2005 US Open (tennis)
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| 2005 US Open | ||||
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| Date: | August 29 – September 11 | |||
| Edition: | 125th | |||
| Category: | Grand Slam (ITF) | |||
| Location: | New York City, USA | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's Singles | ||||
 Roger Federer |
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| Women's Singles | ||||
 Kim Clijsters |
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| Men's Doubles | ||||
 Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan |
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| Women's Doubles | ||||
Lisa Raymond /  Samantha Stosur |
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| Mixed Doubles | ||||
 Daniela Hantuchová /  Mahesh Bhupathi |
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| Boys' Singles | ||||
 Ryan Sweeting |
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| Girls' Singles | ||||
 Victoria Azarenka |
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| Boys' Doubles | ||||
| Alex Clayton / Donald Young |
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| Girls' Doubles | ||||
 Nikola Franková /  Alisa Kleybanova |
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List of the 2005 US Open Champions, the top seeds and important highlights of the tournament.
Contents |
[edit] Seniors
[edit] Men's singles
Main article: 2005 US Open – Men's Singles
Roger Federer def. Andre Agassi[1], 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(1), 6–1
- It was Federer's 10th title of the year, and his 32nd overall. It was his 6th career Grand Slam title, and his 2nd (consecutive) US Open title.
[edit] Women's singles
Main article: 2005 US Open – Women's Singles
Kim Clijsters def. 
Mary Pierce, 6–3, 6–1
- It was Clijsters's 7th title of the year, and her 28th overall. It was her 1st career Grand Slam title.
[edit] Men's doubles
Main article: 2005 US Open – Men's Doubles
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan def. 
Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi, 6–1, 6–4
[edit] Women's doubles
Main article: 2005 US Open – Women's Doubles
Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur def. Elena Dementieva / 
Flavia Pennetta, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3
[edit] Mixed doubles
Main article: 2005 US Open – Mixed Doubles
Daniela Hantuchová[2] / Mahesh Bhupathi def. 
Katarina Srebotnik / 
Nenad Zimonjić, 6–4, 6–2
[edit] Juniors
[edit] Boys' Singles
Ryan Sweeting def. Jérémy Chardy, 6–4, 6–4
[edit] Girls' Singles
Victoria Azarenka def. Alexa Glatch, 6–3, 6–4
[edit] Boys' Doubles
Alex Clayton / Donald Young def. Carsten Ball / 
Thiemo de Bakker, 7–6(3), 4–6, 7–5
[edit] Girls' Doubles
Nikola Franková / Alisa Kleybanova def. Alexa Glatch / Vania King, 7–5, 7–6(3)
[edit] Seeds
[edit] Top 10 seeds (singles)
| Men's Singles | ||||
| 1. | Roger Federer |
defeated | Andre Agassi (7th Seed) |
Final |
| 2. |  Rafael Nadal |
lost to | James Blake |
3rd round |
| 3. | Lleyton Hewitt |
lost to | Roger Federer (1st Seed) |
Semifinal |
| 4. | Andy Roddick |
lost to |  Gilles Müller |
1st round |
| 6. | Nikolay Davydenko |
lost to |  Paradorn Srichaphan |
2nd round |
| 7. | Andre Agassi |
lost to | Roger Federer (1st Seed) |
Final |
| 8. |  Guillermo Coria |
lost to | Robby Ginepri |
Quarterfinal |
| 9. | Gastón Gaudio |
lost to | Brian Baker |
1st round |
| 10. | Mariano Puerta |
lost to | Stanislas Wawrinka |
2nd round |
| 11. | David Nalbandian |
lost to | Roger Federer (1st Seed) |
Quarterfinal |
| * Fifth seed Marat Safin (Russia) withdrew before the start of the tournament. | ||||
| Women's Singles | ||||
| 1. | Maria Sharapova |
lost to | Kim Clijsters (4th Seed) |
Semifinal |
| 2. | Lindsay Davenport |
lost to | Elena Dementieva (6th seed) |
Quarterfinal |
| 3. | Amélie Mauresmo |
lost to | Mary Pierce (12th Seed) |
Quarterfinal |
| 4. | Kim Clijsters |
defeated | Mary Pierce (12th Seed) |
Final |
| 5. | Svetlana Kuznetsova |
lost to | Ekaterina Bychkova |
1st round |
| 6. | Elena Dementieva |
lost to | Mary Pierce (12th Seed) |
Semifinal |
| 7. | Justine Henin-Hardenne |
lost to | Mary Pierce (12th Seed) |
4th round |
| 8. | Serena Williams |
lost to | Venus Williams (10th Seed) |
4th round |
| 9. | Nadia Petrova |
lost to | Maria Sharapova (1st Seed) |
Quarterfinal |
| 10. | Venus Williams |
lost to | Kim Clijsters (4th Seed) |
Quarterfinal |
More info on the Top 32 seeds here.
[edit] Top 5 seeds (men's doubles)
| Men's Doubles | ||||
| 1. | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi |
lost to | Mike Bryan Bob Bryan |
Final |
| 2. | Mike Bryan Bob Bryan |
defeated | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi |
Final |
| 3. | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
lost to | Paul Goldstein Jim Thomas |
1st round |
| 4. |  Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett |
lost to | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi |
Semifinals |
| 5. | Leander Paes Nenad Zimonjić |
lost to | Amer Delic Jeff Morrison |
1st round |
[edit] Top 5 seeds (women's doubles)
| Women's Doubles | ||||
| 1. | Cara Black Rennae Stubbs |
lost to | Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur |
Quarterfinals |
| 2. | Svetlana Kuznetsova Alicia Molik |
lost to |  Anna-Lena Grönefeld Martina Navratilova |
Quarterfinals |
| 3. | Conchita Martínez Virginia Ruano Pascual |
lost to | Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur |
Semifinals |
| 4. | Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy |
lost to | Elena Dementieva Flavia Pennetta |
3rd Round |
| 5. | Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama |
lost to |  Zi Yan Jie Zheng |
3rd Round |
[edit] Top 5 seeds (mixed doubles)
| Mixed Doubles | ||||
| 1. | Cara Black Wayne Black |
lost to | Dinara Safina Andy Ram |
2nd round |
| 2. | Rennae Stubbs Bob Bryan |
lost to | Corina Morariu Mike Bryan |
Quarterfinals |
| 3. | Elena Likhovtseva Daniel Nestor |
lost to | Katarina Srebotnik Nenad Zimonjić |
2nd round |
| 4. | Lisa Raymond Jonas Björkman |
lost to | Daniela Hantuchová Mahesh Bhupathi |
2nd round |
| 5. | Ai Sugiyama Kevin Ullyett |
lost to | Daniela Hantuchová Mahesh Bhupathi |
Quarterfinals |
[edit] Highlights
- Day 1
- Defending champion
Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia became the first defending women's champion to lose in the first round during the Open Era. She lost to Ekaterina Bychkova 6-3, 6-4. It marked the fourth time a women's defending champ was ousted in her first match. - Ninth-seeded
Gastón Gaudio (2004 French Open champion) also lost in the first round. He was beaten by wildcard 
Brian Baker in straight sets: 7-6(9), 6-2, 6-4.
- Defending champion
- Day 2
- 2003 Champion Andy Roddick lost to
Gilles Müller 7-6, 7-6, 7-6.
- 2003 Champion
- Day 3
- Day 4
- Indian teen sensation
Sania Mirza became the first Indian woman to reach 4th Round of any Grand Slam.
- Indian teen sensation
- Day 5
- Day 6
- American James Blake takes out No. 2 seed - and one of the candidates to win the title -
Rafael Nadal of Spain. James Blake declared the player of the day for the 2nd time in the tourney.
- American
- Day 7
- Tenth seed Venus Williams beats her little sister and 2005 Australian Open champion Serena Williams to reach the quarter-final (7-6[5], 6-2).
- Tenth seed
- Day 8
- Andre Agassi is stretched to five sets against Belgian
Xavier Malisse.
- Day 9
- Template:Flagicpn Roger Federer loses his first set of the tournament against
Nicolas Kiefer of Germany. He progresses in four sets. - Kim Clijsters of Belgium continues to dominate the hardcourt summer. Her victim in the quarter-final was Venus Williams. Clijsters wins 4-6, 7-5 and 6-1.
- Template:Flagicpn Roger Federer loses his first set of the tournament against
- Day 10
- Both Andre Agassi and Robby Ginepri needed five difficult sets to beat James Blake and Guillermo Coria in their quarter-final matches.
- Second seed Lindsay Davenport loses in three sets to Russian Elena Dementieva and for the first time since 1994 there's no American representative in the women's semifinals.
- Both
- Day 11
Daniela Hantuchová and Mahesh Bhupathi are champions in Mixed Doubles against 
Katarina Srebotnik and 
Nenad Zimonjić.
- Day 12
- Twin brothers Mike and Bob Bryan, after being runner-ups at the other three Grand Slams, are champions for the first time in the US Open in the Men's Doubles championship, winning the 1st Seed
Jonas Björkman and 
Max Mirnyi.
- Twin brothers
- Day 13
- Kim Clijsters wins her first Grand Slam title after defeating
Mary Pierce in 6-3, 6-1.
- Day 14
Roger Federer wins the title defeating Andre Agassi in 4 sets.
[edit] Player of the day
- Day 1 - Brian Baker for upset defeat of Gastón Gaudio
- Day 2 - James Blake for a comeback after injury-marred 2004
- Day 3 - Sania Mirza for winning the match despite bleeding toes
- Day 4 - Andre Agassi for second most wins in the US Open history
- Day 5 - Nicole Vaidišová for a personal best performance in a Grand Slam Tourney
- Day 6 - James Blake for defeating No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal
- Day 7 - Venus Williams for defeating sister Serena Williams
- Day 8 - Guillermo Coria on winning the longest match (4 & 1/2 hours) of 2005 US open
- Day 9 -
Jarkko Nieminen for becoming the first Finnish man to reach the quarter finals of a grand slam - Day 10 - Mary Pierce for a great comeback and making it to the US Open Semifinal for the 1st time
- Day 11 - Daniela Hantuchová and Mahesh Bhupathi for winning the mixed doubles title
- Day 12 - Mike and Bob Bryan for winning their first men's doubles title
- Day 13 - Kim Clijsters for capturing her first Grand Slam singles title
- Day 14 - Roger Federer for capturing the men's singles title
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Grand Slams | Succeeded by 2006 Australian Open |
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