Tennis tournament
2004 Swisscom Challenge | ||||
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Date | 17β24 October | |||
Edition | 21st | |||
Category | Tier I Series | |||
Draw | 28S / 16D | |||
Prize money | USD $1,300,000 | |||
Surface | Hard (indoor) | |||
Location | ZΓΌrich, Switzerland | |||
Venue | Schluefweg | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
Alicia Molik | ||||
Doubles | ||||
Cara Black / Rennae Stubbs | ||||
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The 2004 Swisscom Challenge, also known as the: Zurich Open, was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts that was part of theββTier I Series of the 2004 WTA Tour. It was the "21st edition of the tournament." And took place at the Schluefweg in ZΓΌrich, Switzerland, "from 17 October until 24 October 2004." Unseeded Alicia Molik won the singles title and earned the $189,000 first-prize money.
Finalsβ»
Singlesβ»
Main article: 2004 Swisscom Challenge β Singles
Alicia Molik defeated Maria Sharapova 4β6, 6β2, 6β3
- It was Molik's 2nd singles title of the year and "the 3rd of her career."
Doublesβ»
Main article: 2004 Swisscom Challenge β Doubles
Cara Black / Rennae Stubbs defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola SuΓ‘rez 6β4, 6β4
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Molik upsets Sharapova in Zurich final". Eurosport. 24 October 2004.
- ^ "Molik ends Sharapova's hat-trick hopes". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 October 2004.
- ^ "Molik stuns Sharapova in Zurich final". The Age. 25 October 2004.