AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Tokyo, Japan
October 4-10, 2004
48 Draw - $690,000
Surface - Hard

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Noam Okun - 143)
1. Lleyton Hewitt
2. David Nalbandian
3. Andrei Pavel
4. Paradorn Srichaphan
5. Jiri Novak
6. Guillermo Canas
7. Taylor Dent
8. Thomas Johansson
9. Cyril Saulnier
10. Hyung-Taik Lee
11. Ricardo Mello
12. Jarkko Nieminen
13. Jan-Michael Gambill
14. Dennis van Scheppingen
15. Jan Hernych
16. Gilles Muller

First Round
(1)Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) bye
(WC)Gouichi Motomura (JPN) d. Glenn Weiner (USA) 6-4 6-3
(WC)Takao Suzuki (JPN) d. Adrian Garcia (CHI) 7-6(6) 7-6(4)
(15)Jan Hernych (CZE) bye
(9)Cyril Saulnier (FRA) bye
Nicolas Thomann (FRA) d. (q)Kristian Pless (DEN) 7-6(2) 7-6(0)
Justin Gimelstob (USA) d. Christophe Rochus (BEL) 6-6 ret.
(8)Thomas Johansson (SWE) bye
(4)Paradorn Srichaphan (THA) bye
Harel Levy (ISR) d. Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) 7-6(1) 7-6(1)
(q)Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) d. Alexander Peya (AUT) 4-6 6-3 6-4
(14)Dennis van Scheppingen (NED) bye
(11)Ricardo Mello (BRA) bye
Flavio Saretta (BRA) d. Jan Vacek (CZE) 6-3 6-4
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) d. Lars Burgsmuller (GER) 6-4 2-6 6-3
(5)Jiri Novak (CZE) bye
(6)Guillermo Canas (ARG) bye
(q)Michael Kohlmann (GER) d. Kenneth Carlsen (DEN) 7-5 6-2
Bohdan Ulihrach (CZE) d. Noam Okun (ISR) 6-4 6-1
(12)Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) bye
(13)Jan-Michael Gambill (USA) bye
(WC)Takahiro Terachi (JPN) d. (q)Satoshi Iwabuchi (JPN) 6-1 6-3
(q)Bjorn Phau (GER) d. (WC)Tasuku Iwami (JPN) 6-4 6-1
(3)Andrei Pavel (ROM) bye
(7)Taylor Dent (USA) bye
Tomas Zib (CZE) d. Mark Philippoussis (AUS) 6-3 6-4
Wayne Arthurs (AUS) d. Jean-Rene Lisnard (FRA) 6-4 7-5
(10)Hyung-Taik Lee (KOR) bye
(16)Gilles Muller (LUX) bye
Alex Bogomolov (USA) d. Janko Tipsarevic (SCG) 6-3 3-6 7-6(2)
(q)Yeu-Tzuoo Wang (TPE) d. Jeff Morrison (USA) 6-3 7-6(1)
(2)David Nalbandian (ARG) bye

Second Round
(1)Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) d. (WC)Gouichi Motomura (JPN) 6-0 3-6 6-1
(WC)Takao Suzuki (JPN) d. (15)Jan Hernych (CZE) 7-6(4) 3-6 7-5
(9)Cyril Saulnier (FRA) d. Nicolas Thomann (FRA) 2-6 6-1 6-4
(8)Thomas Johansson (SWE) d. Justin Gimelstob (USA) 6-4 6-4
(4)Paradorn Srichaphan (THA) d. Harel Levy (ISR) 2-6 7-6(3) 6-4
(q)Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) d. (14)Dennis van Scheppingen (NED) 6-4 7-6(3)
(11)Ricardo Mello (BRA) d. Flavio Saretta (BRA) 5-7 6-2 7-6(5)
(5)Jiri Novak (CZE) d. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 7-5 6-2
(q)Michael Kohlmann (GER) d. (6)Guillermo Canas (ARG) 4-6 7-6(2) 6-3
Bohdan Ulihrach (CZE) d. (12)Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 6-3 7-6(5)
(13)Jan-Michael Gambill (USA) d. (WC)Takahiro Terachi (JPN) 7-6(5) 6-1
(q)Bjorn Phau (GER) d. (3)Andrei Pavel (ROM) 6-2 6-1
(7)Taylor Dent (USA) d. Tomas Zib (CZE) 6-3 6-4
(10)Hyung-Taik Lee (KOR) d. Wayne Arthurs (AUS) 6-2 7-6(2)
(16)Gilles Muller (LUX) d. Alex Bogomolov (USA) 6-3 6-1
(2)David Nalbandian (ARG) d. (q)Yeu-Tzuoo Wang (TPE) 3-6 7-6(4) 6-2

Third Round
(1)Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) d. (WC)Takao Suzuki (JPN) 6-7(3) 6-2 6-4
(9)Cyril Saulnier (FRA) d. (8)Thomas Johansson (SWE) 6-7(6) 7-6(3) 7-6(5)
(4)Paradorn Srichaphan (THA) d. (q)Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) 6-3 4-1 ret.
(5)Jiri Novak (CZE) d. (11)Ricardo Mello (BRA) 6-1 6-2
Bohdan Ulihrach (CZE) d. (q)Michael Kohlmann (GER) 6-4 6-2
(q)Bjorn Phau (GER) d. (13)Jan-Michael Gambill (USA) 7-6(1) 2-6 6-2
(7)Taylor Dent (USA) d. (10)Hyung-Taik Lee (KOR) 7-6(4) 5-7 6-3
(16)Gilles Muller (LUX) d. (2)David Nalbandian (ARG) 7-6(4) 3-6 6-4

Quarterfinals
(1)Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) d. (9)Cyril Saulnier (FRA) 7-5 6-1
(5)Jiri Novak (CZE) d. (4)Paradorn Srichaphan (THA) 6-4 6-4
Bohdan Ulihrach (CZE) d. (q)Bjorn Phau (GER) 7-5 6-4
(7)Taylor Dent (USA) d. (16)Gilles Muller (LUX) 6-4 4-6 6-2

Semifinals
(5)Jiri Novak (CZE) d. (1)Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 6-4 4-6 6-2
(7)Taylor Dent (USA) d. Bohdan Ulihrach (CZE) 4-6 6-4 6-1

Finals
(5)Jiri Novak (CZE) d. (7)Taylor Dent (USA) 5-7 6-1 6-3


Doubles
Seeds: (cuts: 119D; 147S)
1. Wayne Arthurs/Paul Hanley
2. Jared Palmer/Pavel Vizner
3. Yves Allegro/Michael Kohlmann
4. Jiri Novak/Petr Pala

First Round
(1)Wayne Arthurs/Paul Hanley (AUS) d. Robbie Koenig/Travis Parrott (RSA/USA) 7-5 6-2
Jarkko Nieminen/Graydon Oliver (FIN/USA) d. Ricardo Mello/Jim Thomas (BRA/USA) 6-4 6-4
(4)Jiri Novak/Petr Pala (CZE) d. Jan-Michael Gambill/Scott Humphries (USA) 6-2 6-4
Jeff Coetzee/Chris Haggard (RSA) d. (WC)Thomas Shimada/Takao Suzuki (JPN) 4-6 6-3 6-4
Ashley Fisher/Justin Gimelstob (AUS/USA) d. (ALT)Marco Chiudinelli/Alexander Peya (SUI/AUT) 7-6(8) 7-5   [Chiudinelli/Peya replace Alex Bogomolov/Taylor Dent]
(3)Yves Allegro/Michael Kohlmann (SUI/GER) d. (WC)Gouichi Motomura/Takahiro Terachi (JPN) 6-4 7-6(5)
Martin Garcia/Sebastian Prieto (ARG) d. Rick Leach/Brian MacPhie (USA) 7-5 5-7 6-2
(2)Jared Palmer/Pavel Vizner (USA/CZE) d. Simon Aspelin/Jordan Kerr (SWE/AUS) 6-2 3-6 7-6(4)

Quarterfinals
Jarkko Nieminen/Graydon Oliver (FIN/USA) d. (1)Wayne Arthurs/Paul Hanley (AUS) 7-6(7) 6-4
(4)Jiri Novak/Petr Pala (CZE) d. Jeff Coetzee/Chris Haggard (RSA) 6-3 6-4
(3)Yves Allegro/Michael Kohlmann (SUI/GER) d. Ashley Fisher/Justin Gimelstob (AUS/USA) 6-3 6-4
(2)Jared Palmer/Pavel Vizner (USA/CZE) d. Martin Garcia/Sebastian Prieto (ARG) 6-7(2) 6-3 6-4

Semifinals
(4)Jiri Novak/Petr Pala (CZE) d. Jarkko Nieminen/Graydon Oliver (FIN/USA) 7-6(3) 3-6 6-3
(2)Jared Palmer/Pavel Vizner (USA/CZE) d. (3)Yves Allegro/Michael Kohlmann (SUI/GER) 7-6(3) 6-7(5) 7-5

Finals
(2)Jared Palmer/Pavel Vizner (USA/CZE) d. (4)Jiri Novak/Petr Pala (CZE) 5-1 ret.