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2004 J&S Cup

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2004 J&S Cup
Date26 April – 2 May
Edition9th
CategoryTier II
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$585,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationWarsaw, Poland
Champions
Singles
United States Venus Williams
Doubles
Italy Silvia Farina Elia / Italy Francesca Schiavone
← 2003 · Warsaw Open · 2005 →

The 2004 J&S Cup was a Tier II women's tennis event on the 2004 WTA Tour that run from 26 April until 2 May 2004. It was held in Warsaw, Poland, and was the 9th year that the event was staged. The 2003 J&S Cup finalist Venus Williams won her first Warsaw title and second overall of the year.

Entrants

Seeds

Player Nationality Ranking* Seeding
Amélie Mauresmo France France 3 1
Venus Williams United States United States 4 2
Vera Zvonareva Russia Russia 11 3
Svetlana Kuznetsova Russia Russia 14 4
Paola Suárez Argentina Argentina 15 5
Silvia Farina Elia Italy Italy 16 6
Patty Schnyder Switzerland Switzerland 17 7
Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi Israel Israel 20 8
Francesca Schiavone Italy Italy 22 9
  • Seedings are based on the rankings of April 19, 2004.
  • Paola Suárez (no. 5 seed) withdrew from the tournament due to low back pain; Francesca Schiavone became the no. 9 seed.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Finals

Singles

United States Venus Williams defeated Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-1, 6-4

Doubles

Italy Silvia Farina Elia / Italy Francesca Schiavone defeated Argentina Gisela Dulko / Argentina Patricia Tarabini, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1