2004 News Archive
Jan. 17, 2004
Hrbaty Lifts Second Auckland Trophy
Dominik Hrbaty won his second Heineken Open title with an exciting three set victory over Spanish left-hander Rafael Nadal.
Jan. 17, 2004
Bhupathi and Santoro Claim Doubles Title
Fabrice Santoro of France and Mahesh Bhupathi of India, the top seeds in the Heineken Open doubles tournament, won a superb three-set final against Jiri Novak and Radek Stepanek.
Jan. 17, 2004
Heineken Announces Sponsorship Renewal
Heineken announced that they have renewed their contract of New Zealand's biggest prizemoney international sporting event, the Heineken Tennis Open for a further three years.
Jan. 16, 2004
Nadal Reaches First ATP Final
Spanish teen sensation Rafael Nadal reached his career first ATP final by stunning second seed Jiri Novak 6-1, 6-3.
Jan. 15, 2004
Novak, Kuerten Ready for Auckland Semis
Third seed Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil took another step towards defending his title with a straight sets victory over American fifth seed Vincent Spadea.
Jan. 14, 2004
Star on the Rise
The young Spaniard Rafael Nadal began last year playing both the ATP and Challenger circuits, compiling an impressive winning record for a 17-year-old.
Jan. 14, 2004
Sluiter Storms Through
Colourful Dutchman Raemon Sluiter announced his legitimate candidacy for the title yesterday, beating David Sanchez of Spain 7-6 (3) 6-3.
Jan. 14, 2004
Coria Withdraws from the Heineken Open
Top seed and world number five Guillermo Coria has withdrawn from the 2004 Heineken Open after suffering from an abdominal strain.
Jan. 13, 2004
Preview of Wednesday's Matches
Five seeds remain in the 2004 Heineken Open singles second round as the business end of the tournament approaches most of the heavy hitters have moved through comfortably.
Jan. 13, 2004
Kuerten Wins Replay of French Open Final
In a replay of the 2001 French Open final, Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil and Alex Corretja of Spain slugged it out for a place in the second round.
Jan. 12, 2004
Kuerten Opens Auckland Defence
In day two action Gustavo Kuerten begins his title defence against Alex Corretja of Spain.
Jan. 12, 2004
Coria and Novak Score Wins
Top seed Guillermo Coria of Argentina struggled to get going against Nicolas Kiefer of Germany but won 7-6 (4) 6-3.
Jan. 11, 2004
Start Me Up - Heineken Highlights 2004
Day one of the 2004 Heineken Open is set to feature the first of several tough contests. And ithat's just the first round of the Vodafone singles.
Jan. 10, 2004
Tough Draw for the Seeds
The main draw of the Heineken Open is set to be one of the best yet and could be the toughest yet for the seeded players.
Jan. 2, 2004
Rea Gets Heineken Open Main Draw Wild Card
New Zealand tennis player Simon Rea has been given a late Christmas
present with a main draw wildcard for the 2004 Heineken Open being
awarded to the 21 year-old left-hander.
