2005 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Serena Williams defeated world No. 1 and compatriot Lindsay Davenport in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2005 Australian Open, this despite saving three match points in the third set of her semifinal match against Maria Sharapova. She came back again in the final: at 0-6, 2-2 down, Serena Williams saved four break points and then only lost 1 of the last 11 games to win the championship, her seventh Grand Slam singles title and second Australian Open singles title. Justine Henin-Hardenne was the defending champion, but she could not compete this year due to a knee injury.

Women's Singles
2005 Australian Open
Champion Serena Williams
Runner-up Lindsay Davenport
Final score0–6, 6–3, 6–0
Draw128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
Main article: 2005 Australian Open

This event is notable for the first Grand Slam appearances for future world No. 1 and Grand Slam champion Ana Ivanovic and double Grand Slam champion (and China's first Grand Slam singles champion) Li Na. Both reached the third round before losing to Amélie Mauresmo and Maria Sharapova respectively.

Seeds
  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
Main article: 2005 Australian Open – Women's Singles 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

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

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 7 6 21 A Frazier 6 3 6
21 A Frazier 5 1 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

See also
Preceded by
2004 US Open – Women's Singles		 Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by
2005 French Open – Women's Singles
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