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The 2004 French Open Tennis Tournament

Introduction

French open is the second Grand Slam event that is held in a year after the Australian Open. This tournament in its earlier stages was a national tournament but after 1925 it became open to international competitors. This tournament is held during the period mid May and early June in Paris which is situated in France. It is also officially known as Tournoi de Roland Garros or the Roland Garros tournament. This tournament is named after a hero of World War I who was a pilot. It is the only Grand Slam Event that is conducted in clay courts. Due to this the players find it quite challenging in winning in these courts as these courts affect the game strategy.

These Courts tend to slow the ball and also add extra bounce to the ball. The 2004 French Open Tennis Tournament was one such event held in the clay court.

The 2004 French Open Tennis Tournament Statistics

The 2004 French Open Tennis Tournament featured the events of Mens Singles, Womens Singles, Mens Doubles, Womens Doubles, Mixed Doubles and Junior Championships. In the Mens Singles category Gaston Gaudio defeated Guillermo Coria by 0-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 8-6. The Womens Singles was won by Anastasia Myskina after she defeated Elena Dementieva by straight sets 6-1, 6-2. In the Mens Doubles category Xavier Malisse and Olivier Rochus defeated Michael Llodra and Fabrice Santoro by 7-5, 7-5. In the Womens Doubles the titles was won by Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suarez after they defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Likhovtseva by 6-0, 6-3. In the Mixed Doubles Tatiana Golovin and Richard Gasquet defeated Cara Black and Wayne Black by 6-3, 6-4. In the Junior Championships the Boys Singles was won by Gael Manfils. The Girls Singles was won by Sesil Karatantcheva. The Boys Doubles was won by Pablo Anjudar and Marcel Granollers and the Girls Doubles was won by Katerina Bohmova and Michaella Krajicek.

The 2004 French Open Tennis Tournament Summary

The 2004 French Open Tennis Tournament was the tournament for new players only. There were no signs of any of the previous champions. However, the tournament was still competitive and exciting.