2004 French Open – Men's singles

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Men's singles
2004 French Open
Final
ChampionArgentina Gastón Gaudio
Runner-upArgentina Guillermo Coria
Score0–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1, 8–6
Details
Draw128
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Gastón Gaudio defeated Guillermo Coria in the final, 0–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1, 8–6 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2004 French Open.[1][2] It was his first and only major title, and Gaudio became the first Argentine to win a major since Guillermo Vilas at the 1979 Australian Open. Gaudio came back from two sets down, saved two championship points, and twice broke Coria's serve when the latter was serving for the championship.

Juan Carlos Ferrero was the defending champion, but was defeated in the second round by Igor Andreev, in what was his first loss at the French Open prior to the semifinals.

This was the first major where Roger Federer competed as the world No. 1. He lost in the third round to former No. 1 and three-time champion Gustavo Kuerten, in his last pre-quarterfinal exit from a major until the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, a run of 36 quarterfinals or better in a row. Until 2023, this was the last French Open not to feature future 14-time champion Rafael Nadal, who withdrew prior to the tournament due to an ankle injury sustained in Estoril in mid-April.[3]

This was the first major in the Open Era to feature four Argentines in the quarterfinals, those being Gaudio, Coria, David Nalbandian, and Juan Ignacio Chela.

Wayne Ferreira matched Stefan Edberg's all-time record on his 54th consecutive major main draw appearance.

The first round match between Fabrice Santoro and Arnaud Clément was the then-longest match of the Open Era, lasting 6 hours and 33 minutes and played over two days. John Isner and Nicolas Mahut would later break this record with their first-round singles match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships.

Seeds[edit]

01.   Switzerland Roger Federer (third round)
02.   United States Andy Roddick (second round)
03.   Argentina Guillermo Coria (final)
04.   Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero (second round)
05.   Spain Carlos Moyá (quarterfinals)
06.   United States Andre Agassi (first round)
07.   Germany Rainer Schüttler (first round)
08.   Argentina David Nalbandian (semifinals)
09.   United Kingdom Tim Henman (semifinals)
10.   France Sébastien Grosjean (second round)
11.   Chile Nicolás Massú (third round)
12.   Australia Lleyton Hewitt (quarterfinals)
13.   Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan (second round)
14.   Czech Republic Jiří Novák (second round)
15.   Netherlands Sjeng Schalken (withdrew because of a viral infection)
16.   Chile Fernando González (first round)
17.   Spain Tommy Robredo (fourth round)
18.   Australia Mark Philippoussis (first round)
19.   Netherlands Martin Verkerk (third round)
20.   Russia Marat Safin (fourth round)
21.   Romania Andrei Pavel (second round)
22.   Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela (quarterfinals)
23.   Spain Feliciano López (fourth round)
24.   Sweden Jonas Björkman (second round)
25.   Croatia Ivan Ljubičić (second round)
26.   Spain Albert Costa (third round)
27.   United States Vince Spadea (second round)
28.   Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (quarterfinals)
29.   Belarus Max Mirnyi (first round)
30.   Argentina Mariano Zabaleta (second round)
31.   Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý (second round)
32.   France Arnaud Clément (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying[edit]

Draw[edit]

Key[edit]

Finals[edit]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
28 Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 2 6 4 66
8 Argentina David Nalbandian 6 3 6 78
8 Argentina David Nalbandian 3 65 0
  Argentina Gastón Gaudio 6 77 6
  Argentina Gastón Gaudio 6 6 6
12 Australia Lleyton Hewitt 3 2 2
  Argentina Gastón Gaudio 0 3 6 6 8
3 Argentina Guillermo Coria 6 6 4 1 6
5 Spain Carlos Moyá 5 63 3
3 Argentina Guillermo Coria 7 77 6
3 Argentina Guillermo Coria 3 6 6 7
9 United Kingdom Tim Henman 6 4 0 5
9 United Kingdom Tim Henman 6 6 6
22 Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela 2 4 4

Top half[edit]

Section 1[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Switzerland R Federer 6 6 6
LL Belgium K Vliegen 1 2 1 1 Switzerland R Federer 6 6 78
  France T Ascione 3 2 2   Germany N Kiefer 3 4 66
  Germany N Kiefer 6 6 6 1 Switzerland R Federer 4 4 4
  Spain R Ramírez Hidalgo 6 5 6 4 3 28 Brazil G Kuerten 6 6 6
  Belgium G Elseneer 3 7 4 6 6   Belgium G Elseneer 2 0 3
Q Spain N Almagro 5 62 6 6 5 28 Brazil G Kuerten 6 6 6
28 Brazil G Kuerten 7 77 1 3 7 28 Brazil G Kuerten 6 7 6
23 Spain F López 5 6 6 6 23 Spain F López 3 5 4
  Ecuador N Lapentti 7 4 4 4 23 Spain F López 63 6 6 6
  Croatia I Karlović 64 4 4   Slovakia K Kučera 77 3 4 4
  Slovakia K Kučera 77 6 6 23 Spain F López 77 4 6 6
WC France O Patience 6 77 6 LL South Korea H-t Lee 63 6 0 3
  Italy F Volandri 3 65 0 WC France O Patience 4 4 3
  Sweden R Söderling 6 6 3 4 5 LL South Korea H-t Lee 6 6 6
LL South Korea H-t Lee 0 3 6 6 7

Section 2[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 France S Grosjean 6 6 6
Q United States K Kim 1 1 4 10 France S Grosjean 66 3 4
Q Italy P Starace 6 6 6 Q Italy P Starace 78 6 6
  Russia D Tursunov 2 3 4 Q Italy P Starace 77 4 6 5 5
  Spain F Mantilla 6 6 66 6 20 Russia M Safin 64 6 3 7 7
LL United States J Salzenstein 4 1 78 2   Spain F Mantilla 4 6 2 77 9
  Argentina A Calleri 7 1 1r 20 Russia M Safin 6 2 6 64 11
20 Russia M Safin 5 6 4 20 Russia M Safin 5 4 77 3
25 Croatia I Ljubičić 63 6 62 6 6 8 Argentina D Nalbandian 7 6 65 6
  Morocco H Arazi 77 4 77 3 3 25 Croatia I Ljubičić 0 6 4 2
  Austria S Koubek 6 7 3 60 6   Austria S Koubek 6 1 6 6
  Spain D Sánchez 3 5 6 77 0   Austria S Koubek 77 3 61 5
PR Denmark K Pless 2 6 1 2 8 Argentina D Nalbandian 61 6 77 7
Q Colombia A Falla 6 4 6 6 Q Colombia A Falla 7 0 2 0
  France R Gasquet 4 5 61 8 Argentina D Nalbandian 5 6 6 6
8 Argentina D Nalbandian 6 7 77

Section 3[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 Spain JC Ferrero 3 6 6 6
PR Germany T Haas 6 4 4 2 4 Spain JC Ferrero 4 2 3
  Czech Republic J Vacek 3 1 4   Russia I Andreev 6 6 6
  Russia I Andreev 6 6 6   Russia I Andreev 77 77 6
  Belgium O Rochus 1 1 3   France J Benneteau 63 63 3
  Spain D Ferrer 6 6 6   Spain D Ferrer 3 6 2 5
  France J Benneteau 7 7 1 6   France J Benneteau 6 1 6 7
29 Belarus M Mirnyi 5 5 6 3   Russia I Andreev 4 5 3
24 Sweden J Björkman 6 2 6 3 6   Argentina G Gaudio 6 7 6
  United States T Dent 3 6 3 6 2 24 Sweden J Björkman 3 6 68 3
  Denmark K Carlsen 2 3 4   Sweden T Enqvist 6 3 710 6
  Sweden T Enqvist 6 6 6   Sweden T Enqvist 0 4 77 4
  Argentina G Cañas 2 6 6 3 2   Argentina G Gaudio 6 6 65 6
  Argentina G Gaudio 6 2 4 6 6   Argentina G Gaudio 2 6 6 5 6
  France A Dupuis 4 4 77 3 14 Czech Republic J Novák 6 4 4 7 3
14 Czech Republic J Novák 6 6 64 6

Section 4[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 Australia L Hewitt 6 77 4 6
WC France A di Pasquale 0 65 6 1 12 Australia L Hewitt 6 6 4 6
  Austria J Melzer 64 6 6 6   Austria J Melzer 4 4 6 2
  South Africa W Ferreira 77 2 4 3 12 Australia L Hewitt 6 3 4 6 6
  Romania V Hănescu 7 6 6 19 Netherlands M Verkerk 2 6 6 2 1
WC France J-R Lisnard 5 2 4   Romania V Hănescu 6 3 6 0 0r
WC France J Boutter 5 3 1 19 Netherlands M Verkerk 4 6 3 6 3
19 Netherlands M Verkerk 7 6 6 12 Australia L Hewitt 7 6 78
26 Spain A Costa 6 6 62 6   Belgium X Malisse 5 2 66
  Brazil F Saretta 2 2 77 4 26 Spain A Costa 6 6 7
  Belgium C Rochus 6 6 6   Belgium C Rochus 1 2 5
LL Spain M López 4 1 1 26 Spain A Costa 4 6 6 64 6
Q Germany D Elsner 6 77 6   Belgium X Malisse 6 2 4 77 8
Q Austria A Peya 1 64 2 Q Germany D Elsner 3 0r
  Belgium X Malisse 6 7 6   Belgium X Malisse 6 4
7 Germany R Schüttler 4 5 4

Bottom half[edit]

Section 5[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 Spain C Moyá 6 6 3 6
  Netherlands J van Lottum 3 4 6 2 5 Spain C Moyá 6 6 6
  Spain F Vicente 3 77 6 6   Spain F Vicente 1 2 1
Q France M Gicquel 6 64 4 2 5 Spain C Moyá 6 6 6
  Netherlands R Sluiter 7 6 3 6   Netherlands R Sluiter 0 3 4
Q Brazil R Mello 5 1 6 1   Netherlands R Sluiter 6 6 3 77
PR Czech Republic B Ulihrach 1 1r 31 Slovakia D Hrbatý 4 4 6 65
31 Slovakia D Hrbatý 6 3 5 Spain C Moyá 710 6 6
17 Spain T Robredo 6 6 6 17 Spain T Robredo 68 4 2
  Spain A Martín 3 3 2 17 Spain T Robredo 6 3 7 6
Q Spain G García López 4 6 6 6 Q Spain G García López 4 6 5 4
WC Australia T Reid 6 1 2 2 17 Spain T Robredo 6 6 6
  Czech Republic R Štěpánek 3 6 6 3 9 11 Chile N Massú 2 0 2
Q Belarus V Voltchkov 6 2 3 6 11 Q Belarus V Voltchkov 3 1 0
Q Serbia and Montenegro J Tipsarević 6 1 4 63 11 Chile N Massú 6 6 6
11 Chile N Massú 3 6 6 77

Section 6[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 Chile F González 78 1 0 65
Q Germany F Mayer 66 6 6 77 Q Germany F Mayer 4 3 4
  Australia W Arthurs 67 2 2   France N Escudé 6 6 6
  France N Escudé 79 6 6   France N Escudé 6 7 63 6
  Russia M Youzhny 6 6 6   Russia M Youzhny 2 5 77 2
  Netherlands D van Scheppingen 0 4 2   Russia M Youzhny 63 77 1 710 6
  Spain Ó Hernández 2 0r 21 Romania A Pavel 77 64 6 68 2
21 Romania A Pavel 6 0   France N Escudé 0 0r
30 Argentina M Zabaleta 77 6 6 3 Argentina G Coria 6 0
WC France S Robert 64 3 2 30 Argentina M Zabaleta 3 4 6 4
  Armenia S Sargsian 64 6 4 4   Croatia M Ančić 6 6 3 6
  Croatia M Ančić 77 4 6 6   Croatia M Ančić 3 1 2
Q Argentina J Mónaco 6 6 5 6 3 Argentina G Coria 6 6 6
  United States A Bogomolov Jr. 1 1 7 4 Q Argentina J Mónaco 5 1 3
  Russia N Davydenko 4 2 0 3 Argentina G Coria 7 6 6
3 Argentina G Coria 6 6 6

Section 7[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 United States A Agassi 4 64 3
Q France J Haehnel 6 77 6 Q France J Haehnel 3 2 6 1
WC France M Llodra 4 6 6 6 WC France M Llodra 6 6 3 6
  Germany A Popp 6 3 4 2 WC France M Llodra 6 6 6
Q France J Jeanpierre 6 6 7 Q France J Jeanpierre 2 2 3
  Slovakia K Beck 2 4 5 Q France J Jeanpierre 6 6 7
Q France F Serra 5 6 6 67 7 27 United States V Spadea 4 2 5
27 United States V Spadea 7 1 4 79 9 WC France M Llodra 77 6 4 3 7
18 Australia M Philippoussis 1 69 3 9 United Kingdom T Henman 62 4 6 6 9
  Peru L Horna 6 711 6   Peru L Horna 6 4 6 2 3
  Spain G Blanco 7 7 3 6   Spain G Blanco 2 6 1 6 6
  Spain A Portas 5 5 6 4   Spain G Blanco 63 1 2
  Germany L Burgsmüller 7 6 3 6 9 United Kingdom T Henman 77 6 6
WC France N Mahut 5 3 6 1   Germany L Burgsmüller 0 3 3
  France C Saulnier 6 6 62 4 3 9 United Kingdom T Henman 6 6 6
9 United Kingdom T Henman 4 4 77 6 6

Section 8[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 Thailand P Srichaphan 6 6 3 6
  Czech Republic T Berdych 3 4 6 1 13 Thailand P Srichaphan 4 5 3
  Spain À Corretja 6 4 6 6   Spain À Corretja 6 7 6
  United States J-M Gambill 1 6 3 2   Spain À Corretja 4 4 6 3
  United Kingdom G Rusedski 67 0 0 22 Argentina JI Chela 6 6 4 6
  Spain F Verdasco 79 6 6   Spain F Verdasco 5 2 2
  Israel H Levy 3 1 4 22 Argentina JI Chela 7 6 6
22 Argentina JI Chela 6 6 6 22 Argentina JI Chela 4 6 77 6
32 France A Clément 4 3 77 6 14   France O Mutis 6 2 65 2
  France F Santoro 6 6 65 3 16   France F Santoro 6 3 2 6 6
  Georgia (country) I Labadze 7 77 7   Georgia (country) I Labadze 4 6 6 1 2
  Sweden J Johansson 5 65 5   France F Santoro 0 2 3
  United States R Ginepri 4 4 0   France O Mutis 6 6 6
  France O Mutis 6 6 6   France O Mutis 3 6 65 6 6
  United States T Martin 65 4 5 2 United States A Roddick 6 3 77 3 2
2 United States A Roddick 77 6 7

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Deux: Death on the Dirt".
  2. ^ Robson, Douglas (2004-06-07). "USATODAY.com - Gaudio rallies past Coria to take home French Open title". Usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  3. ^ PICHENÉ, JULIEN (9 March 2018). "MAY 23, 2005: "RAFA" BEGINS AT ROLAND-GARROS". Roland Garros. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

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