ATP Japan Open 2004 Draw, Results & Schedule

Jiri Novak won the 2004 Japan Open, defeating Taylor Dent 5-7 6-1 6-3 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on hard courts in Tokyo, Japan, from October 4 to October 10, 2004. The match log contains 47 recorded singles results for this edition.

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Champion
Jiri Novak
def. Taylor Dent , 5-7 6-1 6-3
Dates
Oct 4 — Oct 10
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Japan Open 2004 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Jiri Novak #28 5-7 6-1 6-3 Taylor Dent #55 H2H Match data Oct 10, 2004* F
SF (2)
Jiri Novak #28 6-4 4-6 6-2 Lleyton Hewitt #3 H2H Match data Oct 9, 2004* SF Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Taylor Dent #55 4-6 6-4 6-1 Bohdan Ulihrach #140 H2H Match data Oct 9, 2004* SF
QF (4)
Bohdan Ulihrach #140 7-5 6-4 Bjorn Phau #207 H2H Match data Oct 9, 2004* QF
Taylor Dent #55 6-4 4-6 6-2 Gilles Muller #78 H2H Match data Oct 9, 2004* QF
Jiri Novak #28 6-4 6-4 Paradorn Srichaphan #21 H2H Match data Oct 9, 2004* QF
Lleyton Hewitt #3 7-5 6-1 Cyril Saulnier #64 H2H Match data Oct 9, 2004* QF
R16 (8)
Jiri Novak #28 6-1 6-2 Ricardo Mello #60 H2H Match data Oct 8, 2004* R16
Lleyton Hewitt #3 6-7(3) 6-2 6-4 Takao Suzuki #231 H2H Match data Oct 8, 2004* R16
Paradorn Srichaphan #21 6-3 4-1 (ret.) Marco Chiudinelli #148 H2H Match data Oct 8, 2004* R16
Bjorn Phau #207 7-6(1) 2-6 6-2 Jan-Michael Gambill #79 H2H Match data Oct 8, 2004* R16
Gilles Muller #78 7-6(4) 3-6 6-4 David Nalbandian #10 H2H Match data Oct 8, 2004* R16 Upset: winner had a 14 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Taylor Dent #55 7-6(4) 5-7 6-3 Hyung-Taik Lee #69 H2H Match data Oct 8, 2004* R16
Cyril Saulnier #64 6-7(6) 7-6(3) 7-6(5) Thomas Johansson #43 H2H Match data Oct 8, 2004* R16
Bohdan Ulihrach #140 6-4 6-2 Michael Kohlmann #300 H2H Match data Oct 8, 2004* R16
R32 (16)
Michael Kohlmann #300 4-6 7-6(2) 6-3 Guillermo Canas #24 H2H Match data Oct 7, 2004* R32 Upset: winner had a 13 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Hyung-Taik Lee #69 6-2 7-6(2) Wayne Arthurs #98 H2H Match data Oct 7, 2004* R32
Jiri Novak #28 7-5 6-2 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez #128 H2H Match data Oct 7, 2004* R32
David Nalbandian #10 3-6 7-6(4) 6-2 Jimmy Wang #175 H2H Match data Oct 7, 2004* R32
Thomas Johansson #43 6-4 6-4 Justin Gimelstob #222 H2H Match data Oct 7, 2004* R32
Gilles Muller #78 6-3 6-1 Alex Bogomolov Jr — Match data Oct 7, 2004* R32
Taylor Dent #55 6-3 6-4 Tomas Zib #129 H2H Match data Oct 7, 2004* R32
Ricardo Mello #60 5-7 6-2 7-6(5) Flavio Saretta #115 H2H Match data Oct 7, 2004* R32
Lleyton Hewitt #3 6-0 3-6 6-1 Gouichi Motomura #315 H2H Match data Oct 7, 2004* R32
Cyril Saulnier #64 2-6 6-1 6-4 Nicolas Thomann #480 H2H Match data Oct 7, 2004* R32
Marco Chiudinelli #148 6-4 7-6(3) Dennis van Scheppingen #77 H2H Match data Oct 7, 2004* R32
Jan-Michael Gambill #79 7-6(5) 6-1 Takahiro Terachi #329 H2H Match data Oct 7, 2004* R32
Paradorn Srichaphan #21 2-6 7-6(3) 6-4 Harel Levy #187 H2H Match data Oct 7, 2004* R32
Bohdan Ulihrach #140 6-3 7-6(5) Jarkko Nieminen #71 H2H Match data Oct 7, 2004* R32
Takao Suzuki #231 7-6(4) 3-6 7-5 Jan Hernych #85 H2H Match data Oct 7, 2004* R32
Bjorn Phau #207 6-2 6-1 Andrei Pavel #17 H2H Match data Oct 7, 2004* R32 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
R64 (16)
Gouichi Motomura #315 6-4 6-3 Glenn Weiner #127 H2H Match data Oct 6, 2004* R64
Nicolas Thomann #480 7-6(2) 7-6(0) Kristian Pless #254 H2H Match data Oct 6, 2004* R64
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez #128 6-4 2-6 6-3 Lars Burgsmuller #99 H2H Match data Oct 6, 2004* R64
Wayne Arthurs #98 6-4 7-5 Jean-Rene Lisnard #123 H2H Match data Oct 6, 2004* R64
Bohdan Ulihrach #140 6-4 6-1 Noam Okun #147 H2H Match data Oct 6, 2004* R64
Jimmy Wang #175 6-3 7-6(1) Jeff Morrison #102 H2H Match data Oct 6, 2004* R64
Tomas Zib #129 6-3 6-4 Mark Philippoussis #104 H2H Match data Oct 6, 2004* R64
Justin Gimelstob #222 6-6(2) (ret.) Christophe Rochus #118 H2H Match data Oct 6, 2004* R64
Harel Levy #187 7-6(1) 7-6(1) Yen-Hsun Lu #90 H2H Match data Oct 6, 2004* R64
Michael Kohlmann #300 7-5 6-2 Kenneth Carlsen #89 H2H Match data Oct 6, 2004* R64
Alex Bogomolov Jr 6-3 3-6 7-6(2) Janko Tipsarevic #107 — Match data Oct 6, 2004* R64
Takao Suzuki #231 7-6(6) 7-6(4) Adrian Garcia #111 H2H Match data Oct 6, 2004* R64
Takahiro Terachi #329 6-1 6-3 Satoshi Iwabuchi #336 H2H Match data Oct 6, 2004* R64
Flavio Saretta #115 6-3 6-4 Jan Vacek #142 H2H Match data Oct 6, 2004* R64
Bjorn Phau #207 6-4 6-1 Tasuku Iwami #324 H2H Match data Oct 6, 2004* R64
Marco Chiudinelli #148 4-6 6-3 6-4 Alexander Peya #116 H2H Match data Oct 6, 2004* R64

Most Titles

Players with the most Japan Open titles
PlayerTitles
Pete Sampras 4
Stefan Edberg 4
Ken Rosewall 3
Jim Courier 2
Kei Nishikori 2

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Ben Shelton #19 7-5 6-1 Aslan Karatsev #50 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Japan Open held?
Japan Open is held in Tokyo, Japan.
Who won the most recent Japan Open?
The 2025 Japan Open was won by Carlos Alcaraz 6-4 6-4.
Who has won the most Japan Open titles?
Pete Sampras has won 4 Japan Open titles, the most by any player.
When was the first Japan Open played?
The first edition of Japan Open was held in 1972.
What surface is Japan Open played on?
Japan Open is played on hard courts.