2005 US Open – Women's singles

January 2025 2005 US Open (tennis) 2005 US Open BEL Kim Clijsters FRA Mary Pierce 6–3, 6–1 128 32 US Open – Women's singles US Open – Women's singles Kim Clijsters defeated Mary Pierce in the final, 6–3, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2005 US Open. It was her first major singles title, following four runner-up finishes in major finals. Svetlana Kuznetsova was the defending champion, but was defeated by Ekaterina Bychkova in the first round. Kuznetsova was the first US Open champion to lose in the first round of their title defense.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/4195836.stm Champion Kuznetsova crashes out 2010-09-06 2005-08-29 BBC News This marked the final major appearance of former world No. 2 and 1994 Wimbledon champion Conchita Martínez. Seeds 30em RUS Maria Sharapova (semifinals) USA Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals) FRA Amélie Mauresmo (quarterfinals) BEL Kim Clijsters (champion) RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (first round) RUS Elena Dementieva (semifinals) BEL Justine Henin (fourth round) USA Serena Williams (fourth round) RUS Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals) USA Venus Williams (quarterfinals) SUI Patty Schnyder (fourth round) FRA Mary Pierce (final) RUS Anastasia Myskina (third round) AUS Alicia Molik (first round) FRA Nathalie Dechy (fourth round) RUS Elena Bovina (withdrew) SCG Jelena Janković (third round, retired) SCG Ana Ivanovic (second round) RUS Elena Likhovtseva (fourth round) SVK Daniela Hantuchová (third round) RUS Dinara Safina (first round) ITA Silvia Farina Elia (first round) FRA Tatiana Golovin (third round) JPN Shinobu Asagoe (third round) ITA Francesca Schiavone (third round) CZE Nicole Vaidišová (fourth round) ARG Gisela Dulko (second round) ITA Flavia Pennetta (first round) RUS Anna Chakvetadze (third round) JPN Ai Sugiyama (third round) GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld (third round) ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues (third round) RUS Vera Dushevina (second round) Qualifying 2005 US Open – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 175 1 RUS Maria Sharapova 7 4 6 9 RUS Nadia Petrova 5 6 4 4 BEL Kim Clijsters 4 7 6 10 USA Venus Williams 6 5 1 12 FRA Mary Pierce 6 6   3 FRA Amélie Mauresmo 4 1   6 RUS Elena Dementieva 6 3 78 2 USA Lindsay Davenport 1 6 66 1 RUS Maria Sharapova 2 77 3 4 BEL Kim Clijsters 6 64 6 12 FRA Mary Pierce 3 6 6 6 RUS Elena Dementieva 6 2 2 4 BEL Kim Clijsters 6 6   12 FRA Mary Pierce 3 1   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 RUS M Sharapova 6 6     GRE E Daniilidou 1 1     MAD D Randriantefy 6 6   WC USA M Gambale 3 1   Q LUX A Kremer 4 6 2   USA L Raymond 6 3 6   GER J Schruff 6 3 7 28 ITA F Pennetta 4 6 5 21 RUS D Safina 3 7 3   ITA ME Camerin 6 65 6   USA M Washington 66 7 4   IND S Mirza 7 66 6   CZE B Strýcová 3 0     FRA M Bartoli 6 6   WC USA S Perry 6 6   14 AUS A Molik 4 4   1 RUS M Sharapova 6 6     MAD D Randriantefy 1 0     USA L Raymond 2 3     GER J Schruff 6 6   ITA ME Camerin 4 6 4   IND S Mirza 6 1 6   FRA M Bartoli 4 6 6 WC USA S Perry 6 1 0 1 RUS M Sharapova 6 6     GER J Schruff 2 4     IND S Mirza 7 6     FRA M Bartoli 64 4   1 RUS M Sharapova 6 6     IND S Mirza 2 1   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 9 RUS N Petrova 6 6     CZE E Birnerová 4 4     USA M Irvin 3 3     JPN A Nakamura 6 6     AUS N Pratt 60 6     JPN A Morigami 7 0 r   USA L Granville 6 6   22 ITA S Farina Elia 2 1   26 CZE N Vaidišová 6 6     CZE K Peschke 3 1     CHN J Zheng 6 3 6   CZE I Benešová 2 6 0 Q CRO I Lisjak 1 6 6   FRA É Loit 6 4 3   RUS E Bychkova 6 6   5 RUS S Kuznetsova 3 2   9 RUS N Petrova 6 6     JPN A Nakamura 2 0     AUS N Pratt 4 7 5   USA L Granville 6 5 7 26 CZE N Vaidišová 6 6     CHN J Zheng 3 0   Q CRO I Lisjak 7 6     RUS E Bychkova 5 1   9 RUS N Petrova 6 7     USA L Granville 2 5   26 CZE N Vaidišová 6 7   Q CRO I Lisjak 1 62   9 RUS N Petrova 7 7   26 CZE N Vaidišová 64 5   Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 4 BEL K Clijsters 6 6   Q GER M Müller 1 2   WC USA A Harkleroad 0 0 r   COL F Zuluaga 6 3     CZE M Paštiková 3 77 6 PR ITA R Grande 6 65 3   UKR A Bondarenko 7 4 3 30 JPN A Sugiyama 5 6 6 18 SCG A Ivanovic 7 6     USA L Lee-Waters 65 3     CRO S Mamić 6 3 3   VEN M Vento-Kabchi 1 6 6   POL M Domachowska 5 5     ISR S Pe'er 7 7   Q USA T Dabek 1 2   33 RUS V Dushevina 6 6   4 BEL K Clijsters 7 6     COL F Zuluaga 5 0     CZE M Paštiková 6 4 4 30 JPN A Sugiyama 2 6 6 18 SCG A Ivanovic 6 5 1   VEN M Vento-Kabchi 3 7 6   ISR S Pe'er 7 3 6 33 RUS V Dushevina 5 6 3 4 BEL K Clijsters 6 6   30 JPN A Sugiyama 1 4     VEN M Vento-Kabchi 7 4 6   ISR S Pe'er 5 6 3 4 BEL K Clijsters 6 6     VEN M Vento-Kabchi 1 0   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 10 USA V Williams 6 6     JPN R Fujiwara 3 1     ESP L Pous Tió 2 3     RUS M Kirilenko 6 6   Q ARG ME Salerni 6 3 7 WC USA J Kirkland 4 6 60   FRA C Pin 3 1   20 SVK D Hantuchová 6 6   25 ITA F Schiavone 6 7     CRO J Kostanić 2 5     CHN S Peng 6 64 2 Q FIN E Laine 3 7 6   RUS A Jidkova 4 3     COL C Castaño 6 6   Q TPE Y-j Chan 1 3   8 USA S Williams 6 6   10 USA V Williams 6 6     RUS M Kirilenko 1 3   Q ARG ME Salerni 1 0   20 SVK D Hantuchová 6 6   25 ITA F Schiavone 6 6   Q FIN E Laine 2 2     COL C Castaño 2 2   8 USA S Williams 6 6   10 USA V Williams 6 6   20 SVK D Hantuchová 3 3   25 ITA F Schiavone 3 4   8 USA S Williams 6 6   10 USA V Williams 7 6   8 USA S Williams 65 2   Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 7 BEL J Henin-Hardenne 6 6     CZE Z Ondrášková 3 0   LL ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 7 7   WC USA A Haynes 5 66     KOR Y-j Cho 6 2 6   ESP A Parra Santonja 4 6 4 Q FRA S Foretz 3 2   27 ARG G Dulko 6 6   17 SCG J Janković 7 6     CZE D Chládková 5 3     UKR Y Fedak 4 3   WC USA A Glatch 6 6     SLO K Srebotnik 6 6   Q TPE S-w Hsieh 0 2     ITA M Santangelo 2 4   12 FRA M Pierce 6 6   7 BEL J Henin-Hardenne 6 6   LL ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 3 4     KOR Y-j Cho 6 6   27 ARG G Dulko 4 3   17 SCG J Janković 6 6   WC USA A Glatch 2 0     SLO K Srebotnik 3 2   12 FRA M Pierce 6 6   7 BEL J Henin-Hardenne 6 7     KOR Y-j Cho 0 64   17 SCG J Janković 3 0 r 12 FRA M Pierce 6 3   7 BEL J Henin-Hardenne 3 4   12 FRA M Pierce 6 6   Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 13 RUS A Myskina 6 6     THA T Tanasugarn 3 1     USA A Frazier 6 7   WC USA C Gullickson 4 5   LL SUI E Gagliardi 1 3     BUL M Maleeva 6 6     ITA T Garbin 4 1   19 RUS E Likhovtseva 6 6   31 GER A-L Grönefeld 6 6     PUR K Brandi 2 3     FRA V Razzano 7 6     USA A Spears 66 3     BUL S Karatantcheva 2 7 7   USA M Shaughnessy 6 5 5   ITA R Vinci 3 2   3 FRA A Mauresmo 6 6   13 RUS A Myskina 6 6     USA A Frazier 3 2     BUL M Maleeva 2 1   19 RUS E Likhovtseva 6 6   31 GER A-L Grönefeld 3 6 6   FRA V Razzano 6 3 4   BUL S Karatantcheva 0 1   3 FRA A Mauresmo 6 6   13 RUS A Myskina 6 3 66 19 RUS E Likhovtseva 0 6 7 31 GER A-L Grönefeld 5 3   3 FRA A Mauresmo 7 6   19 RUS E Likhovtseva 1 4   3 FRA A Mauresmo 6 6   Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 6 RUS E Dementieva 7 6     CZE L Šafářová 5 3     ARG M Díaz Oliva 6 6   WC USA B Mattek 4 3     USA J Craybas 6 2 7   USA J Jackson 4 6 5 Q UKR V Kutuzova 3 6 5 29 RUS A Chakvetadze 6 3 7 24 JPN S Asagoe 6 6     FRA S Cohen-Aloro 1 4     ESP N Llagostera Vives 6 4 4   RUS E Linetskaia 3 6 6   SVK M Suchá 4 6 7 Q AUT S Bammer 6 4 5   ESP C Martínez 6 4 2 11 SUI P Schnyder 4 6 6 6 RUS E Dementieva 7 6     ARG M Díaz Oliva 5 1     USA J Craybas 0 2   29 RUS A Chakvetadze 6 6   24 JPN S Asagoe 6 6     RUS E Linetskaia 4 4     SVK M Suchá 3 6 2 11 SUI P Schnyder 6 2 6 6 RUS E Dementieva 6 4 7 29 RUS A Chakvetadze 1 6 65 24 JPN S Asagoe 1 3   11 SUI P Schnyder 6 6   6 RUS E Dementieva 6 6 11 SUI P Schnyder 4 3 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 15 FRA N Dechy 6 7     FRA S Beltrame 4 5     CZE K Koukalová 3 6 1 Q USA V King 6 3 6   ISR A Smashnova 6 6   Q GER S Klösel 3 3   Q ESP V Ruano Pascual 3 6 65 23 FRA T Golovin 6 2 7 32 ESP A Medina Garrigues 6 6     CRO K Šprem 2 3   Q CHN T Sun 6 7     AUS S Stosur 3 64     ITA A Serra Zanetti 6 3 4 Q FRA P Parmentier 2 6 6   CHN N Li 4 4   2 USA L Davenport 6 6   15 FRA N Dechy 6 6   Q USA V King 1 1     ISR A Smashnova 4 66   23 FRA T Golovin 6 7   32 ESP A Medina Garrigues 6 7   Q CHN T Sun 4 5   Q FRA P Parmentier 1 1   2 USA L Davenport 6 6   15 FRA N Dechy 7 2 6 23 FRA T Golovin 5 6 2 32 ESP A Medina Garrigues 3 2   2 USA L Davenport 6 6   15 FRA N Dechy 0 3   2 USA L Davenport 6 6   Championship match statistics Category BEL Clijsters FRA Pierce 1st serve %33/47 (70%) 33/49 (67%) 1st serve points won27 of 33 = 82% 17 of 33 = 52% 2nd serve points won 5 of 14 = 36% 6 of 16 = 38% Total service points won32 of 47 = 68.09% 23 of 49 = 46.94% Aces5 1 Double faults 2 1 Winners10 6 Unforced errors10 19 Net points won 4 of 4 = 100% 9 of 15 = 60% Break points converted 5 of 11 = 45% 1 of 4 = 25% Return points won 26 of 49 = 53% 15 of 47 = 32% Total points won 58 38Source References External links Drawsheet Source 2005 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Grand Slam women's singles 2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles 2006 Australian Open – Women's singles Women's Singles Category:US Open (tennis) by year – Women's singles Category:2005 in women's tennis Category:2005 in American women's sports