Rankings
Below are the 2004 WTA year-end rankings:
| No | Player Name | Nation | Points | 2003 | Change |
| 1 | Lindsay Davenport | USA | 4,760 | 5 | +4 |
| 2 | Amélie Mauresmo | FRA | 4,546 | 4 | +2 |
| 3 | Anastasia Myskina | RUS | 4,012 | 7 | +4 |
| 4 | Maria Sharapova | RUS | 3,536 | 32 | +28 |
| 5 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | RUS | 3,533 | 36 | +31 |
| 6 | Elena Dementieva | RUS | 3,448 | 8 | +2 |
| 7 | Serena Williams | USA | 3,128 | 3 | –4 |
| 8 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | BEL | 2,884 | 1 | –7 |
| 9 | Venus Williams | USA | 2,400 | 11 | +2 |
| 10 | Jennifer Capriati | USA | 2,359 | 6 | –4 |
| 11 | Vera Zvonareva | RUS | 2,299 | 13 | +2 |
| 12 | Nadia Petrova | RUS | 2,022 | 12 | = |
| 13 | Alicia Molik | AUS | 1,971 | 35 | +22 |
| 14 | Patty Schnyder | SUI | 1,638 | 23 | +9 |
| 15 | Elena Bovina | RUS | 1,598 | 21 | +6 |
| 16 | Paola Suárez | ARG | 1,535 | 14 | –2 |
| 17 | Ai Sugiyama | JPN | 1,469 | 10 | –7 |
| 18 | Karolina Šprem | CRO | 1,452 | 59 | +41 |
| 19 | Francesca Schiavone | ITA | 1,403 | 20 | +1 |
| 20 | Silvia Farina Elia | ITA | 1,334 | 24 | +4 |
"Full 2004 Year-End Rankings". Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_2004.pdf.
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