2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

April 2022 2005 Wimbledon Championships USA Venus Williams USA Lindsay Davenport 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 9–7 128 (12 Q Qualifiers / 8 WC Wildcards) 32 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles 2005 Wimbledon Championships Venus Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport in the final, 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 9–7 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2005 Wimbledon Championships.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th It was her third Wimbledon singles title and fifth major singles title overall.https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/03/sports/tennis/in-an-epic-wimbledon-final-williams-prevails.html In an Epic Wimbledon Final, Williams Prevails 3 July 2005 The New York Times 29 June 2017 At two hours and 45 minutes, it was the longest Wimbledon women's final in history.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/4644569.stm Williams regains Wimbledon title 2 July 2005 BBC Sport 29 June 2017 Williams was the first woman in the Open Era, and the first since Helen Wills in 1935, to win the title after being championship point down. The final was a rematch of the 2000 final. Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but lost to Williams in the semifinals.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/jul/01/wimbledon2005.wimbledon Venus drives out Sharapova 1 July 2005 The Guardian 29 June 2017 The first week of the tournament was headlined by two major upsets. Justine Henin-Hardenne's first round defeat marked the first time in the Open Era that the reigning French Open champion lost her opening match at Wimbledon, while Serena Williams' loss in the third round was her earliest exit at any major since the 1999 French Open.https://www.theage.com.au/news/tennis/henin-becomes-first-big-name-to-fall/2005/06/22/1119321789521.html Henin becomes first big name to fall 23 June 2005 The Age 29 June 2017https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/wimb/2005-06-25-day-6_x.htm Serena ousted at Wimbledon; Federer, Roddick advance 25 June 2005 USA Today 29 June 2017 Seeds 1 1 USA Lindsay Davenport (final) 2 7 RUS Maria Sharapova (semifinals) 3 3 FRA Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals) 4 6 USA Serena Williams (third round) 5 2 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals) 6 4 RUS Elena Dementieva (fourth round) 7 5 BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne (first round) 8 7 RUS Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals) 9 4 RUS Anastasia Myskina (quarterfinals) 10 2 SUI Patty Schnyder (first round) 11 7 RUS Vera Zvonareva (second round) 12 5 FRA Mary Pierce (quarterfinals) 13 3 RUS Elena Likhovtseva (fourth round) 14 6 USA Venus Williams (champion) 15 1 BEL Kim Clijsters (fourth round) 16 8 FRA Nathalie Dechy (fourth round) 17 4 SCG Jelena Janković (third round) 18 8 FRA Tatiana Golovin (first round) 19 5 SCG Ana Ivanovic (third round) 20 6 SVK Daniela Hantuchová (third round) 21 7 ITA Francesca Schiavone (first round) 22 3 ITA Silvia Farina Elia (third round) 23 1 JPN Ai Sugiyama (first round) 24 2 JPN Shinobu Asagoe (first round) 25 3 CRO Karolina Šprem (first round) 26 5 ITA Flavia Pennetta (fourth round) 27 2 CZE Nicole Vaidišová (third round) 28 4 USA Amy Frazier (first round) 29 6 FRA Marion Bartoli (second round) 30 1 RUS Dinara Safina (third round) 31 8 ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues (first round) 32 7 FRA Virginie Razzano (second round) Qualifying 2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 1 USA Lindsay Davenport 77 6 5 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 61 3 3 FRA Amélie Mauresmo 6 6 9 RUS Anastasia Myskina 3 4 12 FRA Mary Pierce 0 610 14 USA Venus Williams 6 712 8 RUS Nadia Petrova 66 3 2 RUS Maria Sharapova 78 6 1 USA Lindsay Davenport 65 77 6 3 FRA Amélie Mauresmo 77 64 4 14 USA Venus Williams 77 6 2 RUS Maria Sharapova 62 1 1 USA Lindsay Davenport 6 64 7 14 USA Venus Williams 4 77 9 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 USA L Davenport 6 6 RUS A Jidkova 0 2 ESP M Marrero 2 3 Q USA J Jackson 6 6 CZE B Strýcová 6 7 USA L Osterloh 3 5 CRO S Mamić 30 3 4 RUS D Safina 6 6 23 JPN A Sugiyama 2 6 4 ITA R Vinci 6 2 6 USA A Spears 0 6 2 LUX A Kremer 6 2 6 USA M Irvin 77 6 Q JPN S Obata 64 3 WC GBR K O'Brien 15 2 3 BEL K Clijsters 6 6 1 USA L Davenport 6 6 Q USA J Jackson 0 3 CZE B Strýcová 30 2 2 RUS D Safina 6 6 ITA R Vinci 6 6 LUX A Kremer 3 2 USA M Irvin 1 1 15 BEL K Clijsters 6 6 1 USA L Davenport 6 6 30 RUS D Safina 2 1 ITA R Vinci 3 4 15 BEL K Clijsters 6 6 1 USA L Davenport 6 64 6 15 BEL K Clijsters 3 77 3 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 10 SUI P Schnyder 4 79 3 ITA A Serra Zanetti 6 67 6 UKR T Perebiynis 3 65 Q SWE S Arvidsson 6 77 RUS M Kirilenko 6 77 Q BEL E Callens 2 63 BUL M Maleeva 6 78 24 JPN S Asagoe 2 66 27 CZE N Vaidišová 6 3 6 CRO J Kostanić 3 6 3 AUS S Stosur 61 4 CZE M Paštiková 77 6 JPN A Morigami 3 6 6 IND S Mirza 6 3 8 WC GBR R Llewellyn 0 1 5 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 6 ITA A Serra Zanetti 7 2 7 Q SWE S Arvidsson 5 6 5 RUS M Kirilenko 2 3 BUL M Maleeva 6 6 27 CZE N Vaidišová 7 6 CZE M Paštiková 5 3 IND S Mirza 4 77 4 5 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 64 6 ITA A Serra Zanetti 3 2 BUL M Maleeva 6 6 27 CZE N Vaidišová 5 77 2 5 RUS S Kuznetsova 7 65 6 BUL M Maleeva 4 3 5 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 3 FRA A Mauresmo 6 6 LL HUN M Czink 3 2 ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 4 6 POL M Domachowska 4 6 2 WC GBR S Borwell 611 3 USA S Perry 713 6 THA T Tanasugarn 6 6 25 CRO K Šprem 2 2 22 ITA S Farina Elia 6 6 SVK M Suchá 4 2 VEN 1930 M Vento-Kabchi 77 4 6 VEN 1930 M Sequera 61 6 4 USA M Shaughnessy 6 1 6 GER J Schruff 1 6 2 ISR A Smashnova 2 2 13 RUS E Likhovtseva 6 6 3 FRA A Mauresmo 6 6 ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 1 3 USA S Perry 77 6 THA T Tanasugarn 61 2 22 ITA S Farina Elia 6 5 6 VEN 1930 M Vento-Kabchi 1 7 3 USA M Shaughnessy 3 64 13 RUS E Likhovtseva 6 77 3 FRA A Mauresmo 6 6 USA S Perry 0 2 22 ITA S Farina Elia 7 4 4 13 RUS E Likhovtseva 5 6 6 3 FRA A Mauresmo 6 6 13 RUS E Likhovtseva 4 0 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 9 RUS A Myskina 5 77 6 Q CZE K Böhmová 7 64 4 AUS E Dominikovic 7 3 4 JPN A Nakamura 5 6 6 ARG M Díaz Oliva 6 6 WC GBR A Keothavong 3 4 RUS A Chakvetadze 4 2 17 SCG J Janković 6 6 28 USA A Frazier 4 6 4 USA M Washington 6 4 6 TUN S Sfar 6 4 9 FRA É Loit 2 6 7 WC GBR E Baltacha 3 2 Q GER S Klaschka 6 6 CZE I Benešová 2 3 6 RUS E Dementieva 6 6 9 RUS A Myskina 6 6 JPN A Nakamura 4 3 ARG M Díaz Oliva 3 5 17 SCG J Janković 6 7 USA M Washington 6 3 6 TUN S Sfar 3 6 3 Q GER S Klaschka 6 3 6 6 RUS E Dementieva 2 6 8 9 RUS A Myskina 6 5 10 17 SCG J Janković 0 7 8 USA M Washington 5 1 6 RUS E Dementieva 7 6 9 RUS A Myskina 1 711 7 6 RUS E Dementieva 6 69 5 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 7 BEL J Henin-Hardenne 66 6 5 GRE E Daniilidou 78 2 7 CZE K Koukalová 1 2 USA L Granville 6 6 ARG G Dulko 6 6 UKR Y Fedak 2 4 SUI E Gagliardi 1 2 26 ITA F Pennetta 6 6 19 SCG A Ivanovic 6 6 RUS V Dushevina 4 3 CZE D Chládková 3 6 1 FRA S Foretz 6 4 6 Q UKR J Vakulenko 6 6 ITA T Garbin 2 4 CZE L Šafářová 3 4 12 FRA M Pierce 6 6 GRE E Daniilidou 6 6 USA L Granville 2 0 ARG G Dulko 2 4 26 ITA F Pennetta 6 6 19 SCG A Ivanovic 6 6 FRA S Foretz 4 3 Q UKR J Vakulenko 6 67 7 12 FRA M Pierce 4 79 9 GRE E Daniilidou 4 3 26 ITA F Pennetta 6 6 19 SCG A Ivanovic 1 4 12 FRA M Pierce 6 6 26 ITA F Pennetta 3 1 12 FRA M Pierce 6 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 14 USA V Williams 6 6 LL CZE E Birnerová 2 4 AUS N Pratt 3 6 6 SVK L Cervanová 6 3 1 Q USA M Tu 3 3 ISR S Pe'er 6 6 RUS E Linetskaia 6 2 2 20 SVK D Hantuchová 3 6 6 29 FRA M Bartoli 6 6 JPN R Fujiwara 2 2 Q USA A Harkleroad 4 6 4 USA J Craybas 6 4 6 Q ITA M Santangelo 6 6 Q BLR 1995 T Poutchek 3 2 USA A Haynes 714 4 2 4 USA S Williams 612 6 6 14 USA V Williams 7 6 AUS N Pratt 5 3 ISR S Pe'er 2 6 3 20 SVK D Hantuchová 6 2 6 29 FRA M Bartoli 1 4 USA J Craybas 6 6 Q ITA M Santangelo 6 3 2 4 USA S Williams 2 6 6 14 USA V Williams 7 6 20 SVK D Hantuchová 5 3 USA J Craybas 6 77 4 USA S Williams 3 64 14 USA V Williams 6 6 USA J Craybas 0 2 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 8 RUS N Petrova 4 6 6 ESP V Ruano Pascual 6 3 2 LUX C Schaul 2 1 LL FRA S Beltrame 6 6 CZE Z Ondrášková 3 3 WC ZIM C Black 6 6 COL C Castaño 78 3 4 32 FRA V Razzano 66 6 6 21 ITA F Schiavone 3 6 7 PUR K Brandi 6 3 9 ESP C Martínez 6 77 Q UKR K Bondarenko 1 64 CZE K Peschke 7 6 MAD D Randriantefy 5 1 GER M Weingärtner 6 4 0 11 RUS V Zvonareva 2 6 6 8 RUS N Petrova 6 6 LL FRA S Beltrame 1 2 WC ZIM C Black 6 77 32 FRA V Razzano 4 65 PUR K Brandi 2 3 ESP C Martínez 6 6 CZE K Peschke 1 6 6 11 RUS V Zvonareva 6 4 3 8 RUS N Petrova 6 6 WC ZIM C Black 4 3 ESP C Martínez 4 1 CZE K Peschke 6 6 8 RUS N Petrova 65 79 6 CZE K Peschke 77 67 3 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 16 FRA N Dechy 77 6 ITA ME Camerin 61 1 WC GBR J O'Donoghue 1 6 6 GER A-L Grönefeld 6 1 4 RUS T Panova 7 6 USA L Raymond 5 3 UKR A Bondarenko 6 3 7 18 FRA T Golovin 3 6 5 31 ESP A Medina Garrigues 3 3 SLO K Srebotnik 6 6 KOR 1997 Y-j Cho 6 6 ESP A Parra-Santonja 3 3 WC GBR A Janes 5 78 5 BUL S Karatantcheva 7 66 7 ESP N Llagostera Vives 2 2 2 RUS M Sharapova 6 6 16 FRA N Dechy 6 6 WC GBR J O'Donoghue 2 1 RUS T Panova 3 6 3 UKR A Bondarenko 6 2 6 SLO K Srebotnik 7 6 KOR 1997 Y-j Cho 5 4 BUL S Karatantcheva 0 1 2 RUS M Sharapova 6 6 16 FRA N Dechy 6 6 UKR A Bondarenko 1 4 SLO K Srebotnik 2 4 2 RUS M Sharapova 6 6 16 FRA N Dechy 4 2 2 RUS M Sharapova 6 6 Championship match statistics Category USA V. Williams USA Davenport 1st serve %96/130 (74%) 80/118 (68%) 1st serve points won64 of 96 = 67% 49 of 80 = 61% 2nd serve points won 16 of 34 = 47% 20 of 38 = 53% Total service points won80 of 130 = 61.54% 69 of 118 = 58.47% Aces 4 5 Double faults 10 5 Winners64 49 Unforced errors 29 27 Net points won 19 of 24 = 79% 9 of 13 = 69% Break points converted 4 of 8 = 50% 4 of 12 = 33% Return points won 49 of 118 = 42% 50 of 130 = 38% Total points won 129 119Source References External links 2005 LS 2005 Wimbledon Championships on WTAtennis.com 2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 2005 French Open – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 2005 US Open – Women's singles Women's Singles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships