2005 Australian Open – Women's singles

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.[1] It was her second Australian Open singles title[2] and her seventh major singles title overall. Williams saved three match points en route to the title, in the semifinals against Maria Sharapova.

Women's singles
2005 Australian Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Serena Williams
Runner-upUnited States Lindsay Davenport
Score2–6, 6–3, 6–0
Details
Draw128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
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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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

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  1.   Lindsay Davenport (final)
  2.   Amélie Mauresmo (quarterfinals)
  3.   Anastasia Myskina (fourth round)
  4.   Maria Sharapova (semifinals)
  5.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)
  6.   Elena Dementieva (fourth round)
  7.   Serena Williams (champion)
  8.   Venus Williams (fourth round)
  9.   Vera Zvonareva (second round)
  10.   Alicia Molik (quarterfinals)
  11.   Nadia Petrova (fourth round)
  12.   Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
  13.   Karolina Šprem (fourth round)
  14.   Francesca Schiavone (third round)
  15.   Silvia Farina Elia (fourth round)
  16.   Ai Sugiyama (first round)
  17.   Fabiola Zuluaga (second round)
  18.   Elena Likhovtseva (third round)
  19.   Nathalie Dechy (semifinals)
  20.   Tatiana Golovin (second round)
  21.   Amy Frazier (third round)
  22.   Magdalena Maleeva (third round)
  23.   Jelena Janković (second round)
  24.   Mary Pierce (first round)
  25.   Lisa Raymond (third Round, withdrew)
  26.   Daniela Hantuchová (third round)
  27.   Anna Smashnova (third round)
  28.   Shinobu Asagoe (second round)
  29.   Gisela Dulko (second round)
  30.   Flavia Pennetta (first round)
  31.   Jelena Kostanić (second round)
  32.   Iveta Benešová (first round)

Qualifying

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1   Lindsay Davenport 6 4 9
10   Alicia Molik 4 6 7
1   Lindsay Davenport 2 77 6
19   Nathalie Dechy 6 65 4
19   Nathalie Dechy 5 6 7
12   Patty Schnyder 7 1 5
1   Lindsay Davenport 6 3 0
7   Serena Williams 2 6 6
5   Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 2 2
4   Maria Sharapova 4 6 6
4   Maria Sharapova 6 5 6
7   Serena Williams 2 7 8
7   Serena Williams 6 6
2   Amélie Mauresmo 2 2

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   L Davenport 6 6
  C Martínez 1 0 1   L Davenport 2 6 6
  M Paštiková 6 6   M Paštiková 6 2 2
  A Kremer 4 4 1   L Davenport 6 6
  M Vento-Kabchi 77 4 2   N Vaidišová 2 4
  N Vaidišová 64 6 6   N Vaidišová 6 7
WC   C Dellacqua 6 2 2 31   J Kostanić 0 5
31   J Kostanić 3 6 6 1   L Davenport 6 6
18   E Likhovtseva 6 6 13   K Šprem 2 2
  S Mamić 3 3 18   E Likhovtseva 6 2 6
WC   E Dominikovic 65 6 6 WC   E Dominikovic 3 6 3
  M Santangelo 77 4 3 18   E Likhovtseva 4 3
  M Weingärtner 5 65 13   K Šprem 6 6
  T Garbin 7 77   T Garbin 65 62
WC   M Adamczak 2 3 13   K Šprem 77 77
13   K Šprem 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10   A Molik 6 6
  A Medina Garrigues 1 3 10   A Molik 6 6
Q   A Haynes 3 4 Q   A Nakamura 2 4
Q   A Nakamura 6 6 10   A Molik 6 6
  A Serra Zanetti 6 2 1   T Panova 3 2
  T Panova 4 6 6   T Panova 3 6 6
  N Pratt 1 3 23   J Janković 6 4 2
23   J Janković 6 6 10   A Molik 7 77
27   A Smashnova 4 6 6 8   V Williams 5 63
  M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 0 0 27   A Smashnova 6 6
  B Strýcová 0 2   T Tanasugarn 2 2
  T Tanasugarn 6 6 27   A Smashnova 3 0
  S Peng 6 6 8   V Williams 6 6
  ME Camerin 1 2   S Peng 3 1
  E Daniilidou 1 5 8   V Williams 6 6
8   V Williams 6 7

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   A Myskina 6 6
  K Peschke 1 4 3   A Myskina 6 6
  É Loit 611 4   T Obziler 4 2
  T Obziler 713 6 3   A Myskina w/o
Q   M Tu 3 3 25   L Raymond
  K Koukalová 6 6   K Koukalová 0 1
Q   A Yakimova 0 1 25   L Raymond 6 6
25   L Raymond 6 6 3   A Myskina 4 2
19   N Dechy 6 6 19   N Dechy 6 6
  E Gagliardi 4 3 19   N Dechy 62 77 6
  C Castaño 2 3   M Washington 77 62 2
  M Washington 6 6 19   N Dechy 6 6
WC   C Rousseau 6 4 5 14   F Schiavone 3 3
  T Perebiynis 1 6 7   T Perebiynis 6 3 0
  M Marrero 3 2 14   F Schiavone 2 6 6
14   F Schiavone 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   P Schnyder 6 6
  Y Fedak 1 1 12   P Schnyder 3 6 6
  S Foretz 2 1 Q   M Krajicek 6 3 4
Q   M Krajicek 6 6 12   P Schnyder 77 6
  M Shaughnessy 6 2 2   A Spears 64 3
  A Spears 1 6 6   A Spears 7 6
  Ľ Cervanová 3 5 20   T Golovin 5 1
20   T Golovin 6 7 12   P Schnyder 66 77 6
26   D Hantuchová 6 7 6   E Dementieva 78 64 2
  A Morigami 4 5 26   D Hantuchová 6 6
  B Schett 6 1 6   B Schett 4 0
WC   T Welford 3 6 2 26   D Hantuchová 5 7 4
  A Chakvetadze 6 6 6   E Dementieva 7 5 6
  A Parra Santonja 3 2   A Chakvetadze 2 1
  A Bondarenko 3 3 6   E Dementieva 6 6
6   E Dementieva 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   S Kuznetsova 6 6
Q   J Kirkland 1 1 5   S Kuznetsova 6 6
  C Schaul 1 3   M Bartoli 2 0
  M Bartoli 6 6 5   S Kuznetsova 6 77
  M Díaz Oliva 6 6   M Díaz Oliva 3 65
  S Obata 3 4   M Díaz Oliva 77 7
  K Brandi 3 6 3 29   G Dulko 62 5
29   G Dulko 6 3 6 5   S Kuznetsova 6 6
17   F Zuluaga 6 7   V Dushevina 4 2
  S Sfar 3 5 17   F Zuluaga 2 62
  A-L Grönefeld 6 6   A-L Grönefeld 6 77
  S Beltrame 1 3   A-L Grönefeld 5 4
  J Craybas 6 62 4   V Dushevina 7 6
  V Dushevina 3 77 6   V Dushevina 6 6
Q   N Liu 4 2 9   V Zvonareva 3 3
9   V Zvonareva 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   S Farina Elia 6 6
  J Schruff 3 4 15   S Farina Elia 6 77
  M Domachowska 6 3 6   M Domachowska 3 65
Q   T Li 1 6 0 15   S Farina Elia 6 6
Q   E Baltacha 5 6 6 Q   E Baltacha 1 0
  K Srebotnik 7 4 4 Q   E Baltacha 2 6 6
  S Cohen-Aloro 6 6   S Cohen-Aloro 6 3 1
24   M Pierce 2 2 15   S Farina Elia 6 1 2
28   S Asagoe 6 6 4   M Sharapova 4 6 6
  A Barna 4 2 28   S Asagoe 3 4
  N Li 6 4 6   N Li 6 6
  L Granville 2 6 2   N Li 0 2
Q   Z Gubacsi 3 5 4   M Sharapova 6 6
  L Lee-Waters 6 7   L Lee-Waters 6 0 3
Q   S Karatantcheva 3 1 4   M Sharapova 4 6 6
4   M Sharapova 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   S Williams 6 6
  C Pin 1 1 7   S Williams 6 6
  D Randriantefy 6 6   D Randriantefy 3 0
Q   Z Ondrášková 1 1 7   S Williams 6 6
WC   S Mirza 3 6 6 WC   S Mirza 1 4
WC   C Watson 6 3 0 WC   S Mirza 6 6
  P Mandula 3 6 6   P Mandula 2 1
30   F Pennetta 6 1 3 7   S Williams 6 3 6
22   M Maleeva 6 6 11   N Petrova 1 6 3
  M Serna 1 1 22   M Maleeva 6 7
  V Ruano Pascual 6 1 4   A Jidkova 4 5
  A Jidkova 4 6 6 22   M Maleeva 4 4
  N Llagostera Vives 6 66 4 11   N Petrova 6 6
WC   S Ferguson 2 78 6 WC   S Ferguson 6 0 1
  V Razzano 1 2 11   N Petrova 4 6 6
11   N Petrova 6 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   A Sugiyama 5 4
  M Suchá 7 6   M Suchá 0 2
  Ľ Kurhajcová 4 1   E Linetskaia 6 6
  E Linetskaia 6 6   E Linetskaia 6 6
  D Chládková 77 6 21   A Frazier 3 4
  S Talaja 63 2   D Chládková 1 6 2
  M Irvin 5 1 21   A Frazier 6 3 6
21   A Frazier 7 6   E Linetskaia 2 4
32   I Benešová 6 64 4 2   A Mauresmo 6 6
  A Ivanovic 3 77 6   A Ivanovic 6 6
  M Kirilenko 5 6 6   M Kirilenko 1 1
  A Kapros 7 2 4   A Ivanovic 2 5
  J Zheng 5 6 4 2   A Mauresmo 6 7
  D Safina 7 3 6   D Safina 6 1 0
  S Stosur 2 3 2   A Mauresmo 2 6 6
2   A Mauresmo 6 6

Other entry information

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Wild cards

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Qualifiers

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Withdrawals

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Championship match statistics

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Category   S. Williams   Davenport
1st serve % 50/84 (60%) 43/68 (63%)
1st serve points won 38 of 50 = 76% 30 of 43 = 70%
2nd serve points won 16 of 34 = 47% 8 of 25 = 32%
Total service points won 54 of 84 = 64.29% 38 of 68 = 55.88%
Aces 12 7
Double faults 5 8
Winners 38 30
Unforced errors 21 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 68
Source

References

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  1. ^ "Tennis WTA Australian Open 2005 Scores – WTA – Singles". www.tennis24.com. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  2. ^ "Women's Singles". Australian Open. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
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