer to enter the World no. 1 ranking the following week for the first time in his career, and he would hold that ranking for a record 237 consecutive weeks, until 17 August 2008.

Men's Singles
2004 Australian Open
Champion Roger Federer
Runner-up Marat Safin
Final score7–6(7–3), 6–4, 6–2
Draw128
Seeds32

Safin also defeated No. 1 seed Andy Roddick in the quarterfinal. This was the only time in Roddick's career where he was seeded No. 1 at a Grand Slam tournament. Andre Agassi was the defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by Marat Safin. This ended his streak of 26 match wins at the Australian Open (he did not play in 2002).

A number of 13 seeded players lost in the first round of the 2004 Australian Open, the most seeds losing in the first round since the 32-seed draw was adopted at the 2001 Wimbledon Championships.

Seeds
  1. Andy Roddick (Quarterfinals)
  2. Roger Federer (Champion)
  3. Juan Carlos Ferrero (Semifinals)
  4. Andre Agassi (Semifinals)
  5. Guillermo Coria (First round)
  6. Rainer Schüttler (First round)
  7. Carlos Moyá (Withdrew due to ankle injury)
  8. David Nalbandian (Quarterfinals)
  9. Sébastien Grosjean (Quarterfinals, retired)
  10. Mark Philippoussis (Fourth round)
  11. Tim Henman (Third round)
  12. Nicolás Massú (First round)
  13. Paradorn Srichaphan (Fourth round)
  14. Jiri Novák (Third round)
  15. Lleyton Hewitt (Fourth round)
  16. Sjeng Schalken (Fourth round)
  17. Martin Verkerk (First round)
  18. Younes El Aynaoui (First round)
  19. Gustavo Kuerten (Third round)
  20. Tommy Robredo (First round)
  21. Mardy Fish (First round)
  22. Agustín Calleri (Second round)
  23. Félix Mantilla (First round)
  24. Max Mirnyi (First round)
  25. Jonas Björkman (First round)
  26. Albert Costa (Third round)
  27. Taylor Dent (Third round)
  28. Feliciano López (First round)
  29. Vince Spadea (First round)
  30. Arnaud Clément (First round)
  31. Wayne Ferreira (Third round)
  32. Robby Ginepri (Fourth round)

Qualifying
Main article: 2004 Australian Open – Men's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                     
1 Andy Roddick 6 3 5 77 4
Marat Safin 2 6 7 60 6
Marat Safin 78 78 5 1 6
4 Andre Agassi 66 66 7 6 3
4 Andre Agassi 6 2
9 Sébastien Grosjean 2 0r
Marat Safin 63 4 2
2 Roger Federer 77 6 6
Hicham Arazi 1 66 65
3 Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 78 77
3 Juan Carlos Ferrero 4 1 4
2 Roger Federer 6 6 6
8 David Nalbandian 5 4 7 3
2 Roger Federer 7 6 5 6

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 A Roddick 6 7 77
F González 2 5 64 1 A Roddick 6 6 6
PR B Ulihrach 6 3 6 6 PR B Ulihrach 2 2 3
L Burgsmüller 4 6 2 1 1 A Roddick 6 6 6
I Labadze 4 3 6 3 27 T Dent 2 0 2
JI Chela 6 6 3 6 JI Chela 6 4 6 64 5
Q F Verdasco 2 1 1r 27 T Dent 3 6 4 77 7
27 T Dent 6 6 2 1 A Roddick 6 6 6
18 Y El Aynaoui 1r 16 S Schalken 1 2 3
G Blanco 4 G Blanco 3 4 3
J Melzer 6 6 6 J Melzer 6 6 6
T Behrend 1 2 2 J Melzer 61 4 1
D Ferrer 77 6 6 16 S Schalken 77 6 6
Q G Müller 64 1 3 D Ferrer 3 2 7 1
Q K Carlsen 5 3 1 16 S Schalken 6 6 5 6
16 S Schalken 7 6 6

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 N Massú 1 77 2 3
J Nieminen 6 65 6 6 J Nieminen 65 4 6 4
M Safin 6 3 6 6 M Safin 77 6 4 6
B Vahaly 2 6 3 4 M Safin 7 1 4 6 7
A Dupuis 6 6 65 64 3 T Martin 5 6 6 0 5
T Martin 4 4 77 77 6 T Martin 77 77 79
I Karlović 77 77 77 I Karlović 64 64 67
21 M Fish 60 65 64 M Safin 77 6 66 6
30 A Clément 78 6 4 1 2 J Blake 63 3 78 3
N Davydenko 66 4 6 6 6 N Davydenko 62 79 3 2
Q O Patience 4 4 77 6 6 Q O Patience 77 67 6 6
I Andreev 6 6 64 1 2 Q O Patience 1 3 2
Ó Hernández 1 3 1 J Blake 6 6 6
N Lapentti 6 6 6 N Lapentti 3 64 6 1
J Blake 6 6 6 J Blake 6 77 2 6
LL I Miranda 1 4 4

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 A Agassi 6 6 6
WC T Larkham 1 3 4 4 A Agassi 6 6 6
N Mahut 4 2 7 3 Q T Berdych 0 2 4
Q T Berdych 6 6 5 6 4 A Agassi 6 6 6
K Beck 6 6 2 6 T Enqvist 0 3 3
S Koubek 4 0 6 4 K Beck 5 6 3 4
T Enqvist 4 6 6 78 T Enqvist 7 4 6 6
29 V Spadea 6 4 4 66 4 A Agassi 77 6 6
19 G Kuerten 5 6 6 2 8 13 P Srichaphan 63 3 4
J van Lottum 7 0 1 6 6 19 G Kuerten 7 65 6 6
D Tursunov 62 4 7 2 I Ljubičić 5 77 4 3
I Ljubičić 77 6 5 6 19 G Kuerten 3 5 4
Q J Golmard 77 6 6 13 P Srichaphan 6 7 6
A Portas 63 4 1 Q J Golmard 3 0r
J Acasuso 5 4 0 13 P Srichaphan 6 0
13 P Srichaphan 7 6 6

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 S Grosjean 6 6 7
M Youzhny 1 4 5 9 S Grosjean 6 6 6
J-M Gambill 6 6 0 J-M Gambill 4 3 2
G Carraz 2 3 0r 9 S Grosjean 2 6 6 6
D Hrbatý 6 6 6 D Hrbatý 6 4 1 3
F Saretta 3 3 3 D Hrbatý 6 7 6
G Gaudio 6 6 78 G Gaudio 1 5 0
20 T Robredo 3 2 66 9 S Grosjean 6 3 6 6
32 R Ginepri 7 6 6 32 R Ginepri 4 6 4 1
L Horna 5 3 3 32 R Ginepri 6 6 6
WC C Guccione 6 77 6 WC C Guccione 4 3 3
WC A Jones 3 63 2 32 R Ginepri 6 6 6
WC N Escudé 6 77 6 WC N Escudé 2 3 4
H-t Lee 3 65 2 WC N Escudé 6 77 6
R Söderling 4 4 7 6 6 R Söderling 3 64 4
6 R Schüttler 6 6 5 3 4

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 G Coria 67 2 4
C Saulnier 79 6 6 C Saulnier 6 1 2 0r
O Mutis 5 6 0 3 H Arazi 3 6 6 0
H Arazi 7 2 6 6 H Arazi 2 77 6 6
WC W Arthurs 77 6 62 65 6 26 A Costa 6 62 2 1
Q R Karanušić 62 4 77 77 2 WC W Arthurs 77 5 6 4 6
PR G Rusedski 4 3 4 26 A Costa 65 7 4 6 8
26 A Costa 6 6 6 H Arazi 6 6 6
17 M Verkerk 4 6 3 4 10 M Philippoussis 2 2 4
À Corretja 6 1 6 6 À Corretja 4 6 3 77 5
R Sluiter 77 4 6 4 3 M Ančić 6 1 6 64 7
M Ančić 64 6 3 6 6 M Ančić 4 62 2
F Santoro 7 4 7 6 10 M Philippoussis 6 77 6
WC P Luczak 5 6 5 1 F Santoro 6 3 4 2
PR T Johansson 66 2 64 10 M Philippoussis 4 6 6 6
10 M Philippoussis 78 6 77

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 J Novák 6 6 7
O Rochus 3 3 5 14 J Novák 6 77 6
R Ramírez Hidalgo 2 6 3 4 LL J Vacek 2 63 4
LL J Vacek 6 3 6 6 14 J Novák 6 6 5 63 4
Q J Salzenstein 63 6 3 6 4 A Pavel 4 3 7 77 6
Q G Weiner 77 4 6 3 6 Q G Weiner 4 4 2
A Pavel 62 6 6 77 A Pavel 6 6 6
24 M Mirnyi 77 3 2 62 A Pavel 4 6 3 2
28 F López 6 6 63 4 2 3 JC Ferrero 6 3 6 6
A Martín 3 4 77 6 6 A Martín 65 3 5
J Johansson 6 77 6 J Johansson 77 6 7
A Popp 4 63 4 J Johansson 1 64 77 4
N Kiefer 3 6 3 4 3 JC Ferrero 6 77 65 6
F Volandri 6 4 6 6 F Volandri 4 63 5
Á Montañés 0 1 1 3 JC Ferrero 6 77 7
3 JC Ferrero 6 6 6

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 D Nalbandian 6 6 6
Q R Mello 2 1 4 8 D Nalbandian 6 6 6
Q F Mayer 710 78 6 Q F Mayer 1 0 3
R Gasquet 68 66 3 8 D Nalbandian 6 6 7
D Sánchez 61 77 4 6 6 31 W Ferreira 2 4 5
W Moodie 77 65 6 4 3 D Sánchez 6 3 4 4
V Hănescu 4 6 63 1 31 W Ferreira 2 6 6 6
31 W Ferreira 6 3 77 6 8 D Nalbandian 6 6 6
22 A Calleri 6 3 6 7 PR G Cañas 4 2 1
C Rochus 1 6 3 5 22 A Calleri 1 6 6 62 4
PR G Cañas 6 6 6 PR G Cañas 6 4 2 77 6
Q S de Chaunac 2 2 4 PR G Cañas 65 5 77 7 9
D Sanguinetti 77 6 2 3 3 11 T Henman 77 7 63 5 7
R Štěpánek 63 3 6 6 6 R Štěpánek 2 6 3 0
J-R Lisnard 2 4 2 11 T Henman 6 4 6 6
11 T Henman 6 6 6

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 L Hewitt 6 6 0
Q C Mamiit 2 4 1r 15 L Hewitt 1 6 6 6
X Malisse 2 3 4 K Kučera 6 1 4 1
K Kučera 6 6 6 15 L Hewitt 77 77 6
R Nadal 6 6 6 R Nadal 62 65 2
Q M Tabara 1 2 2 R Nadal 6 3 7 6
T Ascione 7 6 77 T Ascione 4 6 5 1
23 F Mantilla 5 1 63 15 L Hewitt 6 3 0 4
25 J Björkman 2 3 1 2 R Federer 4 6 6 6
S Sargsian 6 6 6 S Sargsian 3 4 6 78 4
WC V Kutsenko 3 2 3 WC T Reid 6 6 4 66 6
WC T Reid 6 6 6 WC T Reid 3 0 1
Q J Morrison 6 6 6 2 R Federer 6 6 6
D van Scheppingen 4 2 4 Q J Morrison 2 3 4
Q A Bogomolov Jr. 3 4 0 2 R Federer 6 6 6
2 R Federer 6 6 6

References
  1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 364. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. "Australian Open Results Archive – 2004 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
Preceded by
2003 US Open – Men's Singles		 Grand Slam men's singles Succeeded by
2004 French Open – Men's Singles
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