2004 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships

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2004 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Date4–10 October
Edition31st
SurfaceHard / outdoors
LocationTokyo, Japan
VenueAriake Coliseum
Champions
Men's singles
Czech Republic Jiří Novák[1]
Women's singles
Russia Maria Sharapova
Men's doubles
United States Jared Palmer / Czech Republic Pavel Vízner[2]
Women's doubles
Japan Shinobu Asagoe / Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
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The 2004 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo in Japan. The men's tournament was part of the International Series Gold of the 2004 ATP Tour and the women's tournament was part of the Tier III category of the 2004 WTA Tour. It was the 31st edition of the event and was held from 4 October through 10 October 2004. Jiří Novák and Maria Sharapova won the singles titles.

Finals

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Men's singles

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Czech Republic Jiří Novák defeated United States Taylor Dent 5–7, 6–1, 6–3

  • It was Novák's 1st singles title of the year and the 6th of his career.

Women's singles

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Russia Maria Sharapova defeated United States Mashona Washington 6–0, 6–1

  • It was Sharapova's 4th singles title of the year and the 6th of her career.

Men's doubles

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United States Jared Palmer / Czech Republic Pavel Vízner defeated Czech Republic Jiří Novák / Czech Republic Petr Pála 5–1 ret.

  • It was Palmer's 3rd doubles title of the year and the 28th and last of his career. It was Vízner's 3rd doubles title of the year and the 8th of his career.

Women's doubles

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Japan Shinobu Asagoe / Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik defeated United States Jennifer Hopkins / United States Mashona Washington 6–1, 6–4

  • It was Asagoe's 3rd doubles title of the year and the 5th of her career. It was Srebotnik's 1st doubles title of the year and the 7th of her career.

References

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  1. ^ "2004 Tokyo Men's Singles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "2004 Tokyo Men's Doubles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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