| Player Info |
| Escude won his fourth career ATP title in his sixth final at the Exxon-Mobil Open in Doha, Qatar. He received a wild card to play in the first event of the season and took the lead of the ATP Champions Race 2004. He hadn't played since Wimbledon 2003 where he retired with a hip injury. (updated 1/23/2004) |
| 2004 Results | |||
| Qatar ExxonMobil Open | |||
| Rd | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| 1 | Younes El Aynaoui | W | 6-3, 6-0 |
| 2 | Ivo Heuberger | W | 6-3, 6-2 |
| QF | Hyung-Taik Lee | W | 6-4, 6-2 |
| SF | Agustin Calleri | W | 6-2, 6-3 |
| F | Ivan Ljubicic | W | 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) |
| Australian Open | |||
| Rd | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| 1 | Hyung-Taik Lee | W | 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 |
| 2 | Robin Soderling | W | 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 |
| 3 | Robby Ginepri | L | 2-6, 3-6, 4-6 |
| Indesit ATP Milan Indoors | |||
| Rd | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| 1 | Stephane Bohli | W | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 2 | Martin Verkerk | L | 3-6, 4-6 |
| Open 13 | |||
| Rd | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| 1 | Jarkko Nieminen | L | 6-4, 4-6, 6-7 (2-7) |
| Pacific Life Open | |||
| Rd | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| 1 | Fernando Verdasco | W | 7-6 (7-2), 5-7, 7-6 (7-5) |
| 2 | Sjeng Schalken | W | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 3 | Vincent Spadea | W | 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) |
| 4 | Andy Roddick | L | 3-6, 2-6 |
| NASDAQ-100 Open | |||
| Rd | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| 1 | Goran Ivanisevic | L | 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (7-9) |
| Tennis Masters Monte-Carlo | |||
| Rd | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| 1 | Gregory Carraz | W | 6-4, 6-2 |
| 2 | Agustin Calleri | L | 2-6, 3-6 |
| French Open | |||
| Rd | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| 1 | Wayne Arthurs | W | 7-6 (9-7), 6-2, 6-2 |
| 2 | Florian Mayer | W | 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 3 | Mikhail Youzhny | W | 6-2, 7-5, 6-7 (3-7), 6-2 |
| 4 | Guillermo Coria | L | 0-6, retired (right shoulder) |
| Tennis Masters Canada | |||
| Rd | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| 1 | Feliciano Lopez | L | 6-7 (1-7), 2-6 |
