2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Venus Williams defeated compatriot and world No. 1 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.[1] It was the longest Wimbledon women's final match in history, lasting two hours and 45 minutes,[2] over an hour longer than that year's men's final. She became the first woman since Helen Wills in 1935 and the first in the Open era to win the Wimbledon title after saving a match point against her.[3] This was Venus's third Wimbledon singles title, fifth Grand Slam singles title overall, and her first since the 2001 US Open.[3] Venus dropped only one set the entire tournament, to Davenport in the final. Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but lost to Venus Williams in the semifinals.[4]

Women's Singles
2005 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Venus Williams
Runner-up Lindsay Davenport
Final score4–6, 7–6(7–4), 9–7
Draw128 (12Q / 8WC)
Seeds32
Main article: 2005 Wimbledon Championships

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 the reigning French Open champion had lost their opening match at Wimbledon, while Serena Williams's loss in the third round was her earliest exit at any Grand Slam tournament since the 1999 French Open.[5][6]

Seeds
01.   Lindsay Davenport (Final)
02.   Maria Sharapova (Semifinals)
03.   Amélie Mauresmo (Semifinals)
04.   Serena Williams (Third round)
05.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (Quarterfinals)
06.   Elena Dementieva (Fourth round)
07.   Justine Henin-Hardenne (First round)
08.   Nadia Petrova (Quarterfinals)
09.   Anastasia Myskina (Quarterfinals)
10.   Patty Schnyder (First round)
11.   Vera Zvonareva (Second round)
12.   Mary Pierce (Quarterfinals)
13.   Elena Likhovtseva (Fourth round)
14.   Venus Williams (Champion)
15.   Kim Clijsters (Fourth round)
16.   Nathalie Dechy (Fourth round)
17.   Jelena Janković (Third round)
18.   Tatiana Golovin (First round)
19.   Ana Ivanovic (Third round)
20.   Daniela Hantuchová (Third round)
21.   Francesca Schiavone (First round)
22.   Silvia Farina Elia (Third round)
23.   Ai Sugiyama (First round)
24.   Shinobu Asagoe (First round)
25.   Karolina Šprem (First round)
26.   Flavia Pennetta (Fourth round)
27.   Nicole Vaidišová (Third round)
28.   Amy Frazier (First round)
29.   Marion Bartoli (Second round)
30.   Dinara Safina (Third round)
31.   Anabel Medina Garrigues (First round)
32.   Virginie Razzano (Second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying
Main article: 2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Lindsay Davenport 77 6
5 Svetlana Kuznetsova 61 3
1 Lindsay Davenport 65 77 6
3 Amélie Mauresmo 77 64 4
3 Amélie Mauresmo 6 6
9 Anastasia Myskina 3 4
1 Lindsay Davenport 6 64 7
14 Venus Williams 4 77 9
12 Mary Pierce 0 610
14 Venus Williams 6 712
14 Venus Williams 77 6
2 Maria Sharapova 62 1
8 Nadia Petrova 66 3
2 Maria Sharapova 78 6

Top half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 L Davenport 6 6
A Jidkova 0 2 1 L Davenport 6 6
M Marrero 2 3 Q J Jackson 0 3
Q J Jackson 6 6 1 L Davenport 6 6
B Strýcová 6 7 30 D Safina 2 1
L Osterloh 3 5 B Strýcová 2 2
S Mamić 3 4 30 D Safina 6 6
30 D Safina 6 6 1 L Davenport 6 64 6
23 A Sugiyama 2 6 4 15 K Clijsters 3 77 3
R Vinci 6 2 6 R Vinci 6 6
A Spears 0 6 2 A Kremer 3 2
A Kremer 6 2 6 R Vinci 3 4
M Irvin 77 6 15 K Clijsters 6 6
Q S Obata 64 3 M Irvin 1 1
WC K O'Brien 2 3 15 K Clijsters 6 6
15 K Clijsters 6 6

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
10 P Schnyder 4 79 3
A Serra Zanetti 6 67 6 A Serra Zanetti 7 2 7
T Perebiynis 3 65 Q S Arvidsson 5 6 5
Q S Arvidsson 6 77 A Serra Zanetti 3 2
M Kirilenko 6 77 M Maleeva 6 6
Q E Callens 2 63 M Kirilenko 2 3
M Maleeva 6 78 M Maleeva 6 6
24 S Asagoe 2 66 M Maleeva 4 3
27 N Vaidišová 6 3 6 5 S Kuznetsova 6 6
J Kostanić 3 6 3 27 N Vaidišová 7 6
S Stosur 61 4 M Paštiková 5 3
M Paštiková 77 6 27 N Vaidišová 5 77 2
A Morigami 3 6 6 5 S Kuznetsova 7 65 6
S Mirza 6 3 8 S Mirza 4 77 4
WC R Llewellyn 0 1 5 S Kuznetsova 6 64 6
5 S Kuznetsova 6 6

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
3 A Mauresmo 6 6
LL M Czink 3 2 3 A Mauresmo 6 6
M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 4 6 M Sánchez Lorenzo 1 3
M Domachowska 4 6 2 3 A Mauresmo 6 6
WC S Borwell 611 3 S Perry 0 2
S Perry 713 6 S Perry 77 6
T Tanasugarn 6 6 T Tanasugarn 61 2
25 K Šprem 2 2 3 A Mauresmo 6 6
22 S Farina Elia 6 6 13 E Likhovtseva 4 0
M Suchá 4 2 22 S Farina Elia 6 5 6
M Vento-Kabchi 77 4 6 M Vento-Kabchi 1 7 3
M Sequera 61 6 4 22 S Farina Elia 7 4 4
M Shaughnessy 6 1 6 13 E Likhovtseva 5 6 6
J Schruff 1 6 2 M Shaughnessy 3 64
A Smashnova 2 2 13 E Likhovtseva 6 77
13 E Likhovtseva 6 6

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
9 A Myskina 5 77 6
Q K Böhmová 7 64 4 9 A Myskina 6 6
E Dominikovic 7 3 4 A Nakamura 4 3
A Nakamura 5 6 6 9 A Myskina 6 5 10
M Díaz Oliva 6 6 17 J Janković 0 7 8
WC A Keothavong 3 4 M Díaz Oliva 3 5
A Chakvetadze 4 2 17 J Janković 6 7
17 J Janković 6 6 9 A Myskina 1 711 7
28 A Frazier 4 6 4 6 E Dementieva 6 69 5
M Washington 6 4 6 M Washington 6 3 6
S Sfar 6 4 9 S Sfar 3 6 3
É Loit 2 6 7 M Washington 5 1
WC E Baltacha 3 2 6 E Dementieva 7 6
Q S Klaschka 6 6 Q S Klaschka 6 3 6
I Benešová 2 3 6 E Dementieva 2 6 8
6 E Dementieva 6 6

Bottom half

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
7 J Henin-Hardenne 66 6 5
E Daniilidou 78 2 7 E Daniilidou 6 6
K Koukalová 1 2 L Granville 2 0
L Granville 6 6 E Daniilidou 4 3
G Dulko 6 6 26 F Pennetta 6 6
Y Fedak 2 4 G Dulko 2 4
E Gagliardi 1 2 26 F Pennetta 6 6
26 F Pennetta 6 6 26 F Pennetta 3 1
19 A Ivanovic 6 6 12 M Pierce 6 6
V Douchevina 4 3 19 A Ivanovic 6 6
D Chládková 3 6 1 S Foretz 4 3
S Foretz 6 4 6 19 A Ivanovic 1 4
Q J Vakulenko 6 6 12 M Pierce 6 6
T Garbin 2 4 Q J Vakulenko 6 67 7
L Šafářová 3 4 12 M Pierce 4 79 9
12 M Pierce 6 6

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
14 V Williams 6 6
LL E Birnerová 2 4 14 V Williams 7 6
N Pratt 3 6 6 N Pratt 5 3
L Cervanová 6 3 1 14 V Williams 7 6
Q M Tu 3 3 20 D Hantuchová 5 3
S Pe'er 6 6 S Pe'er 2 6 3
E Linetskaya 6 2 2 20 D Hantuchová 6 2 6
20 D Hantuchová 3 6 6 14 V Williams 6 6
29 M Bartoli 6 6 J Craybas 0 2
R Fujiwara 2 2 29 M Bartoli 1 4
Q A Harkleroad 4 6 4 J Craybas 6 6
J Craybas 6 4 6 J Craybas 6 77
Q M Santangelo 6 6 4 S Williams 3 64
Q T Poutchek 3 2 Q M Santangelo 6 3 2
A Haynes 714 4 2 4 S Williams 2 6 6
4 S Williams 612 6 6

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
8 N Petrova 4 6 6
V Ruano Pascual 6 3 2 8 N Petrova 6 6
C Schaul 2 1 LL S Beltrame 1 2
LL S Beltrame 6 6 8 N Petrova 6 6
Z Ondrášková 3 3 WC C Black 4 3
WC C Black 6 6 WC C Black 6 77
C Castaño 78 3 4 32 V Razzano 4 65
32 V Razzano 66 6 6 8 N Petrova 65 79 6
21 F Schiavone 3 6 7 K Peschke 77 67 3
K Brandi 6 3 9 K Brandi 2 3
C Martínez 6 77 C Martínez 6 6
Q K Bondarenko 1 64 C Martínez 4 1
K Peschke 7 6 K Peschke 6 6
D Randriantefy 5 1 K Peschke 1 6 6
M Weingärtner 6 4 0 11 V Zvonareva 6 4 3
11 V Zvonareva 2 6 6

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
16 N Dechy 77 6
ME Camerin 61 1 16 N Dechy 6 6
WC J O'Donoghue 1 6 6 WC J O'Donoghue 2 1
A-L Grönefeld 6 1 4 16 N Dechy 6 6
T Panova 7 6 A Bondarenko 1 4
L Raymond 5 3 T Panova 3 6 3
A Bondarenko 6 3 7 A Bondarenko 6 2 6
18 T Golovin 3 6 5 16 N Dechy 4 2
31 A Medina Garrigues 3 3 2 M Sharapova 6 6
K Srebotnik 6 6 K Srebotnik 7 6
Y-j Cho 6 6 Y-j Cho 5 4
A Parra-Santonja 3 3 K Srebotnik 2 4
WC A Janes 5 78 5 2 M Sharapova 6 6
S Karatantcheva 7 66 7 S Karatantcheva 0 1
N Llagostera Vives 2 2 2 M Sharapova 6 6
2 M Sharapova 6 6

References
  1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
  2. "Williams regains Wimbledon title". BBC Sport. 2 July 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  3. "In an Epic Wimbledon Final, Williams Prevails". The New York Times. 3 July 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  4. "Venus drives out Sharapova". The Guardian. 1 July 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. "Henin becomes first big name to fall". The Age. 23 June 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  6. "Serena ousted at Wimbledon; Federer, Roddick advance". USA Today. 25 June 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
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