2005 French Open – Women's singles

Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Mary Pierce in the final, 6–1, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2005 French Open. It was her second French Open title and fourth major title overall. Henin was the second woman in the Open Era to win the title after saving a match point, doing so in the fourth round against Svetlana Kuznetsova (the first to do so being Anastasia Myskina the previous year, against the same opponent in the same round).

Women's singles
2005 French Open
Champion	Justine Henin-Hardenne
Runner-up	Mary Pierce
Score	6–1, 6–1
Seeds	32

Main article: 2005 French Open

Myskina was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to María Sánchez Lorenzo. Myskina became the first French Open champion to lose in the first round of her title defense.

This was the first French Open in which future champion Ana Ivanovic competed in the main draw. In just her second major main draw appearance, she reached the quarterfinals, losing to Nadia Petrova.^[1]

Seeds

1. Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
2. Maria Sharapova (quarterfinals)
3. Amélie Mauresmo (third round)
4. Elena Dementieva (fourth round)
5. Anastasia Myskina (first round)
6. Svetlana Kuznetsova (fourth round)
7. Nadia Petrova (semifinals)
8. Patty Schnyder (fourth round)
9. Vera Zvonareva (third round)
10. Justine Henin-Hardenne (champion)
11. Venus Williams (third round)
12. Elena Bovina (fourth round)
13. Nathalie Dechy (third round)
14. Kim Clijsters (fourth round)
15. Jelena Janković (first round)
16. Elena Likhovtseva (semifinals)
17. Tatiana Golovin (third round)
18. Silvia Farina Elia (third round)
19. Shinobu Asagoe (second round)
20. Daniela Hantuchová (third round)
21. Mary Pierce (final)
22. Francesca Schiavone (fourth round)
23. Ai Sugiyama (first round)
24. Magdalena Maleeva (second round)
25. Dinara Safina (first round)
26. Paola Suárez (first round)
27. Amy Frazier (second round)
28. Marion Bartoli (first round)
29. Ana Ivanovic (quarterfinals)
30. Gisela Dulko (second round)
31. Karolina Šprem (second round)
32. Flavia Pennetta (third round)

Qualifying

Main article: 2005 French 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							Final
	1	Lindsay Davenport	3	2
	21	Mary Pierce	6	6
								21	Mary Pierce	6	6
								16	Elena Likhovtseva	1	1
	16	Elena Likhovtseva	2	6	6
		Sesil Karatantcheva	6	4	4
															21	Mary Pierce	1	1
															10	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	7	Nadia Petrova	6	6
	29	Ana Ivanovic	2	2
								7	Nadia Petrova	2	3
								10	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	10	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	2	Maria Sharapova	4	2

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	L Davenport	3	6	6
		K Srebotnik	6	2	2			1	L Davenport	3	77	6
		S Peng	6	6					S Peng	6	64	0
	WC	M Andrieux	0	1											1	L Davenport	7	4	6
		T Panova	3	2												V Razzano	5	6	4
	Q	C Fernández	6	6				Q	C Fernández	1	1
		V Razzano	6	6					V Razzano	6	6
	25	D Safina	3	3																		1	L Davenport	1	7	6
	20	D Hantuchová	6	6																		14	K Clijsters	6	5	3
	Q	M Krajicek	3	1				20	D Hantuchová	6	6
		C Castaño	6	6					C Castaño	4	3
		D Chládková	1	2											20	D Hantuchová	4	2
		Ľ Cervanová	4	6	6										14	K Clijsters	6	6
		A Nakamura	6	2	1				Ľ Cervanová	2	1
	Q	M Tu	1	0				14	K Clijsters	6	6
	14	K Clijsters	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	9	V Zvonareva	6	6
	Q	Y Meusburger	1	3				9	V Zvonareva	4	6	6
	Q	E Birnerová	2	7	6			Q	E Birnerová	6	3	0
		M Kirilenko	6	5	3										9	V Zvonareva	62	5
		J Kostanić	6	6											21	M Pierce	77	7
		T Tanasugarn	0	1					J Kostanić	1	0
		V Dushevina	2	5				21	M Pierce	6	6
	21	M Pierce	6	7																		21	M Pierce	6	1	6
	32	F Pennetta	6	6																		8	P Schnyder	1	6	4
		J Craybas	3	4				32	F Pennetta	6	6
		M Domachowska	6	6					M Domachowska	4	3
		S Cohen-Aloro	3	3											32	F Pennetta	6	1	0
	Q	S Klösel	77	6											8	P Schnyder	4	6	6
	Q	M Santangelo	65	1				Q	S Klösel	2	3
		Y-j Cho	3	4				8	P Schnyder	6	6
	8	P Schnyder	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	4	E Dementieva	6	6
		B Strýcová	3	3				4	E Dementieva	79	6
		S Mamić	6	6					S Mamić	67	2
		L Raymond	2	4											4	E Dementieva	6	4	6
		A Morigami	7	6												A Morigami	3	6	3
		A Haynes	5	4					A Morigami	7	6
		ME Camerin	4	2				31	K Šprem	5	3
	31	K Šprem	6	6																		4	E Dementieva	63	7	5
	18	S Farina Elia	7	6																		16	E Likhovtseva	77	5	7
		A Kremer	5	2				18	S Farina Elia	7	6
		S Perry	6	3	4				A Parra Santonja	5	2
		A Parra Santonja	3	6	6										18	S Farina Elia	5	62
	WC	S Ferguson	4	6	1										16	E Likhovtseva	7	77
		M Díaz Oliva	6	3	6				M Díaz Oliva	1	63
		Y Fedak	6	4	4			16	E Likhovtseva	6	77
	16	E Likhovtseva	2	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	11	V Williams	6	6
		M Marrero	3	2				11	V Williams	6	3	6
		F Zuluaga	6	6					F Zuluaga	3	6	3
	Q	L Průšová	1	0											11	V Williams	3	6	1
	Q	A Bondarenko	6	5	4											S Karatantcheva	6	1	6
		S Karatantcheva	4	7	6				S Karatantcheva	7	6
		J Schruff	5	2				19	S Asagoe	5	2
	19	S Asagoe	7	6																			S Karatantcheva	7	6
	27	A Frazier	7	5	7																		E Gagliardi	5	3
		M Shaughnessy	5	7	5			27	A Frazier	4	4
		É Loit	6	6					É Loit	6	6
		C Schaul	3	0												É Loit	6	3	3
		T Perebiynis	6	3	5											E Gagliardi	4	6	6
		E Gagliardi	3	6	7				E Gagliardi	6	6
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	4	6				M Sánchez Lorenzo	3	3
	5	A Myskina	4	6	0

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	7	N Petrova	6	6
		M Washington	4	2				7	N Petrova	6	6
		A Spears	3	1					S Brémond	1	3
		S Brémond	6	6											7	N Petrova	6	6
		K Peschke	6	6												S Pe'er	3	1
		D Randriantefy	1	0					K Peschke	1	6	4
		S Pe'er	6	6					S Pe'er	6	1	6
	28	M Bartoli	4	3																		7	N Petrova	7	3	6
	17	T Golovin	6	6																		12	E Bovina	5	6	4
		L Osterloh	0	2				17	T Golovin	6	6
		A Serra Zanetti	6	6					A Serra Zanetti	0	1
		M Weingärtner	2	4											17	T Golovin	3	5
		T Garbin	68	6	6										12	E Bovina	6	7
		M Suchá	710	1	2				T Garbin	1	6	4
		M Vento-Kabchi	0	3				12	E Bovina	6	1	6
	12	E Bovina	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	15	J Janković	0	3
		A Smashnova	6	6					A Smashnova	1	0
		R Vinci	5	6	4				A-L Grönefeld	6	6
		A-L Grönefeld	7	1	6											A-L Grönefeld	63	5
	LL	L Šafářová	6	0	4										22	F Schiavone	77	7
		N Vaidišová	4	6	6				N Vaidišová	2	65
		J Zheng	3	6	4			22	F Schiavone	6	77
	22	F Schiavone	6	3	6																	22	F Schiavone	4	77	3
	29	A Ivanovic	6	6																		29	A Ivanovic	6	63	6
		S Foretz	3	3				29	A Ivanovic	6	6
		I Benešová	7	6					I Benešová	3	1
	WC	P Parmentier	5	4											29	A Ivanovic	6	3	6
		A Jidkova	64	3											3	A Mauresmo	4	6	4
	WC	A Cornet	77	6				WC	A Cornet	0	2
		E Dominikovic	2	1				3	A Mauresmo	6	6
	3	A Mauresmo	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	6	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	WC	M Johansson	1	1				6	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	Q	S Arvidsson	6	77				Q	S Arvidsson	3	4
		E Daniilidou	1	61											6	S Kuznetsova	6	2	6
		M Irvin	5	6	8											M Irvin	1	6	0
		N Pratt	7	4	6				M Irvin	6	7
		S Mirza	3	3				30	G Dulko	4	5
	30	G Dulko	6	6																		6	S Kuznetsova	66	6	5
	24	M Maleeva	6	6																		10	J Henin-Hardenne	78	4	7
		R Fujiwara	4	2				24	M Maleeva	3	4
	Q	P Mandula	0	1					A Medina Garrigues	6	6
		A Medina Garrigues	6	6												A Medina Garrigues	6	2	3
		V Ruano Pascual	6	79											10	J Henin-Hardenne	4	6	6
	Q	A Yakimova	4	67					V Ruano Pascual	1	4
		C Martínez	0	6	4			10	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	10	J Henin-Hardenne	6	4	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	13	N Dechy	6	6
		M Paštiková	1	4				13	N Dechy	6	6
		S Talaja	1	2					S Stosur	3	3
		S Stosur	6	6											13	N Dechy	61	3
		K Brandi	1	6	6											N Llagostera Vives	77	6
	WC	Y Fedossova	6	3	2				K Brandi	62	0
		N Llagostera Vives	6	4	6				N Llagostera Vives	77	6
	23	A Sugiyama	3	6	4																		N Llagostera Vives	2	3
	27	P Suárez	5	6	0																	2	M Sharapova	6	6
		A Chakvetadze	7	1	6				A Chakvetadze	6	6
	Q	M Jugić-Salkić	3	6	3				K Koukalová	4	3
		K Koukalová	6	4	6											A Chakvetadze	1	4
	WC	A Rezaï	2	6	6										2	M Sharapova	6	6
	WC	C Pin	6	2	2			WC	A Rezaï	3	2
		E Linetskaia	77	2	4			2	M Sharapova	6	6
	2	M Sharapova	63	6	6

Championship match statistics

Category	Henin-Hardenne	Pierce
1st serve %	24/46 (52%)	33/53 (62%)
1st serve points won	20 of 24 = 83%	15 of 33 = 45%
2nd serve points won	11 of 22 = 50%	5 of 20 = 25%
Total service points won	31 of 46 = 67.39%	20 of 53 = 37.74%
Aces	2	1
Double faults	3	5
Winners	20	15
Unforced errors	15	29
Net points won	6 of 6 = 100%	4 of 10 = 40%
Break points converted	5 of 8 = 63%	0 of 1 = 0%
Return points won	33 of 53 = 62%	15 of 46 = 33%
Total points won	64	35
Source[a]