Svetlana Kuznetsova defeatedElena Dementieva in the final, 6–3, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the2004 US Open.[1] It was her firstmajor title. Kuznetsova was the third Russian woman to win a major, afterAnastasia Myskina andMaria Sharapova (who won theFrench Open andWimbledon, respectively, earlier in the season). This was also the second-ever all-Russian major final (the first being at the French Open earlier in the season, where Myskina defeated Dementieva).
This marked the firstUS Open main draw appearance forfuture championSamantha Stosur, who was defeated by Petrova in the second round.
The quarterfinal match betweenSerena Williams andJennifer Capriati is often considered the catalyst for theInternational Tennis Federation (ITF) adoption ofHawk-Eye triangulation technology to review line calls.[2] Hawk-Eye was unofficially used for television coverage for the match, with results suggesting that several crucial points awarded to Capriati were incorrectly called. The most significant of these calls was a potential Williams winner at deuce in the first game of the final set that appeared to be well within the left baseline; while the line judge called the ball in, the chair umpireMariana Alves overruled to award the point to Capriati. Capriati ultimately ended up winning the deuce, the set, and the match. Following outcry from spectators and the press, theUnited States Tennis Association suspended Alves for the remainder of the tournament and apologized to Williams.[3] The ITF tested the Hawk-Eye system in an official capacity the next year, ultimately approving it for official use.