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2005 US Open – Women's singles

Main article: 2005 US Open (tennis)

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) and the first of an eventual three US Open titles.

Women's singles
2005 US Open
Final
ChampionBelgium Kim Clijsters
Runner-upFrance Mary Pierce
Score6–3, 6–1
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Svetlana Kuznetsova was the defending champion, but was defeated by Ekaterina Bychkova in the first round. Kuznetsova became the first US Open champion to lose in the first round of her title defense.[1]

This was the first major tournament in which Maria Sharapova competed as the world No. 1.[2] She was defeated in the semifinals by Clijsters. This was also the final major appearance for former world No. 2 and 1994 Wimbledon champion Conchita Martínez.

Seeds edit

  1.   Maria Sharapova (semifinals)
  2.   Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
  3.   Amélie Mauresmo (quarterfinals)
  4.   Kim Clijsters (champion)
  5.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (first round)
  6.   Elena Dementieva (semifinals)
  7.   Justine Henin (fourth round)
  8.   Serena Williams (fourth round)
  9.   Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
  10.   Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
  11.   Patty Schnyder (fourth round)
  12.   Mary Pierce (final)
  13.   Anastasia Myskina (third round)
  14.   Alicia Molik (first round)
  15.   Nathalie Dechy (fourth round)
  16.   Elena Bovina (withdrew)
  17.   Jelena Janković (third round, retired)
  18.   Ana Ivanovic (second round)
  19.   Elena Likhovtseva (fourth round)
  20.   Daniela Hantuchová (third round)
  21.   Dinara Safina (first round)
  22.   Silvia Farina Elia (first round)
  23.   Tatiana Golovin (third round)
  24.   Shinobu Asagoe (third round)
  25.   Francesca Schiavone (third round)
  26.   Nicole Vaidišová (fourth round)
  27.   Gisela Dulko (second round)
  28.   Flavia Pennetta (first round)
  29.   Anna Chakvetadze (third round)
  30.   Ai Sugiyama (third round)
  31.   Anna-Lena Grönefeld (third round)
  32.   Anabel Medina Garrigues (third round)
  33.   Vera Dushevina (second round)

Qualifying edit

Main article: 2005 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1   Maria Sharapova 7 4 6
9   Nadia Petrova 5 6 4
1   Maria Sharapova 2 77 3
4   Kim Clijsters 6 64 6
4   Kim Clijsters 4 7 6
10   Venus Williams 6 5 1
4   Kim Clijsters 6 6  
12   Mary Pierce 3 1  
12   Mary Pierce 6 6  
3   Amélie Mauresmo 4 1  
12   Mary Pierce 3 6 6
6   Elena Dementieva 6 2 2
6   Elena Dementieva 6 3 78
2   Lindsay Davenport 1 6 66

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   M Sharapova 6 6  
    E Daniilidou 1 1   1   M Sharapova 6 6  
    D Randriantefy 6 6       D Randriantefy 1 0  
WC   M Gambale 3 1   1   M Sharapova 6 6  
Q   A Kremer 4 6 2     J Schruff 2 4  
    L Raymond 6 3 6     L Raymond 2 3  
    J Schruff 6 3 7     J Schruff 6 6
28   F Pennetta 4 6 5 1   M Sharapova 6 6  
21   D Safina 3 7 3     S Mirza 2 1  
    ME Camerin 6 65 6     ME Camerin 4 6 4
    M Washington 66 7 4     S Mirza 6 1 6
    S Mirza 7 66 6     S Mirza 7 6  
    B Strýcová 3 0       M Bartoli 64 4  
    M Bartoli 6 6       M Bartoli 4 6 6
WC   S Perry 6 6   WC   S Perry 6 1 0
14   A Molik 4 4  

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   N Petrova 6 6  
    E Birnerová 4 4   9   N Petrova 6 6  
    M Irvin 3 3       A Nakamura 2 0  
    A Nakamura 6 6   9   N Petrova 6 7  
    N Pratt 60 6       L Granville 2 5  
    A Morigami 7 0 r     N Pratt 4 7 5
    L Granville 6 6       L Granville 6 5 7
22   S Farina Elia 2 1   9   N Petrova 7 7  
26   N Vaidišová 6 6   26   N Vaidišová 64 5  
    K Peschke 3 1   26   N Vaidišová 6 6  
    J Zheng 6 3 6     J Zheng 3 0  
    I Benešová 2 6 0 26   N Vaidišová 6 7  
Q   I Lisjak 1 6 6 Q   I Lisjak 1 62  
    É Loit 6 4 3 Q   I Lisjak 7 6  
    E Bychkova 6 6       E Bychkova 5 1  
5   S Kuznetsova 3 2  

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   K Clijsters 6 6  
Q   M Müller 1 2   4   K Clijsters 7 6  
WC   A Harkleroad 0 0 r     F Zuluaga 5 0  
    F Zuluaga 6 3   4   K Clijsters 6 6  
    M Paštiková 3 77 6 30   A Sugiyama 1 4  
PR   R Grande 6 65 3     M Paštiková 6 4 4
    A Bondarenko 7 4 3 30   A Sugiyama 2 6 6
30   A Sugiyama 5 6 6 4   K Clijsters 6 6  
18   A Ivanovic 7 6       M Vento-Kabchi 1 0  
    L Lee-Waters 65 3   18   A Ivanovic 6 5 1
    S Mamić 6 3 3     M Vento-Kabchi 3 7 6
    M Vento-Kabchi 1 6 6     M Vento-Kabchi 7 4 6
    M Domachowska 5 5       S Pe'er 5 6 3
    S Pe'er 7 7       S Pe'er 7 3 6
Q   T Dabek 1 2   33   V Dushevina 5 6 3
33   V Dushevina 6 6  

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10   V Williams 6 6  
    R Fujiwara 3 1   10   V Williams 6 6  
    L Pous Tió 2 3       M Kirilenko 1 3  
    M Kirilenko 6 6   10   V Williams 6 6  
Q   ME Salerni 6 3 7 20   D Hantuchová 3 3  
WC   J Kirkland 4 6 60 Q   ME Salerni 1 0  
    C Pin 3 1   20   D Hantuchová 6 6  
20   D Hantuchová 6 6   10   V Williams 7 6  
25   F Schiavone 6 7   8   S Williams 65 2  
    J Kostanić 2 5   25   F Schiavone 6 6  
    S Peng 6 64 2 Q   E Laine 2 2  
Q   E Laine 3 7 6 25   F Schiavone 3 4  
    A Jidkova 4 3   8   S Williams 6 6  
    C Castaño 6 6       C Castaño 2 2  
Q   Y-j Chan 1 3   8   S Williams 6 6  
8   S Williams 6 6  

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   J Henin-Hardenne 6 6  
    Z Ondrášková 3 0   7   J Henin-Hardenne 6 6  
LL   M Sánchez Lorenzo 7 7   LL   M Sánchez Lorenzo 3 4  
WC   A Haynes 5 66   7   J Henin-Hardenne 6 7  
    Y-j Cho 6 2 6     Y-j Cho 0 64  
    A Parra Santonja 4 6 4     Y-j Cho 6 6  
Q   S Foretz 3 2   27   G Dulko 4 3  
27   G Dulko 6 6   7   J Henin-Hardenne 3 4  
17   J Janković 7 6   12   M Pierce 6 6  
    D Chládková 5 3   17   J Janković 6 6  
    Y Fedak 4 3   WC   A Glatch 2 0  
WC   A Glatch 6 6   17   J Janković 3 0 r
    K Srebotnik 6 6   12   M Pierce 6 3  
Q   S-w Hsieh 0 2       K Srebotnik 3 2  
    M Santangelo 2 4   12   M Pierce 6 6  
12   M Pierce 6 6  

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   A Myskina 6 6  
    T Tanasugarn 3 1   13   A Myskina 6 6  
    A Frazier 6 7       A Frazier 3 2  
WC   C Gullickson 4 5   13   A Myskina 6 3 66
LL   E Gagliardi 1 3   19   E Likhovtseva 0 6 7
    M Maleeva 6 6       M Maleeva 2 1  
    T Garbin 4 1   19   E Likhovtseva 6 6  
19   E Likhovtseva 6 6   19   E Likhovtseva 1 4  
31   A-L Grönefeld 6 6   3   A Mauresmo 6 6  
    K Brandi 2 3   31   A-L Grönefeld 3 6 6
    V Razzano 7 6       V Razzano 6 3 4
    A Spears 66 3   31   A-L Grönefeld 5 3  
    S Karatantcheva 2 7 7 3   A Mauresmo 7 6  
    M Shaughnessy 6 5 5     S Karatantcheva 0 1  
    R Vinci 3 2   3   A Mauresmo 6 6  
3   A Mauresmo 6 6  

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   E Dementieva 7 6  
    L Šafářová 5 3   6   E Dementieva 7 6  
    M Díaz Oliva 6 6       M Díaz Oliva 5 1  
WC   B Mattek 4 3   6   E Dementieva 6 4 7
    J Craybas 6 2 7 29   A Chakvetadze 1 6 65
    J Jackson 4 6 5     J Craybas 0 2  
Q   V Kutuzova 3 6 5 29   A Chakvetadze 6 6  
29   A Chakvetadze 6 3 7 6   E Dementieva 6 6
24   S Asagoe 6 6   11   P Schnyder 4 3
    S Cohen-Aloro 1 4   24   S Asagoe 6 6  
    N Llagostera Vives 6 4 4     E Linetskaia 4 4  
    E Linetskaia 3 6 6 24   S Asagoe 1 3  
    M Suchá 4 6 7 11   P Schnyder 6 6  
Q   S Bammer 6 4 5     M Suchá 3 6 2
    C Martínez 6 4 2 11   P Schnyder 6 2 6
11   P Schnyder 4 6 6

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   N Dechy 6 7  
    S Beltrame 4 5   15   N Dechy 6 6  
    K Koukalová 3 6 1 Q   V King 1 1  
Q   V King 6 3 6 15   N Dechy 7 2 6
    A Smashnova 6 6   23   T Golovin 5 6 2
Q   S Klösel 3 3       A Smashova 4 66  
Q   V Ruano Pascual 3 6 65 23   T Golovin 6 7  
23   T Golovin 6 2 7 15   N Dechy 0 3  
32   A Medina Garrigues 6 6   2   L Davenport 6 6  
    K Šprem 2 3   32   A Medina Garrigues 6 7  
Q   T Sun 6 7   Q   T Sun 4 5  
    S Stosur 3 64   32   A Medina Garrigues 3 2  
    A Serra Zanetti 6 3 4 2   L Davenport 6 6  
Q   P Parmentier 2 6 6 Q   P Parmentier 1 1  
    N Li 4 4   2   L Davenport 6 6  
2   L Davenport 6 6  

Championship match statistics edit

Category   Clijsters   Pierce
1st serve % 33/47 (70%) 33/49 (67%)
1st serve points won 27 of 33 = 82% 17 of 33 = 52%
2nd serve points won 5 of 14 = 36% 6 of 16 = 38%
Total service points won 32 of 47 = 68.09% 23 of 49 = 46.94%
Aces 5 1
Double faults 2 1
Winners 10 6
Unforced errors 10 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 38
Source

References edit

  1. ^ "Champion Kuznetsova crashes out". BBC News. 2005-08-29. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
  2. ^ Sharapova claims world number one ranking - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

External links edit

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