{{TennisEventInfo|2004|Gaz de France Stars| | date=27 September – 3 October | edition=1st | category=[[WTA Tier III tournaments|Tier III]] | draw=30S / 16D | prize_money=$170,000 | surface=Hard / indoor | location=[[Hasselt]], Belgium | champs={{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Dementieva]] | champd={{flagicon|USA}} [[Jennifer Russell (tennis)|Jennifer Russell]] / {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Mara Santangelo]] }} The '''2004 Gaz de France Stars''' was a women's [[tennis]] tournament played on indoor [[hard court]]s. It was the inaugural edition of the [[Gaz de France Stars]], and was part of the [[WTA Tier III tournaments|Tier III]] category of the [[2004 WTA Tour]]. It took place in [[Hasselt]], Belgium, from 27 September until 3 October 2004. First-seeded [[Elena Dementieva]] won the singles title.<ref>[http://tennis.quickfound.net/wta_results_2004/hasselt_guangzhou_seoul_results_2004.html 2004 Hasselt, Guangzhou & Seoul WTA Women's Singles Results]</ref><ref>[https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/hasselt/bel/2004/w-t3-bel-01a-2004/draws-and-results/ Hasselt - ITF results]</ref>
==Finals==
===Singles=== {{main|2004 Gaz de France Stars – Singles}} {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Dementieva]] defeated {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Bovina]], 0–6, 6–0, 6–4 * It was Dementieva's only singles title of the year and the 4th of her [[Elena Dementieva career statistics|career]].
===Doubles=== {{main|2004 Gaz de France Stars – Doubles}} {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jennifer Russell (tennis)|Jennifer Russell]] / {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Mara Santangelo]] defeated {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Nuria Llagostera Vives]] / {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Marta Marrero]], 6–3, 7–5 * It was Russell's only doubles title of her career. It was Santangelo's only doubles title of the year and the 1st of her career.
== Singles entrants ==
=== Seeds === {|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank<sup>1</sup> ! Seed |- |{{flag|RUS}} |[[Elena Dementieva]] |6 |1 |- |{{flag|BEL}} |[[Kim Clijsters]] |7 |2 |- |{{flag|RUS}} |[[Elena Bovina]] |17 |3 |- |{{flag|CRO}} |[[Karolina Šprem]] |18 |4 |- |{{flag|ITA}} |[[Francesca Schiavone]] |19 |5 |- |{{flag|ITA}} |[[Silvia Farina Elia]] |20 |6 |- |{{flag|BUL}} |[[Magdalena Maleeva]] |22 |7 |- |{{flag|FRA}} |<s>[[Nathalie Dechy]]</s> |24 |8 |- |{{flag|CRO}} |[[Jelena Kostanić]] |35 |9 |- |}
* Rankings as of September 20, 2004
=== Other entrants === The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Els Callens]] * {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Caroline Maes]] * {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Magdalena Maleeva]]
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Angelika Bachmann]] * {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Eva Birnerová]] * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Vanessa Henke]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lindsay Lee-Waters]]
The following players received entry as a [[lucky loser]]: * {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Michaela Paštiková]] * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Capucine Rousseau]]
=== Withdrawals === * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Anca Barna]] * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nathalie Dechy]] (left thigh sprain) * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Émilie Loit]] (pelvis injury)
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/2004/1022.pdf WTA tournament draws]
{{Gaz de France Stars tournaments}} {{2004 WTA Tour}}
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