2005 Australian Open

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2005 Australian Open
Date17 – 30 January
Edition93rd
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
LocationMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Champions
Men's singles
Russia Marat Safin
Women's singles
United States Serena Williams
Men's doubles
Zimbabwe Wayne Black / Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
Women's doubles
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova / Australia Alicia Molik
Mixed doubles
Australia Samantha Stosur / Australia Scott Draper
Boys' singles
United States Donald Young
Girls' singles
Belarus Victoria Azarenka
Boys' doubles
South Korea Kim Sun-young / Chinese Taipei Yi Chu-huan
Girls' doubles
Belarus Victoria Azarenka / New Zealand Marina Erakovic
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The 2005 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia from 17 until 30 January 2005.

Seniors

Men's Singles

Russia Marat Safin[1] def. Australia Lleyton Hewitt[2], 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4

  • It was Safin's 1st title of the year, and his 15th overall. It was his 2nd career Grand Slam title, his 1st Australian Open title and the last championship of his career.

Women's Singles

United States Serena Williams def. United States Lindsay Davenport, 2–6, 6–3, 6–0

  • It was Williams's 1st title of the year, and her 26th overall. It was her 7th career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd Australian Open title.

Men's Doubles

Zimbabwe Wayne Black / Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett def. United States Bob Bryan / United States Mike Bryan, 6–4, 6–4

Women's Doubles

Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova / Australia Alicia Molik def. United States Lindsay Davenport / United States Corina Morariu, 6–3, 6–4

Mixed Doubles

Australia Samantha Stosur / Australia Scott Draper def. South Africa Liezel Huber / Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett, 6–2, 2–6, [10–6]

Juniors

Boys' Singles

United States Donald Young def. South Korea Kim Sun-yong, 6–2, 6–2

Girls' Singles

Belarus Victoria Azarenka def. Hungary Ágnes Szávay, 6–2, 6–2

Boys' Doubles

South Korea Kim Sun-yong / Chinese Taipei Yi Chu-huan

Girls' Doubles

Belarus Victoria Azarenka / New Zealand Marina Erakovic

Seeds

Withdrawals: Belgium Justine Henin[3], Belgium Kim Clijsters, United States Jennifer Capriati[4]

References

  1. ^ Safin became only the second Russian player to win the Australian Open men's singles title. Yevgeny Kafelnikov won the title in 1999, and was the finalist in 2000.
  2. ^ Hewitt was the first Australian player since Pat Cash (in 1987 and 1988) to reach the men's singles final.
  3. ^ NY Times (9 January 2007). "No Title Defense for Henin-Hardenne". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 February 2008.
  4. ^ The Age (12 January 2005). "Capriati out of Australian Open". Melbourne. Retrieved 7 February 2009.

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