2005 Maria Sharapova tennis season

none Maria Sharapova RUS Russia 3 No. 4 N/A SF QF SF SF 27 September 2015 Maria Sharapova Results and statistics from Maria Sharapova's 2005 tennis season. Yearly summary Australian Open series Sharapova began her season at the Australian Open, as the fourth seed. She reached the semi-finals, defeating Grand Slam debutant Li Na and the previous year's US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova en route, before being defeated in the semi-finals by eventual champion Serena Williams in an epic three set thriller on Rod Laver. Sharapova, had several match points in the final set, but ended up losing it 6–8.Serena to face Davenport in Open final - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Indian Wells & Miami Sharapova reached the semi-finals at Indian Wells for the first time, but she would suffer the ignominy of a double bagel defeat, failing to win a single game against Lindsay Davenport. This would turn out to be Sharapova's only career defeat against Davenport. She fared much better in Miami though, beating the likes of Justine Henin-Hardenne and Venus Williams en route to the final. In the final, she lost in straight sets to Kim Clijsters.Second straight title for comeback queen Clijsters - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) European clay court season Sharapova first clay event of the season was the Berlin Open where she was the first seed. She lost in straight sets in the quarters, to eventual champion Justine Henin-Hardenne. Her next tournament was the Internazionali B.N.L D'Italia Open. She lost in the semifinals to Swiss Patty Schnyder, in three sets after winning the first set. Her final clay tournament of the year was the French Open where she reached the quarterfinals. In the quarters she lost to Justine Henin-Hardenne, for the second and final time in the season. Grass court season Sharapova successfully defended her title in Birmingham, defeating future rivals Samantha Stosur and Tatiana Golovin, before defeating, future world number one, Jelena Janković in a three set final.Sharapova warms up for Wimbledon in style - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) As the defending champion at Wimbledon, Sharapova navigated her way through to the semi-finals without the loss of a set (and serve, with the exception of her third round victory against Katarina Srebotnik), before being defeated by eventual champion Venus Williams; the defeat ending a 22-match winning streak on grass dating back to the 2003 Wimbledon 4th Round.Davenport finishes off Mauresmo to reach final - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) US Open series A week before the start of the US Open, Sharapova claimed the World No. 1 ranking for the first time, succeeding Lindsay Davenport.Sharapova claims world number one ranking - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Subsequently, she was named top seed at a Major tournament for the first time, at the US Open, where she reached the semi-finals to complete the feat of having reached at least the quarter-final stage at each of the four Majors. Sharapova won her first four matches for the loss of just 12 games, before being sternly tested by compatriot Nadia Petrova in the quarter-finals, before winning in three sets.Top seed Sharapova to meet Clijsters in US Open semis - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) In the semi-finals, she lost to eventual champion Kim Clijsters in three sets.Clijsters wins another crack at grand slam title - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) This marked the fourth consecutive Major tournament in which Sharapova was defeated by the eventual champion. Despite this defeat, Sharapova reclaimed the World No. 1 ranking following the tournament, having improved from her third round showing from 2004. Fall series Sharapova's first of two fall tournaments was the 2005 Beijing Open. She had a lot of points here, after making it to the semifinals last year falling to compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova. She won her first match in a rollercoaster three setter, 6–0, 5–7, 6–2. Then she won her second round easily, in straight sets. In her semifinal match versus Maria Kirilenko, she had to retire the match due to injury. Sharapova's Next tournament was the Kremlin Cup in Moscow. In her opening round match versus Anna-Lena Grönefeld, she was up 6–1, 4–2, when Grönefeld had to retire the match due to injury. Her next match was versus fellow Russian and future World No.1, Dinara Safina. Sharapova lost after taking the first set 6–1. This was her first loss after winning the opening set since May. WTA Tour Championships Sharapova qualified for the year-end WTA Tour Championships for the second year in a row, having picked up three titles during the season. She was drawn in the Green Group along with Lindsay Davenport, Patty Schnyder and Nadia Petrova. Sharapova won two of her three matches, the only loss coming to Petrova in the last match. Sharapova qualified for the semi-finals after finishing first in her group; thus, the semi-final saw her drawn against Amélie Mauresmo, in which she was defeated in straight sets, bringing an end to her 2005 season. All matches This table chronicles all the matches of Sharapova in 2005, including walkovers (W/O) which the WTA does not count as wins. They are marked ND for non-decision or no decision. Singles matches (Grand Slams and Premier 5) Tournament # Round Opponent Result Score Australian OpenMelbourne, AustraliaGrand SlamHard, outdoor17–30 January 2005 1 1R BUL Sesil Karatantcheva Win 6–3, 6–1 2 2R USA Lindsay Lee-Waters Win 4–6, 6–0, 6–3 3 3R CHN Li Na Win 6–0, 6–2 4 4R ITA Silvia Farina Elia Win 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 5 QF RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova Win 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 6 SF USA Serena Williams Loss 6–2, 5–7, 6–8 Pacific Life OpenIndian Wells, United States of AmericaTier IHard, outdoor14–20 March 2005 1R Bye 2RAmerica Angela Haynes Win 6–1, 6–2 3R Russia Dinara Safina Win 6–2, 6–3 4R Colombia Fabiola Zuluaga Win 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 QF France Mary Pierce Win 6–4, 6–3 SF USA Lindsay Davenport Loss 0–6, 0–6 NASDAQ-100 OpenMiami, United States of AmericaTier IHard, outdoor21 March–3 April 2005 1R Bye 2R GRE Eleni Daniilidou Win 6–0, 6–4 3R USA Marissa Irvin Win 6–2, 6–0 4R JPN Shinobu Asagoe Win 6–1, 6–2 QF BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne Win 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–2 SF USA Venus Williams Win 6–4, 6–3 F BEL Kim Clijsters Loss (1) 3–6, 5–7 French OpenParis, FranceGrand SlamClay, outdoor23 May–5 June 2005 1R RUS Evgenia Linetskaya Win 6–7(3–7), 6–2, 6–4 2R FRA Aravane Rezaï Win 6–3, 6–2 3R RUS Anna Chakvetadze Win 6–1, 6–4 4R ESP Nuria Llagostera Vives Win 6–2, 6–3 QF BEL Justine Henin-HardenneLoss 4–6, 2–6 WimbledonLondon, Great BritainGrand SlamGrass, outdoor20 June–3 July 2005 1R ESP Nuria Llagostera Vives Win 6–2, 6–2 2R BUL Sesil Karatantcheva Win 6–0, 6–1 3R SLO Katarina Srebotnik Win 6–2, 6–4 4R FRA Nathalie Dechy Win 6–4, 6–2 QF RUS Nadia Petrova Win 7–6(8–6), 6–3 SF USA Venus Williams Loss 6–7(2–7), 1–6 US OpenNew York City, United States of AmericaGrand SlamHard, outdoor29 August–11 September 2005 1R GRE Eleni Daniilidou Win 6–1, 6–1 2R MAD Dally Randriantefy Win 6–1, 6–0 3R GER Julia Schruff Win 6–2, 6–4 4R IND Sania Mirza Win 6–2, 6–1 QF RUS Nadia Petrova Win 7–5, 4–6, 6–4 SF BEL Kim Clijsters Loss 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 3–6 China OpenBeijing, ChinaTier IIHard, outdoor19–25 September 2005 1R Bye 2R Israel Shahar Pe'er Win 6–0, 5–7, 6–2 QF Japan Shinobu Asagoe Win 6–4, 6–1 SF Russia Maria Kirilenko Loss 4–6, 1–2 RET WTA Tour ChampionshipsLos Angeles, United States of AmericaWTA Tour ChampionshipsHard, indoor7–13 November 2005 RR USA Lindsay Davenport Win 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 RR SUI Patty Schnyder Win 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 RR RUS Nadia Petrova Loss 1–6, 2–6 SF FRA Amélie Mauresmo Loss 6–7(1–7), 3–6 Tournament schedule Singles Schedule DateChampionshipLocationCategorySurfacePrev. resultNew resultOutcome 17 January 2005–30 January 2005 Australian Open Melbourne (AUS) Grand Slam tournament Hard 3R SF Lost in the semi-finals against Serena Williams 7 March 2005–20 March 2005 Pacific Life Open Indian Wells (USA) Tier I Hard 4R SF Lost in the semi-finals against Lindsay Davenport 21 March 2005–3 April 2005 NASDAQ-100 Open Miami (USA) Tier I Hard 4R F Lost in the final against Kim Clijsters 23 May 2005–5 June 2005 French Open Paris (FRA) Grand Slam tournament Clay QF QF Lost in the quarterfinals against Justine Henin-Hardenne 20 June 2005–3 July 2005 The Championships, Wimbledon London (GBR) Grand Slam tournament Grass W SF Lost in the semi-finals against Venus Williams 29 August 2005–11 September 2005 US Open New York (USA) Grand Slam tournament Hard 3R SF Lost in the semi-finals against Kim Clijsters 19 September 2005–25 September 2005 China Open Beijing (CHN) Tier II Hard SF SF Retired in the semi-finals against Maria Kirilenko 7 November 2005–13 November 2005 WTA Tour Championships Los Angeles (USA) WTA Tour Championships Hard W SF Lost in the semi-finals against Amélie Mauresmo Yearly Records Head-to-head matchups Maria Sharapova vs. Justine Henin-Hardenne 1-2 Maria Sharapova vs. Venus Williams 1-1 Maria Sharapova vs. Lindsay Davenport 2-1 Maria Sharapova vs. Maria Kirilenko 1-1 Maria Sharapova vs. Kim Clijsters 0-2 Maria Sharapova vs. Serena Williams 0-1 Finals Singles: 4 (3–1) CategoryWTA Tier I (1–1)WTA Tier II (1–0)WTA Tier III (1–0)Titles by surfaceHard (1–1)Grass (1–0)Carpet (1–0)Titles by conditionsOutdoors (2–1)Indoors (1–0) OutcomeNo.DateChampionshipSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore in the finalWinner8.February 5, 2005JPN Tokyo, Japan (1)Carpet (i)USA Lindsay Davenport6–1, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)Winner9.February 27, 2005QAT Doha, Qatar (1)HardAUS Alicia Molik4–6, 6–1, 6–4Runner-up2.April 2, 2005USA Miami, USA (1)HardBEL Kim Clijsters3–6, 5–7Winner10.June 12, 2005GBR Birmingham, Great Britain (2)GrassSCG Jelena Janković6–2, 4–6, 6–1 See also 2005 Serena Williams tennis season 2005 WTA Tour References External links Category:Maria Sharapova tennis seasons Sharapova, Maria Sharapova, Maria Category:2005 in Russian tennis