2004 Gaz de France Stars

2004 Gaz de France Stars
Date	September 27 – October 3
Edition	1st
Champions
Singles
Elena Dementieva
Doubles
Jennifer Russell / Mara Santangelo
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The 2004 Gaz de France Stars was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the inaugural edition of the Gaz de France Stars, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2004 WTA Tour. It took place in Hasselt, Belgium, in late September to early October, 2004.^[1][2]

Singles entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
RUS	Elena Dementieva	6	1
BEL	Kim Clijsters	7	2
RUS	Elena Bovina	17	3
CRO	Karolina Šprem	18	4
ITA	Francesca Schiavone	19	5
ITA	Silvia Farina Elia	20	6
BUL	Magdalena Maleeva	22	7
FRA	Nathalie Dechy	24	8
CRO	Jelena Kostanić	35	9

• Rankings as of September 20, 2004

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Els Callens
• Caroline Maes
• Magdalena Maleeva

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Angelika Bachmann
• Eva Birnerová
• Vanessa Henke
• Lindsay Lee-Waters

The following players received entry as a lucky loser:

• Michaela Paštiková
• Capucine Rousseau

Withdrawals

• Anca Barna
• Nathalie Dechy (left thigh sprain)
• Émilie Loit (pelvis injury)

Champions

Singles

Kim Clijsters def. Francesca Schiavone, 6–2, 6–3

Doubles

Émilie Loit / Katarina Srebotnik def. Michaëlla Krajicek / Ágnes Szávay, 6–3, 6–4

References