2005 Australian Open – Women's singles

April 2026 2005 Australian Open USA Serena Williams USA Lindsay Davenport 2–6, 6–3, 6–0 128 (12 Q Qualifiers / 8 WC Wild Cards) 32 2005 Australian Open Serena Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport in the final, 2–6, 6–3, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2005 Australian Open.Tennis WTA Australian Open 2005 Scores – WTA – Singles https://www.tennis24.com/wta-singles/australian-open-2005/ 2024-05-19 www.tennis24.com en It was her second Australian Open singles titleWomen's Singles https://ausopen.com/history/honour-roll/womens-singles 2024-05-19 Australian Open en and her seventh major singles title overall. Just as during her first Australian Open title run, Williams saved match points en route to the title, saving three in the semifinals against Maria Sharapova. Justine Henin-Hardenne was the reigning champion, but did not compete this year due to a knee injury. This event marked the first major appearances for future world No. 1 and major champion Ana Ivanovic and two-time major champion Li Na. Both reached the third round before losing to Amélie Mauresmo and Sharapova, respectively. Seeds 30em USA Lindsay Davenport (final) FRA Amélie Mauresmo (quarterfinals) RUS Anastasia Myskina (fourth round) RUS Maria Sharapova (semifinals) RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals) RUS Elena Dementieva (fourth round) USA Serena Williams (champion) USA Venus Williams (fourth round) RUS Vera Zvonareva (second round) AUS Alicia Molik (quarterfinals) RUS Nadia Petrova (fourth round) SUI Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals) CRO Karolina Šprem (fourth round) ITA Francesca Schiavone (third round) ITA Silvia Farina Elia (fourth round) JPN Ai Sugiyama (first round) COL Fabiola Zuluaga (second round) RUS Elena Likhovtseva (third round) FRA Nathalie Dechy (semifinals) FRA Tatiana Golovin (second round) USA Amy Frazier (third round) BUL Magdalena Maleeva (third round) SCG Jelena Janković (second round) FRA Mary Pierce (first round) USA Lisa Raymond (third Round, withdrew) SVK Daniela Hantuchová (third round) ISR Anna Smashnova (third round) JPN Shinobu Asagoe (second round) ARG Gisela Dulko (second round) ITA Flavia Pennetta (first round) CRO Jelena Kostanić (second round) CZE Iveta Benešová (first round) Qualifying 2005 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 175 1 USA Lindsay Davenport 6 4 9 10 AUS Alicia Molik 4 6 7 19 FRA Nathalie Dechy 5 6 7 12 SUI Patty Schnyder 7 1 5 5 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 2 2 4 RUS Maria Sharapova 4 6 6 7 USA Serena Williams 6 6 2 FRA Amélie Mauresmo 2 2 1 USA Lindsay Davenport 2 77 6 19 FRA Nathalie Dechy 6 65 4 4 RUS Maria Sharapova 6 5 6 7 USA Serena Williams 2 7 8 1 USA Lindsay Davenport 6 3 0 7 USA Serena Williams 2 6 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA L Davenport 1 CRO K Šprem 13 6 2 6 2 USA L Davenport 1 CZE N Vaidišová RD3-seed02 6 2 6 4 RUS E Likhovtseva 18 CRO K Šprem 13 4 6 3 6 USA L Davenport 1 CZE M Paštiková 2 6 6 2 6 2 CZE N Vaidišová RD2-seed02 CRO J Kostanić 31 6 0 7 5 RUS E Likhovtseva 18 AUS E Dominikovic WC 6 3 2 6 6 3 ITA T Garbin CRO K Šprem 13 65 77 62 77 USA L Davenport 1 ESP C Martínez 6 1 6 0 CZE M Paštiková LUX A Kremer 6 4 6 4 VEN 1954 M Vento-Kabchi CZE N Vaidišová 77 64 4 6 2 6 AUS C Dellacqua WC CRO J Kostanić 31 6 3 2 6 2 6 RUS E Likhovtseva 18 CRO S Mamić 6 3 6 3 AUS E Dominikovic WC ITA M Santangelo 65 77 6 4 6 3 GER M Weingärtner ITA T Garbin 5 7 65 77 AUS M Adamczak WC CRO K Šprem 13 2 6 3 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 10 AUS A Molik 6 6 ESP A Medina Garrigues 1 3 Q USA A Haynes 3 4 Q JPN A Nakamura 6 6 ITA A Serra Zanetti 6 2 1 RUS T Panova 4 6 6 AUS N Pratt 1 3 23 SCG J Janković 6 6 27 ISR A Smashnova 4 6 6 ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 0 0 CZE B Strýcová 0 2 THA T Tanasugarn 6 6 CHN S Peng 6 6 ITA ME Camerin 1 2 GRE E Daniilidou 1 5 8 USA V Williams 6 7 10 AUS A Molik 6 6 Q JPN A Nakamura 2 4 RUS T Panova 3 6 6 23 SCG J Janković 6 4 2 27 ISR A Smashnova 6 6 THA T Tanasugarn 2 2 CHN S Peng 3 1 8 USA V Williams 6 6 10 AUS A Molik 6 6 RUS T Panova 3 2 27 ISR A Smashnova 3 0 8 USA V Williams 6 6 10 AUS A Molik 7 77 8 USA V Williams 5 63 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 3 RUS A Myskina 6 6 CZE K Peschke 1 4 FRA É Loit 611 4 ISR T Obziler 713 6 Q USA M Tu 3 3 CZE K Koukalová 6 6 Q BLR 1995 A Yakimova 0 1 25 USA L Raymond 6 6 19 FRA N Dechy 6 6 SUI E Gagliardi 4 3 COL C Castaño 2 3 USA M Washington 6 6 WC FRA C Rousseau 6 4 5 UKR T Perebiynis 1 6 7 ESP M Marrero 3 2 14 ITA F Schiavone 6 6 3 RUS A Myskina 6 6 ISR T Obziler 4 2 CZE K Koukalová 0 1 25 USA L Raymond 6 6 19 FRA N Dechy 62 77 6 USA M Washington 77 62 2 UKR T Perebiynis 6 3 0 14 ITA F Schiavone 2 6 6 3 RUS A Myskina w/o 25 USA L Raymond 19 FRA N Dechy 6 6 14 ITA F Schiavone 3 3 3 RUS A Myskina 4 2 19 FRA N Dechy 6 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 12 SUI P Schnyder 6 6 UKR Y Fedak 1 1 FRA S Foretz 2 1 Q NED M Krajicek 6 6 USA M Shaughnessy 6 2 2 USA A Spears 1 6 6 SVK Ľ Cervanová 3 5 20 FRA T Golovin 6 7 26 SVK D Hantuchová 6 7 JPN A Morigami 4 5 AUT B Schett 6 1 6 WC AUS T Welford 3 6 2 RUS A Chakvetadze 6 6 ESP A Parra Santonja 3 2 UKR A Bondarenko 3 3 6 RUS E Dementieva 6 6 12 SUI P Schnyder 3 6 6 Q NED M Krajicek 6 3 4 USA A Spears 7 6 20 FRA T Golovin 5 1 26 SVK D Hantuchová 6 6 AUT B Schett 4 0 RUS A Chakvetadze 2 1 6 RUS E Dementieva 6 6 12 SUI P Schnyder 77 6 USA A Spears 64 3 26 SVK D Hantuchová 5 7 4 6 RUS E Dementieva 7 5 6 12 SUI P Schnyder 66 77 6 6 RUS E Dementieva 78 64 2 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 5 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 6 Q USA J Kirkland 1 1 LUX C Schaul 1 3 FRA M Bartoli 6 6 ARG M Díaz Oliva 6 6 JPN S Obata 3 4 PUR K Brandi 3 6 3 29 ARG G Dulko 6 3 6 17 COL F Zuluaga 6 7 TUN S Sfar 3 5 GER A-L Grönefeld 6 6 FRA S Beltrame 1 3 USA J Craybas 6 62 4 RUS V Dushevina 3 77 6 Q CHN N Liu 4 2 9 RUS V Zvonareva 6 6 5 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 6 FRA M Bartoli 2 0 ARG M Díaz Oliva 77 7 29 ARG G Dulko 62 5 17 COL F Zuluaga 2 62 GER A-L Grönefeld 6 77 RUS V Dushevina 6 6 9 RUS V Zvonareva 3 3 5 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 77 ARG M Díaz Oliva 3 65 GER A-L Grönefeld 5 4 RUS V Dushevina 7 6 5 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 6 RUS V Dushevina 4 2 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 15 ITA S Farina Elia 6 6 GER J Schruff 3 4 POL M Domachowska 6 3 6 Q CHN T Li 1 6 0 Q GBR E Baltacha 5 6 6 SLO K Srebotnik 7 4 4 FRA S Cohen-Aloro 6 6 24 FRA M Pierce 2 2 28 JPN S Asagoe 6 6 GER A Barna 4 2 CHN N Li 6 4 6 USA L Granville 2 6 2 Q HUN Z Gubacsi 3 5 USA L Lee-Waters 6 7 Q BUL S Karatantcheva 3 1 4 RUS M Sharapova 6 6 15 ITA S Farina Elia 6 77 POL M Domachowska 3 65 Q GBR E Baltacha 2 6 6 FRA S Cohen-Aloro 6 3 1 28 JPN S Asagoe 3 4 CHN N Li 6 6 USA L Lee-Waters 6 0 3 4 RUS M Sharapova 4 6 6 15 ITA S Farina Elia 6 6 Q GBR E Baltacha 1 0 CHN N Li 0 2 4 RUS M Sharapova 6 6 15 ITA S Farina Elia 6 1 2 4 RUS M Sharapova 4 6 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 7 USA S Williams 6 6 FRA C Pin 1 1 MAD D Randriantefy 6 6 Q CZE Z Ondrášková 1 1 WC IND S Mirza 3 6 6 WC AUS C Watson 6 3 0 HUN P Mandula 3 6 6 30 ITA F Pennetta 6 1 3 22 BUL M Maleeva 6 6 ESP M Serna 1 1 ESP V Ruano Pascual 6 1 4 RUS A Jidkova 4 6 6 ESP N Llagostera Vives 6 66 4 WC AUS S Ferguson 2 78 6 FRA V Razzano 1 2 11 RUS N Petrova 6 6 7 USA S Williams 6 6 MAD D Randriantefy 3 0 WC IND S Mirza 6 6 HUN P Mandula 2 1 22 BUL M Maleeva 6 7 RUS A Jidkova 4 5 WC AUS S Ferguson 6 0 1 11 RUS N Petrova 4 6 6 7 USA S Williams 6 6 WC IND S Mirza 1 4 22 BUL M Maleeva 4 4 11 RUS N Petrova 6 6 7 USA S Williams 6 3 6 11 RUS N Petrova 1 6 3 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 16 JPN A Sugiyama 5 4 SVK M Suchá 7 6 SVK Ľ Kurhajcová 4 1 RUS E Linetskaia 6 6 CZE D Chládková 77 6 CRO S Talaja 63 2 USA M Irvin 5 1 21 USA A Frazier 7 6 32 CZE I Benešová 6 64 4 SCG A Ivanovic 3 77 6 RUS M Kirilenko 5 6 6 HUN A Kapros 7 2 4 CHN J Zheng 5 6 4 RUS D Safina 7 3 6 AUS S Stosur 2 3 2 FRA A Mauresmo 6 6 SVK M Suchá 0 2 RUS E Linetskaia 6 6 CZE D Chládková 1 6 2 21 USA A Frazier 6 3 6 SCG A Ivanovic 6 6 RUS M Kirilenko 1 1 RUS D Safina 6 1 0 2 FRA A Mauresmo 2 6 6 RUS E Linetskaia 6 6 21 USA A Frazier 3 4 SCG A Ivanovic 2 5 2 FRA A Mauresmo 6 7 RUS E Linetskaia 2 4 2 FRA A Mauresmo 6 6 Other entry information Wild cards 30em AUS Monique Adamczak AUS Casey Dellacqua AUS Evie Dominikovic AUS Sophie Ferguson IND Sania Mirza FRA Capucine Rousseau AUS Cindy Watson AUS Tiffany Welford Qualifiers 2005 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying 30em GBR Elena Baltacha HUN Zsófia Gubacsi USA Angela Haynes BUL Sesil Karatantcheva USA Jessica Kirkland NED Michaëlla Krajicek CHN Li Ting CHN Liu Nannan JPN Aiko Nakamura CZE Zuzana Ondrášková USA Meilen Tu BLR 1995 Anastasia Yakimova Withdrawals 30em RUS Elena Bovina → replaced by CRO Silvija Talaja USA Jennifer Capriati → replaced by ISR Tzipora Obziler BEL Kim Clijsters → replaced by COL Catalina Castaño ITA Rita Grande → replaced by FRA Camille Pin BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne → replaced by UKR Alona Bondarenko USA Shenay Perry → replaced by JPN Saori Obata USA Chanda Rubin → replaced by TUN Selima Sfar ARG Paola Suárez → replaced by FRA Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro Championship match statistics Category USA S. Williams USA Davenport 1st serve % 50/84 (60%) 43/68 (63%) 1st serve points won38 of 50 = 76% 30 of 43 = 70% 2nd serve points won16 of 34 = 47% 8 of 25 = 32% Total service points won54 of 84 = 64.29% 38 of 68 = 55.88% Aces12 7 Double faults 5 8 Winners38 30 Unforced errors21 25 Net points won 4 of 8 = 50% 7 of 10 = 70% Break points converted 4 of 8 = 50% 2 of 8 = 25% Return points won 30 of 68 = 44% 30 of 84 = 36% Total points won 84 68Source References External links 2005 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 2004 US Open – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 2005 French Open – Women's singles Women's singles Category:Australian Open (tennis) by year – Women's singles Category:2005 in Australian women's sport Category:2005 WTA Tour