2005 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2005 Australian Open
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Lindsay Davenport
Score	2–6, 6–3, 6–0
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32

Main article: 2005 Australian Open

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. Justine Henin-Hardenne was the defending champion, but she could not compete this year due to a knee injury.

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

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

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

Top half

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

Bottom half

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 Linetskaya	6	6
		E Linetskaya	6	6												E Linetskaya	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 Linetskaya	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

• 2005 Men's Singles
• 2005 Men's Doubles
• 2005 Women's Doubles

External links

• Template:ITF female tournament details