The 2004 BMW Open was a men's
tennis
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tournament played on
outdoor clay courts in
Munich
Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...
, Germany and was part of the
International Series of the
2004 ATP Tour
The 2004 ATP Tour was the global elite men's professional tennis circuit organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2004 tennis season. The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP T ...
. The
tournament
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...
ran from 26 April until 2 May 2004. Unseeded
Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko ( ; born 2 June 1981) is a Russian former professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3 in November 2006. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournam ...
won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko ( ; born 2 June 1981) is a Russian former professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3 in November 2006. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournam ...
defeated
Martin Verkerk
Martin Willem Verkerk (; born 31 October 1978) is a retired professional Dutch tennis player. He reached the final of the French Open in 2003 and achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 14 in September 2003. During his career, he won two A ...
6–4, 7–5
* It was Davydenko's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of his career.
Doubles
James Blake /
Mark Merklein
Mark Merklein (born June 28, 1972) is a Bahamian former college and professional tennis player. He played for the Bahamas Davis Cup team from 1999–2004.
Merklein was born in Freeport, Bahamas. He grew up in Coral Springs, Florida, and atten ...
defeated
Julian Knowle
Julian Knowle (born 29 April 1974) is an Austrian former professional tennis player. Being a born left-hander, Knowle was one of the few on the ATP Tour who played his forehand, backhand, and even volleys double-handed. He was Austria's most ...
/
Nenad Zimonjić
Nenad Zimonjić ( sr-Cyrl, Ненад Зимоњић, ; born 4 June 1976) is a Serbian former professional tennis player who was ranked world No. 1 in doubles.
He is an eight-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2008 and 2009 Wimbledon Ch ...
6–2, 6–4
* It was Blake's 3rd title of the year and the 6th of his career. It was Merklein's only title of the year and the 4th of his career.
References
External links
Official website
ATP tournament profile
{{2004 ATP Tour
BMW Open
The Bavarian International Tennis Championships (, known since 1990 by its sponsored name BMW Open) is a men's tennis tournament held at the MTTC Iphitos in Munich, Germany. The tournament is played on outdoor clay courts as part of the ATP Tour ...
BMW Open
The Bavarian International Tennis Championships (, known since 1990 by its sponsored name BMW Open) is a men's tennis tournament held at the MTTC Iphitos in Munich, Germany. The tournament is played on outdoor clay courts as part of the ATP Tour ...
BMW Open
The Bavarian International Tennis Championships (, known since 1990 by its sponsored name BMW Open) is a men's tennis tournament held at the MTTC Iphitos in Munich, Germany. The tournament is played on outdoor clay courts as part of the ATP Tour ...
BMW Open
The Bavarian International Tennis Championships (, known since 1990 by its sponsored name BMW Open) is a men's tennis tournament held at the MTTC Iphitos in Munich, Germany. The tournament is played on outdoor clay courts as part of the ATP Tour ...
Bavarian International Tennis Championships