2004 Estoril Open
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The 2004 Estoril Open was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor clay courts
at the Estoril Court Central
in Oeiras in Portugal
that was part of the International Series
of the 2004 ATP Tour
and of Tier IV of the 2004 WTA Tour
. The tournament ran from April 12 through April 18, 2004.
Juan Ignacio Chela
defeated
Marat Safin
6–7 (2–7), 6–3, 6–3
Émilie Loit
defeated
Iveta Benešová
7–5, 7–6 (7–1)
Juan Ignacio Chela
/ Gastón Gaudio
defeated František Čermák
/ Leoš Friedl
6–2, 6–1
Emmanuelle Gagliardi
/
Janette Husárová
defeated Olga Blahotova / Gabriela Navrátilová
6–3, 6–2
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on outdoor clay courts
Clay court
A clay court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. The red clay is slower than the green, or Har-Tru "American" clay. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments.Clay courts are more common...
at the Estoril Court Central
Estoril Court Central
Estoril Court Central is the main tennis court in Oeiras, Portugal. Built in 2005, it currently holds 10,000 spectators. It annually hosts the Estoril Open in May....
in Oeiras in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
that was part of the International Series
ATP International Series
The International Series was a series of professional tennis tournaments held internationally as part of the ATP Tour until 2008....
of the 2004 ATP Tour
2004 ATP Tour
The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.- January :...
and of Tier IV of the 2004 WTA Tour
2004 WTA Tour
The 2004 WTA Tour was the 32nd season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 5, 2004, and concluded on November 13, 2004, after 60 events....
. The tournament ran from April 12 through April 18, 2004.
Men's Singles
Juan Ignacio ChelaJuan Ignacio Chela
Juan Ignacio Chela is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. Like most Argentine players he is comfortable on Clay courts and owns all six of his career titles on the surface...
defeated
Marat SafinMarat Safin
Marat Mikhailovich Safin is a retired Russian tennis player of Tatar descent. Safin won two grand slams and reached the world number 1 ranking during his career. He was also famous for his emotional outbursts and sometimes fiery temper on court. Safin also holds the record for most broken...
6–7 (2–7), 6–3, 6–3
- It was Chela's 2nd title of the year and the 4th of his career.
Women's Singles
Émilie LoitEmilie Loit
Émilie Loit is a retired French professional female tennis player. She was born in Cherbourg, France.She rose to fame when she played against American superstar Serena Williams before losing 6–3, 6–7, 5–7 in a tough first round 2003 Australian Open match.In her career Loit has won three career...
defeated
Iveta BenešováIveta Benešová
Iveta Benešová is a professional tennis player. She began playing tennis at age of 7 and turned professional in 1998 in Prague. She has won two WTA Tour events and one Grand Slam in mixed doubles partnering with Jürgen Melzer at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships.-2006–2008:In the 2006 Australian...
7–5, 7–6 (7–1)
- It was Loit's 3rd title of the year and the 10th of her career.
Men's Doubles
Juan Ignacio ChelaJuan Ignacio Chela
Juan Ignacio Chela is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. Like most Argentine players he is comfortable on Clay courts and owns all six of his career titles on the surface...
/
Gastón GaudioGastón Gaudio
Gastón Norberto Gaudio is a former tennis player from Argentina. His career-high ATP ranking was World No. 5 in 2005...
defeated
František ČermákFrantišek Cermák
----František Čermák is a Czech professional tennis player. Čermák turned pro in 1998. He has won 26 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, and has been a finalist 19 times. He reached his career high doubles ranking of World No. 14 on February 1, 2010...
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Leoš FriedlLeoš Friedl
Leoš Friedl is a Czech professional tennis player best known for his doubles play with František Čermák. He is coached by Lubomir Gerla. In his career, he has won 15 top-level doubles titles and $1,027,625 in prize money...
6–2, 6–1
- It was Chela's 3rd title of the year and the 5th of his career. It was Gaudio's 2nd title of the year and the 4th of his career.
Women's Doubles
Emmanuelle GagliardiEmmanuelle Gagliardi
Emmanuelle Gagliardi is a professional Swiss tennis player.Her coach is Marco Tarelli and she prefers to play on hardcourts.As of 2 March 2008, Gagliardi is still searching for her first WTA Tour singles title....
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Janette HusárováJanette Husárová
Janette Husárová is a professional female tennis player from Slovakia. She is probably best remembered for winning the WTA Tour Championships women's doubles title in 2002 partenering Russian Elena Dementieva...
defeated
Olga Blahotova / Gabriela NavrátilováGabriela Navrátilová
Gabriela Navrátilová is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.Until 2003, Navrátilová played mainly on the ITF circuit in Europe, garnering over 60 titles....
6–3, 6–2
- It was Gagliardi's 1st title of the year and the 1st of her career. It was Husárová's 2nd title of the year and the 17th of her career.