Lindsay Davenport defeated Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2004 Cincinnati Open. It was her 6th title of the year and the 44th of her career.
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2004 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open | |
| Champion |  Lindsay Davenport |
| Runner-up |  Vera Zvonareva |
| Score | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Draw | 30 |
| Seeds | 8 |
This event was not held from 1989 onwards, so no defending champion was declared. Barbara Potter was the last champion in the 1988 edition.
Seeds edit
The first two seeds received a bye into the second round.
Lindsay Davenport (champion)
Vera Zvonareva (final)- Amy Frazier (semifinal)
Marion Bartoli (semifinal, withdrew due to a right hand blister)
Denisa Chládková (second round)- Jill Craybas (first round)
Flavia Pennetta (quarterfinals)
Marlene Weingärtner (second round)
Draw edit
Key edit
- 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 edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| WC/1 | Lindsay Davenport
| w/o | |||||||||||
| 4 |  Marion Bartoli
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| WC/1 | Lindsay Davenport
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Vera Zvonareva
| 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Amy Frazier
| 6 | 64 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | Vera Zvonareva
| 3 | 77 | 6 | |||||||||
Top half edit
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC/1 | L Davenport
| 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | L Osterloh
| 6 | 6 | WC | L Osterloh
| 6 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  Ad Serra Zanetti
| 2 | 3 | WC/1 | L Davenport
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| V Razzano
| 1 | 2 | 7 | F Pennetta
| 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| R Grande
| 6 | 6 | R Grande
| 77 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| T Ashley
| 78 | 63 | 5 | 7 | F Pennetta
| 61 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | F Pennetta
| 66 | 77 | 7 | WC/1 | L Davenport
| w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | M Bartoli
| 6 | 6 | 4 | M Bartoli
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Kirilenko
| 3 | 3 | 4 | M Bartoli
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Santangelo
| 4 | 6 | 7 | M Santangelo
| 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | S Beltrame
| 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | M Bartoli
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| L Granville
| 2 | 6 | 6 | L Granville
| 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 S Kleinová
| 6 | 3 | 4 | L Granville
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  Y Fedak
| 4 | 4 | 5 | D Chládková
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | D Chládková
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half edit
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  M Weingärtner
| 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 E Gagliardi
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | M Weingärtner
| 7 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
 S Sfar
| 6 | 0 | S Sfar
| 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C Pin
| 4 | 0r | S Sfar
| 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Irvin
| 2 | 4 | 3 | A Frazier
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Washington
| 6 | 6 | M Washington
| 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | S Foretz
| 2 | 5 | 3 | A Frazier
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | A Frazier
| 6 | 7 | 3 | A Frazier
| 6 | 64 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | J Craybas
| 3 | 3 | 2 | V Zvonareva
| 3 | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  S Peng
| 6 | 6 | Q | S Peng
| 7 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| A Jidkova
| 64 | 6 | 77 | A Jidkova
| 5 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| L Waters
| 77 | 4 | 61 | Q | S Peng
| 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A-L Grönefeld
| 62 | 2 | 2 | V Zvonareva
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | An Serra Zanetti
| 77 | 6 | LL | An Serra Zanetti
| 4 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | V Zvonareva
| 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||