2005 French Open

badminton 2005 French Open (badminton) April 2026 2005 French Open Roland-garros-2005.jpg 250px 23 May – 5 June 2005 104 Paris (XVIe), France Stade Roland Garros Clay 75th Grand Slam (ITF) ESP Rafael Nadal BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne SWE Jonas Björkman / BLR Max Mirnyi ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual / ARG Paola Suárez FRA Fabrice Santoro / SVK Daniela Hantuchová CRO Marin Čilić HUN Ágnes Szávay ARG Emiliano Massa / ARG Leonardo Mayer BLR Victoria Azarenka / HUN Ágnes Szávay The 2005 French Open was the 104th edition of the tournament. On the men's side, Rafael Nadal, seeded fourth at his first French Open,https://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-05-20/rib-keeps-hewitt-out-of-the-french-open/1574390 Rib keeps Hewitt out of the French Open 19 May 2005 www.abc.net.au was a strong favorite to win the singles title after winning the Monte Carlo and Rome Masters. Guillermo Coria, the defending finalist and 2005 runner-up to Nadal in both Monaco and Rome, called Nadal the best clay-court player in the world prior to the tournament. After defeating top seed Roger Federer in the semifinals, Nadal defeated Mariano Puerta to claim his first French Open title, and the first of four won consecutively from 2005 until 2008. Nadal would go on to win the tournament a record 14 times.https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6405946/2025/06/06/tennis-french-open-rafael-nadal-2005-first-roland-garros-title/ Rafael Nadal's first French Open title, by Toni Nadal, his opponents, and Rafa himself Charlie Eccleshare 8 June 2025 The Athletic 31 January 2026 subscription In the women's draw, Justine Henin-Hardenne won her second French Open title, defeating 2000 champion Mary Pierce in the final in just 62 minutes.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4610083.stm Tearful Pierce rues poor display 4 June 2005 news.bbc.co.uk 2005 marked the first of three consecutive years in which Henin would win the women's singles title.https://www.rte.ie/sport/tennis/2007/0609/218800-frenchopen/ Henin makes it three in a row 9 June 2007 1 August 2026 Rte.ie Gastón Gaudio and Anastasia Myskina were unsuccessful in defending their 2004 titles, Gaudio losing in the fourth round and Myskina being upset in the first round. This tournament was also notable for the rise of future French Open champion Ana Ivanovic, who upset the third seed Amélie Mauresmo in the third round,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/4590387.stm Serbian starlet shocks Mauresmo BBC News 28 May 2005 15 September 2012 before going on to defeat another future champion in Francesca Schiavone on her way to her first major quarterfinal appearance in just her second major tournament.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/4592641.stm Brave Henin-Hardenne battles on BBC News 30 May 2005 15 September 2012 Points distribution Below are the tables with the point distribution for each discipline of the tournament. Senior points Event W Winner F Finalist SF Semifinalist QF Quarterfinalist Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128 Q Qualifier Q3 Third qualifying round Q2 Second qualifying round Q1 First qualifying roundMen's singles10007004502501507535512840Men's doubles000Women's singles650456292162905632230 21 12.5 4Women's doubles000 Seniors Men's singles 2005 French Open – Men's singles Spain Rafael Nadal defeated Argentina Mariano Puerta, 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–1, 7–5 It was Nadal's 6th title of the year, and his 7th overall. It was his 1st career Grand Slam title. Women's singles 2005 French Open – Women's singles Belgium Justine Henin-HardenneHenin-Hardenne became only the second French Open women's singles winner after saving match points en route to the title. In 2004 Myskina did the same. Both saved match points against Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in the fourth round. defeated France Mary Pierce, 6–1, 6–1 It was Henin-Hardenne's 4th title of the year, and her 23rd overall. It was her 4th career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd French Open title. Men's doubles 2005 French Open – Men's doubles SWE Jonas Björkman / BLR Max Mirnyi defeated USA Mike Bryan / USA Bob Bryan, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 Women's doubles 2005 French Open – Women's doubles ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual / ARG Paola Suárez defeated ZIM Cara Black / RSA Liezel Huber, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 Mixed doubles 2005 French Open – Mixed doubles SVK Daniela Hantuchová / FRA Fabrice Santoro defeated USA Martina Navratilova / IND Leander Paes, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 Juniors Boys' singles 2005 French Open – Boys' singles Croatia Marin Čilić defeated NED Antal van der Duim, 6–3, 6–1 Girls' singles 2005 French Open – Girls' singles HUN Ágnes Szávay defeated ROU Raluca-Ioana Olaru, 6–2, 6–1 Boys' doubles 2005 French Open – Boys' doubles ARG Emiliano Massa / ARG Leonardo Mayer defeated UKR Sergei Bubka / FRA Jérémy Chardy, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 Girls' doubles 2005 French Open – Girls' doubles BLR Victoria Azarenka / HUN Ágnes Szávay defeated ROU Raluca-Ioana Olaru / KAZ Amina Rakhim, 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 Singles seeds The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seedings are based on ATP and WTA rankings as of 16 May 2005. Rankings and points are as of before 23 May 2005. Men's singles SeedRankPlayerPoints before Points defendingPoints wonPoints afterStatus 1 1 SUI Roger Federer 6,605 75 450 6,980 Semifinals lost to ESP Rafael Nadal [4] 2 3 USA Andy Roddick 3,590 35 35 3,590 Second round lost to ARG José Acasuso 3 4 RUS Marat Safin 3,065 150 150 3,065 Fourth round lost to ESP Tommy Robredo [15] 4 5 ESP Rafael Nadal 2,600 0 1,000 3,600 Champion, defeated ARG Mariano Puerta 5 6 ARG Gastón Gaudio 2,440 1,000 150 1,590 Fourth round lost to ESP David Ferrer [20] 6 7 USA Andre Agassi 2,275 5 5 2,275 First round lost to FIN Jarkko Nieminen [Q] 7 8 GBR Tim Henman 2,195 450 35 1,780 Second round lost to PER Luis Horna 8 9 ARG Guillermo Coria 2,040 700 150 1,490 Fourth round lost to RUS Nikolay Davydenko [12] 9 10 ARG Guillermo Cañas 1,745 5 250 1,990 Quarterfinals lost to ARG Mariano Puerta 10 11 ARG David Nalbandian 1,685 450 150 1,385 Fourth round lost to ROU Victor Hănescu 11 13 SWE Joachim Johansson 1,625 5 0 1,620 Withdrew due to an elbow injury 12 12 RUS Nikolay Davydenko 1,640 5 450 2,085 Semifinals lost to ARG Mariano Puerta 13 14 CRO Ivan Ljubičić 1,465 35 5 1,435 First round lost to ARG Mariano Puerta 14 15 ESP Carlos Moyá 1,430 250 150 1,330 Fourth round lost to SUI Roger Federer [1] 15 16 ESP Tommy Robredo 1,415 150 250 1,515 Quarterfinals lost to RUS Nikolay Davydenko [12] 16 17 CZE Radek Štěpánek 1,415 5 75 1,495 Third round lost to FRA Sébastien Grosjean [23] 17 20 SVK Dominik Hrbatý 1,291 35 5 1,261 First round lost to SCG Janko Tipsarević 18 18 CRO Mario Ančić 1,315 75 75 1,315 Third round lost to ARG David Nalbandian [10] 19 19 SWE Thomas Johansson 1,313 (25)† 35 1,323 Second round lost to ESP David Sánchez 20 21 ESP David Ferrer 1,225 35 250 1,440 Quarterfinals lost to ESP Rafael Nadal [4] 21 22 GER Tommy Haas 1,215 5 75 1,295 Third round lost to RUS Nikolay Davydenko [12] 22 23 CHI Nicolás Massú 1,205 75 5 1,135 First round lost to SUI Stanislas Wawrinka [Q] 23 24 FRA Sébastien Grosjean 1,200 35 150 1,315 Fourth lost to ESP Rafael Nadal [4] 24 25 ESP Feliciano López 1,200 150 5 1,055 First round lost to FRA Paul-Henri Mathieu 25 26 CHI Fernando González 1,200 5 75 1,270 Third round lost to SUI Roger Federer [1] 26 27 ESP Jiří Novák 1,185 35 35 1,185 Second round lost to ESP Félix Mantilla 27 34 ITA Filippo Volandri 990 5 75 1,065 Third round retired against ARG José Acasuso 28 28 GER Nicolas Kiefer 1,130 35 150 1,245 Fourth round withdrew due to a neck injury 29 30 RUS Mikhail Youzhny 1,095 75 35 1,055 Second round lost to AUT Jürgen Melzer 30 31 FRA Richard Gasquet 1,050 5 75 1,120 Third round lost to ESP Rafael Nadal [4] 31 32 ARG Juan Ignacio Chela 1,015 250 35 800 Second round lost to ROU Victor Hănescu 32 33 ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero 995 35 75 1,035 Third round lost to RUS Marat Safin [3] 33 35 SWE Robin Söderling 955 5 35 985 Second round lost to KOR 1997 Lee Hyung-taik † The player did not qualify the tournament in 2004. Accordingly, this was the points from the 18th best result are deducted instead. The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event. RankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints afterWithdrawal reason 2 AUS Lleyton Hewitt 3,935 250 3,685 Rib injury 29 USA Taylor Dent 1,100 5 1,095 Ankle injuryhttps://www.cbc.ca/sports/hewitt-dent-withdraw-from-french-open-1.540832 Hewitt, Dent withdraw from French Open Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 19 May 2005 30 January 2020 Women's singles 1. Lindsay Davenport (United States) lost to [21] Mary Pierce (France) Quarterfinal 2. Maria Sharapova (Russia) lost to [10] Justine Henin-Hardenne (Belgium) Quarterfinal 3. Amélie Mauresmo (France) lost to [29] Ana Ivanovic () 3rd round 4. Elena Dementieva (Russia) lost to [16] Elena Likhovtseva (Russia) 4th round 5. Anastasia Myskina (Russia) lost to María Sánchez Lorenzo (Spain) 1st round Wildcard entries Below are the lists of the wildcard awardees entering in the main draws. Men's singles wildcard entries FRA Thierry Ascione FRA Arnaud Clément AUS Peter Luczak FRA Gaël Monfils FRA Olivier Patience FRA Florent Serra FRA Gilles Simon FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Women's singles wildcard entries FRA Mailyne Andrieux FRA Alizé Cornet FRA Youlia Fedossova AUS Sophie Ferguson FRA Mathilde Johansson FRA Pauline Parmentier FRA Camille Pin FRA Aravane Rezaï Men's doubles wildcard entries FRA Thierry Ascione / FRA Jean-René Lisnard FRA Grégory Carraz / FRA Antony Dupuis FRA Jérémy Chardy / FRA Nicolas Renavand FRA Nicolas Devilder / FRA Marc Gicquel FRA Jérôme Haehnel / FRA Florent Serra FRA Olivier Mutis / FRA Olivier Patience FRA Édouard Roger-Vasselin / FRA Gilles Simon Women's doubles wildcard entries FRA Mailyne Andrieux / FRA Pauline Parmentier FRA Séverine Beltrame / FRA Camille Pin FRA Kildine Chevalier / FRA Stéphanie Foretz FRA Youlia Fedossova / FRA Violette Huck FRA Florence Haring / FRA Virginie Pichet FRA Mathilde Johansson / FRA Aurélie Védy USA Martina Navratilova / ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Mixed doubles wildcard entries FRA Séverine Beltrame / FRA Michaël Llodra FRA Alizé Cornet / FRA Gaël Monfils FRA Stéphanie Foretz / FRA Nicolas Devilder FRA Émilie Loit / FRA Jean-François Bachelot FRA Camille Pin / FRA Arnaud Clément FRA Sandrine Testud / FRA Marc Gicquel Qualifier entries Men's qualifiers entries 2005 French Open – Men's singles qualifying CRO Saša Tuksar SUI Stan Wawrinka GER Tomas Behrend FIN Jarkko Nieminen CZE Lukáš Dlouhý ESP Daniel Gimeno Traver ESP Fernando Vicente FRA Antony Dupuis CZE Robin Vik BRA Marcos Daniel ISR Dudi Sela ITA Tomas Tenconi USA James Blake AUS Chris Guccione SCG Novak Djokovic BEL Kristof Vliegen The following players received entry into a lucky loser spot: ITA Daniele Bracciali BEL Dick Norman BRA Flávio Saretta ARG Juan Pablo Brzezicki USA Hugo Armando Women's qualifiers entries 2005 French Open – Women's singles qualifying USA Meilen Tu SWE Sofia Arvidsson ARG Clarisa Fernández GER Sandra Klösel HUN Petra Mandula NED Michaëlla Krajicek CZE Eva Birnerová AUT Yvonne Meusburger BIH Mervana Jugić-Salkić CZE Libuše Průšová BLR 1995 Anastasiya Yakimova ITA Mara Santangelo The following player received entry into a lucky loser spot: CZE Lucie Šafářová Withdrawals Men's singles ARG Agustín Calleri → replaced by ESP David Sánchez USA Taylor Dent → replaced by ITA Daniele Bracciali AUS Lleyton Hewitt → replaced by BEL Dick Norman SWE Joachim Johansson → replaced by BRA Flávio Saretta ARG Edgardo Massa → replaced by AUS Scott Draper NED Sjeng Schalken → replaced by USA Hugo Armando ITA Potito Starace → replaced by ARG Juan Pablo Brzezicki NED Martin Verkerk → replaced by SWE Thomas Enqvist ARG Mariano Zabaleta → replaced by FRA Julien Benneteau Women's singles CHN Li Na → replaced by AUS Evie Dominikovic AUS Alicia Molik → replaced by CRO Silvija Talaja USA Serena Williams → replaced by CZE Lucie Šafářová Official videogame An official videogame for the tournament, Roland Garros 2005: Powered by Smash Court Tennis, was launched exclusively for the PlayStation 2 platform. The game, which is an updated version of Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2, featured 15 licensed players and 4 official courts of the tournament: Court Philippe Chatrier, Court Suzanne Lenglen, Court 1 and Court 2.PlayStation - Games - Roland Garros 2005: Powered by Smash Court Tennis https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/games/roland-garros-2005-powered-by-smash-court-tennis-ps2.popuppages.popup1/ PlayStation 23 July 2017 References External links French Open official website Men's draw Women's draw 2005 Australian Open Grand Slams 2005 Wimbledon Championships Tennis France Category:2005 in French tennis Category:2005 in Paris Category:May 2005 sports events in France Category:June 2005 sports events in France Category:2005 WTA Tour Category:2005 ATP Tour Category:French Open by year