2005 US Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2005 US Open
Champion	Kim Clijsters
Runner-up	Mary Pierce
Final score	6–3, 6–1

Svetlana Kuznetsova was the defending champion, but she was upset in the first round by Ekaterina Bychkova.^[1]

Kim Clijsters, the runner-up to Justine Henin-Hardenne in 2003, won in the final 6–3, 6–1 against Mary Pierce to claim her first Grand Slam singles title, and first of three US Open titles.

This was the first Grand Slam tournament in which Maria Sharapova competed as the World No. 1, having claimed the ranking a week prior to the tournament starting.^[2] She was defeated in the semi-finals by Kim Clijsters.

Seeds

1. Maria Sharapova (Semifinals)
2. Lindsay Davenport (Quarterfinals)
3. Amélie Mauresmo (Quarterfinals)
4. Kim Clijsters (Champion)
5. Svetlana Kuznetsova (First Round)
6. Elena Dementieva (Semifinals)
7. Justine Henin-Hardenne (Fourth Round)
8. Serena Williams (Fourth Round)
9. Nadia Petrova (Quarterfinals)
10. Venus Williams (Quarterfinals)
11. Patty Schnyder (Fourth Round)
12. Mary Pierce (Final)
13. Anastasia Myskina (Third Round)
14. Alicia Molik (First Round)
15. Nathalie Dechy (Fourth Round)
16. Elena Bovina (Withdrew)
17. Jelena Janković (Third Round, retired)
18. Ana Ivanovic (Second Round)
19. Elena Likhovtseva (Fourth Round)
20. Daniela Hantuchová (Third Round)
21. Dinara Safina (First Round)
22. Silvia Farina Elia (First Round)
23. Tatiana Golovin (Fourth Round)
24. Shinobu Asagoe (Third Round)
25. Francesca Schiavone (Third Round)
26. Nicole Vaidišová (Fourth Round)
27. Gisela Dulko (Second Round)
28. Flavia Pennetta (First Round)
29. Anna Chakvetadze (Third Round)
30. Ai Sugiyama (Third Round)
31. Anna-Lena Grönefeld (Third Round)
32. Anabel Medina Garrigues (Third Round)
33. Vera Douchevina (Second Round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Maria Sharapova	7	4	6
	9	Nadia Petrova	5	6	4
								1	Maria Sharapova	2	7^7	3
								4	Kim Clijsters	6	6^4	6
	4	Kim Clijsters	4	7	6
	10	Venus Williams	6	5	1
															4	Kim Clijsters	6	6
															12	Mary Pierce	3	1
	12	Mary Pierce	6	6
	3	Amélie Mauresmo	4	1
								12	Mary Pierce	3	6	6
								6	Elena Dementieva	6	2	2
	6	Elena Dementieva	6	3	7^8
	2	Lindsay Davenport	1	6	6^6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	M Sharapova	6	6
		E Daniilidou	1	1				1	M Sharapova	6	6
		D Randraintefy	6	6					D Randraintefy	1	0
	WC	M Gambale	3	1											1	M Sharapova	6	6
	Q	A Kremer	4	6	2											J Schruff	2	4
		L Raymond	6	3	6				L Raymond	2	3
		J Schruff	6	3	7				J Schruff	6	6
	28	F Pennetta	4	6	5																	1	M Sharapova	6	6
	21	D Safina	3	7	3																		S Mirza	2	1
		ME Camerin	6	6^5	6				ME Camerin	4	6	4
		M Washington	6^6	7	4				S Mirza	6	1	6
		S Mirza	7	6^6	6											S Mirza	7	6
		B Strýcová	3	0												M Bartoli	6^4	4
		M Bartoli	6	6					M Bartoli	4	6	6
	WC	S Perry	6	6				WC	S Perry	6	1	0
	14	A Molik	4	4

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	9	N Petrova	6	6
		E Birnerová	4	4				9	N Petrova	6	6
		M Irvin	3	3					A Nakamura	2	0
		A Nakamura	6	6											9	N Petrova	6	7
		N Pratt	6^0	6												L Granville	2	5
		A Morigami	7	0	r				N Pratt	4	7	5
		L Granville	6	6					L Granville	6	5	7
	22	S Farina Elia	2	1																		9	N Petrova	7	7
	26	N Vaidišová	6	6																		26	N Vaidišová	6^4	5
		K Peschke	3	1				26	N Vaidišová	6	6
		J Zheng	6	3	6				J Zheng	3	0
		I Benešová	2	6	0										26	N Vaidišová	6	7
	Q	I Lisjak	1	6	6										Q	I Lisjak	1	6^2
		É Loit	6	4	3			Q	I Lisjak	7	6
		E Bychkova	6	6					E Bychkova	5	1
	5	S Kuznetsova	3	2

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	4	K Clijsters	6	6
	Q	M Müller	1	2				4	K Clijsters	7	6
	WC	A Harkleroad	0	0	r				F Zuluaga	5	0
		F Zuluaga	6	3											4	K Clijsters	6	6
		M Paštiková	3	6	6										30	A Sugiyama	1	4
		R Grande	6	6^5	3				M Paštiková	6	4	4
		A Bondarenko	7	4	3			30	A Sugiyama	2	6	6
	30	A Sugiyama	5	6	6																	4	K Clijsters	6	6
	18	A Ivanovic	7	6																			M Vento-Kabchi	1	0
		L Lee-Waters	6^5	3				18	A Ivanovic	6	5	1
		S Mamić	6	3	3				M Vento-Kabchi	3	7	6
		M Vento-Kabchi	1	6	6											M Vento-Kabchi	7	4	6
		M Domachowska	5	5												S Pe'er	5	6	3
		S Pe'er	7	7					S Pe'er	7	3	6
	Q	T Dabek	1	2				33	V Douchevina	5	6	3
	33	V Douchevina	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	10	V Williams	6	6
		R Fujiwara	3	1				10	V Williams	6	6
		L Pous Tió	2	3					M Kirilenko	1	3
		M Kirilenko	6	6											10	V Williams	6	6
	Q	ME Salerni	6	3	7										20	D Hantuchová	3	3
	WC	J Kirkland	4	6	6^0			Q	ME Salerni	1	0
		C Pin	3	1				20	D Hantuchová	6	6
	20	D Hantuchová	6	6																		10	V Williams	7	6
	25	F Schiavone	6	7																		8	S Williams	6^5	2
		J Kostanić	2	5				25	F Schiavone	6	6
		S Peng	6	6^4	2			Q	E Laine	2	2
	Q	E Laine	3	7	6										25	F Schiavone	3	4
		A Jidkova	4	3											8	S Williams	6	6
		C Castaño	6	6					C Castaño	2	2
	Q	Y-j Chan	1	3				8	S Williams	6	6
	8	S Williams	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	7	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		Z Ondrášková	3	0				7	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	LL	M Sánchez Lorenzo	7	7				LL	M Sánchez Lorenzo	3	4
	WC	A Haynes	5	6^6											7	J Henin-Hardenne	6	7
		Y-j Cho	6	2	6											Y-j Cho	0	6^4
		A Parra Santonja	4	6	4				Y-j Cho	6	6
	Q	S Foretz	3	2				27	G Dulko	4	3
	27	G Dulko	6	6																		7	J Henin-Hardenne	3	4
	17	J Janković	7	6																		12	M Pierce	6	6
		D Chládková	5	3				17	J Janković	6	6
		Y Fedak	4	3				WC	A Glatch	2	0
	WC	A Glatch	6	6											17	J Janković	3	0	r
		K Srebotnik	6	6											12	M Pierce	6	3
	Q	S-w Hsieh	0	2					K Srebotnik	3	2
		M Santangelo	2	4				12	M Pierce	6	6
	12	M Pierce	6	6

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	13	A Myskina	6	6
		T Tanasugarn	3	1				13	A Myskina	6	6
		A Frazier	6	7					A Frazier	3	2
	WC	C Gullickson	4	5											13	A Myskina	6	3	6^6
	LL	E Gagliardi	1	3											19	E Likhovtseva	0	6	7
		M Maleeva	6	6					M Maleeva	2	1
		T Garbin	4	1				19	E Likhovtseva	6	6
	19	E Likhovtseva	6	6																		19	E Likhovtseva	1	4
	31	A-L Grönefeld	6	6																		3	A Mauresmo	6	6
		K Brandi	2	3				31	A-L Grönefeld	3	6	6
		V Razzano	7	6					V Razzano	6	3	4
		A Spears	6^6	3											31	A-L Grönefeld	5	3
		S Karatantcheva	2	7	7										3	A Mauresmo	7	6
		M Shaughnessy	6	5	5				S Karatantcheva	0	1
		R Vinci	3	2				3	A Mauresmo	6	6
	3	A Mauresmo	6	6

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	6	E Dementieva	7	6
		L Šafářová	5	3				6	E Dementieva	7	6
		M Díaz-Oliva	6	6					M Díaz-Oliva	5	1
	WC	B Mattek	4	3											6	E Dementieva	6	4	7
		J Craybas	6	2	7										29	A Chakvetadze	1	6	6^5
		J Jackson	4	6	5				J Craybas	0	2
	Q	V Kutuzova	3	6	5			29	A Chakvetadze	6	6
	29	A Chakvetadze	6	3	7																	6	E Dementieva	6	6
	24	S Asagoe	6	6																		11	P Schnyder	4	3
		S Cohen-Aloro	1	4				24	S Asagoe	6	6
		N Llagostera Vives	6	4	4				E Linetskaya	4	4
		E Linetskaya	3	6	6										24	S Asagoe	1	3
		M Suchá	4	6	7										11	P Schnyder	6	6
	Q	S Bammer	6	4	5				M Suchá	3	6	2
		C Martínez	6	4	2			11	P Schnyder	6	2	6
	11	P Schnyder	4	6	6

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	15	N Dechy	6	7
		S Beltrame	4	5				15	N Dechy	6	6
		K Koukalová	3	6	1			Q	V King	1	1
	Q	V King	6	3	6										15	N Dechy	7	2	6
		A Smashova	6	6											23	T Golovin	5	6	2
	Q	S Klösel	3	3					A Smashova	4	6^6
	Q	V Ruano Pascual	3	6	6^5			23	T Golovin	6	7
	23	T Golovin	6	2	7																	15	N Dechy	0	3
	32	A Medina Garrigues	6	6																		2	L Davenport	6	6
		K Šprem	2	3				32	A Medina Garrigues	6	7
	Q	T Sun	6	7				Q	T Sun	4	5
		S Stosur	3	6^4											32	A Medina Garrigues	3	2
		A Serra Zanetti	6	3	4										2	L Davenport	6	6
	Q	P Parmentier	2	6	6			Q	P Parmentier	1	1
		N Li	4	4				2	L Davenport	6	6
	2	L Davenport	6	6

References

1. "Champion Kuznetsova crashes out". BBC News. 2005-08-29. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
2. Sharapova claims world number one ranking - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

External links

• Drawsheet Source