2005 WTA Tour

Women's tennis circuit 2005 WTA Tour Lindsay Davenport, Australian Open 2005 cropped.jpg Lindsay Davenport finished the year as WTA world No. 1 for the fourth time in her career, though Kim Clijsters was named the Player of the Year. Davenport won six tournaments during the season, including a Tier I event, and finished runner-up at two majors at the Australian Open and the Wimbledon Championships. Clijsters won nine tournaments during the season, including a major at the US Open, as well as three Tier I events. 200px January 1 – November 13, 2005 35th 63 Grand Slam (4)WTA ChampionshipsWTA Tier I (10)WTA Tier II (16)WTA Tier III (16)WTA Tier IV (14)WTA Tier V (2) BEL Kim Clijsters (9) USA Lindsay Davenport (10) BEL Kim Clijsters (US$3,983,654) USA Lindsay Davenport (4,910) BEL Kim Clijsters USA Lisa RaymondAUS Samantha Stosur SCG Ana Ivanovic IND Sania Mirza BEL Kim Clijsters 2004 2006 The 2005 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2005 tennis season. The 2005 WTA Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III, Tier IV and Tier V events. ITF tournaments were not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking. Season summary Singles Going into 2005, Lindsay Davenport was holding the No. 1 ranking and therefore was the top seed at the year's first Grand Slam, the Australian Open. She reached the final for the first time since she won the event in 2000, coming back against Alicia Molik in the quarterfinals and Nathalie Dechy in the semifinals. Molik had a successful warm-up by winning the tournament in Sydney. Meanwhile, Serena Williams came through in the bottom half, beating Amélie Mauresmo and Maria Sharapova. In the final, Williams won her seventh Grand Slam title, and first since Wimbledon 2003. Justine Henin-Hardenne and Kim Clijsters both continued to struggle with injuries and skipped the event. 200px|right|thumb|Justine Henin-Hardenne made a successful return from injury, winning the French Open. The following week, Sharapova won the event in Tokyo, beating Davenport in the final. Moving into February, Mauresmo proved strong, winning in Antwerp and reaching the Paris final before losing to Dinara Safina. Sharapova also won the event in Doha, with Davenport winning in Dubai. Molik reached the semifinals of Antwerp and the final of Doha to continue her strong start to the season. Clijsters returned to competition in Antwerp, losing to Venus Williams. Clijsters then won 14 straight matches to take back-to-back titles in Indian Wells and Miami. In the former, she beat Davenport (who had defeated Maria Sharapova 6–0, 6–0 in the semi-finals) in the final. In the latter, she beat Sharapova in the final. Clijsters was only the second woman to achieve the feat of winning both tournaments, after Steffi Graf in 1996. Henin-Hardenne returned to competitive tennis in Miami, where she lost to Sharapova, but she then went on to dominate the clay season, winning events in Charleston, Warsaw and Berlin and building a 17-match winning streak. In the other big clay tournament in Rome, Mauresmo came out as the champion. Also enjoying good results in the clay season were Nadia Petrova, who reached the final of Berlin and the semifinals of Amelia Island and Patty Schnyder, who reached the semifinals of Berlin and Charleston, and the final of Rome. Davenport won the title in Amelia Island. As the favourite to win the French Open title, Henin-Hardenne reached the final, saving match points against Kuznetsova in the fourth round, before beating Sharapova in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, she beat Petrova. On the top half of the draw, Mary Pierce moved through to her first Grand Slam final since 2000 by defeating Davenport in the quarterfinals and then Elena Likhovtseva in the semifinals. Henin-Hardenne eventually won her fourth Grand Slam title, beating Pierce with the loss of only two games. 200px|left|thumb|Venus Williams' Wimbledon triumph was her first singles Grand Slam trophy since 2001. Wimbledon opened up with an early upset, as Henin-Hardenne became the first French Open champion to crash out in the first round, losing to Eleni Daniilidou, who brought an end to the Belgian's 24-match win streak. Australian Open champion Serena Williams also continued her struggles since that title, losing in the third round to Jill Craybas. In the semifinals, Venus Williams beat defending champion Sharapova, while Davenport moved past Mauresmo in a tight match. The final turned out to be the longest women's final in Wimbledon history, with Williams saving a match point before going on to win her third Wimbledon title, after 2000 and 2001.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/4644569.stm Williams regains Wimbledon title 2010-09-06 2005-02-07 BBC News Piers Newbery The summer hardcourt season saw a strong run from Kim Clijsters, who won titles in Stanford, Los Angeles and Toronto. Her only loss in the lead-up to the U.S. Open came against Peng Shuai in San Diego. In the absence of Clijsters, Mary Pierce won that event, beating Ai Sugiyama in the final. Lindsay Davenport took the title in New Haven, over Mauresmo in the final. Maria Sharapova became the first Russian female player to be ranked World No. 1 by the WTA Tour; she claimed the ranking on 22 August,Sharapova claims world number one ranking – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) though Lindsay Davenport would reclaim the ranking the following week. Sharapova would herself recapture the top ranking following the US Open, despite losing in the semi-finals to Kim Clijsters. She would hold it until the end of the season, when again Davenport took over at the top. 200px|right|thumb|Kim Clijsters won the U.S. Open as the culmination of a dominant summer. After a struggling season up until now, Svetlana Kuznetsova went into her U.S. Open title defense in poor form, and subsequently lost on the very first day, becoming the first defending women's champion to lose in the first round.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/4195836.stm Champion Kuznetsova crashes out 2010-09-06 2005-08-29 BBC News 2003 champion Henin-Hardenne lost to Mary Pierce in the fourth round, while Venus Williams beat her sister, Serena, in the fourth round, before losing to Clijsters in the quarterfinals. Eventually, Clijsters beat Sharapova to reach the final. On the bottom half of the draw, Pierce followed up her upset of Henin-Hardenne with wins over Mauresmo and Dementieva, who beat Davenport in the quarterfinals, to reach her second Grand Slam final of the year. There, she lost to Clijsters, who finally won her first Grand Slam title after losing in four finals previously. The fall season started with a surprise final in Beijing, with Maria Kirilenko beating Anna-Lena Grönefeld to win the event. Grönefeld also reached the final in Luxembourg, where she lost to Clijsters. Davenport won three tournaments in the last stretch of the year in Bali, Stuttgart and Zurich to secure the year end No. 1 ranking for the second straight season. Mary Pierce won her second Tier I event of the season in the Moscow event. Nadia Petrova won her first title after several lost finals in Linz, and Amélie Mauresmo won her third straight title in Philadelphia. It also proved a successful period for Patty Schnyder, who was the runner-up in Zurich and Linz, and Francesca Schiavone, who recorded three runner-up finishes in Bali, Hasselt and Moscow. Nicole Vaidišová won three smaller titles in three weeks in Seoul, Tokyo and Bangkok respectively. In the big finish to the season, the year-ending championships, Mauresmo beat Pierce to win her biggest career title up to that point, with Davenport and Sharapova reaching the semifinals. Petrova, Dementieva, Clijsters and Schnyder were the other qualifiers. Notable breakthrough players The 2005 season saw the breakthrough of 17-year-old Serbian Ana Ivanovic into the WTA Tour. Starting the season ranked World No. 97 (an increase of 608 places from the previous year), Ivanovic won her first WTA career title at the Canberra International as a qualifier, defeating lucky loser Melinda Czink in the final, 7–5, 6–1.Ivanovic wins Canberra Classic – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) She then went on to make her Grand Slam debut at the 2005 Australian Open, defeating Iveta Benešová and Maria Kirilenko in the first two rounds before losing to Amélie Mauresmo in the third.Mauresmo through after second set tussle – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) She then went on to make the quarter-finals in Miami (losing to Mauresmo again, having defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova and Nadia Petrova en route) and the semi-finals in Warsaw (losing to Justine Henin-Hardenne, having defeated Vera Zvonareva en route); these results saw her enter the World's Top 30 for the first time. Seeded 29th at her first French Open, Ivanovic caused an upset in the third round when she defeated Mauresmo in three sets,Mauresmo out as French flop in Paris – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/4590387.stm Serbian starlet shocks Mauresmo BBC News 2005-05-28 2012-09-15 en route to reaching the quarter-finals in just her second appearance in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, where she eventually lost to Nadia Petrova. Following Wimbledon, Ivanovic entered the World's Top 20 for the first time, however an injury she suffered at the Rogers Cup caused her to be defeated in the second round of the US Open. A strong finish to the season, including two semi-finals in Zurich and Linz, saw her finish the 2005 season ranked World No. 16; subsequently, she was recognised as the WTA's "Most Improved Player" (a feat she would repeat in 2007). Schedule The table below shows the 2005 WTA Tour schedule. Key Grand Slam events Year-end championships Tier I events Tier II events Tier III events Tier IV and V events Team events January WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists3 Jan Hopman Cup Perth, AustraliaHopman Cup Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR)3–0 Argentina Round robin losers (group A)GermanyItalyRussia Round robin losers (group B)NetherlandsAustraliaUnited States Uncle Tobys Hardcourts Gold Coast, Australia Tier III event Hard – $170,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles SUI Patty Schnyder 1–6, 6–3, 7–5AUS Samantha Stosur ITA Silvia Farina EliaFRA Tatiana Golovin RUS Nadia Petrova BUL Magdalena Maleeva ITA Flavia PennettaBUL Sesil Karatantcheva RUS Elena Likhovtseva BUL Magdalena Maleeva6–3, 5–7, 6–1 ITA Maria Elena Camerin ITA Silvia Farina Elia ASB Classic Auckland, New Zealand Tier IV eventHard – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles SLO Katarina Srebotnik 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 JPN Shinobu Asagoe USA Amy FrazierFRA Marion Bartoli RUS Tatiana Panova SVK Janette Husárová ISR Shahar Pe'erSCG Jelena Janković JPN Shinobu Asagoe SLO Katarina Srebotnik6–3, 6–3 NZL Leanne Baker ITA Francesca Lubiani10 Jan Medibank International Sydney, Australia Tier II event Hard – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles AUS Alicia Molik 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–5 AUS Samantha Stosur RUS Elena DementievaCHN Peng Shuai USA Lindsay Davenport SUI Patty Schnyder COL Fabiola ZuluagaRUS Nadia Petrova AUS Bryanne Stewart AUS Samantha StosurWalkover RUS Elena Dementieva JPN Ai Sugiyama Moorilla Hobart International Hobart, Australia Tier V event Hard – $110,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles CHN Zheng Jie 6–2, 6–0ARG Gisela Dulko CHN Li NaCZE Iveta Benešová POL Marta Domachowska CZE Klára Koukalová CZE Nicole VaidišováCZE Květa Peschke CHN Yan Zi CHN Zheng Jie6–4, 7–5 ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues RUS Dinara Safina Canberra Women's Classic Canberra, Australia Tier V event Hard – $110,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles SCG Ana Ivanovic 7–5, 6–1 HUN Melinda Czink UKR Yuliana FedakUSA Lindsay Lee-Waters ITA Silvia Farina Elia FRA Marion Bartoli GER Anca BarnaGER Marlene Weingärtner ITA Tathiana Garbin SLO Tina Križan7–5, 1–6, 6–4 CZE Gabriela Navrátilová CZE Michaela Paštiková17 Jan24 Jan Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand SlamHard – $5,952,601 – 128S/96Q/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles USA Serena Williams 2–6, 6–3, 6–0 USA Lindsay Davenport FRA Nathalie DechyRUS Maria Sharapova AUS Alicia Molik SUI Patty Schnyder RUS Svetlana KuznetsovaFRA Amélie Mauresmo RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova AUS Alicia Molik6–3, 6–4 USA Lindsay Davenport USA Corina Morariu AUS Scott Draper AUS Samantha Stosur6–2, 2–6, 7–6(8–6) ZIM Kevin Ullyett RSA Liezel Huber31 Jan Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Tier I event Carpet (i) – $1,300,000 – 28S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles RUS Maria Sharapova 6–1, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)USA Lindsay Davenport RUS Svetlana KuznetsovaJPN Shinobu Asagoe CZE Iveta Benešová SVK Daniela Hantuchová RUS Elena DementievaRUS Elena Likhovtseva SVK Janette Husárová RUS Elena Likhovtseva6–4, 6–3 USA Lindsay Davenport USA Corina Morariu Volvo Women's Open Pattaya, Thailand Tier IV event Hard – $170,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles ESP Conchita Martínez 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld RUS Evgenia LinetskayaESP Virginia Ruano Pascual RUS Vera ZvonarevaISR Shahar Pe'erUKR Alona BondarenkoESP Magüi Serna FRA Marion Bartoli GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld6–3, 6–2 POL Marta Domachowska CRO Silvija Talaja February WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists7 Feb Open Gaz de France Paris, France Tier II event Hard (i) – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles RUS Dinara Safina 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 FRA Amélie Mauresmo FRA Tatiana GolovinRUS Nadia Petrova USA Serena Williams ITA Silvia Farina Elia FRA Marion Bartoli BUL Magdalena Maleeva CZE Iveta Benešová CZE Květa Peschke6–2, 2–6, 6–2 ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues RUS Dinara Safina AP Tourism Hyderabad Open Hyderabad, India Tier IV event Hard – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles IND Sania Mirza 6–4, 5–7, 6–3 UKR Alona Bondarenko RUS Maria KirilenkoGER Anna-Lena Grönefeld CHN Li Na ISR Tzipora Obziler CAN Marie-Ève Pelletier CHN Sun Tiantian CHN Yan Zi CHN Zheng Jie6–4, 6–1 CHN Li Ting CHN Sun Tiantian14 Feb Proximus Diamond Games Antwerp, Belgium Tier II event Hard (i) – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles FRA Amélie Mauresmo 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 USA Venus Williams AUS Alicia MolikRUS Anastasia Myskina SUI Patty Schnyder CZE Klára Koukalová BEL Kim Clijsters SLO Katarina Srebotnik ZIM Cara Black BEL Els Callens3–6, 6–4, 6–4 ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues RUS Dinara Safina Cellular South Cup Memphis, United States Tier III event Hard (i) – $170,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles RUS Vera Zvonareva 7–6(7–3), 6–2 USA Meghann Shaughnessy RUS Evgenia LinetskayaCZE Nicole Vaidišová UKR Kateryna Bondarenko JPN Akiko Morigami KOR Cho Yoon-jeong USA Jamea Jackson JPN Miho Saeki JPN Yuka Yoshida6–3, 6–4 USA Laura Granville USA Abigail Spears Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolívar Bogotá, Colombia Tier III event Clay – $170,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles ITA Flavia Pennetta 7–6(7–4), 6–4 ESP Lourdes Domínguez Lino COL Fabiola ZuluagaARG Clarisa Fernández COL Catalina Castaño CZE Eva Birnerová SUI Emmanuelle Gagliardi CZE Barbora Strýcová SUI Emmanuelle Gagliardi SLO Tina Pisnik6–4, 6–3 SVK Ľubomíra Kurhajcová CZE Barbora Strýcová21 Feb Qatar Total Open Doha, Qatar Tier II event Hard – $600,000 – 28S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles RUS Maria Sharapova 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 AUS Alicia Molik FRA Amélie MauresmoSVK Daniela Hantuchová RUS Maria Kirilenko ITA Francesca Schiavone ESP Conchita Martínez FRA Marion Bartoli AUS Alicia Molik ITA Francesca Schiavone6–3, 6–4 ZIM Cara Black RSA Liezel Huber Abierto Mexicano Telcel Acapulco, Mexico Tier III event Clay – $180,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles ITA Flavia Pennetta 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 SVK Ľudmila Cervanová ITA Antonella Serra ZanettiMAD Dally Randriantefy USA Lilia Osterloh COL Catalina Castaño FRA Émilie Loit ESP Arantxa Parra Santonja RUS Alina Jidkova UKR Tatiana Perebiynis7–5, 6–3 ESP Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez ESP Conchita Martínez Granados28 Feb Dubai Duty Free Women's Open Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tier II event Hard – $1,000,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles USA Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 SCG Jelena Janković SUI Patty SchnyderUSA Serena Williams ESP Conchita Martínez RUS Anastasia Myskina IND Sania Mirza SVK Daniela Hantuchová ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual ARG Paola Suárez6–7(7–9), 6–2, 6–1 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova AUS Alicia Molik March WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists7 Mar14 Mar Pacific Life Open Indian Wells, United States Tier I event Hard – $2,100,000 – 96S/48Q/32D Singles – Doubles BEL Kim Clijsters 6–4, 4–6, 6–2USA Lindsay Davenport RUS Maria SharapovaRUS Elena Dementieva FRA Nathalie Dechy FRA Mary Pierce RUS Svetlana KuznetsovaESP Conchita Martínez ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual ARG Paola Suárez7–6(7–3), 6–1 RUS Nadia Petrova USA Meghann Shaughnessy21 Mar28 Mar NASDAQ-100 Open Key Biscayne, United States Tier I event Hard – $3,115,000 – 96S/48Q/32D Singles – Doubles BEL Kim Clijsters 6–3, 7–5 RUS Maria Sharapova FRA Amélie MauresmoUSA Venus Williams SCG Ana Ivanovic RUS Elena Dementieva USA Serena Williams BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova AUS Alicia Molik7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–2 USA Lisa Raymond AUS Rennae Stubbs April WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists4 Apr Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island, United States Tier II event $585,000 – clay (green) – 56S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles USA Lindsay Davenport 7–5, 7–5 ITA Silvia Farina Elia RUS Nadia PetrovaFRA Virginie Razzano USA Venus Williams JPN Shinobu Asagoe RUS Vera Zvonareva USA Serena Williams AUS Bryanne Stewart AUS Samantha Stosur6–4, 6–2 CZE Květa Peschke SUI Patty Schnyder11 Apr Family Circle Cup Charleston, United States Tier I event $1,300,000 – clay (green) – 56S/32Q/28DSingles – Doubles BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne 7–5, 6–4RUS Elena Dementieva FRA Tatiana GolovinSUI Patty Schnyder USA Lindsay Davenport RUS Nadia Petrova CZE Nicole VaidišováSLO Katarina Srebotnik ESP Conchita Martínez ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual6–1, 6–4 CZE Iveta Benešová CZE Květa Peschke18 Apr Fed Cup: Quarterfinals Brindisi, Italy, Clay Delray Beach, United States, Hard Jerez, Spain, Clay Pörtschach, Austria, Clay Quarterfinal winnersRUS 4–1USA 5–0ESP 3–2FRA 4–1Quarterfinal losersITABELARGAUT 25 Apr J&S Cup Warsaw, Poland Tier II event Clay – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova SCG Ana IvanovicBEL Kim Clijsters FRA Nathalie Dechy SUI Patty Schnyder RUS Elena Bovina ITA Silvia Farina Elia UKR Tatiana Perebiynis CZE Barbora Strýcová6–1, 6–4 POL Klaudia Jans POL Alicja Rosolska Estoril Open Oeiras, Portugal Tier IV event Clay – $140,000 – 32S/21Q/13DSingles – Doubles CZE Lucie Šafářová 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–3 CHN Li Na ARG Gisela DulkoRUS Dinara Safina ARG Mariana Díaz Oliva CHN Zheng Jie MAD Dally Randriantefy USA Jill Craybas CHN Li Ting CHN Sun Tiantian6–3, 6–1 NED Michaëlla Krajicek SVK Henrieta Nagyová May WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists2 May Qatar Total German Open Berlin, Germany Tier I event Clay – $1,300,000 – 56S/32Q/28DSingles – Doubles BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 RUS Nadia Petrova SUI Patty SchnyderSCG Jelena Janković RUS Maria Sharapova RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS Elena Bovina FRA Amélie Mauresmo RUS Elena Likhovtseva RUS Vera Zvonareva4–6, 6–4, 6–3 ZIM Cara Black RSA Liezel Huber GP de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem Rabat, Morocco Tier IV event Clay – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles ESP Nuria Llagostera Vives 6–4, 6–2 CHN Zheng Jie CHN Li NaFRA Émilie Loit ITA Antonella Serra Zanetti ITA Tathiana Garbin ESP Lourdes Domínguez Lino ESP Arantxa Parra Santonja FRA Émilie Loit CZE Barbora Strýcová3–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5 ESP Lourdes Domínguez Lino ESP Nuria Llagostera Vives9 May Telecom Italia Masters Rome Rome, Italy Tier I event Clay – $1,300,000 – 56S/32Q/28DSingles – Doubles FRA Amélie Mauresmo 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 SUI Patty Schnyder RUS Maria SharapovaRUS Vera Zvonareva RUS Elena Bovina RUS Evgenia Linetskaya ITA Francesca Schiavone ESP Conchita Martínez ZIM Cara Black RSA Liezel Huber6–0, 4–6, 6–1 RUS Maria Kirilenko ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues ECM Prague Open Prague, Czech Republic Tier IV event Clay – $140,000 – 32S/30Q/16DSingles – Doubles RUS Dinara Safina 7–6(7–2), 6–3 CZE Zuzana Ondrášková ESP Laura Pous TióCZE Klára Koukalová CZE Iveta Benešová PUR Kristina Brandi ARG Mariana Díaz Oliva USA Jill Craybas FRA Émilie Loit AUS Nicole Pratt6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–4 CRO Jelena Kostanić CZE Barbora Strýcová16 May İstanbul Cup Istanbul, Turkey Tier III event Clay – $200,000 – 30S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles USA Venus Williams 6–3, 6–2 CZE Nicole Vaidišová BUL Tsvetana PironkovaISR Anna Smashnova RUS Anna Chakvetadze ISR Shahar Pe'er USA Mashona Washington GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld ESP Marta Marrero ITA Antonella Serra Zanetti6–4, 6–0 AUT Daniela Klemenschits AUT Sandra Klemenschits Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France Tier III event Clay – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–4, 6–3 POL Marta Domachowska FRA Nathalie DechyMAD Dally Randriantefy FRA Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro RUS Vera Douchevina CRO Karolina Šprem CHN Peng Shuai ESP Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez ROU Andreea Vanc6–3, 6–1 POL Marta Domachowska GER Marlene Weingärtner23 May30 May French Open Paris, France Grand SlamClay – $5,301,154 – 128S/96Q/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne 6–1, 6–1 FRA Mary Pierce RUS Elena LikhovtsevaRUS Nadia Petrova USA Lindsay Davenport BUL Sesil Karatantcheva SCG Ana Ivanovic RUS Maria Sharapova ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual ARG Paola Suárez4–6, 6–3, 6–3 ZIM Cara Black RSA Liezel Huber FRA Fabrice Santoro SVK Daniela Hantuchová3–6, 6–3, 6–2 IND Leander Paes USA Martina Navratilova June WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists6 Jun DFS Classic Birmingham, Great Britain Tier III event Grass – $200,000 – 56S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles RUS Maria Sharapova 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 SCG Jelena Janković FRA Tatiana GolovinUSA Laura Granville GRE Eleni Daniilidou RUS Anna Chakvetadze USA Mashona Washington THA Tamarine Tanasugarn SVK Daniela Hantuchová JPN Ai Sugiyama6–2, 6–3 GRE Eleni Daniilidou USA Jennifer Russell13 Jun Hastings Direct International Champs. Eastbourne, Great Britain Tier II event Grass – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles BEL Kim Clijsters 7–5, 6–0 RUS Vera Dushevina ITA Roberta VinciRUS Svetlana Kuznetsova FRA Marion Bartoli RUS Anastasia Myskina USA Mashona Washington FRA Nathalie Dechy USA Lisa Raymond AUS Rennae Stubbs6–3, 7–5 RUS Elena Likhovtseva RUS Vera Zvonareva Ordina Open 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Tier III event Grass – $170,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles CZE Klára Koukalová 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 CZE Lucie Šafářová USA Meghann ShaughnessyARG Gisela Dulko CZE Denisa Chládková NED Michaëlla Krajicek RUS Dinara Safina RUS Nadia Petrova ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues RUS Dinara Safina6–4, 2–6, 7–6(11) CZE Iveta Benešová ESP Nuria Llagostera Vives20 Jun27 Jun Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – $7,385,286 – 128S/96Q/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles USA Venus Williams 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 9–7 USA Lindsay Davenport FRA Amélie MauresmoRUS Maria Sharapova RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS Anastasia Myskina FRA Mary Pierce RUS Nadia Petrova ZIM Cara Black RSA Liezel Huber6–2, 6–1 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova FRA Amélie Mauresmo IND Mahesh Bhupathi FRA Mary Pierce6–4, 6–2 AUS Paul Hanley UKR Tatiana Perebiynis July WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists4 Jul Fed Cup: Semifinals Moscow, Russia, Clay (i) Aix-en-Provence, France, Hard Semifinal winnersRUS 4–1FRA 3–1Semifinal losersUSAESP 11 Jul Internazionali di Modena Modena, Italy Tier IV eventClay – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles ISR Anna Smashnova 6–6 (3–0) ret. ITA Tathiana Garbin HUN Ágnes SzávayITA Flavia Pennetta ITA Francesca Schiavone CRO Sanda Mamić FRA Émilie Loit ARG Mariana Díaz Oliva UKR Yuliya Beygelzimer BIH Mervana Jugić-Salkić6–2, 6–0 CZE Gabriela Navrátilová CZE Michaela Paštiková18 Jul W&S Financial Group Women's Open Mason, United States Tier III eventHard – $170,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles SUI Patty Schnyder 6–4, 6–0 JPN Akiko Morigami USA Bethanie MattekSVK Daniela Hantuchová ISR Shahar Pe'er SCG Jelena Janković KOR Cho Yoon-jeong IND Sania Mirza USA Laura Granville USA Abigail Spears3–6, 6–2, 6–4 CZE Květa Peschke ARG María Emilia Salerni Internazionali Femminili di Palermo Palermo, Italy Tier IV eventClay – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–4, 6–0 CZE Klára Koukalová BUL Tsvetana PironkovaITA Flavia Pennetta ITA Nathalie Viérin ARG Mariana Díaz Oliva GER Martina Müller ITA Roberta Vinci ITA Giulia Casoni UKR Mariya Koryttseva4–6, 6–3, 7–5 POL Klaudia Jans POL Alicja Rosolska25 Jul Bank of the West Classic Stanford, United States Tier II eventHard – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles BEL Kim Clijsters 7–5, 6–2 USA Venus Williams GER Anna-Lena GrönefeldSUI Patty Schnyder FRA Nathalie Dechy SVK Daniela Hantuchová CZE Iveta Benešová SCG Jelena Janković ZIM Cara Black AUS Rennae Stubbs6–3, 7–5 RUS Elena Likhovtseva RUS Vera Zvonareva Tippmix Budapest Grand Prix Budapest, Hungary Tier IV eventClay – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles ISR Anna Smashnova 6–2, 6–2 COL Catalina Castaño CRO Jelena KostanićESP Laura Pous Tió HUN Anikó Kapros ESP María Sánchez Lorenzo SVK Martina Suchá SLO Katarina Srebotnik FRA Émilie Loit SLO Katarina Srebotnik6–1, 3–6, 6–2 ESP Lourdes Domínguez Lino ESP Marta Marrero August WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists1 Aug Acura Classic San Diego, United States Tier I eventHard – $1,300,000 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles FRA Mary Pierce 6–0, 6–3 JPN Ai Sugiyama CHN Peng ShuaiJPN Akiko Morigami BEL Kim Clijsters SUI Patty Schnyder RUS Anna Chakvetadze BUL Sesil Karatantcheva ESP Conchita Martínez ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual6–7(7–9), 6–1, 7–5 SVK Daniela Hantuchová JPN Ai Sugiyama8 Aug JPMorgan Chase Open Carson, United States Tier II eventHard – $585,000 – 56S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles BEL Kim Clijsters 6–4, 6–1 SVK Daniela Hantuchová RUS Elena DementievaITA Francesca Schiavone RUS Maria Sharapova ITA Tathiana Garbin RUS Nadia Petrova ESP Conchita Martínez RUS Elena Dementieva ITA Flavia Pennetta6–2, 6–4 USA Angela Haynes USA Bethanie Mattek Nordea Nordic Light Open Stockholm, Sweden Tier IV eventHard – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles SLO Katarina Srebotnik 7–5, 6–2 RUS Anastasia Myskina RUS Vera DouchevinaFRA Émilie Loit SVK Martina Suchá COL Catalina Castaño ESP Arantxa Parra Santonja SWE Sofia Arvidsson FRA Émilie Loit SLO Katarina Srebotnik6–4, 6–3 CZE Eva Birnerová ITA Mara Santangelo15 Aug Rogers Cup Toronto, Canada Tier I eventHard – $1,300,000 – 56S/48Q/28D Singles – Doubles BEL Kim Clijsters 7–5, 6–1 BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne RUS Anastasia MyskinaFRA Amélie Mauresmo ARG Gisela Dulko ITA Flavia Pennetta CZE Nicole Vaidišová RUS Nadia Petrova GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld USA Martina Navratilova5–7, 6–3, 6–4 ESP Conchita Martínez ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual22 Aug Pilot Pen Tennis New Haven, United States Tier II eventHard – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles USA Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 6–4 FRA Amélie Mauresmo RUS Anna ChakvetadzeESP Anabel Medina Garrigues SVK Daniela Hantuchová CHN Zheng Jie RUS Elena Dementieva GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld USA Lisa Raymond AUS Samantha Stosur6–2, 6–7(6–8), 6–1 ARG Gisela Dulko RUS Maria KirilenkoForest Hills Tennis Classic Forest Hills, United States Tier IV eventHard – $74,800 – 16S Singles CZE Lucie Šafářová 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 IND Sania Mirza USA Alexa GlatchCZE Iveta Benešová SVK Martina Suchá ITA Roberta Vinci CZE Zuzana Ondrášková ITA Antonella Serra Zanetti29 Aug5 Sep U.S. Open New York City, United States Grand SlamHard – $7,147,042 – 128S/96Q/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles BEL Kim Clijsters 6–3, 6–1 FRA Mary Pierce RUS Maria SharapovaRUS Elena Dementieva RUS Nadia Petrova USA Venus Williams FRA Amélie Mauresmo USA Lindsay Davenport USA Lisa Raymond AUS Samantha Stosur6–2, 5–7, 6–3 RUS Elena Dementieva ITA Flavia Pennetta IND Mahesh Bhupathi SVK Daniela Hantuchová6–4, 6–2 SCG Nenad Zimonjić SLO Katarina Srebotnik September WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists12 Sep Fed Cup: Final Paris, France, Clay RUS 3–2FRA Wismilak International Bali, Indonesia Tier III eventHard – $225,000 – 30S/15Q/16D Singles – Doubles USA Lindsay Davenport 6–2, 6–4 ITA Francesca Schiavone CHN Li NaSUI Patty Schnyder ITA Maria Elena Camerin UKR Alona Bondarenko ITA Flavia Pennetta JPN Aiko Nakamura GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld USA Meghann Shaughnessy6–3, 6–3 CHN Yan Zi CHN Zheng Jie19 Sep China Open Beijing, China Tier II eventHard – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles RUS Maria Kirilenko 6–3, 6–4 GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld RUS Maria SharapovaPOL Marta Domachowska JPN Shinobu Asagoe CHN Sun Tiantian USA Venus Williams CHN Peng Shuai ESP Nuria Llagostera Vives VEN María Vento-Kabchi6–2, 6–4 CHN Yan Zi CHN Zheng Jie Sunfeast Open Kolkata, India Tier III eventHard (i) – $170,000 – 32S/10Q/16DSingles – Doubles RUS Anastasia Myskina 6–2, 6–2 CRO Karolina Šprem EST Kaia KanepiRUS Elena Likhovtseva IND Shikha Uberoi AUT Sybille Bammer HUN Melinda Czink SWE Sofia Arvidsson RUS Elena Likhovtseva RUS Anastasia Myskina6–1, 6–0 USA Neha Uberoi IND Shikha Uberoi Banka Koper Slovenia Open Portorož, Slovenia Tier IV eventHard – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles CZE Klára Koukalová 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 SLO Katarina Srebotnik GER Vanessa HenkeGRE Eleni Daniilidou USA Meilen Tu ITA Roberta Vinci FRA Séverine Brémond ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues ITA Roberta Vinci6–4, 5–7, 6–2 CRO Jelena Kostanić SLO Katarina Srebotnik26 Sep Fortis Championships Luxembourg Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg Tier II eventHard (i) – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles BEL Kim Clijsters 6–2, 6–4 GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld FRA Nathalie DechyRUS Dinara Safina ITA Francesca Schiavone SVK Daniela Hantuchová ITA Roberta Vinci RUS Nadia Petrova USA Lisa Raymond AUS Samantha Stosur7–5, 6–1 ZIM Cara Black AUS Rennae Stubbs Guangzhou International Guangzhou, China Tier III eventHard – $170,000 – 32S/16Q/16D Singles – Doubles CHN Yan Zi 6–4, 4–0 ret. ESP Nuria Llagostera Vives CHN Zheng JieBLR Victoria Azarenka CHN Li Ting RUS Maria Kirilenko CHN Li Na CHN Peng Shuai ITA Maria Elena Camerin SUI Emmanuelle Gagliardi7–6(7–5), 6–3 USA Neha Uberoi IND Shikha Uberoi Hansol Korea Open Tennis Championships Seoul, South Korea Tier IV eventHard – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles CZE Nicole Vaidišová 7–5, 6–3 SCG Jelena Janković FRA Tatiana GolovinCOL Catalina Castaño RUS Vera Douchevina JPN Ai Sugiyama USA Laura Granville FRA Marion Bartoli TPE Chan Yung-jan TPE Chuang Chia-jung6–2, 6–4 USA Jill Craybas RSA Natalie Grandin October WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists3 Oct Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Filderstadt, Germany Tier II eventHard (i) – $650,000 – 28S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles USA Lindsay Davenport 6–2, 6–4 FRA Amélie Mauresmo SVK Daniela HantuchováRUS Elena Dementieva RUS Anastasia Myskina ITA Flavia Pennetta RUS Nadia Petrova BEL Kim Clijsters SVK Daniela Hantuchová RUS Anastasia Myskina6–0, 3–6, 7–5 CZE Květa Peschke ITA Francesca Schiavone AIG Japan Open Tokyo, Japan Tier III eventHard – $170,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles CZE Nicole Vaidišová 7–6(7–4), 3–2 ret. FRA Tatiana Golovin IND Sania MirzaRUS Maria Kirilenko RUS Vera Zvonareva JPN Ai Sugiyama USA Jill Craybas SWE Sofia Arvidsson ARG Gisela Dulko RUS Maria Kirilenko7–5, 4–6, 6–3 JPN Shinobu Asagoe VEN María Vento-Kabchi Tashkent Open Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tier IV eventHard – $145,000 – 32S/16Q/16D Singles – Doubles NED Michaëlla Krajicek 6–0, 4–6, 6–3 UZB Akgul Amanmuradova RUS Ekaterina BychkovaITA Maria Elena Camerin RUS Evgeniya Rodina UKR Kateryna Bondarenko ITA Antonella Serra Zanetti RUS Elena Vesnina ITA Maria Elena Camerin FRA Émilie Loit6–3, 6–0 RUS Anastasia Rodionova RUS Galina Voskoboeva10 Oct Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia Tier I eventCarpet (i) – $1,340,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – DoublesFRA Mary Pierce 6–4, 6–3 ITA Francesca Schiavone RUS Dinara SafinaRUS Elena Dementieva RUS Maria Sharapova RUS Elena Likhovtseva RUS Anastasia Myskina RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova USA Lisa Raymond AUS Samantha Stosur6–2, 6–4 ZIM Cara Black AUS Rennae Stubbs PTT Thailand Open Bangkok, Thailand Tier III eventHard – $200,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles CZE Nicole Vaidišová 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 7–5 RUS Nadia Petrova ITA Antonella Serra ZanettiARG Gisela Dulko FRA Stéphanie Foretz ISR Shahar Pe'er CHN Yuan Meng ESP Conchita Martínez JPN Shinobu Asagoe ARG Gisela Dulko6–1, 7–5 ESP Conchita Martínez ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual17 Oct Zurich Open Zürich, Switzerland Tier I eventHard (i) – $1,340,000 – 28S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles USA Lindsay Davenport 7–6(7–5), 6–3 SUI Patty Schnyder RUS Anastasia MyskinaSCG Ana Ivanovic ITA Francesca Schiavone RUS Elena Dementieva ITA Flavia Pennetta SLO Katarina Srebotnik ZIM Cara Black AUS Rennae Stubbs6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–4), 6–3 SVK Daniela Hantuchová JPN Ai Sugiyama24 Oct Generali Ladies Linz Linz, Austria Tier II eventHard (i) – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles RUS Nadia Petrova 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 SUI Patty Schnyder SCG Ana IvanovicCZE Květa Peschke FRA Tatiana Golovin SVK Daniela Hantuchová AUT Sybille Bammer JPN Ai Sugiyama ARG Gisela Dulko CZE Květa Peschke6–2, 6–3 ESP Conchita Martínez ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual Gaz de France Stars Hasselt, Belgium Tier III eventHard (i) – $170,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles BEL Kim Clijsters 6–2, 6–3 ITA Francesca Schiavone RUS Dinara SafinaNED Michaëlla Krajicek GER Julia Schruff SLO Katarina Srebotnik AUS Samantha Stosur FRA Nathalie Dechy FRA Émilie Loit SLO Katarina Srebotnik6–3, 6–4 NED Michaëlla Krajicek HUN Ágnes Szávay31 Oct Advanta Championships Philadelphia, United States Tier II eventHard (i) – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles FRA Amélie Mauresmo 7–5, 2–6, 7–5 RUS Elena Dementieva RUS Nadia PetrovaCZE Nicole Vaidišová SVK Martina Suchá CZE Květa Peschke USA Mashona Washington USA Lisa Raymond ZIM Cara Black AUS Rennae Stubbs6–4, 7–6(7–4) USA Lisa Raymond AUS Samantha Stosur Bell Challenge Quebec City, Canada Tier III eventCarpet (i) – $170,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles USA Amy Frazier 6–1, 7–5 SWE Sofia Arvidsson FRA Nathalie DechyFRA Marion Bartoli CAN Stéphanie Dubois SVK Henrieta Nagyová RUS Elena Vesnina USA Shenay Perry RUS Anastasia Rodionova RUS Elena Vesnina6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–2 LAT Līga Dekmeijere USA Ashley Harkleroad November WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists7 Nov WTA Tour Championships Los Angeles, United States Year-end ChampionshipHard – $3,000,000 – 8S (round robin)/4DSingles – Doubles FRA Amélie Mauresmo 5–7, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 FRA Mary Pierce USA Lindsay DavenportRUS Maria Sharapova SUI Patty Schnyder RUS Nadia Petrova BEL Kim Clijsters RUS Elena Dementieva USA Lisa Raymond AUS Samantha Stosur6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–4 ZIM Cara Black AUS Rennae Stubbs Titles won by nation Total titles Country Grand Slamtournaments Year-endchampionshipsTier I tournamentsTier II tournamentsTier III tournamentsTier IV/V tournamentsAll titles Singles Doubles Mixed Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Mixed 20 Russia 1 1 2 4 2 3 6 1 911 19 USA 2 1 1 1 2 4 3 3 2 109 17 Australia 2 1 1 3 1 8 1 115 114 Belgium 2 5 5 1 1 131 14 France 1 1 3 2 1 6 67 114 Spain 1 3 2 1 3 3 1 410 11 Czech Republic 3 3 4 1 74 10 Italy 2 2 1 4 28 8 Slovenia 2 2 4 26 6 USA 1 1 2 2 6 6 Zimbabwe 1 2 3 6 5 China 1 1 3 2 3 5 Slovakia 2 1 1 1 5 24 Switzerland 2 2 2 2 4 Ukraine 1 1 2 4 4 Japan 3 1 4 3 Germany 1 1 1 3 2 Israel 2 2 2 South Africa 1 1 2 1 Netherlands 1 1 1 India 1 1 1 Serbia and Montenegro 1 1 1 Venezuela 1 1 1 Romania 1 1 1 Chinese Taipei 1 1 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 1 Rankings Below are the 2005 WTA year-end rankings in singles competition: Singles Year-end Rankinghttp://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_2005.pdf WTA Singles Rankings 14 November 2005 Women's Tennis Association (WTA) 2015-04-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20120418033136/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_2005.pdf 2012-04-18 dead No. Player name Points 2004 Change 1 Lindsay Davenport USA4910 10 2 Kim Clijsters BEL482922+20 3 Amélie Mauresmo FRA40302-1 4 Maria Sharapova RUS395840 5 Mary Pierce FRA379729+24 6 Justine Henin-Hardenne BEL29365-1 7 Patty Schnyder SUI27748+1 8 Elena Dementieva RUS27486–2 9 Nadia Petrova RUS263812+3 10 Venus Williams USA2628 9–1 11 Serena Williams USA18517–4 12 Nathalie Dechy FRA177321+9 13 Francesca Schiavone ITA170419+6 14 Anastasia Myskina RUS16163–11 15 Nicole Vaidišová CZE158175+60 16 Ana Ivanovic SCG1551101+75 17 Elena Likhovtseva RUS151924+7 18 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS14915–13 19 Daniela Hantuchová SVK148631+12 20 Dinara Safina RUS137244+24 Points distribution CategoryWFSFQFR16R32R64R128QQ3Q2Q1Grand Slam (S)6504562921629056322262112.52Grand Slam (D)65045629216290562–22–––WTA Championships (S)48534021812167–––––––WTA Championships (D)485340218121––––––––Tier I $2,000,000 (S)32522814681452816111–6.251Tier I $2,000,000 (D)32522814681451––20––– Tier I $1,300,000 (56S)3002101357542251–10.5–5.751Tier I $1,300,000 (28S)30021013575421––18.510.55.751Tier I $1,300,000 (28D)30021013575421––18.5–––Tier I $1,300,000 (16D)300210135751–––19–––Tier II $650,000 (28S)2201549955291––13.257.754.51Tier II $650,000 (16D)22015499551–––13–––Tier II $585,000 (56S)195137884925141–6.75–41Tier II $585,000 (28S)1951378849251––11.756.7541Tier II $585,000 (16D)19513788491–––11.75–––Tier III $225,000 (30S)1451036637191––4.5–2.751Tier III $225,000 (16D)14510366371–––––––Tier III $170,000 (56S)1208555301691–3.75–2.251Tier III $170,000 (30/32S, 32Q)120855530161––7.253.752.251Tier III $170,000 (32S, 16Q)120855530161––3.75–2.251Tier III $170,000 (16D)1208555301–––7.5–––Tier IV $140,000 (32S, 32Q)95674324121––5.53.521Tier IV $140,000 (32S, 16Q)95674324121––3.5–21Tier IV $140,000 (16S, 16D)956743241–––6.25–––Tier V $110,000 (S)80563620101––4.5321Tier V $110,000 (D)805636201–––5––– Statistics Number of singles titles: 9 Kim Clijsters Belgium 6 Lindsay Davenport USA 4 Justine Henin Belgium Amélie Mauresmo France 3 Maria Sharapova Russia Nicole Vaidišová Czech Republic 2 Mary Pierce France Klára Koukalová Czech Republic Flavia Pennetta Italy Lucie Šafářová Czech Republic Dinara Safina Russia Patty Schnyder Switzerland Venus Williams USA List of players who won their first WTA-singles title this year: 1. Ana Ivanovic Serbia & Montenegro Canberra, Australia 2. Jie Zheng China Hobart, Australia 3. Sania Mirza India Hyderabad, India 4. Lucie Šafářová Czech Republic Oeiras, Portugal 5. Nuria Llagostera Vives Spain Rabat, Morocco 6. Klára Koukalová Czech Republic Rosmalen, Netherlands 7. Maria Kirilenko Russia Beijing, China 8. Zi Yan China Guangzhou, China 9. Michaëlla Krajicek Netherlands Tashkent, Uzbekistan 10. Nadia Petrova Russia Linz, Austria List of players who reached their first WTA-singles final this year: 1. Samantha Stosur Australia Gold Coast, Australia L 2. Ana Ivanovic Serbia & Montenegro Canberra, Australia W 3. Melinda Czink Hungary Canberra, Australia L 4. Jie Zheng China Hobart, Australia W 5. Gisela Dulko Argentina Hobart, Australia L 6. Anna-Lena Grönefeld Germany Pattaya, Thailand L 7. Sania Mirza India Hyderabad, India W 8. Alona Bondarenko Ukraine Hyderabad, India L 9. Lourdes Domínguez Lino Spain Bogotá, Colombia L 10. Lucie Šafářová Czech Republic Estoril, Portugal W 11. Nuria Llagostera Vives Spain Rabat, Morocco W 12. Zuzana Ondrášková Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic L 13. Vera Douchevina Russia Eastbourne, UK L 14. Maria Kirilenko Russia Beijing, China W 15. Zi Yan China Gangzhou, China W 16. Michaëlla Krajicek Netherlands Tashkent, Uzbekistan W 17. Akgul Ammanmoeradova Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan L 18. Sofia Arvidsson Sweden Quebec, Canada L List of players who defended their WTA-singles title this year: 1. Vera Zvonareva Russia Memphis, USA (Tier III) 2. Lindsay Davenport USA Amelia Island, USA (Tier II) 3. Amélie Mauresmo France Rome, Italy (Tier I) 4. Maria Sharapova Russia Birmingham (Tier III) 5. Anabel Medina Garrigues Spain Palermo (Tier III) 6. Lindsay Davenport USA Filderstadt (Tier II) 7. Amélie Mauresmo France Philadelphia, USA (Tier II) Winner/Runners-up by country: 1. Belgium 13–1 2. Russia 9–7 3. USA 8–6 4. Czech Republic 7–3 5. France 6–7 6. Spain 3–2 7. Italy 2–4 = China 2–2 9. Australia 1–3 10. Serbia & Montenegro 1–2 11. India 1–1 = Switzerland 1–2 See also 2005 ATP Tour References External links WTA tournament archive WTA Tour