Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's singles
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Belgium's Justine Henin defeated France's Amélie Mauresmo in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the gold medal in Women's Singles tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics. It was Belgium's only gold medal at the 2004 Games. Henin lost only one set during the tournament (to Russia's Anastasia Myskina in the semifinals).[1] In the bronze medal match, Australia's Alicia Molik defeated Myskina, 6–3, 6–4. The medals were the first in women's singles for Belgium and Australia, and the first for France since 1924. The United States' three-Games gold medal streak at the event ended, with no American players reaching the quarter-finals.
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Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics | |||||||
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Champion | Justine Henin (BEL) | ||||||
Runner-up | Amélie Mauresmo (FRA) | ||||||
Score | 6–3, 6–3 | ||||||
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Women's singles tennis at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Athens Olympic Tennis Centre | ||||||||||||
Dates | 15–21 August 2004 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 64 from 32 nations | ||||||||||||
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The tournament was held from 15 to 21 August at the Athens Olympic Tennis Centre in Athens, Greece. There were 64 competitors from 32 nations, with each nation having up to 4 players (up from the 3 allowed in prior Games).[2]
Venus Williams was the reigning gold medalist from 2000, but she lost in the third round to France's Mary Pierce.[3]