2004 Fed Cup World Group#Final
{{main|2004 Fed Cup}}
{{Infobox tennis tournament year|2004|Fed Cup World Group
| date=24 April – 28 November
| edition=14th
| champ={{fed-big|RUS}}
| main_name=Fed Cup
}}
The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2004. Sixteen nations competed in a four-round knockout competition. World No. 1 team France was the defending champion, but they were defeated in the final by World No. 5 team and four-time finalist Russia. As such, Russia ascended to World No. 2.
Participating teams
| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" |
| colspan=4|Participating teams |
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| style="width:25%;"| {{nowrap|{{Fed-big|ARG}}}}
!style="width:25%;"| {{Fed-big|AUS}} !style="width:25%;"| {{Fed-big|AUT}} !style="width:25%;"| {{Fed-big|BEL}} |
| {{Fed-big|CRO}}
! {{nowrap|{{Fed-big|CZE}}}} ! {{Fed-big|FRA}} ! {{Fed-big|GER}} |
| {{Fed-big|JPN}}
! {{Fed-big|ITA}} ! {{Fed-big|RUS}} ! {{Fed-big|SVK}} |
| {{Fed-big|SLO}}
! {{Fed-big|ESP}} ! {{nowrap|{{Fed-big|SUI}}}} ! {{nowrap|{{Fed-big|USA}}}} |
Draw
{{DCWorld
| RD1-date=24–25 April
| RD2-date=10–11 July
| RD3-date=24–25 November
| RD4-date=27–28 November
| RD1T1-loc=Amiens, France (Indoor clay)
| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1={{Fed|FRA}} | RD1-score1=5
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{Fed|GER}} | RD1-score2=0
| RD1T2-loc=Lecce, Italy (Outdoor clay)
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{Fed|CZE}} | RD1-score3=1
| RD1-seed4=7 | RD1-team4={{Fed|ITA}} | RD1-score4=3
| RD1T3-loc={{nowrap|Los Belones, Murcia, Spain (Outdoor clay)}}
| RD1-seed5=6 | RD1-team5={{Fed|ESP}} | RD1-score5=3
| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{Fed|SUI}} | RD1-score6=2
| RD1T4-loc=Bree, Belgium (Indoor clay)
| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{Fed|CRO}} | RD1-score7=2
| RD1-seed8=3 | RD1-team8={{Fed|BEL}} | RD1-score8=3
| RD1T5-loc=Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet)
| RD1-seed9=4 | RD1-team9={{Fed|RUS}} | RD1-score9=4
| RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10={{Fed|AUS}} | RD1-score10=1
| RD1T6-loc={{nowrap|Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay)}}
| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11={{Fed|ARG}} | RD1-score11=4
| RD1-seed12=8 | RD1-team12={{Fed|JPN}} | RD1-score12=1
| RD1T7-loc=Sankt Pölten, Austria (Outdoor clay)
| RD1-seed13=5 | RD1-team13={{Fed|SVK}} | RD1-score13=2
| RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14={{Fed|AUT}} | RD1-score14=3
| RD1T8-loc=Portorož, Slovenia (Outdoor clay)
| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15={{Fed|SLO}} | RD1-score15=1
| RD1-seed16=2 | RD1-team16={{Fed|USA}} | RD1-score16=4
| RD2T1-loc=Rimini, Italy (Outdoor clay)
| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1={{Fed|FRA}} | RD2-score1=3
| RD2-seed2=7 | RD2-team2={{Fed|ITA}} | RD2-score2=2
| RD2T2-loc=Jerez, Spain (Outdoor clay)
| RD2-seed3=5 | RD2-team3={{Fed|ESP}} | RD2-score3=3
| RD2-seed4=3 | RD2-team4={{Fed|BEL}} | RD2-score4=2
| RD2T3-loc={{nowrap|Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outdoor clay)}}
| RD2-seed5=4 | RD2-team5={{Fed|RUS}} | RD2-score5=4
| RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6={{Fed|ARG}} | RD2-score6=1
| RD2T4-loc=Innsbruck, Austria (Outdoor clay)
| RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7={{Fed|AUT}} | RD2-score7=4
| RD2-seed8=2 | RD2-team8={{Fed|USA}} | RD2-score8=1
| RD3T1-loc={{nowrap|Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet)}}
| RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team1={{Fed|FRA}} | RD3-score1=5
| RD3-seed2=5 | RD3-team2={{Fed|ESP}} | RD3-score2=0
| RD3T2-loc={{nowrap|Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet)}}
| RD3-seed3=4 | RD3-team3={{Fed|RUS}} | RD3-score3=5
| RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4={{Fed|AUT}} | RD3-score4=0
| RD4T1-loc={{nowrap|Moscow, Russia (Indoor carpet)}}
| RD4-seed1=1 | RD4-team1={{Fed|FRA}} | RD4-score1=2
| RD4-seed2=4 | RD4-team2={{Fed|RUS}} | RD4-score2=3
}}
First round
=France vs. Germany=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=France
|team2=Germany
|venue=Coliséum, Amiens, France
|date=24–25 April 2004
|surface=Red clay (indoors)
|score1=5
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Nathalie Dechy |6.035 |6 |6 |T2P1=Anna-Lena Grönefeld |7 |1 |4 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Amélie Mauresmo |6 |6 | |T2P1=Barbara Rittner |1 |2 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Amélie Mauresmo |6 |6 | |T2P1=Anna-Lena Grönefeld |2 |3 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Émilie Loit |6 |6 | |T2P1=Julia Schruff |2 |2 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Nathalie Dechy |T1P2=Amélie Mauresmo |6 |6 | |T2P1=Anna-Lena Grönefeld |T2P2=Julia Schruff |2 |0 | }}
}}
=Czech Republic vs. Italy=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Czech Republic
|team2=Italy
|venue=Circolo Tennis Maglie, Lecce, Italy
|date=24–25 April 2004
|surface=Red clay (outdoors)
|score1=1
|score2=3
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Barbora Strýcová |7 |1 |0 |T2P1=Francesca Schiavone |5 |6 |6 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Klára Koukalová |3 |6.025 | |T2P1=Silvia Farina Elia |6 |7 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Barbora Strýcová |7 |3 |7 |T2P1=Maria Elena Camerin |5 |6 |5 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Klára Koukalová |6 |2 |2 |T2P1=Francesca Schiavone |1 |6 |6 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Libuše Průšová |T1P2=Nicole Vaidišová | | | |T2P1=Silvia Farina Elia |T2P2=Francesca Schiavone | | |np= }}
}}
=Spain vs. Switzerland=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Spain
|team2=Switzerland
|venue=Centro Tenis La Manga Club, Los Belones, Spain
|date=24–25 April 2004
|surface=Red clay (outdoors)
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Marta Marrero |6 |6.055 |5 |T2P1=Patty Schnyder |3 |7 |7 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Conchita Martínez |2 |6 |6 |T2P1=Emmanuelle Gagliardi |6 |1 |0 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Conchita Martínez |6 |6 | |T2P1=Patty Schnyder |3 |4 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Marta Marrero |7 |4 |0 |T2P1=Myriam Casanova |6.035 |6 |6 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Conchita Martínez |T1P2=Virginia Ruano Pascual |7 |6 | |T2P1=Myriam Casanova |T2P2=Emmanuelle Gagliardi |6.025 |2 | }}
}}
=Croatia vs. Belgium=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Croatia
|team2=Belgium
|venue=Expodroom Bree, Bree, Belgium
|date=24–25 April 2004
|surface=Red clay (indoors)
|score1=2
|score2=3
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Jelena Kostanić |1 |6 |1 |T2P1=Kim Clijsters |6 |4 |6 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Karolina Šprem |6 |6 | |T2P1=Kirsten Flipkens |2 |0 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Karolina Šprem |1 |3 | |T2P1=Kim Clijsters |6 |6 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Jelena Kostanić |2 |6 |4 |T2P1=Els Callens |6 |3 |6 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Darija Jurak |T1P2=Iva Majoli |6 |6 | |T2P1=Elke Clijsters |T2P2=Kirsten Flipkens |4 |1 | }}
}}
=Russia vs. Australia=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Russia
|team2=Australia
|venue=Luzhniki Olympic Complex, Moscow, Russia
|date=24–25 April 2004
|surface=Taraflex (indoors)
|score1=4
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anastasia Myskina |6 |6 | |T2P1=Samantha Stosur |4 |1 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Svetlana Kuznetsova |6 |3 |6 |T2P1=Alicia Molik |4 |6 |4 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anastasia Myskina |3 |3 | |T2P1=Alicia Molik |6 |6 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Vera Zvonareva |6 |6 | |T2P1=Samantha Stosur |2 |3 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Svetlana Kuznetsova |T1P2=Elena Likhovtseva |6 |3 |7 |T2P1=Alicia Molik |T2P2=Rennae Stubbs |2 |6 |6.065 }}
}}
=Argentina vs. Japan=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Argentina
|team2=Japan
|venue=Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina
|date=24–25 April 2004
|surface=Red clay (outdoors)
|score1=4
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Gisela Dulko |6 |6 | |T2P1=Ai Sugiyama |3 |4 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Paola Suárez |6 |6 | |T2P1=Akiko Morigami |4 |0 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Paola Suárez |6.035 |6 |7 |T2P1=Ai Sugiyama |7 |3 |6 |re2=3 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Gisela Dulko |2 |2 | |T2P1=Akiko Morigami |6 |6 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Mariana Díaz Oliva |T1P2=Patricia Tarabini |7 |6.035 |6 |T2P1=Shinobu Asagoe |T2P2=Saori Obata |6.035 |7 |2 }}
}}
=Slovakia vs. Austria=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Slovakia
|team2=Austria
|venue=Sankt Pölten Tennis Centre, Sankt Pölten, Austria
|date=24–25 April 2004
|surface=Red clay (outdoors)
|score1=2
|score2=3
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Janette Husárová |6 |1 |4 |T2P1=Barbara Schett |4 |6 |6 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Ľudmila Cervanová |6 |6.005 |2 |T2P1=Barbara Schwartz |3 |7 |6 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Martina Suchá |5 |6 |2 |T2P1=Barbara Schett |7 |1 |6 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Janette Husárová |6 |6 | |T2P1=Sybille Bammer |3 |2 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Ľudmila Cervanová |T1P2=Janette Husárová |6 |3 |6 |T2P1=Barbara Schwartz |T2P2=Patricia Wartusch |3 |6 |4 }}
}}
=Slovenia vs. United States=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Slovenia
|team2=United States
|venue=SRC Marina Portorož, Portorož, Slovenia
|date=24–25 April 2004
|surface=Red clay (outdoors)
|score1=1
|score2=4
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Tina Pisnik |7 |7 | |T2P1=Lisa Raymond |5 |5 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Katarina Srebotnik |1 |2 | |T2P1=Venus Williams |6 |6 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Tina Pisnik |3 |1 | |T2P1=Venus Williams |6 |6 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Katarina Srebotnik |7 |3 |4 |T2P1=Lisa Raymond |5 |6 |6 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Tina Križan |T1P2=Katarina Srebotnik |1 |6 |0 |T2P1=Martina Navratilova |T2P2=Lisa Raymond |6 |1 |6 }}
}}
Quarterfinals
=France vs. Italy=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=France
|team2=Italy
|venue=Circolo Tennis Rimini, Rimini, Italy
|date=10–11 July 2004
|surface=Red clay (outdoors)
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Amélie Mauresmo |6 |6 | |T2P1=Silvia Farina Elia |2 |1 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Mary Pierce |6 |6 | |T2P1=Francesca Schiavone |3 |4 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Amélie Mauresmo |7 |6 | |T2P1=Francesca Schiavone |6.015 |2 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Émilie Loit |3 |6 |2 |T2P1=Silvia Farina Elia |6 |2 |6 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Tatiana Golovin |T1P2=Mary Pierce |0 |6.045 | |T2P1=Tathiana Garbin |T2P2=Roberta Vinci |6 |7 | }}
}}
=Spain vs. Belgium=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Spain
|team2=Belgium
|venue=Club Nazaret, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
|date=10–11 July 2004
|surface=Red clay (indoors)
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anabel Medina Garrigues |6.045 |6 |2 |T2P1=Kirsten Flipkens |7 |1 |6 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Virginia Ruano Pascual |6 |4 |9 |T2P1=Els Callens |2 |6 |11 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anabel Medina Garrigues |6 |6 | |T2P1=Els Callens |4 |0 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=María Sánchez Lorenzo |6 |6 | |T2P1=Kirsten Flipkens |3 |4 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anabel Medina Garrigues |T1P2=Virginia Ruano Pascual |6 |6 | |T2P1=Els Callens |T2P2=Kirsten Flipkens |3 |2 | }}
}}
=Russia vs. Argentina=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Russia
|team2=Argentina
|venue=Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina
|date=10–11 July 2004
|surface=Red clay (outdoors)
|score1=4
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Svetlana Kuznetsova |4 |6 |4 |T2P1=Gisela Dulko |6 |3 |6 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anastasia Myskina |6 |6 | |T2P1=Natalia Gussoni |3 |0 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anastasia Myskina |6 |7 | |T2P1=Gisela Dulko |1 |5 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Vera Zvonareva |6 |6 | |T2P1=Mariana Díaz Oliva |3 |0 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Svetlana Kuznetsova |T1P2=Elena Likhovtseva |6 |5 |6 |T2P1=Gisela Dulko |T2P2=Patricia Tarabini |2 |7 |4 }}
}}
=Austria vs. United States=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Austria
|team2=United States
|venue=Bergisel Stadion, Innsbruck, Austria
|date=10–11 July 2004
|surface=Red clay (outdoors)
|score1=4
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Barbara Schwartz |1 |7 |4 |T2P1=Chanda Rubin |6 |5 |6 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Barbara Schett |6 |6 | |T2P1=Lisa Raymond |2 |4 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Barbara Schett |6 |6 | |T2P1=Chanda Rubin |3 |2 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Barbara Schwartz |7 |4 |10 |T2P1=Lisa Raymond |6.025 |6 |8 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Barbara Schett |T1P2=Patricia Wartusch |6 |0 |6 |T2P1=Jill Craybas |T2P2=Martina Navratilova |3 |6 |3 }}
}}
Semifinals
=France vs. Spain=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=France
|team2=Spain
|venue=Ice Stadium Krylatskoe, Moscow, Russia
|date=24–25 November 2004
|surface=Taraflex (indoors)
|score1=5
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Tatiana Golovin |6 |6 | |T2P1=Anabel Medina Garrigues |3 |3 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Nathalie Dechy |6 |6 | |T2P1=María Sánchez Lorenzo |2 |4 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Nathalie Dechy |6 |6 | |T2P1=Anabel Medina Garrigues |3 |1 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Tatiana Golovin |6 |6 | |T2P1=Marta Marrero |3 |4 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Marion Bartoli |T1P2=Émilie Loit |7 |6 | |T2P1=Marta Marrero |T2P2=Virginia Ruano Pascual |5 |2 | }}
}}
=Russia vs. Austria=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Russia
|team2=Austria
|venue=Ice Stadium Krylatskoe, Moscow, Russia
|date=24–25 November 2004
|surface=Taraflex (indoors)
|score1=5
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Svetlana Kuznetsova |6 |6 | |T2P1=Yvonne Meusburger |1 |1 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anastasia Myskina |6 |6 | |T2P1=Patricia Wartusch |0 |0 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anastasia Myskina |3 |6 |6 |T2P1=Yvonne Meusburger |6 |3 |1 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Svetlana Kuznetsova |6 |6 | |T2P1=Daniela Kix |1 |1 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Svetlana Kuznetsova |T1P2=Elena Likhovtseva |6 |6 | |T2P1=Yvonne Meusburger |T2P2=Patricia Wartusch |2 |2 | }}
}}
Final
=France vs. Russia=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=France
|team2=Russia
|venue=Ice Stadium Krylatskoe, Moscow, Russia
|date=27–28 November 2004
|surface=Taraflex (indoors)
|score1=2
|score2=3
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Nathalie Dechy |3 |7 |8 |T2P1=Svetlana Kuznetsova |6 |6.035 |6 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Tatiana Golovin |4 |6.045 | |T2P1=Anastasia Myskina |6 |7 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Nathalie Dechy |3 |4 | |T2P1=Anastasia Myskina |6 |6 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Tatiana Golovin |6 |6 | |T2P1=Svetlana Kuznetsova |4 |1 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Marion Bartoli |T1P2=Émilie Loit |6.045 |5 | |T2P1=Anastasia Myskina |T2P2=Vera Zvonareva |7 |7 | }}
}}
{{winners|fed|2004 Fed Cup champions|RUS|First}}