2005 Australian Open

Women's singles
Women's singles
2005 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Lindsay Davenport
Score	2–6, 6–3, 6–0
Details
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32
Events

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.

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

Lindsay Davenport (final)
Amélie Mauresmo (quarterfinals)
Anastasia Myskina (fourth round)
Maria Sharapova (semifinals)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)
Elena Dementieva (fourth round)
Serena Williams (champion)
Venus Williams (fourth round)
Vera Zvonareva (second round)
Alicia Molik (quarterfinals)
Nadia Petrova (fourth round)
Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
Karolina Šprem (fourth round)
Francesca Schiavone (third round)
Silvia Farina Elia (fourth round)
Ai Sugiyama (first round)
Fabiola Zuluaga (second round)
Elena Likhovtseva (third round)
Nathalie Dechy (semifinals)
Tatiana Golovin (second round)
Amy Frazier (third round)
Magdalena Maleeva (third round)
Jelena Janković (second round)
Mary Pierce (first round)
Lisa Raymond (third Round, withdrew)
Daniela Hantuchová (third round)
Anna Smashnova (third round)
Shinobu Asagoe (second round)
Gisela Dulko (second round)
Flavia Pennetta (first round)
Jelena Kostanić (second round)
Iveta Benešová (first round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Section 1

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

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

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

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

Section 5

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

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

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

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

Wild cards

Qualifiers

Withdrawals

Elena Bovina → replaced by Silvija Talaja
Jennifer Capriati → replaced by Tzipora Obziler
Kim Clijsters → replaced by Catalina Castaño
Rita Grande → replaced by Camille Pin
Justine Henin-Hardenne → replaced by Alona Bondarenko
Shenay Perry → replaced by Saori Obata
Chanda Rubin → replaced by Selima Sfar
Paola Suárez → replaced by Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro

Championship match statistics

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