# 2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Venus Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport in the final, 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 9–7 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2005 Wimbledon Championships. It was her third Wimbledon singles title and fifth major singles title overall. At two hours and 45 minutes, it was the longest Wimbledon women's final in history. Williams was the first woman in the Open Era, and the first since Helen Wills in 1935, to win the title after saving a championship point. The final was a rematch of the 2000 final.
Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but lost to Venus Williams in the semifinals.
The first week of the tournament was headlined by two major upsets. Justine Henin-Hardenne's first round defeat marked the first time in the Open Era that the reigning French Open champion lost her opening match at Wimbledon, while Serena Williams's loss in the third round was her earliest exit at any major since the 1999 French Open.

## Seeds

    01. Lindsay Davenport (final)
    02. Maria Sharapova (semifinals)
    03. Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals)
    04. Serena Williams (third round)
    05. Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)
    06. Elena Dementieva (fourth round)
    07. Justine Henin-Hardenne (first round)
    08. Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
    09. Anastasia Myskina (quarterfinals)
    10. Patty Schnyder (first round)
    11. Vera Zvonareva (second round)
    12. Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)
    13. Elena Likhovtseva (fourth round)
    14. Venus Williams (champion)
    15. Kim Clijsters (fourth round)
    16. Nathalie Dechy (fourth round)
    17. Jelena Janković (third round)
    18. Tatiana Golovin (first round)
    19. Ana Ivanovic (third round)
    20. Daniela Hantuchová (third round)
    21. Francesca Schiavone (first round)
    22. Silvia Farina Elia (third round)
    23. Ai Sugiyama (first round)
    24. Shinobu Asagoe (first round)
    25. Karolina Šprem (first round)
    26. Flavia Pennetta (fourth round)
    27. Nicole Vaidišová (third round)
    28. Amy Frazier (first round)
    29. Marion Bartoli (second round)
    30. Dinara Safina (third round)
    31. Anabel Medina Garrigues (first round)
    32. Virginie Razzano (second round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Lindsay Davenport | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6$^1$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6$^1$ | 3 | 1 | Lindsay Davenport | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Amélie Mauresmo | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | |
| 3 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | 3 | Amélie Mauresmo | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | |
| 9 | Anastasia Myskina | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Anastasia Myskina | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | 14 | Venus Williams | 4 | 7$^7$ | 9 |
| 12 | Mary Pierce | 0 | 6$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Venus Williams | 4 | 7$^7$ | 9 |
| 14 | Venus Williams | 6 | 7$^{12}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Venus Williams | 6 | 7$^{12}$ | 14 | Venus Williams | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Maria Sharapova | 6$^2$ | 1 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Nadia Petrova | 6$^6$ | 3 | 2 | Maria Sharapova | 6$^2$ | 1 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Maria Sharapova | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Jidkova | 0 | 2 | | 1 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Marrero | 2 | 3 | | Q | J Jackson | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Jackson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Strýcová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 30 | D Safina | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | L Osterloh | 3 | 5 | | | B Strýcová | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Mamić | 3 | 4 | | 30 | D Safina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | D Safina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 |
| 23 | A Sugiyama | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 15 | K Clijsters | 3 | 7$^7$ | 3 |
| | R Vinci | 6 | 2 | 6 | | R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Spears | 0 | 6 | 2 | | A Kremer | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kremer | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | R Vinci | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Irvin | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 15 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | S Obata | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | M Irvin | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K O'Brien | 2 | 3 | | 15 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 10 | P Schnyder | 4 | 7$^9$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Serra Zanetti | 6 | 6$^7$ | 6 | | A Serra Zanetti | 7 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Perebiynis | 3 | 6$^5$ | | Q | S Arvidsson | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Arvidsson | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | A Serra Zanetti | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | M Kirilenko | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | E Callens | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | M Kirilenko | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Maleeva | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | S Asagoe | 2 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Maleeva | 4 | 3 |
| 27 | N Vaidišová | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 |
| | J Kostanić | 3 | 6 | 3 | 27 | N Vaidišová | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stosur | 6$^1$ | 4 | | | M Paštiková | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Paštiková | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 27 | N Vaidišová | 5 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | |
| | A Morigami | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | S Kuznetsova | 7 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | |
| | S Mirza | 6 | 3 | 8 | | S Mirza | 4 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Llewellyn | 0 | 1 | | 5 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 3 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Czink | 3 | 2 | | 3 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 6 | 4 | 6 | | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Domachowska | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | S Borwell | 6$^{11}$ | 3 | | | | | | | | S Perry | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| | S Perry | 7$^{13}$ | 6 | | | S Perry | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | T Tanasugarn | 6$^1$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | K Šprem | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 |
| 22 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | E Likhovtseva | 4 | 0 |
| | M Suchá | 4 | 2 | | 22 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vento-Kabchi | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | M Vento-Kabchi | 1 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Sequera | 6$^1$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 22 | S Farina Elia | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | E Likhovtseva | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Schruff | 1 | 6 | 2 | | M Shaughnessy | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Smashnova | 2 | 2 | | 13 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 9 | A Myskina | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Böhmová | 7 | 6$^4$ | 4 | 9 | A Myskina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Dominikovic | 7 | 3 | 4 | | A Nakamura | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Nakamura | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | A Myskina | 6 | 5 | 10 | | | | | |
| | M Díaz Oliva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 17 | J Janković | 0 | 7 | 8 | | | | | |
| WC | A Keothavong | 3 | 4 | | | M Díaz Oliva | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Chakvetadze | 4 | 2 | | 17 | J Janković | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | A Myskina | 1 | 7$^{11}$ | 7 |
| 28 | A Frazier | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6$^9$ | 5 |
| | M Washington | 6 | 4 | 6 | | M Washington | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sfar | 6 | 4 | 9 | | S Sfar | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | É Loit | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | M Washington | 5 | 1 | | | | | | |
| WC | E Baltacha | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | E Dementieva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | S Klaschka | 6 | 6 | | Q | S Klaschka | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Benešová | 2 | 3 | | 6 | E Dementieva | 2 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | J Henin-Hardenne | 6$^6$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Daniilidou | 7$^8$ | 2 | 7 | | E Daniilidou | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Koukalová | 1 | 2 | | | L Granville | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Granville | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Daniilidou | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | G Dulko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 26 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Y Fedak | 2 | 4 | | | G Dulko | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gagliardi | 1 | 2 | | 26 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 26 | F Pennetta | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 |
| | V Dushevina | 4 | 3 | | 19 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Chládková | 3 | 6 | 1 | | S Foretz | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Foretz | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 19 | A Ivanovic | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | J Vakulenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Garbin | 2 | 4 | | Q | J Vakulenko | 6 | 6$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Šafářová | 3 | 4 | | 12 | M Pierce | 4 | 7$^9$ | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 14 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | E Birnerová | 2 | 4 | | 14 | V Williams | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pratt | 3 | 6 | 6 | | N Pratt | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Cervanová | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 14 | V Williams | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M Tu | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 20 | D Hantuchová | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | | S Pe'er | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Linetskaia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | D Hantuchová | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | D Hantuchová | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | V Williams | 6 | 6 |
| 29 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Craybas | 0 | 2 |
| | R Fujiwara | 2 | 2 | | 29 | M Bartoli | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Harkleroad | 4 | 6 | 4 | | J Craybas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Craybas | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | J Craybas | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| Q | M Santangelo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | S Williams | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| Q | T Poutchek | 3 | 2 | | Q | M Santangelo | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Haynes | 7$^{14}$ | 4 | 2 | 4 | S Williams | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | S Williams | 6$^{12}$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 8 | N Petrova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Schaul | 2 | 1 | | LL | S Beltrame | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | S Beltrame | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Z Ondrášková | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | WC | C Black | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | C Black | 6 | 6 | | WC | C Black | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Castaño | 7$^8$ | 3 | 4 | 32 | V Razzano | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | V Razzano | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | N Petrova | 6$^5$ | 7$^9$ | 6 |
| 21 | F Schiavone | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | K Peschke | 7$^7$ | 6$^7$ | 3 |
| | K Brandi | 6 | 3 | 9 | | K Brandi | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Martínez | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Bondarenko | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | C Martínez | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | K Peschke | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Peschke | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Randriantefy | 5 | 1 | | | K Peschke | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Weingärtner | 6 | 4 | 0 | 11 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | V Zvonareva | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 16 | N Dechy | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ME Camerin | 6$^1$ | 1 | | 16 | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J O'Donoghue | 1 | 6 | 6 | WC | J O'Donoghue | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A-L Grönefeld | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 16 | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Panova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Bondarenko | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | L Raymond | 5 | 3 | | | T Panova | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bondarenko | 6 | 3 | 7 | | A Bondarenko | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | T Golovin | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 16 | N Dechy | 4 | 2 |
| 31 | A Medina Garrigues | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 |
| | K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | K Srebotnik | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y-j Cho | 6 | 6 | | | Y-j Cho | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Parra-Santonja | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | K Srebotnik | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | A Janes | 5 | 7$^8$ | 5 | | | | | | 2 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Karatantcheva | 7 | 6$^6$ | 7 | | S Karatantcheva | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Llagostera Vives | 2 | 2 | | 2 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Championship match statistics

| Category | V. Williams | Davenport |
| 1st serve % | 96/130 (74%) | 80/118 (68%) |
| 1st serve points won | 64 of 96 = 67% | 49 of 80 = 61% |
| 2nd serve points won | 16 of 34 = 47% | 20 of 38 = 53% |
| Total service points won | 80 of 130 = 61.54% | 69 of 118 = 58.47% |
| Aces | 4 | 5 |
| Double faults | 10 | 5 |
| Winners | 64 | 49 |
| Unforced errors | 29 | 27 |
| Net points won | 19 of 24 = 79% | 9 of 13 = 69% |
| Break points converted | 4 of 8 = 50% | 4 of 12 = 33% |
| Return points won | 49 of 118 = 42% | 50 of 130 = 38% |
| Total points won | 129 | 119 |
| Source |||