2005 Australian Open – Women's singles

Serena Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport in the final, 2–6, 6–3, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2005 Australian Open.^[1] It was her second Australian Open singles title^[2] and her seventh major singles title overall. Just as during her first Australian Open title run, Williams saved match points en route to the title, saving three in the semifinals against Maria Sharapova.

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

Justine Henin-Hardenne was the reigning champion, but did not compete this year due to a knee injury.

This event marked the first major appearances for future world No. 1 and major champion Ana Ivanovic and two-time major champion Li Na. Both reached the third round before losing to Amélie Mauresmo and 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
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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 Linetskaia	6	6
		E Linetskaia	6	6												E Linetskaia	6	6
		D Chládková	77	6											21	A Frazier	3	4
		S Talaja	63	2					D Chládková	1	6	2
		M Irvin	5	1				21	A Frazier	6	3	6
	21	A Frazier	7	6																			E Linetskaia	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

Other entry information

Wild cards

• Monique Adamczak
• Casey Dellacqua
• Evie Dominikovic
• Sophie Ferguson
• Sania Mirza
• Capucine Rousseau
• Cindy Watson
• Tiffany Welford

Qualifiers

See also: 2005 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

• Elena Baltacha
• Zsófia Gubacsi
• Angela Haynes
• Sesil Karatantcheva
• Jessica Kirkland
• Michaëlla Krajicek
• Li Ting
• Liu Nannan
• Aiko Nakamura
• Zuzana Ondrášková
• Meilen Tu
• Anastasia Yakimova

Withdrawals

• Elena Bovina → replaced by Silvija Talaja
• Jennifer Capriati → replaced by Tzipora Obziler
• Kim Clijsters → replaced by Catalina Castaño
• Rita Grande → replaced by Camille Pin
• Justine Henin-Hardenne → replaced by Alona Bondarenko
• Shenay Perry → replaced by Saori Obata
• Chanda Rubin → replaced by Selima Sfar
• Paola Suárez → replaced by Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro

Championship match statistics

Category	S. Williams	Davenport
1st serve %	50/84 (60%)	43/68 (63%)
1st serve points won	38 of 50 = 76%	30 of 43 = 70%
2nd serve points won	16 of 34 = 47%	8 of 25 = 32%
Total service points won	54 of 84 = 64.29%	38 of 68 = 55.88%
Aces	12	7
Double faults	5	8
Winners	38	30
Unforced errors	21	25
Net points won	4 of 8 = 50%	7 of 10 = 70%
Break points converted	4 of 8 = 50%	2 of 8 = 25%
Return points won	30 of 68 = 44%	30 of 84 = 36%
Total points won	84	68
Source