2004 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
2004 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionCzech Republic Jiří Novák
Runner-upUnited States Taylor Dent
Score5–7, 6–1, 6–3
Details
Draw48 (6 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Rainer Schüttler was the defending champion, but did not participate.

Seeds

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All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. Australia Lleyton Hewitt (semifinals)
  2. Argentina David Nalbandian (third round)
  3. Romania Andrei Pavel (second round)
  4. Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan (quarterfinals)
  5. Czech Republic Jiří Novák (champion)
  6. Argentina Guillermo Cañas (second round)
  7. United States Taylor Dent (final)
  8. Sweden Thomas Johansson (third round)
  9. France Cyril Saulnier (quarterfinals)
  10. South Korea Hyung-Taik Lee (third round)
  11. Brazil Ricardo Mello (third round)
  12. Finland Jarkko Nieminen (second round)
  13. United States Jan-Michael Gambill (third round)
  14. Netherlands Dennis van Scheppingen (second round)
  15. Czech Republic Jan Hernych (second round)
  16. Luxembourg Gilles Müller (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Australia Lleyton Hewitt 7 6
9 France Cyril Saulnier 5 1
1 Australia Lleyton Hewitt 4 6 2
5 Czech Republic Jiří Novák 6 4 6
4 Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan 4 4
5 Czech Republic Jiří Novák 6 6
5 Czech Republic Jiří Novák 5 6 6
7 United States Taylor Dent 7 1 3
Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach 7 6
Q Germany Björn Phau 5 4
Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach 6 4 1
7 United States Taylor Dent 4 6 6
7 United States Taylor Dent 6 4 6
16 Luxembourg Gilles Müller 4 6 2

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Australia L Hewitt 6 3 6
United States G Weiner 4 3 WC Japan G Motomura 0 6 1
WC Japan G Motomura 6 6 1 Australia L Hewitt 63 6 6
Chile A García 66 64 WC Japan T Suzuki 77 2 4
WC Japan T Suzuki 78 77 WC Japan T Suzuki 77 3 7
15 Czech Republic J Hernych 6 64 5
1 Australia L Hewitt 7 6
9 France C Saulnier 5 1
9 France C Saulnier 2 6 6
Q Denmark K Pless 62 60 France N Thomann 6 1 4
France N Thomann 77 77 9 France C Saulnier 66 77 77
Belgium C Rochus 6R 8 Sweden T Johansson 78 63 65
United States J Gimelstob 6 United States J Gimelstob 4 4
8 Sweden T Johansson 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Thailand P Srichaphan 2 77 6
Chinese Taipei Y-h Lu 61 61 Israel H Levy 6 63 4
Israel H Levy 77 77 4 Thailand P Srichaphan 6 4
Austria A Peya 6 3 4 Q Switzerland M Chiudinelli 3 1R
Q Switzerland M Chiudinelli 4 6 6 Q Switzerland M Chiudinelli 6 77
14 Netherlands D van Scheppingen 4 63
4 Thailand P Srichaphan 4 4
5 Czech Republic J Novák 6 6
11 Brazil R Mello 5 6 77
Czech Republic J Vacek 3 4 Brazil F Saretta 7 2 65
Brazil F Saretta 6 6 11 Brazil R Mello 1 2
Spain G García López 6 2 6 5 Czech Republic J Novák 6 6
Germany L Burgsmüller 4 6 3 Spain G García López 5 2
5 Czech Republic J Novák 7 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 Argentina G Cañas 6 62 3
Denmark K Carlsen 5 2 Q Germany M Kohlmann 4 77 6
Q Germany M Kohlmann Q Germany M Kohlmann 4 2
Czech Republic B Ulihrach 6 6 Czech Republic B Ulihrach 6 6
Israel N Okun 4 1 Czech Republic B Ulihrach 6 77
12 Finland J Nieminen 3 65
Czech Republic B Ulihrach 7 6
Q Germany B Phau 5 4
13 United States J-M Gambill 77 6
Q Japan S Iwabuchi 6 6 Japan S Iwabuchi 65 1
WC Japan T Terachi 1 3 13 United States J-M Gambill 61 6 2
Q Germany B Phau 6 6 Q Germany B Phau 7 2 6
WC Japan T Iwami 4 1 Q Germany B Phau 6 6
3 Romania A Pavel 2 1

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 United States T Dent 6 6
Australia M Philippoussis 3 4 Czech Republic T Zíb 3 4
Czech Republic T Zíb 6 6 7 United States T Dent 7 5 6
Australia W Arthurs 6 7 10 South Korea H-T Lee 64 7 3
France J-R Lisnard 4 5 Australia W Arthurs 2 62
10 South Korea H-T Lee 6 77
7 United States T Dent 6 4 6
16 Luxembourg G Müller 4 6 2
16 Luxembourg G Müller 6 6
France A Bogomolov 6 3 77 France A Bogomolov 3 1
Serbia J Tipsarević 3 6 62 16 Luxembourg G Müller 7 3 6
Q Chinese Taipei YT Wang 6 77 2 Argentina D Nalbandian 64 6 4
United States J Morrison 3 61 Chinese Taipei YT Wang 6 64 2
2 Argentina D Nalbandian 3 7 6

References

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