2004 French Open – Men's singles

Gastón Gaudio defeated Guillermo Coria in the final, 0–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1, 8–6 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2004 French Open.[1][2] It was his first and only major title, and Gaudio became the first Argentine to win a major since Guillermo Vilas at the 1979 Australian Open. Gaudio came back from two sets down, saved two championship points, and twice broke Coria's serve when the latter was serving for the championship.

Men's singles
2004 French Open
Final
ChampionArgentina Gastón Gaudio
Runner-upArgentina Guillermo Coria
Score0–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1, 8–6
Details
Draw128
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Juan Carlos Ferrero was the defending champion, but was defeated in the second round by Igor Andreev, in what was his first loss at the French Open prior to the semifinals.

This was the first major where Roger Federer competed as the world No. 1. He lost in the third round to former No. 1 and three-time champion Gustavo Kuerten, in his last pre-quarterfinal exit from a major until the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, a run of 36 quarterfinals or better in a row. Until 2023, this was the last French Open not to feature future 14-time champion Rafael Nadal, who withdrew prior to the tournament due to an ankle injury sustained in Estoril in mid-April.[3]

This was the first major in the Open Era to feature four Argentines in the quarterfinals, those being Gaudio, Coria, David Nalbandian, and Juan Ignacio Chela.

Wayne Ferreira matched Stefan Edberg's all-time record on his 54th consecutive major main draw appearance.

The first round match between Fabrice Santoro and Arnaud Clément was the then-longest match of the Open Era, lasting 6 hours and 33 minutes and played over two days. John Isner and Nicolas Mahut would later break this record with their first-round singles match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships.

This was the last time that none of the Big Three reached the round of 16 at a Grand Slam until the 2024 US Open. Furthermore, this is the most recent men's Grand Slam to be won by an unseeded player.

Seeds

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1.     Roger Federer (third round)
2.     Andy Roddick (second round)
3.     Guillermo Coria (final)
4.     Juan Carlos Ferrero (second round)
5.     Carlos Moyá (quarterfinals)
6.     Andre Agassi (first round)
7.     Rainer Schüttler (first round)
8.     David Nalbandian (semifinals)
9.     Tim Henman (semifinals)
10.     Sébastien Grosjean (second round)
11.     Nicolás Massú (third round)
12.     Lleyton Hewitt (quarterfinals)
13.     Paradorn Srichaphan (second round)
14.     Jiří Novák (second round)
15.     Sjeng Schalken (withdrew because of a viral infection)
16.     Fernando González (first round)
17.     Tommy Robredo (fourth round)
18.     Mark Philippoussis (first round)
19.     Martin Verkerk (third round)
20.     Marat Safin (fourth round)
21.     Andrei Pavel (second round)
22.     Juan Ignacio Chela (quarterfinals)
23.     Feliciano López (fourth round)
24.     Jonas Björkman (second round)
25.     Ivan Ljubičić (second round)
26.     Albert Costa (third round)
27.     Vince Spadea (second round)
28.     Gustavo Kuerten (quarterfinals)
29.     Max Mirnyi (first round)
30.     Mariano Zabaleta (second round)
31.     Dominik Hrbatý (second round)
32.     Arnaud Clément (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
28   Gustavo Kuerten 2 6 4 66
8   David Nalbandian 6 3 6 78
8   David Nalbandian 3 65 0
    Gastón Gaudio 6 77 6
    Gastón Gaudio 6 6 6
12   Lleyton Hewitt 3 2 2
    Gastón Gaudio 0 3 6 6 8
3   Guillermo Coria 6 6 4 1 6
5   Carlos Moyá 5 63 3
3   Guillermo Coria 7 77 6
3   Guillermo Coria 3 6 6 7
9   Tim Henman 6 4 0 5
9   Tim Henman 6 6 6
22   Juan Ignacio Chela 2 4 4

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   R Federer 6 6 6
LL   K Vliegen 1 2 1 1   R Federer 6 6 78
    T Ascione 3 2 2     N Kiefer 3 4 66
    N Kiefer 6 6 6 1   R Federer 4 4 4
    R Ramírez Hidalgo 6 5 6 4 3 28   G Kuerten 6 6 6
    G Elseneer 3 7 4 6 6     G Elseneer 2 0 3
Q   N Almagro 5 62 6 6 5 28   G Kuerten 6 6 6
28   G Kuerten 7 77 1 3 7 28   G Kuerten 6 7 6
23   F López 5 6 6 6 23   F López 3 5 4
    N Lapentti 7 4 4 4 23   F López 63 6 6 6
    I Karlović 64 4 4     K Kučera 77 3 4 4
    K Kučera 77 6 6 23   F López 77 4 6 6
WC   O Patience 6 77 6 LL   H-t Lee 63 6 0 3
    F Volandri 3 65 0 WC   O Patience 4 4 3
    R Söderling 6 6 3 4 5 LL   H-t Lee 6 6 6
LL   H-t Lee 0 3 6 6 7

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10   S Grosjean 6 6 6
Q   K Kim 1 1 4 10   S Grosjean 66 3 4
Q   P Starace 6 6 6 Q   P Starace 78 6 6
    D Tursunov 2 3 4 Q   P Starace 77 4 6 5 5
    F Mantilla 6 6 66 6 20   M Safin 64 6 3 7 7
LL   J Salzenstein 4 1 78 2     F Mantilla 4 6 2 77 9
    A Calleri 7 1 1r 20   M Safin 6 2 6 64 11
20   M Safin 5 6 4 20   M Safin 5 4 77 3
25   I Ljubičić 63 6 62 6 6 8   D Nalbandian 7 6 65 6
    H Arazi 77 4 77 3 3 25   I Ljubičić 0 6 4 2
    S Koubek 6 7 3 60 6     S Koubek 6 1 6 6
    D Sánchez 3 5 6 77 0     S Koubek 77 3 61 5
PR   K Pless 2 6 1 2 8   D Nalbandian 61 6 77 7
Q   A Falla 6 4 6 6 Q   A Falla 7 0 2 0
    R Gasquet 4 5 61 8   D Nalbandian 5 6 6 6
8   D Nalbandian 6 7 77

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   JC Ferrero 3 6 6 6
PR   T Haas 6 4 4 2 4   JC Ferrero 4 2 3
    J Vacek 3 1 4     I Andreev 6 6 6
    I Andreev 6 6 6     I Andreev 77 77 6
    O Rochus 1 1 3     J Benneteau 63 63 3
    D Ferrer 6 6 6     D Ferrer 3 6 2 5
    J Benneteau 7 7 1 6     J Benneteau 6 1 6 7
29   M Mirnyi 5 5 6 3     I Andreev 4 5 3
24   J Björkman 6 2 6 3 6     G Gaudio 6 7 6
    T Dent 3 6 3 6 2 24   J Björkman 3 6 68 3
    K Carlsen 2 3 4     T Enqvist 6 3 710 6
    T Enqvist 6 6 6     T Enqvist 0 4 77 4
    G Cañas 2 6 6 3 2     G Gaudio 6 6 65 6
    G Gaudio 6 2 4 6 6     G Gaudio 2 6 6 5 6
    A Dupuis 4 4 77 3 14   J Novák 6 4 4 7 3
14   J Novák 6 6 64 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   L Hewitt 6 77 4 6
WC   A di Pasquale 0 65 6 1 12   L Hewitt 6 6 4 6
    J Melzer 64 6 6 6     J Melzer 4 4 6 2
    W Ferreira 77 2 4 3 12   L Hewitt 6 3 4 6 6
    V Hănescu 7 6 6 19   M Verkerk 2 6 6 2 1
WC   J-R Lisnard 5 2 4     V Hănescu 6 3 6 0 0r
WC   J Boutter 5 3 1 19   M Verkerk 4 6 3 6 3
19   M Verkerk 7 6 6 12   L Hewitt 7 6 78
26   A Costa 6 6 62 6     X Malisse 5 2 66
    F Saretta 2 2 77 4 26   A Costa 6 6 7
    C Rochus 6 6 6     C Rochus 1 2 5
LL   M López 4 1 1 26   A Costa 4 6 6 64 6
Q   D Elsner 6 77 6     X Malisse 6 2 4 77 8
Q   A Peya 1 64 2 Q   D Elsner 3 0r
    X Malisse 6 7 6     X Malisse 6 4
7   R Schüttler 4 5 4

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   C Moyá 6 6 3 6
    J van Lottum 3 4 6 2 5   C Moyá 6 6 6
    F Vicente 3 77 6 6     F Vicente 1 2 1
Q   M Gicquel 6 64 4 2 5   C Moyá 6 6 6
    R Sluiter 7 6 3 6     R Sluiter 0 3 4
Q   R Mello 5 1 6 1     R Sluiter 6 6 3 77
PR   B Ulihrach 1 1r 31   D Hrbatý 4 4 6 65
31   D Hrbatý 6 3 5   C Moyá 710 6 6
17   T Robredo 6 6 6 17   T Robredo 68 4 2
    A Martín 3 3 2 17   T Robredo 6 3 7 6
Q   G García López 4 6 6 6 Q   G García López 4 6 5 4
WC   T Reid 6 1 2 2 17   T Robredo 6 6 6
    R Štěpánek 3 6 6 3 9 11   N Massú 2 0 2
Q   V Voltchkov 6 2 3 6 11 Q   V Voltchkov 3 1 0
Q   J Tipsarević 6 1 4 63 11   N Massú 6 6 6
11   N Massú 3 6 6 77

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   F González 78 1 0 65
Q   F Mayer 66 6 6 77 Q   F Mayer 4 3 4
    W Arthurs 67 2 2     N Escudé 6 6 6
    N Escudé 79 6 6     N Escudé 6 7 63 6
    M Youzhny 6 6 6     M Youzhny 2 5 77 2
    D van Scheppingen 0 4 2     M Youzhny 63 77 1 710 6
    Ó Hernández 2 0r 21   A Pavel 77 64 6 68 2
21   A Pavel 6 0     N Escudé 0 0r
30   M Zabaleta 77 6 6 3   G Coria 6 0
WC   S Robert 64 3 2 30   M Zabaleta 3 4 6 4
    S Sargsian 64 6 4 4     M Ančić 6 6 3 6
    M Ančić 77 4 6 6     M Ančić 3 1 2
Q   J Mónaco 6 6 5 6 3   G Coria 6 6 6
    A Bogomolov Jr. 1 1 7 4 Q   J Mónaco 5 1 3
    N Davydenko 4 2 0 3   G Coria 7 6 6
3   G Coria 6 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   A Agassi 4 64 3
Q   J Haehnel 6 77 6 Q   J Haehnel 3 2 6 1
WC   M Llodra 4 6 6 6 WC   M Llodra 6 6 3 6
    A Popp 6 3 4 2 WC   M Llodra 6 6 6
Q   J Jeanpierre 6 6 7 Q   J Jeanpierre 2 2 3
    K Beck 2 4 5 Q   J Jeanpierre 6 6 7
Q   F Serra 5 6 6 67 7 27   V Spadea 4 2 5
27   V Spadea 7 1 4 79 9 WC   M Llodra 77 6 4 3 7
18   M Philippoussis 1 69 3 9   T Henman 62 4 6 6 9
    L Horna 6 711 6     L Horna 6 4 6 2 3
    G Blanco 7 7 3 6     G Blanco 2 6 1 6 6
    A Portas 5 5 6 4     G Blanco 63 1 2
    L Burgsmüller 7 6 3 6 9   T Henman 77 6 6
WC   N Mahut 5 3 6 1     L Burgsmüller 0 3 3
    C Saulnier 6 6 62 4 3 9   T Henman 6 6 6
9   T Henman 4 4 77 6 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   P Srichaphan 6 6 3 6
    T Berdych 3 4 6 1 13   P Srichaphan 4 5 3
    À Corretja 6 4 6 6     À Corretja 6 7 6
    J-M Gambill 1 6 3 2     À Corretja 4 4 6 3
    G Rusedski 67 0 0 22   JI Chela 6 6 4 6
    F Verdasco 79 6 6     F Verdasco 5 2 2
    H Levy 3 1 4 22   JI Chela 7 6 6
22   JI Chela 6 6 6 22   JI Chela 4 6 77 6
32   A Clément 4 3 77 6 14     O Mutis 6 2 65 2
    F Santoro 6 6 65 3 16     F Santoro 6 3 2 6 6
    I Labadze 7 77 7     I Labadze 4 6 6 1 2
    J Johansson 5 65 5     F Santoro 0 2 3
    R Ginepri 4 4 0     O Mutis 6 6 6
    O Mutis 6 6 6     O Mutis 3 6 65 6 6
    T Martin 65 4 5 2   A Roddick 6 3 77 3 2
2   A Roddick 77 6 7

References

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  1. ^ "Deux: Death on the Dirt".
  2. ^ Robson, Douglas (2004-06-07). "USATODAY.com - Gaudio rallies past Coria to take home French Open title". Usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  3. ^ PICHENÉ, JULIEN (9 March 2018). "MAY 23, 2005: "RAFA" BEGINS AT ROLAND-GARROS". Roland Garros. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Draws, ATP Tour, Tennis". ATP. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
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