2004 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Justine Henin-Hardenne was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, by defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova 7–6(7–3), 6–3 in the final.

Seeds
The first four seeds received a bye into the second round. • # 🇧🇪 Justine Henin-Hardenne (champion)

• # 🇺🇸 Venus Williams (quarterfinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Jennifer Capriati (second round)

• # 🇷🇺 Anastasia Myskina (quarterfinals)

• # 🇯🇵 Ai Sugiyama (semifinals)

• # Jelena Dokic (first round)

• # 🇮🇹 Francesca Schiavone (first round)

• # 🇪🇸 Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)