The 2004 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 118th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 21 June to 4 July 2004. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year.
Roger Federer was successful in his title defence, defeating Andy Roddick in the final to win his second Wimbledon title. Two-time defending champion Serena Williams was unsuccessful in her title defence, being upset in the final by then little-known 17-year-old Russian Maria Sharapova; Sharapova became the first Russian player, male or female, to win Wimbledon, the second-youngest player to win Wimbledon in the Modern Era and third-youngest overall.
In the juniors, Gaël Monfils won his third consecutive Grand Slam title in the boys' competition, and Kateryna Bondarenko won the girls' title.
Point and prize money distribution
Point distribution
Below are the tables with the point distribution for each discipline of the tournament.
Senior points
Prize distribution
The total prize money for 2004 championships was £9,707,280. The winner of the men's title earned £602,500 while the women's singles champion earned £560,500.
* per team
Champions
Seniors
Men's singles
Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick, 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
- It was Federer's sixth title of the year, and his 17th overall. It was his third career Grand Slam title, and his 2nd at Wimbledon.
Women's singles
Maria Sharapova defeated Serena Williams, 6–1, 6–4
- It was Sharapova's second title of the year, and her fourth overall. It was her first career Grand Slam title.
Men's doubles
Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge defeated Julian Knowle / Nenad Zimonjić, 6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Women's doubles
Cara Black / Rennae Stubbs defeated Liezel Huber / Ai Sugiyama, 6–3, 7–6(7-5)
Mixed doubles
Wayne Black / Cara Black defeated Todd Woodbridge / Alicia Molik, 3–6, 7–6(10-8), 6–4
Juniors
Boys' singles
Gaël Monfils defeated Miles Kasiri, 7–5, 7–6(8-6)
Girls' singles
Kateryna Bondarenko defeated Ana Ivanovic, 6–4, 6–7(2-7), 6–3
Boys' doubles
Brendan Evans / Scott Oudsema defeated Robin Haase / Viktor Troicki, 6–4, 6–4
Girls' doubles
Victoria Azarenka / Olga Govortsova defeated Marina Erakovic / Monica Niculescu, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Singles seeds
Main draw wild card entries
The following players received wild cards into the main draw senior events.
Mixed doubles
- Jonathan Marray / Amanda Janes
- Jared Palmer / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
- Arvind Parmar / Jane O'Donoghue
- Andy Ram / Anastasia Rodionova
- David Sherwood / Anne Keothavong
Protected ranking
Qualifier entries
References
External links
- Official Wimbledon Championships website
