{{TennisEventInfo|2004|Generali Ladies Linz| | date=23–30 October | edition=18th | category=[[Tier II Series]] | prize_money=[[United States dollar|USD]] $585,000 | draw=32S / 16D | surface=Hard (indoor) | location=[[Linz]], Austria | venue=TipsArena Linz | champs={{flagicon|FRA}} [[Amélie Mauresmo]] | champd={{flagicon|SVK}} [[Janette Husárová]] / {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Likhovtseva]] | main_name=Linz Open | before_name=Generali Ladies Linz | after_name=Generali Ladies Linz }} The '''2004 Generali Ladies Linz''' is the 2004 [[Tier II Series|Tier II]] [[2004 WTA Tour|WTA Tour]] tournament of the annually-held [[Generali Ladies Linz]] tennis tournament. It was the 18th edition of the tournament and was held from 23 October until 30 October 2004 at the [[TipsArena Linz]]. First-seeded [[Amélie Mauresmo]] won the singles title.
==Finals==
===Singles=== {{main|2004 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles}} * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Amélie Mauresmo]] defeated {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Bovina]], 6–2, 6–0.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mauresmo cruises to Linz title|url=https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/wta-linz/2004/mauresmo-on-cruise-control_sto653224/story.shtml|accessdate=5 June 2020|work=Eurosport|date=31 October 2004|location=Linz}}</ref> It was Mauresmo's 14th WTA singles title, and fourth title of the year.
===Doubles=== {{main|2004 Generali Ladies Linz – Doubles}} * {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Janette Husárová]] / {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Likhovtseva]] defeated {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nathalie Dechy]] / {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Patty Schnyder]], 6–2, 7–5. It was Husárová's 18th WTA doubles title, and third of the year. It was Likhovtseva's 20th WTA doubles title, and third of the year. This was the first of two doubles titles they won together as a pair.
==Points and prize money== ===Point distribution=== {|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |- | style="width:130px; background:#efefef;"|'''Event''' | style="width:80px; background:lime;"|'''W''' | style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F | style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF | style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16 | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32 |width=85 |Q |width=85 |Q3 |width=85 |Q2 |width=85 |Q1 |- ! style="background:#f4f4f4;"| Singles |rowspan=2|195 |rowspan=2|137 |rowspan=2|88 |rowspan=2|49 |25 |1 |rowspan=2|11.75 |6.75 |4 |1 |- ! style="background:#f4f4f4;"| Doubles | 1 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |}
===Prize money=== {|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |- | style="width:130px; background:#efefef;"|'''Event''' | style="width:80px; background:lime;"|'''W''' | style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F | style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF | style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16 | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32 |width=85|Q3 |width=85|Q2 |width=85|Q1 |- | style="background:#f4f4f4;"|'''Singles''' |$95,500 |$51,000 |$27,300 |$14,600 |$7,820 |$4,175 |$2,230 |$1,195 |$640 |- | style="background:#f4f4f4;"|'''Doubles *''' |$30,000 |$16,120 |$8,620 |$4,610 |$2,465 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |} <sub>* per team</sub>
== Singles main draw entrants ==
=== Seeds ===
{|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank ! Seed |-style="background:#cfc;" |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Amélie Mauresmo]] |2 |1 |- |<s>{{flag|RUS}}</s> |<s>[[Anastasia Myskina]]</s> |<s>8</s> |<s>2</s> |- | {{flag|USA}} | [[Serena Williams]] | 9 | 3 |- | {{flag|RUS}} | [[Vera Zvonareva]] | 12 | 4 |- | {{flag|RUS}} | [[Nadia Petrova]] | 13 | 5 |- | {{flag|JPN}} | [[Ai Sugiyama]] | 14 | 6 |- | {{flag|SUI}} | [[Patty Schnyder]] | 15 | 7 |- | {{flag|CRO}} | [[Karolina Šprem]] | 17 | 8 |-style="background:#fcc;" | {{flag|RUS}} | [[Elena Bovina]] | 24 | 9 |} Rankings are as of 18 October 2004.
=== Other entrants === The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Sybille Bammer]] * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Amélie Mauresmo]] * {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Barbara Schett]]
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vera Dushevina]] * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Alina Jidkova]] * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Julia Schruff]] * {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Martina Suchá]]
The following players received entry as lucky losers: * {{flagicon|POL}} [[Marta Domachowska]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lindsay Lee-Waters]]
=== Withdrawals === * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anastasia Myskina]] → replaced by {{flagicon|POL}} [[Marta Domachowska]] * {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Flavia Pennetta]] → replaced by {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lindsay Lee-Waters]]
=== Retirements === * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Conchita Martínez]] (Achilles tendon strain)
== Doubles main draw entrants ==
=== Seeds ===
{|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Player 1 Rank ! Player 2 Rank ! Seed |-style="background:#cfc;" |{{flag|SVK}} |[[Janette Husárová]] |{{flag|RUS}} |[[Elena Likhovtseva]] |13 |3 |1 |- |{{flag|RSA}} |[[Liezel Huber]] |{{flag|JPN}} |[[Ai Sugiyama]] |11 |6 |2 |- |{{flag|ESP}} |[[Magüi Serna]] |{{flag|VEN}} |[[María Vento-Kabchi]] |45 |22 |3 |- |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Marion Bartoli]] |{{flag|SVK}} |[[Daniela Hantuchová]] |29 |78 |4 |} Rankings are as of 18 October 2004
===Other entrants=== The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: * {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Daniela Kix]] / {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Yvonne Meusburger]] * {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Karolina Šprem]] / {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vera Zvonareva]]
The following pair received entry into the main draw via a protected ranking: * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Julia Schruff]] / {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Åsa Svensson]]
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw: * {{flagicon|SCG}} [[Jelena Janković]] / {{flagicon|GER}} [[Caroline Schneider]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/2004/528.pdf WTA tournament draws]
{{Generali Ladies Linz tournaments}} {{2004 WTA Tour}}
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