2004 WTA Tour Championships

Tennis tournament

2004 WTA Tour Championships

Date| November 10–15
Edition| 34th
Category| Year-end championships
Draw| 8S (round robin) / 4D
Prize money| $3,000,000
Surface| Hard / indoor
Location| Los Angeles, United States
Venue| Staples Center
Champions
Singles
Maria Sharapova
Doubles
Nadia Petrova /  Meghann Shaughnessy
| ← 2003 · | WTA Finals | · 2005 →

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The 2004 WTA Tour Championships was a women's round robin tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, United States. It was the 34th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 29th edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 2004 WTA Tour. The tournament was held between November 10 and November 15, 2004. Sixth-seeded Maria Sharapova won the singles event, the first, and so far only, Russian to win the tournament, and earned $1,000,000 first-prize money as well as 485 ranking points.[1][2][3]

Justine Henin-Hardenne had qualified for the tournament but withdrew due to illness (cytomegalovirus).[4]

## Finals

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### Singles

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Main article: 2004 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

Maria Sharapova defeated  Serena Williams, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4.

### Doubles

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Main article: 2004 WTA Tour Championships – Doubles

Nadia Petrova /  Meghann Shaughnessy defeated  Cara Black /  Rennae Stubbs, 7–5, 6–2.

## References

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1. ^ "Sharapova Edges S. Williams". The Washington Post. November 16, 2004. p. D02.
2. ^ Paul Levine (December 8, 2004). "Sharapova defeats Serena in WTA Tour Championship final". ESPN. ESPN.
3. ^ "Sharapova wins season's finale". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC. November 16, 2004.
4. ^ "Henin-Hardenne's season ends because of virus". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philly.com. October 12, 2004. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.

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