Women's tennis circuit
The 2005 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the
Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2005 tennis season. The 2005
WTA Tour included the four
Grand Slam tournaments, the
WTA Tour Championships and the
WTA Tier I , Tier II, Tier III, Tier IV and Tier V events. ITF tournaments were not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.
Season summary
Singles
Going into 2005,
Lindsay Davenport was holding the No. 1 ranking and therefore was the top seed at the year's first Grand Slam, the Australian Open. She reached the final for the first time since she won the event in 2000, coming back against
Alicia Molik in the quarterfinals and
Nathalie Dechy in the semifinals. Molik had a successful warm-up by winning the tournament in Sydney. Meanwhile,
Serena Williams came through in the bottom half, beating
Amélie Mauresmo and
Maria Sharapova . In the final, Williams won her seventh Grand Slam title, and first since Wimbledon 2003.
Justine Henin-Hardenne and
Kim Clijsters both continued to struggle with injuries and skipped the event.
Justine Henin-Hardenne made a successful return from injury, winning the French Open.
The following week, Sharapova won the event in Tokyo, beating Davenport in the final. Moving into February, Mauresmo proved strong, winning in Antwerp and reaching the Paris final before losing to
Dinara Safina . Sharapova also won the event in Doha, with Davenport winning in Dubai. Molik reached the semifinals of Antwerp and the final of Doha to continue her strong start to the season. Clijsters returned to competition in Antwerp, losing to
Venus Williams .
Clijsters then won 14 straight matches to take back-to-back titles in Indian Wells and Miami. In the former, she beat Davenport (who had defeated Maria Sharapova 6–0, 6–0 in the semi-finals) in the final. In the latter, she beat Sharapova in the final. Clijsters was only the second woman to achieve the feat of winning both tournaments, after
Steffi Graf in 1996.
Henin-Hardenne returned to competitive tennis in Miami, where she lost to Sharapova, but she then went on to dominate the clay season, winning events in Charleston, Warsaw and Berlin and building a 17-match winning streak. In the other big clay tournament in Rome, Mauresmo came out as the champion. Also enjoying good results in the clay season were
Nadia Petrova , who reached the final of Berlin and the semifinals of Amelia Island and
Patty Schnyder , who reached the semifinals of Berlin and Charleston, and the final of Rome. Davenport won the title in Amelia Island.
As the favourite to win the French Open title, Henin-Hardenne reached the final, saving match points against Kuznetsova in the fourth round, before beating Sharapova in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, she beat Petrova. On the top half of the draw,
Mary Pierce moved through to her first Grand Slam final since 2000 by defeating Davenport in the quarterfinals and then
Elena Likhovtseva in the semifinals. Henin-Hardenne eventually won her fourth Grand Slam title, beating Pierce with the loss of only two games.
Venus Williams' Wimbledon triumph was her first singles Grand Slam trophy since 2001.
Wimbledon opened up with an early upset, as Henin-Hardenne became the first French Open champion to crash out in the first round, losing to
Eleni Daniilidou , who brought an end to the Belgian's 24-match win streak. Australian Open champion Serena Williams also continued her struggles since that title, losing in the third round to
Jill Craybas . In the semifinals, Venus Williams beat defending champion Sharapova, while Davenport moved past Mauresmo in a tight match. The final turned out to be the longest women's final in Wimbledon history, with Williams saving a match point before going on to win her third Wimbledon title, after 2000 and 2001.
[1]
The summer hardcourt season saw a strong run from Kim Clijsters, who won titles in Stanford, Los Angeles and Toronto. Her only loss in the lead-up to the U.S. Open came against
Peng Shuai in San Diego. In the absence of Clijsters, Mary Pierce won that event, beating
Ai Sugiyama in the final. Lindsay Davenport took the title in New Haven, over Mauresmo in the final.
Maria Sharapova became the first Russian, male or female, to be ranked
World No. 1 by the WTA Tour; she claimed the ranking on 22 August,
[2] though Lindsay Davenport would reclaim the ranking the following week. Sharapova would herself recapture the top ranking following the US Open, despite losing in the semi-finals to Kim Clijsters. She would hold it until the end of the season, when again Davenport took over at the top.
Kim Clijsters won the U.S. Open as the culmination of a dominant summer.
After a struggling season up until now, Svetlana Kuznetsova went into her U.S. Open title defense in poor form, and subsequently lost on the very first day, becoming the first defending women's champion to lose in the first round.
[3] 2003 champion Henin-Hardenne lost to Mary Pierce in the fourth round, while Venus Williams beat her sister, Serena, in the fourth round, before losing to Clijsters in the quarterfinals. Eventually, Clijsters beat Sharapova to reach the final. On the bottom half of the draw, Pierce followed up her upset of Henin-Hardenne with wins over Mauresmo and Dementieva, who beat Davenport in the quarterfinals, to reach her second Grand Slam final of the year. There, she lost to Clijsters, who finally won her first Grand Slam title after losing in four finals previously.
The fall season started with a surprise final in Beijing, with
Maria Kirilenko beating
Anna-Lena Grönefeld to win the event. Grönefeld also reached the final in Luxembourg, where she lost to Clijsters. Davenport won three tournaments in the last stretch of the year in Bali, Stuttgart and Zurich to secure the year end No. 1 ranking for the second straight season. Mary Pierce won her second Tier I event of the season in the Moscow event. Nadia Petrova won her first title after several lost finals in Linz, and Amélie Mauresmo won her third straight title in Philadelphia. It also proved a successful period for Patty Schnyder, who was the runner-up in Zurich and Linz, and
Francesca Schiavone , who recorded three runner-up finishes in Bali, Hasselt and Moscow.
Nicole Vaidišová won three smaller titles in three weeks in Seoul, Tokyo and Bangkok respectively.
In the big finish to the season, the year-ending championships, Mauresmo beat Pierce to win her biggest career title up to that point, with Davenport and Sharapova reaching the semifinals. Petrova, Dementieva, Clijsters and Schnyder were the other qualifiers.
Notable breakthrough players
The 2005 season saw the breakthrough of 17-year-old Serbian
Ana Ivanovic into the WTA Tour. Starting the season ranked World No. 97 (an increase of 608 places from the previous year), Ivanovic won her first WTA career title at the
Canberra International as a qualifier, defeating
lucky loser
Melinda Czink in the final, 7–5, 6–1.
[4] She then went on to make her Grand Slam debut at the
2005 Australian Open , defeating
Iveta Benešová and
Maria Kirilenko in the first two rounds before losing to
Amélie Mauresmo in the third.
[5] She then went on to make the quarter-finals in
Miami (losing to Mauresmo again, having defeated
Svetlana Kuznetsova and
Nadia Petrova en route) and the semi-finals in
Warsaw (losing to
Justine Henin-Hardenne , having defeated
Vera Zvonareva en route); these results saw her enter the World's Top 30 for the first time. Seeded 29th at her first
French Open , Ivanovic caused an upset in the third round when she defeated Mauresmo in three sets,
[6]
[7] en route to reaching the quarter-finals in just her second appearance in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, where she eventually lost to
Nadia Petrova . Following
Wimbledon , Ivanovic entered the World's Top 20 for the first time, however an injury she suffered at the
Rogers Cup caused her to be defeated in the second round of the
US Open . A strong finish to the season, including two semi-finals in Zurich and Linz, saw her finish the 2005 season ranked World No. 16; subsequently, she was recognised as the WTA's "Most Improved Player" (a feat she would repeat in
2007 ).
Schedule
The table below shows the 2005 WTA Tour schedule.
Key
Grand Slam events
Year-end championships
Tier I events
Tier II events
Tier III events
Tier IV and V events
Team events
January
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
3 Jan
Hopman Cup
Perth , Australia Hopman Cup Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR)
Slovakia 3–0
Argentina
Round robin losers (group A)
Germany Italy Russia
Round robin losers (group B)
Netherlands Australia United States
Uncle Tobys Hardcourts
Gold Coast , Australia Tier III event Hard – $170,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Patty Schnyder 1–6, 6–3, 7–5
Samantha Stosur
Silvia Farina Elia
Tatiana Golovin
Nadia Petrova
Magdalena Maleeva
Flavia Pennetta
Sesil Karatantcheva
Elena Likhovtseva
Magdalena Maleeva 6–3, 5–7, 6–1
Maria Elena Camerin
Silvia Farina Elia
ASB Classic
Auckland , New Zealand Tier IV event Hard – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Katarina Srebotnik 5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Shinobu Asagoe
Amy Frazier
Marion Bartoli
Tatiana Panova
Janette Husárová
Shahar Pe'er
Jelena Janković
Shinobu Asagoe
Katarina Srebotnik 6–3, 6–3
Leanne Baker
Francesca Lubiani
10 Jan
Medibank International
Sydney , Australia Tier II event Hard – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Alicia Molik 6–7(5–7) , 6–4, 7–5
Samantha Stosur
Elena Dementieva
Peng Shuai
Lindsay Davenport
Patty Schnyder
Fabiola Zuluaga
Nadia Petrova
Bryanne Stewart
Samantha Stosur Walkover
Elena Dementieva
Ai Sugiyama
Moorilla Hobart International
Hobart , Australia Tier V event Hard – $110,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Zheng Jie 6–2, 6–0
Gisela Dulko
Li Na
Iveta Benešová
Marta Domachowska
Klára Koukalová
Nicole Vaidišová
Květa Peschke
Yan Zi
Zheng Jie 6–4, 7–5
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Dinara Safina
Canberra Women's Classic
Canberra , Australia Tier V event Hard – $110,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Ana Ivanovic 7–5, 6–1
Melinda Czink
Yuliana Fedak
Lindsay Lee-Waters
Silvia Farina Elia
Marion Bartoli
Anca Barna
Marlene Weingärtner
Tathiana Garbin
Tina Križan 7–5, 1–6, 6–4
Gabriela Navrátilová
Michaela Paštiková
17 Jan 24 Jan
Australian Open
Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam Hard – $5,952,601 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X
Singles –
Doubles –
Mixed doubles
Serena Williams 2–6, 6–3, 6–0
Lindsay Davenport
Nathalie Dechy
Maria Sharapova
Alicia Molik
Patty Schnyder
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Amélie Mauresmo
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Alicia Molik 6–3, 6–4
Lindsay Davenport
Corina Morariu
Scott Draper
Samantha Stosur 6–2, 2–6, 7–6(8–6)
Kevin Ullyett
Liezel Huber
31 Jan
Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Tier I event Carpet (i) – $1,300,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Maria Sharapova 6–1, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
Lindsay Davenport
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Shinobu Asagoe
Iveta Benešová
Daniela Hantuchová
Elena Dementieva
Elena Likhovtseva
Janette Husárová
Elena Likhovtseva 6–4, 6–3
Lindsay Davenport
Corina Morariu
Volvo Women's Open
Pattaya , Thailand Tier IV event Hard – $170,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Conchita Martínez 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Evgenia Linetskaya
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Vera Zvonareva
Shahar Pe'er
Alona Bondarenko
Magüi Serna
Marion Bartoli
Anna-Lena Grönefeld 6–3, 6–2
Marta Domachowska
Silvija Talaja
February
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
7 Feb
Open Gaz de France Paris, France Tier II event Hard (i) – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Dinara Safina 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Amélie Mauresmo
Tatiana Golovin
Nadia Petrova
Serena Williams
Silvia Farina Elia
Marion Bartoli
Magdalena Maleeva
Iveta Benešová
Květa Peschke 6–2, 2–6, 6–2
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Dinara Safina
AP Tourism Hyderabad Open
Hyderabad , India Tier IV event Hard – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Sania Mirza 6–4, 5–7, 6–3
Alona Bondarenko
Maria Kirilenko
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Li Na
Tzipora Obziler
Marie-Ève Pelletier
Sun Tiantian
Yan Zi
Zheng Jie 6–4, 6–1
Li Ting
Sun Tiantian
14 Feb
Proximus Diamond Games
Antwerp , Belgium Tier II event Hard (i) – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Amélie Mauresmo 4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Venus Williams
Alicia Molik
Anastasia Myskina
Patty Schnyder
Klára Koukalová
Kim Clijsters
Katarina Srebotnik
Cara Black
Els Callens 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Dinara Safina
Cellular South Cup
Memphis , United States Tier III event Hard (i) – $170,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Vera Zvonareva 7–6(7–3) , 6–2
Meghann Shaughnessy
Evgenia Linetskaya
Nicole Vaidišová
Kateryna Bondarenko
Akiko Morigami
Cho Yoon-jeong
Jamea Jackson
Miho Saeki
Yuka Yoshida 6–3, 6–4
Laura Granville
Abigail Spears
Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolívar
Bogotá , Colombia Tier III event Clay – $170,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Flavia Pennetta 7–6(7–4) , 6–4
Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Fabiola Zuluaga
Clarisa Fernández
Catalina Castaño
Eva Birnerová
Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Barbora Strýcová
Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Tina Pisnik 6–4, 6–3
Ľubomíra Kurhajcová
Barbora Strýcová
21 Feb
Qatar Total Open
Doha , Qatar Tier II event Hard – $600,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Maria Sharapova 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Alicia Molik
Amélie Mauresmo
Daniela Hantuchová
Maria Kirilenko
Francesca Schiavone
Conchita Martínez
Marion Bartoli
Alicia Molik
Francesca Schiavone 6–3, 6–4
Cara Black
Liezel Huber
Abierto Mexicano Telcel
Acapulco , Mexico Tier III event Clay – $180,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Flavia Pennetta 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Ľudmila Cervanová
Antonella Serra Zanetti
Dally Randriantefy
Lilia Osterloh
Catalina Castaño
Émilie Loit
Arantxa Parra Santonja
Alina Jidkova
Tatiana Perebiynis 7–5, 6–3
Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
Conchita Martínez Granados
28 Feb
Dubai Duty Free Women's Open
Dubai , United Arab Emirates Tier II event Hard – $1,000,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Jelena Janković
Patty Schnyder
Serena Williams
Conchita Martínez
Anastasia Myskina
Sania Mirza
Daniela Hantuchová
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez 6–7(7–9) , 6–2, 6–1
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Alicia Molik
March
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
7 Mar 14 Mar
Pacific Life Open
Indian Wells , United States Tier I event Hard – $2,100,000 – 96S/48Q/32D
Singles –
Doubles
Kim Clijsters 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Lindsay Davenport
Maria Sharapova
Elena Dementieva
Nathalie Dechy
Mary Pierce
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Conchita Martínez
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez 7–6(7–3) , 6–1
Nadia Petrova
Meghann Shaughnessy
21 Mar 28 Mar
NASDAQ-100 Open
Key Biscayne , United States Tier I event Hard – $3,115,000 – 96S/48Q/32D
Singles –
Doubles
Kim Clijsters 6–3, 7–5
Maria Sharapova
Amélie Mauresmo
Venus Williams
Ana Ivanovic
Elena Dementieva
Serena Williams
Justine Henin-Hardenne
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Alicia Molik 7–5, 6–7(5–7) , 6–2
Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
April
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
4 Apr
Bausch & Lomb Championships
Amelia Island , United States Tier II event $585,000 – clay (green) – 56S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Lindsay Davenport 7–5, 7–5
Silvia Farina Elia
Nadia Petrova
Virginie Razzano
Venus Williams
Shinobu Asagoe
Vera Zvonareva
Serena Williams
Bryanne Stewart
Samantha Stosur 6–4, 6–2
Květa Peschke
Patty Schnyder
11 Apr
Family Circle Cup
Charleston , United States Tier I event $1,300,000 – clay (green) – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles –
Doubles
Justine Henin-Hardenne 7–5, 6–4
Elena Dementieva
Tatiana Golovin
Patty Schnyder
Lindsay Davenport
Nadia Petrova
Nicole Vaidišová
Katarina Srebotnik
Conchita Martínez
Virginia Ruano Pascual 6–1, 6–4
Iveta Benešová
Květa Peschke
18 Apr
Fed Cup: Quarterfinals
Brindisi , Italy, Clay
Delray Beach , United States, Hard
Jerez , Spain, Clay
Pörtschach , Austria, Clay
Quarterfinal winners
Russia 4–1
United States 5–0
Spain 3–2
France 4–1
Quarterfinal losers
Italy
Belgium
Argentina
Austria
25 Apr
J&S Cup
Warsaw , Poland Tier II event Clay – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Justine Henin-Hardenne 3–6, 6–2, 7–5
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Ana Ivanovic
Kim Clijsters
Nathalie Dechy
Patty Schnyder
Elena Bovina
Silvia Farina Elia
Tatiana Perebiynis
Barbora Strýcová 6–1, 6–4
Klaudia Jans
Alicja Rosolska
Estoril Open
Oeiras , Portugal Tier IV event Clay – $140,000 – 32S/21Q/13D
Singles –
Doubles
Lucie Šafářová 6–7(4–7) , 6–4, 6–3
Li Na
Gisela Dulko
Dinara Safina
Mariana Díaz Oliva
Zheng Jie
Dally Randriantefy
Jill Craybas
Li Ting
Sun Tiantian 6–3, 6–1
Michaëlla Krajicek
Henrieta Nagyová
May
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
2 May
Qatar Total German Open Berlin, Germany Tier I event Clay – $1,300,000 – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles –
Doubles
Justine Henin-Hardenne 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Nadia Petrova
Patty Schnyder
Jelena Janković
Maria Sharapova
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Elena Bovina
Amélie Mauresmo
Elena Likhovtseva
Vera Zvonareva 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Cara Black
Liezel Huber
GP de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
Rabat , Morocco Tier IV event Clay – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Nuria Llagostera Vives 6–4, 6–2
Zheng Jie
Li Na
Émilie Loit
Antonella Serra Zanetti
Tathiana Garbin
Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Arantxa Parra Santonja
Émilie Loit
Barbora Strýcová 3–6, 7–6(7–5) , 7–5
Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Nuria Llagostera Vives
9 May
Telecom Italia Masters Rome Rome, Italy Tier I event Clay – $1,300,000 – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles –
Doubles
Amélie Mauresmo 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Patty Schnyder
Maria Sharapova
Vera Zvonareva
Elena Bovina
Evgenia Linetskaya
Francesca Schiavone
Conchita Martínez
Cara Black
Liezel Huber 6–0, 4–6, 6–1
Maria Kirilenko
Anabel Medina Garrigues
ECM Prague Open
Prague , Czech Republic Tier IV event Clay – $140,000 – 32S/30Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Dinara Safina 7–6(7–2) , 6–3
Zuzana Ondrášková
Laura Pous Tió
Klára Koukalová
Iveta Benešová
Kristina Brandi
Mariana Díaz Oliva
Jill Craybas
Émilie Loit
Nicole Pratt 6–7(6–8) , 6–4, 6–4
Jelena Kostanić
Barbora Strýcová
16 May
İstanbul Cup
Istanbul , Turkey Tier III event Clay – $200,000 – 30S/24Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Venus Williams 6–3, 6–2
Nicole Vaidišová
Tsvetana Pironkova
Anna Smashnova
Anna Chakvetadze
Shahar Pe'er
Mashona Washington
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Marta Marrero
Antonella Serra Zanetti 6–4, 6–0
Daniela Klemenschits
Sandra Klemenschits
Internationaux de Strasbourg
Strasbourg , France Tier III event Clay – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–4, 6–3
Marta Domachowska
Nathalie Dechy
Dally Randriantefy
Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro
Vera Douchevina
Karolina Šprem
Peng Shuai
Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
Andreea Vanc 6–3, 6–1
Marta Domachowska
Marlene Weingärtner
23 May 30 May
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay – $5,301,154 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X
Singles –
Doubles –
Mixed doubles
Justine Henin-Hardenne 6–1, 6–1
Mary Pierce
Elena Likhovtseva
Nadia Petrova
Lindsay Davenport
Sesil Karatantcheva
Ana Ivanovic
Maria Sharapova
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Cara Black
Liezel Huber
Fabrice Santoro
Daniela Hantuchová 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Leander Paes
Martina Navratilova
June
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
6 Jun
DFS Classic
Birmingham , Great Britain Tier III event Grass – $200,000 – 56S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Maria Sharapova 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
Jelena Janković
Tatiana Golovin
Laura Granville
Eleni Daniilidou
Anna Chakvetadze
Mashona Washington
Tamarine Tanasugarn
Daniela Hantuchová
Ai Sugiyama 6–2, 6–3
Eleni Daniilidou
Jennifer Russell
13 Jun
Hastings Direct International Champs.
Eastbourne , Great Britain Tier II event Grass – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Kim Clijsters 7–5, 6–0
Vera Dushevina
Roberta Vinci
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Marion Bartoli
Anastasia Myskina
Mashona Washington
Nathalie Dechy
Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs 6–3, 7–5
Elena Likhovtseva
Vera Zvonareva
Ordina Open
's-Hertogenbosch , Netherlands Tier III event Grass – $170,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Klára Koukalová 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Lucie Šafářová
Meghann Shaughnessy
Gisela Dulko
Denisa Chládková
Michaëlla Krajicek
Dinara Safina
Nadia Petrova
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Dinara Safina 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(11)
Iveta Benešová
Nuria Llagostera Vives
20 Jun 27 Jun
Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – $7,385,286 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X
Singles –
Doubles –
Mixed doubles
Venus Williams 4–6, 7–6(7–4) , 9–7
Lindsay Davenport
Amélie Mauresmo
Maria Sharapova
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Anastasia Myskina
Mary Pierce
Nadia Petrova
Cara Black
Liezel Huber 6–2, 6–1
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Amélie Mauresmo
Mahesh Bhupathi
Mary Pierce 6–4, 6–2
Paul Hanley
Tatiana Perebiynis
July
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
4 Jul
Fed Cup: Semifinals Moscow, Russia, Clay (i)
Aix-en-Provence , France, Hard
Semifinal winners
Russia 4–1
France 3–1
Semifinal losers
United States
Spain
11 Jul
Internazionali di Modena
Modena , Italy Tier IV event Clay – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Anna Smashnova 6–6 (3–0) ret.
Tathiana Garbin
Ágnes Szávay
Flavia Pennetta
Francesca Schiavone
Sanda Mamić
Émilie Loit
Mariana Díaz Oliva
Yuliya Beygelzimer
Mervana Jugić-Salkić 6–2, 6–0
Gabriela Navrátilová
Michaela Paštiková
18 Jul
W&S Financial Group Women's Open
Mason , United States Tier III event Hard – $170,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Patty Schnyder 6–4, 6–0
Akiko Morigami
Bethanie Mattek
Daniela Hantuchová
Shahar Pe'er
Jelena Janković
Cho Yoon-jeong
Sania Mirza
Laura Granville
Abigail Spears 3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Květa Peschke
María Emilia Salerni
Internazionali Femminili di Palermo
Palermo , Italy Tier IV event Clay – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–4, 6–0
Klára Koukalová
Tsvetana Pironkova
Flavia Pennetta
Nathalie Viérin
Mariana Díaz Oliva
Martina Müller
Roberta Vinci
Giulia Casoni
Mariya Koryttseva 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Klaudia Jans
Alicja Rosolska
25 Jul
Bank of the West Classic
Stanford , United States Tier II event Hard – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Kim Clijsters 7–5, 6–2
Venus Williams
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Patty Schnyder
Nathalie Dechy
Daniela Hantuchová
Iveta Benešová
Jelena Janković
Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs 6–3, 7–5
Elena Likhovtseva
Vera Zvonareva
Tippmix Budapest Grand Prix
Budapest , Hungary Tier IV event Clay – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Anna Smashnova 6–2, 6–2
Catalina Castaño
Jelena Kostanić
Laura Pous Tió
Anikó Kapros
María Sánchez Lorenzo
Martina Suchá
Katarina Srebotnik
Émilie Loit
Katarina Srebotnik 6–1, 3–6, 6–2
Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Marta Marrero
August
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
1 Aug
Acura Classic
San Diego , United States Tier I event Hard – $1,300,000 – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles –
Doubles
Mary Pierce 6–0, 6–3
Ai Sugiyama
Peng Shuai
Akiko Morigami
Kim Clijsters
Patty Schnyder
Anna Chakvetadze
Sesil Karatantcheva
Conchita Martínez
Virginia Ruano Pascual 6–7(7–9) , 6–1, 7–5
Daniela Hantuchová
Ai Sugiyama
8 Aug
JPMorgan Chase Open
Carson , United States Tier II event Hard – $585,000 – 56S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Kim Clijsters 6–4, 6–1
Daniela Hantuchová
Elena Dementieva
Francesca Schiavone
Maria Sharapova
Tathiana Garbin
Nadia Petrova
Conchita Martínez
Elena Dementieva
Flavia Pennetta 6–2, 6–4
Angela Haynes
Bethanie Mattek
Nordea Nordic Light Open
Stockholm , Sweden Tier IV event Hard – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Katarina Srebotnik 7–5, 6–2
Anastasia Myskina
Vera Douchevina
Émilie Loit
Martina Suchá
Catalina Castaño
Arantxa Parra Santonja
Sofia Arvidsson
Émilie Loit
Katarina Srebotnik 6–4, 6–3
Eva Birnerová
Mara Santangelo
15 Aug
Rogers Cup
Toronto , Canada Tier I event Hard – $1,300,000 – 56S/48Q/28D
Singles –
Doubles
Kim Clijsters 7–5, 6–1
Justine Henin-Hardenne
Anastasia Myskina
Amélie Mauresmo
Gisela Dulko
Flavia Pennetta
Nicole Vaidišová
Nadia Petrova
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Martina Navratilova 5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Conchita Martínez
Virginia Ruano Pascual
22 Aug
Pilot Pen Tennis
New Haven , United States Tier II event Hard – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 6–4
Amélie Mauresmo
Anna Chakvetadze
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Daniela Hantuchová
Zheng Jie
Elena Dementieva
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur 6–2, 6–7(6–8) , 6–1
Gisela Dulko
Maria Kirilenko
Forest Hills Tennis Classic
Forest Hills , United States Tier IV event Hard – $74,800 – 16S
Singles
Lucie Šafářová 3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Sania Mirza
Alexa Glatch
Iveta Benešová
Martina Suchá
Roberta Vinci
Zuzana Ondrášková
Antonella Serra Zanetti
29 Aug 5 Sep
U.S. Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard – $7,147,042 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X
Singles –
Doubles –
Mixed doubles
Kim Clijsters 6–3, 6–1
Mary Pierce
Maria Sharapova
Elena Dementieva
Nadia Petrova
Venus Williams
Amélie Mauresmo
Lindsay Davenport
Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur 6–2, 5–7, 6–3
Elena Dementieva
Flavia Pennetta
Mahesh Bhupathi
Daniela Hantuchová 6–4, 6–2
Nenad Zimonjić
Katarina Srebotnik
September
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
12 Sep
Fed Cup: Final Paris, France, Clay
Russia 3–2
France
Wismilak International
Bali , Indonesia Tier III event Hard – $225,000 – 30S/15Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Lindsay Davenport 6–2, 6–4
Francesca Schiavone
Li Na
Patty Schnyder
Maria Elena Camerin
Alona Bondarenko
Flavia Pennetta
Aiko Nakamura
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Meghann Shaughnessy 6–3, 6–3
Yan Zi
Zheng Jie
19 Sep
China Open
Beijing , China Tier II event Hard – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Maria Kirilenko 6–3, 6–4
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Maria Sharapova
Marta Domachowska
Shinobu Asagoe
Sun Tiantian
Venus Williams
Peng Shuai
Nuria Llagostera Vives
María Vento-Kabchi 6–2, 6–4
Yan Zi
Zheng Jie
Sunfeast Open
Kolkata , India Tier III event Hard (i) – $170,000 – 32S/10Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Anastasia Myskina 6–2, 6–2
Karolina Šprem
Kaia Kanepi
Elena Likhovtseva
Shikha Uberoi
Sybille Bammer
Melinda Czink
Sofia Arvidsson
Elena Likhovtseva
Anastasia Myskina 6–1, 6–0
Neha Uberoi
Shikha Uberoi
Banka Koper Slovenia Open
Portorož , Slovenia Tier IV event Hard – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Klára Koukalová 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Katarina Srebotnik
Vanessa Henke
Eleni Daniilidou
Meilen Tu
Roberta Vinci
Séverine Brémond
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Roberta Vinci 6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Jelena Kostanić
Katarina Srebotnik
26 Sep
Fortis Championships Luxembourg
Kockelscheuer , Luxembourg Tier II event Hard (i) – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Kim Clijsters 6–2, 6–4
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Nathalie Dechy
Dinara Safina
Francesca Schiavone
Daniela Hantuchová
Roberta Vinci
Nadia Petrova
Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur 7–5, 6–1
Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs
Guangzhou International
Guangzhou , China Tier III event Hard – $170,000 – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Yan Zi 6–4, 4–0 ret.
Nuria Llagostera Vives
Zheng Jie
Victoria Azarenka
Li Ting
Maria Kirilenko
Li Na
Peng Shuai
Maria Elena Camerin
Emmanuelle Gagliardi 7–6(5), 6–3
Neha Uberoi
Shikha Uberoi
Hansol Korea Open Tennis Championships
Seoul , South Korea Tier IV event Hard – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Nicole Vaidišová 7–5, 6–3
Jelena Janković
Tatiana Golovin
Catalina Castaño
Vera Douchevina
Ai Sugiyama
Laura Granville
Marion Bartoli
Chan Yung-jan
Chuang Chia-jung 6–2, 6–4
Jill Craybas
Natalie Grandin
October
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
3 Oct
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Filderstadt , Germany Tier II event Hard (i) – $650,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Lindsay Davenport 6–2, 6–4
Amélie Mauresmo
Daniela Hantuchová
Elena Dementieva
Anastasia Myskina
Flavia Pennetta
Nadia Petrova
Kim Clijsters
Daniela Hantuchová
Anastasia Myskina 6–0, 3–6, 7–5
Květa Peschke
Francesca Schiavone
AIG Japan Open Tokyo, Japan Tier III event Hard – $170,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Nicole Vaidišová 7–6(7–4) , 3–2 ret.
Tatiana Golovin
Sania Mirza
Maria Kirilenko
Vera Zvonareva
Ai Sugiyama
Jill Craybas
Sofia Arvidsson
Gisela Dulko
Maria Kirilenko 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Shinobu Asagoe
María Vento-Kabchi
Tashkent Open
Tashkent , Uzbekistan Tier IV event Hard – $145,000 – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Michaëlla Krajicek 6–0, 4–6, 6–3
Akgul Amanmuradova
Ekaterina Bychkova
Maria Elena Camerin
Evgeniya Rodina
Kateryna Bondarenko
Antonella Serra Zanetti
Elena Vesnina
Maria Elena Camerin
Émilie Loit 6–3, 6–0
Anastasia Rodionova
Galina Voskoboeva
10 Oct
Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia Tier I event Carpet (i) – $1,340,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Mary Pierce 6–4, 6–3
Francesca Schiavone
Dinara Safina
Elena Dementieva
Maria Sharapova
Elena Likhovtseva
Anastasia Myskina
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur 6–2, 6–4
Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs
PTT Thailand Open
Bangkok , Thailand Tier III event Hard – $200,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Nicole Vaidišová 6–1, 6–7(5–7) , 7–5
Nadia Petrova
Antonella Serra Zanetti
Gisela Dulko
Stéphanie Foretz
Shahar Pe'er
Yuan Meng
Conchita Martínez
Shinobu Asagoe
Gisela Dulko 6–1, 7–5
Conchita Martínez
Virginia Ruano Pascual
17 Oct
Zurich Open
Zürich , Switzerland Tier I event Hard (i) – $1,340,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Lindsay Davenport 7–6(7–5) , 6–3
Patty Schnyder
Anastasia Myskina
Ana Ivanovic
Francesca Schiavone
Elena Dementieva
Flavia Pennetta
Katarina Srebotnik
Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs 6–7(6–8) , 7–6(7–4) , 6–3
Daniela Hantuchová
Ai Sugiyama
24 Oct
Generali Ladies Linz
Linz , Austria Tier II event Hard (i) – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Nadia Petrova 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
Patty Schnyder
Ana Ivanovic
Květa Peschke
Tatiana Golovin
Daniela Hantuchová
Sybille Bammer
Ai Sugiyama
Gisela Dulko
Květa Peschke 6–2, 6–3
Conchita Martínez
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Gaz de France Stars
Hasselt , Belgium Tier III event Hard (i) – $170,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Kim Clijsters 6–2, 6–3
Francesca Schiavone
Dinara Safina
Michaëlla Krajicek
Julia Schruff
Katarina Srebotnik
Samantha Stosur
Nathalie Dechy
Émilie Loit
Katarina Srebotnik 6–3, 6–4
Michaëlla Krajicek
Ágnes Szávay
31 Oct
Advanta Championships
Philadelphia , United States Tier II event Hard (i) – $585,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Amélie Mauresmo 7–5, 2–6, 7–5
Elena Dementieva
Nadia Petrova
Nicole Vaidišová
Martina Suchá
Květa Peschke
Mashona Washington
Lisa Raymond
Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur
Bell Challenge
Quebec City , Canada Tier III event Carpet (i) – $170,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Amy Frazier 6–1, 7–5
Sofia Arvidsson
Nathalie Dechy
Marion Bartoli
Stéphanie Dubois
Henrieta Nagyová
Elena Vesnina
Shenay Perry
Anastasia Rodionova
Elena Vesnina 6–7(4–7) , 6–4, 6–2
Līga Dekmeijere
Ashley Harkleroad
November
Titles won by nation
Total titles
Country
Grand Slam tournaments
Year-end championships
Tier I tournaments
Tier II tournaments
Tier III tournaments
Tier IV/V tournaments
All titles
Singles
Doubles
Mixed
Singles
Doubles
Singles
Doubles
Singles
Doubles
Singles
Doubles
Singles
Doubles
Singles
Doubles
Mixed
20
Russia
1
1
2
4
2
3
6
1
9
11
19
USA
2
1
1
1
2
4
3
3
2
10
9
17
Australia
2
1
1
3
1
8
1
1
15
1
14
Belgium
2
5
5
1
1
13
1
14
France
1
1
3
2
1
6
6
7
1
14
Spain
1
3
2
1
3
3
1
4
10
11
Czech Republic
3
3
4
1
7
4
10
Italy
2
2
1
4
2
8
8
Slovenia
2
2
4
2
6
6
USA
1
1
2
2
6
6
Zimbabwe
1
2
3
6
5
China
1
1
3
2
3
5
Slovakia
2
1
1
1
5
2
4
Switzerland
2
2
2
2
4
Ukraine
1
1
2
4
4
Japan
3
1
4
3
Germany
1
1
1
3
2
Israel
2
2
2
South Africa
1
1
2
1
Netherlands
1
1
1
India
1
1
1
Serbia and Montenegro
1
1
1
Venezuela
1
1
1
Romania
1
1
1
Chinese Taipei
1
1
1
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1
1
Rankings
Below are the 2005 WTA year-end rankings in singles competition:
Statistics
Number of singles titles:
9
Kim Clijsters
Belgium
6
Lindsay Davenport
USA
4
Justine Henin
Belgium
Amélie Mauresmo
France
3
Maria Sharapova
Russia
Nicole Vaidišová
Czech Republic
2
Mary Pierce
France
Klára Koukalová
Czech Republic
Flavia Pennetta
Italy
Lucie Šafářová
Czech Republic
Dinara Safina
Russia
Patty Schnyder
Switzerland
Venus Williams
USA
List of players who won their first WTA-singles title this year:
1.
Ana Ivanovic
Serbia & Montenegro
Canberra, Australia
2.
Jie Zheng
China
Hobart, Australia
3.
Sania Mirza
India
Hyderabad, India
4.
Lucie Šafářová
Czech Republic
Oeiras, Portugal
5.
Nuria Llagostera Vives
Spain
Rabat, Morocco
6.
Klára Koukalová
Czech Republic
Rosmalen, Netherlands
7.
Maria Kirilenko
Russia
Beijing, China
8.
Zi Yan
China
Guangzhou, China
9.
Michaëlla Krajicek
Netherlands
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
10.
Nadia Petrova
Russia
Linz, Austria
List of players who reached their first WTA-singles final this year:
1.
Samantha Stosur
Australia
Gold Coast, Australia
L
2.
Ana Ivanovic
Serbia & Montenegro
Canberra, Australia
W
3.
Melinda Czink
Hungary
Canberra, Australia
L
4.
Jie Zheng
China
Hobart, Australia
W
5.
Gisela Dulko
Argentina
Hobart, Australia
L
6.
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Germany
Pattaya, Thailand
L
7.
Sania Mirza
India
Hyderabad, India
W
8.
Alona Bondarenko
Ukraine
Hyderabad, India
L
9.
Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Spain
Bogotá, Colombia
L
10.
Lucie Šafářová
Czech Republic
Estoril, Portugal
W
11.
Nuria Llagostera Vives
Spain
Rabat, Morocco
W
12.
Zuzana Ondrášková
Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic
L
13.
Vera Douchevina
Russia
Eastbourne, UK
L
14.
Maria Kirilenko
Russia
Beijing, China
W
15.
Zi Yan
China
Gangzhou, China
W
16.
Michaëlla Krajicek
Netherlands
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
W
17.
Akgul Ammanmoeradova
Uzbekistan
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
L
18.
Sofia Arvidsson
Sweden
Quebec, Canada
L
List of players who defended their WTA-singles title this year:
1.
Vera Zvonareva
Russia
Memphis, USA (Tier III)
2.
Lindsay Davenport
USA
Amelia Island, USA (Tier II)
3.
Amélie Mauresmo
France
Rome, Italy (Tier I)
4.
Maria Sharapova
Russia
Birmingham (Tier III)
5.
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Spain
Palermo (Tier III)
6.
Lindsay Davenport
USA
Filderstadt (Tier II)
7.
Amélie Mauresmo
France
Philadelphia, USA (Tier II)
Winner/Runners-up by country:
1.
Belgium
13–1
2.
Russia
9–7
3.
USA
8–6
4.
Czech Republic
7–3
5.
France
6–7
6.
Spain
3–2
7.
Italy
2–4
=
China
2–2
9.
Australia
1–3
10.
Serbia & Montenegro
1–2
11.
India
1–1
=
Switzerland
1–2
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