Justine Henin-Hardenne Justine Henin (; born 1 June 1982) is a Belgian former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 117 weeks, including as the year-end No. 1 in 2003, 2006 and 20 ...

defeated

Kim Clijsters Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters (; born 8 June 1983) is a Belgian former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 20 weeks, and as the world No. 1 in women's double ...

in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the

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. It was her third

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title, each time defeating Clijsters in the final (after her victories at the 2003 French and

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s). Clijsters would eventually win the title seven years later.

Serena Williams Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WT ...

was the reigning champion, but did not participate this year due to a left knee injury.

Fabiola Zuluaga Fabiola Zuluaga (born 7 January 1979) is a Colombian former professional tennis player. She reached the Australian Open semifinals in 2004, the first Colombian to reach a major semifinal. Zuluaga is one of Colombia's most successful tennis playe ...

became the first Colombian to reach a major semifinal.

Seeds

Qualifying

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Championship match statistics

External links

2004 Australian Open – Women's draws and results
at the

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