2005 US Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2005 US Open
Champion	Kim Clijsters
Runner-up	Mary Pierce
Score	6–3, 6–1

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 and first of an eventual three US Open titles.

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

Maria Sharapova (semifinals)
Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
Amélie Mauresmo (quarterfinals)
Kim Clijsters (champion)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (first round)
Elena Dementieva (semifinals)
Justine Henin (fourth round)
Serena Williams (fourth round)
Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
Patty Schnyder (fourth round)
Mary Pierce (final)
Anastasia Myskina (third round)
Alicia Molik (first round)
Nathalie Dechy (fourth round)
Elena Bovina (withdrew)
Jelena Janković (third round, retired)
Ana Ivanovic (second round)
Elena Likhovtseva (fourth round)
Daniela Hantuchová (third round)
Dinara Safina (first round)
Silvia Farina Elia (first round)
Tatiana Golovin (third round)
Shinobu Asagoe (third round)
Francesca Schiavone (third round)
Nicole Vaidišová (fourth round)
Gisela Dulko (second round)
Flavia Pennetta (first round)
Anna Chakvetadze (third round)
Ai Sugiyama (third round)
Anna-Lena Grönefeld (third round)
Anabel Medina Garrigues (third round)
Vera Dushevina (second round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

1	M Sharapova	6	6
	E Daniilidou	1	1		1	M Sharapova	6	6
	D Randraintefy	6	6			D Randraintefy	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

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

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

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

Section 5

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

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

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

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

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

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

External links

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[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)

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