2005 Australian Open - Women's Singles

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2005 Australian Open
2004  
champion :
  Flag of Belgium Justine Henin-Hardenne
Champion :   Flag of the United States Serena Williams
Runner-up :   Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport
Final score :   2-6, 6-3, 6-0
Events
Singles   men   women       boys   girls
Doubles   men   women   mixed   boys   girls
Other events
Legends    men      mixed
WC Singles    men    women    quad
WC Doubles    men    women    quad

Defending champion Justine Henin was not competing, and thus did not defend her title. Instead, seventh-seeded Serena Williams of the United States defeated top-seeded Lindsay Davenport, also of the United States, 2-6, 6-3, 6-0, to win the Women's Singles title at the 2005 Australian Open.

Contents

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Serena Williams is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport (Runner-up)
  2. Flag of France Amelie Mauresmo (Quarterfinalist)
  3. Flag of Russia Anastasia Myskina (Fourth Round)
  4. Flag of Russia Maria Sharapova (Semifinalist)
  5. Flag of Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova (Quarterfinalist)
  6. Flag of Russia Elena Dementieva (Fourth Round)
  7. Flag of the United States Serena Williams (Champion)
  8. Flag of the United States Venus Williams (Fourth round)
  9. Flag of Russia Vera Zvonareva (Second round)
  10. Flag of Australia Alicia Molik (Quarterfinalist)
  11. Flag of Russia Nadia Petrova (Fourth round)
  12. Flag of Switzerland Patty Schnyder (Quarterfinalist)
  13. Flag of Croatia Karolina Sprem (Fourth round)
  14. Flag of Italy Francesca Schiavone (Third round)
  15. Flag of Italy Silvia Farina Elia (Fourth round)
  16. Flag of Japan Ai Sugiyama (First round)
  1. Flag of Colombia Fabiola Zuluaga (Second Round)
  2. Flag of Russia Elena Likhovtseva (Third Round)
  3. Flag of France Nathalie Dechy (Semifinalist)
  4. Flag of France Tatiana Golovin (Second Round)
  5. Flag of the United States Amy Frazier (Third Round)
  6. Flag of Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva (Third Round)
  7. Flag of Serbia Jelena Janković (Second round)
  8. Flag of France Mary Pierce (First round)
  9. Flag of the United States Lisa Raymond (Third round)
  10. Flag of Slovakia Daniela Hantuchova (Third round)
  11. Flag of Israel Anna Smashnova (Third round)
  12. Flag of Japan Shinobu Asagoe (Second round)
  13. Flag of Argentina Gisela Dulko (Second round)
  14. Flag of Italy Flavia Pennetta (First round)
  15. Flag of Croatia Jelena Kostanic (Second round)
  16. Flag of the Czech Republic Iveta Benesova (First round)

Draw

Key

First Round (R128)

Fourth round through final

Fourth Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
       
 
Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport [1] 6,6            
Flag of Croatia Karolina Sprem [13] 2,2  
Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport [1] 6,4,9
  Flag of Australia Alicia Molik [10] 4,6,7  
Flag of the United States Venus Williams [8] 5,63
Flag of Australia Alicia Molik [10] 7,77  
Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport [1] 2,77,6
  Flag of France Nathalie Dechy [19] 6,65,4  
Flag of France Nathalie Dechy [19] 6,6
Flag of Russia Anastasia Myskina [3] 4,2  
Flag of France Nathalie Dechy [19] 5,6,7
  Flag of Switzerland Patty Schnyder [12] 7,1,5  
Flag of Russia Elena Dementieva [6] 78,64,2
Flag of Switzerland Patty Schnyder [12] 66,77,6  
Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport [1] 6,3,0
    Flag of the United States Serena Williams [7] 2,6,6
Flag of Russia Maria Sharapova [4] 4,6,6        
Flag of Italy Silvia Farina Elia [15] 6,1,2  
Flag of Russia Maria Sharapova [4] 4,6,6
  Flag of Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova [5] 6,2,2  
Flag of Russia Vera Douchevina 4,2
Flag of Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova [5] 6,6  
Flag of Russia Maria Sharapova [4] 6,5,6
  Flag of the United States Serena Williams [7] 2,7,8  
Flag of the United States Serena Williams [7] 6,3,6
Flag of Russia Nadia Petrova [11] 1,6,3  
Flag of the United States Serena Williams [7] 6,6
  Flag of France Amelie Mauresmo [2] 2,2  
Flag of Russia Evgenia Linetskaya 2,4
Flag of France Amelie Mauresmo [2] 6,6  

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