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Men's singles
2004 China Open
Final
Champion	Marat Safin
Runner-up	Mikhail Youzhny
Score	7–6, 7–5
Details
Draw	32 (3WC/4Q/1LL)
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women mixed
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The event was being held for the first time since 1997. Jim Courier was the last champion.

Marat Safin won the title, beating Mikhail Youzhny 7–6, 7–5 in the final.

Seeds

1. Carlos Moyá (first round)
2. Juan Carlos Ferrero (second round)
3. David Nalbandian (quarterfinals)
4. Rainer Schüttler (second round)
5. Marat Safin (champion)
6. Paradorn Srichaphan (semifinals)
7. Taylor Dent (second round)
8. Dominik Hrbatý (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	6	Paradorn Srichaphan	4	4
		Mikhail Youzhny	6	6
									Mikhail Youzhny	6	5
								5	Marat Safin	7	7
		Jarkko Nieminen	2	4
	5	Marat Safin	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	C Moyá	3	3
	Q	J-W Tsonga	6	6				Q	J-W Tsonga	6	3
		G Weiner	2	4					H-t Lee	7	6
		H-t Lee	6	6												H-t Lee	4	3
	Q	A Parmar	3	2											6	P Srichaphan	6	6
		N Okun	6	6					N Okun	3	6	6
		J-R Lisnard	4	5				6	P Srichaphan	6	3	7
	6	P Srichaphan	6	7																		6	P Srichaphan	4	4
	4	R Schüttler	6	6																			M Youzhny	6	6
		P Baccanello	4	3				4	R Schüttler	6	1
		M Youzhny	7	7					M Youzhny	7	6
		I Heuberger	5	6												M Youzhny	6	6
	Q	N Healey	7	5	2										8	D Hrbatý	4	2
		D Sanguinetti	5	7	6				D Sanguinetti	2	2
	WC	Y Wang	2	2				8	D Hrbatý	6	6
	8	D Hrbatý	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	T Dent	6	6
	Q	P Luczak	3	2				7	T Dent	3	5
		J Nieminen	7	6					J Nieminen	6	7
		G García-López	5	4												J Nieminen	6	2	6
		Y-h Lu	7	6											3	D Nalbandian	2	6	2
	WC	B Zhu	5	2					Y-h Lu	7	4	4
		K Pless	6	6	3			3	D Nalbandian	6	6	6
	3	D Nalbandian	7	3	6																		J Nieminen	2	4
	5	M Safin	6	7																		5	M Safin	6	6
		A Bogomolov Jr.	4	5				5	M Safin	6	6
	LL	P Amritraj	6	4	2			WC	H Lu	2	2
	WC	H Lu	4	6	6										5	M Safin	6	6
		L Burgsmüller	2	2												K Kim	2	4
		K Kim	6	6					K Kim	6	6
		J Gimelstob	4	1				2	JC Ferrero	4	4
	2	JC Ferrero	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Peter Luczak (qualified)
2. Arvind Parmar (qualified)
3. Gilles Simon (first round)
4. Jamie Delgado (second round)
5. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (qualified)
6. Tasuku Iwami (second round)
7. Prakash Amritraj (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
8. Paul Logtens (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Peter Luczak
2. Arvind Parmar
3. Nathan Healey
4. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Lucky loser

1. Prakash Amritraj

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Peter Luczak	6	6
		Laurent Recouderc	4	1				1	Peter Luczak	6	6
	Li Zhe		7	7					Li Zhe	2	2
	Wang Yu		6	6											1	Peter Luczak	6	6	6
		Zhang Hui	6	2	7										7	Prakash Amritraj	7	2	2
	WC	Cui Bin	2	6	5				Zhang Hui	3	1
		Gao Wan	0	2				7	Prakash Amritraj	6	6
	7	Prakash Amritraj	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Arvind Parmar	6	6
	WC	Li Jingyi	4	4				2	Arvind Parmar	6	6
	Yaoki Ishii		6	6					Yaoki Ishii	3	0
	Yang Zengbao		2	4											2	Arvind Parmar	6	6
	Wang Yue		0	6												Alexander Kudryavtsev	4	1
	Alexander Kudryavtsev		6	7					Alexander Kudryavtsev	6	1	7
		Wu Zhiqiang	0	0				6	Tasuku Iwami	3	6	6
	6	Tasuku Iwami	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Gilles Simon	4	6
		Nathan Healey	6	7				Nathan Healey		6	6
	Toshihide Matsui		6	6				Toshihide Matsui		4	3
	Cui Miao		3	2												Nathan Healey	7	6
		Bai Yang	2	2											8	Paul Logtens	5	4
	WC	Li Xiang	6	6				WC	Li Xiang	3	2
		Xu Ran	1	2				8	Paul Logtens	6	6
	8	Paul Logtens	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Jamie Delgado	6	6
		Yang Wei-Guang	3	0				4	Jamie Delgado	6	2	4
	Luka Gregorc		6	6					Luka Gregorc	1	6	6
	Xu Tian-Yu		1	0												Luka Gregorc	3	2
	Gabriel Montilla		3	6	6										5	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	6	6
	Andrei Merinov		6	2	2				Gabriel Montilla	2	4
		Vadim Davletshin	6	4	3			5	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	6	6
	5	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	2	6	6

References

1. "Safin triumphs over Youzhny at China Open". China Daily. 19 September 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
2. "Safin ends two-year wait in Beijing, Kuznetsova takes Bali title". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Reuters. 19 September 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
3. "Safin returns to winning ways". Beijing: Dawn. Reuters. 20 September 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2019.

External links

• Main Draw (ATP)
• Qualifying Draw (ATP)
• Official results archive (ITF)

• 2004 ATP Tour
• 2004 China Open (tennis)