2005 US Open – Women's Singles

2005 US Open
Champion		Kim Clijsters
Runner-up		Mary Pierce
Final score		6–3, 6–1
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		men		women		mixed
WC Singles		men		women		quad
WC Doubles		men		women		quad

Svetlana Kuznetsova was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Ekaterina Bychkova.

Kim Clijsters won in the final 6–3, 6–1 against Mary Pierce to claim her first Grand Slam singles title.

Seeds

1. Maria Sharapova (Semifinals)
2. Lindsay Davenport (Quarterfinals)
3. Amélie Mauresmo (Quarterfinals)
4. Kim Clijsters (Champion)
5. Svetlana Kuznetsova (First Round)
6. Elena Dementieva (Semifinals)
7. Justine Henin-Hardenne (Fourth Round)
8. Serena Williams (Fourth Round)
9. Nadia Petrova (Quarterfinals)
10. Venus Williams (Quarterfinals)
11. Patty Schnyder (Fourth Round)
12. Mary Pierce (Final)
13. Anastasia Myskina (Third Round)
14. Alicia Molik (First Round)
15. Nathalie Dechy (Fourth Round)
16. Elena Bovina (Withdrew)

17. Jelena Janković (Third Round, retired)
18. Ana Ivanović (Second Round)
19. Elena Likhovtseva (Fourth Round)
20. Daniela Hantuchová (Third Round)
21. Dinara Safina (First Round)
22. Silvia Farina Elia (First Round)
23. Tatiana Golovin (Fourth Round)
24. Shinobu Asagoe (Third Round)
25. Francesca Schiavone (Third Round)
26. Nicole Vaidišová (Fourth Round)
27. Gisela Dulko (Second Round)
28. Flavia Pennetta (First Round)
29. Anna Chakvetadze (Third Round)
30. Ai Sugiyama (Third Round)
31. Anna-Lena Grönefeld (Third Round)
32. Anabel Medina Garrigues (Third Round)
33. Vera Douchevina (Second Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Maria Sharapova	7	4	6
	9	Nadia Petrova	5	6	4
								1	Maria Sharapova	2	7	3
								4	Kim Clijsters	6	64	6
	4	Kim Clijsters	4	7	6
	10	Venus Williams	6	5	1
															4	Kim Clijsters	6	6
															12	Mary Pierce	3	1
	12	Mary Pierce	6	6
	3	Amélie Mauresmo	4	1
								12	Mary Pierce	3	6	6
								6	Elena Dementieva	6	2	2
	6	Elena Dementieva	6	3	7
	2	Lindsay Davenport	1	6	66

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
1	M Sharapova	6	6
	E Danilidou	1	1				1	M Sharapova	6	6
	D Randraintefy	6	6					D Randraintefy	1	0
WC	M Gambale	3	1											1	M Sharapova	6	6
Q	A Kremer	4	6	2											J Schruff	2	4
	L Raymond	6	3	6				L Raymond	2	3
	J Schruff	6	3	7				J Schruff	6	6
28	F Pennetta	4	6	5																	1	M Sharapova	6	6
21	D Safina	3	7	3																		S Mirza	2	1
	ME Camerin	6	65	6				ME Camerin	4	6	4
	M Washington	66	7	4				S Mirza	6	1	6
	S Mirza	7	66	6											S Mirza	7	6
	B Strýcová	3	0												M Bartoli	64	4
	M Bartoli	6	6					M Bartoli	4	6	6
WC	S Perry	6	6				WC	S Perry	6	1	0
14	A Molik	4	4

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
9	N Petrova	6	6
	E Birnerová	4	4				9	N Petrova	6	6
	M Irvin	3	3					A Nakamura	2	0
	A Nakamura	6	6											9	N Petrova	6	7
	N Pratt	60	6												L Granville	2	5
	A Morigami	7	0	r				N Pratt	4	7	5
	L Granville	6	6					L Granville	6	5	7
22	S Farnia Elia	2	1																		9	N Petrova	7	7
26	N Vaidišová	6	6																		26	N Vaidišová	64	5
	K Peschke	3	1				26	N Vaidišová	6	6
	J Zheng	6	3	6				J Zheng	3	0
	I Benešová	2	6	0										26	N Vaidišová	6	7
Q	I Lisjak	1	6	6										Q	I Lisjak	1	62
	É Loit	6	4	3			Q	I Lisjak	7	6
	E Bychkova	6	6					E Bychkova	5	1
5	S Kuznetsova	3	2

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
4	K Clijsters	6	6
Q	M Müller	1	2				4	K Clijsters	7	6
WC	A Harkleroad	0	0	r				F Zuluaga	5	0
	F Zuluaga	6	3											4	K Clijsters	6	6
	M Paštiková	3	6	6										30	A Sugiyama	1	4
	R Grande	6	65	3				M Paštiková	6	4	4
	A Bondarenko	7	4	3			30	A Sugiyama	2	6	6
30	A Sugiyama	5	6	6																	4	K Clijsters	6	6
18	A Ivanović	7	6																			M Vento-Kabchi	1	0
	L Lee-Waters	65	3				18	A Ivanović	6	5	1
	S Mamić	6	3	3				M Vento-Kabchi	3	7	6
	M Vento-Kabchi	1	6	6											M Vento-Kabchi	7	4	6
	M Domachowska	5	5												S Pe'er	5	6	3
	S Pe'er	7	7					S Pe'er	7	3	6
Q	T Dabek	1	2				33	V Douchevina	5	6	3
33	V Douchevina	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
10	V Williams	6	6
	R Fujiwara	3	1				10	V Williams	6	6
	L Pous Tió	2	3					M Kirilenko	1	3
	M Kirilenko	6	6											10	V Williams	6	6
Q	ME Salerni	6	3	7										20	D Hantuchová	3	3
WC	J Kirkland	4	6	60			Q	ME Salerni	1	0
	C Pin	3	1				20	D Hantuchová	6	6
20	D Hantuchová	6	6																		10	V Williams	7	6
25	F Schiavone	6	7																		8	S Williams	65	2
	J Kostanić	2	5				25	F Schiavone	6	6
	S Peng	6	64	2			Q	E Laine	2	2
Q	E Laine	3	7	6										25	F Schiavone	3	4
	A Jidkova	4	3											8	S Williams	6	6
	C Castaño	6	6					C Castaño	2	2
Q	Y-J Chan	1	3				8	S Williams	6	6
8	S Williams	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
7	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	Z Ondrášková	3	0				7	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
LL	M Sánchez Lorenzo	7	7				LL	M Sánchez Lorenzo	3	4
WC	A Haynes	5	66											7	J Henin-Hardenne	6	7
	Y-j Cho	6	2	6											Y-j Cho	0	64
	A Parra Santonja	4	6	4				Y-j Cho	6	6
Q	S Foretz	3	2				27	G Dulko	4	3
27	G Dulko	6	6																		7	J Henin-Hardenne	3	4
17	J Janković	7	6																		12	M Pierce	6	6
	D Chládková	5	3				17	J Janković	6	6
	Y Fedak	4	3				WC	A Glatch	2	0
WC	A Glatch	6	6											17	J Janković	3	0	r
	K Srebotnik	6	6											12	M Pierce	6	3
Q	S-W Hsieh	0	2					K Srebotnik	3	2
	M Santangelo	2	4				12	M Pierce	6	6
12	M Pierce	6	6

Section 6

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
13	A Myskina	6	6
	T Tanasugarn	3	1				13	A Myskina	6	6
	A Frazier	6	7					A Frazier	3	2
WC	C Gullickson	4	5											13	A Myskina	6	3	66
LL	E Gagliardi	1	3											19	E Likhovtseva	0	6	7
	M Maleeva	6	6					M Maleeva	2	1
	T Garbin	4	1				19	E Likhovtseva	6	6
19	E Likhovtseva	6	6																		19	E Likhovtseva	1	4
31	A-L Grönefeld	6	6																		3	A Mauresmo	6	6
	K Brandi	2	3				31	A-L Grönefeld	3	6	6
	V Razzano	7	6					V Razzano	6	3	4
	A Spears	66	3											31	A-L Grönefeld	5	3
	S Karatantcheva	2	7	7										3	A Mauresmo	7	6
	M Shaughnessy	6	5	5				S Karatantcheva	0	1
	R Vinci	3	2				3	A Mauresmo	6	6
3	A Mauresmo	6	6

Section 7

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
6	E Dementieva	7	6
	L Šafářová	5	3				6	E Dementieva	7	6
	M Díaz-Oliva	6	6					M Díaz-Oliva	5	1
WC	B Mattek	4	3											6	E Dementieva	6	4	7
	J Craybas	6	2	7										29	A Chakvetadze	1	6	65
	J Jackson	4	6	5				J Craybas	0	2
Q	V Kutuzova	3	6	5			29	A Chakvetadze	6	6
29	A Chakvetadze	6	3	7																	6	E Dementieva	6	6
24	S Asagoe	6	6																		11	P Schnyder	4	3
	S Cohen-Aloro	1	4				24	S Asagoe	6	6
	N Llagostera Vives	6	4	4				E Linetskaya	4	4
	E Linetskaya	3	6	6										24	S Asagoe	1	3
	M Suchá	4	6	7										11	P Schnyder	6	6
Q	S Bammer	6	4	5				M Suchá	3	6	2
	C Martínez	6	4	2			11	P Schnyder	6	2	6
11	P Schnyder	4	6	6

Section 8

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
15	N Dechy	6	7
	S Beltrame	4	5				15	N Dechy	6	6
	K Koukalová	3	6	1			Q	V King	1	1
Q	V King	6	3	6										15	N Dechy	7	2	6
	A Smashova	6	6											23	T Golovin	5	6	2
Q	S Klösel	3	3					A Smashova	4	66
Q	V Ruano Pascual	3	6	65			23	T Golovin	6	7
23	T Golovin	6	2	7																	15	N Dechy	0	3
32	A Medina Garrigues	6	6																		2	L Davenport	6	6
	K Šprem	2	3				32	A Medina Garrigues	6	7
Q	T Sun	6	7				Q	T Sun	4	5
	S Stosur	3	64											32	A Medina Garrigues	3	2
	A Serra Zanetti	6	3	4										2	L Davenport	6	6
Q	P Parmentier	2	6	6			Q	P Parmentier	1	1
	N Li	4	4				2	L Davenport	6	6
2	L Davenport	6	6

External links

• Drawsheet Source