2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
Venus Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport in the final, 4–6, 7–6, 9–7 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2005 Wimbledon Championships. It was the longest Wimbledon women's final match in history, lasting two hours and 45 minutes. She became the first woman in the Open Era, and the first since Helen Wills in 1935, to win the title after being a championship point down. This was Venus's third Wimbledon singles title and fifth Grand Slam singles title overall. She dropped only one set the entire tournament, to Davenport in the  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 the reigning French Open champion had lost her opening match at Wimbledon, while Serena Williams's loss in the third round was her earliest exit at any Grand Slam tournament since the 1999 French Open. Seeds. Lindsay Davenport "(final)"