2005 US Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2005 US Open
Champion	Kim Clijsters
Runner-up	Mary Pierce
Final score	6–3, 6–1

Svetlana Kuznetsova was the defending champion, but she was upset in the first round by Ekaterina Bychkova.^[1]

Kim Clijsters, the runner-up to Justine Henin-Hardenne in 2003, won in the final 6–3, 6–1 against Mary Pierce to claim her first Grand Slam singles title, and first of three US Open titles.

This was the first Grand Slam tournament in which Maria Sharapova competed as the World No. 1, having claimed the ranking a week prior to the tournament starting.^[2] She was defeated in the semi-finals by Kim Clijsters.

Seeds

Maria Sharapova (Semifinals)
Lindsay Davenport (Quarterfinals)
Amélie Mauresmo (Quarterfinals)
Kim Clijsters (Champion)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (First Round)
Elena Dementieva (Semifinals)
Justine Henin-Hardenne (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 (Fourth 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 Douchevina (Second Round)

Qualifying

Main article: 2005 US Open – Women's Singles 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

Top Half

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	6	6						30	A Sugiyama	1	4
	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 Douchevina	5	6	3
33	V Douchevina	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

Bottom Half

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 Linetskaya	4	4
	E Linetskaya	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 Smashova	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

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

Drawsheet Source

US Open women's singles drawsheets

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