2005 Australian Open

The 2005 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia from 17 until 30 January 2005. Roger Federer was unsuccessful in defending his 2004 title, being defeated in the semi-finals by eventual champion Marat Safin in a rematch of the 2004 final. Safin defeated third-seed Lleyton Hewitt in the final in four sets. Justine Henin-Hardenne could not defend her 2004 title due to an injury suffered in the second half of 2004. Serena Williams, the champion in 2003, defeated Lindsay Davenport in the women's final.

2005 Australian Open
Date	17 – 30 January
Edition	93rd
Category	Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface	Hardcourt (Rebound Ace)
Location	Melbourne, Australia
Venue	Melbourne Park
Champions
Men's Singles
Marat Safin
Women's Singles
Serena Williams
Men's Doubles
Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett
Women's Doubles
Svetlana Kuznetsova / Alicia Molik
Mixed Doubles
Samantha Stosur / Scott Draper
Boys' Singles
Donald Young
Girls' Singles
Victoria Azarenka
Boys' Doubles
Kim Sun-yong / Yi Chu-huan
Girls' Doubles
Victoria Azarenka / Marina Erakovic
Men's Legends Doubles
Richard Fromberg / Mats Wilander
Legends Mixed Doubles
Nicole Bradtke / Roy Emerson
Wheelchair Men's Singles
David Hall
Wheelchair Women's Singles
Mie Yaosa
Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Robin Ammerlaan / Martin Legner
Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Maaike Smit / Florence Gravellier

Seniors

Men's Singles

Marat Safin defeated Lleyton Hewitt, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4

• It was Safin's 1st title of the year, and his 15th overall. It was his 2nd career Grand Slam title, his 1st Australian Open title and the last championship of his career. Safin became the second Russian player to win the Australian Open men's singles title, following Yevgeny Kafelnikov's victory in 1999.

Women's Singles

Serena Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport, 2–6, 6–3, 6–0

• It was Williams's 1st title of the year, and her 26th overall. It was her 7th career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd Australian Open title. The final featured a long injury time out for Williams in the second set at 3-3.[1][2]

Men's Doubles

Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett defeated Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan, 6–4, 6–4

Women's Doubles

Svetlana Kuznetsova / Alicia Molik defeated Lindsay Davenport / Corina Morariu, 6–3, 6–4

Mixed Doubles

Samantha Stosur / Scott Draper defeated Liezel Huber / Kevin Ullyett, 6–2, 2–6, [10–6]

Juniors

Boys' Singles

Donald Young defeated Kim Sun-yong, 6–2, 6–4

Girls' Singles

Victoria Azarenka defeated Ágnes Szávay, 6–2, 6–2

Boys' Doubles

Kim Sun-yong / Yi Chu-huan defeated Thiemo de Bakker / Donald Young, 6–3, 6–4

Girls' Doubles

Victoria Azarenka / Marina Erakovic defeated Nikola Fraňková / Ágnes Szávay, 6–0, 6–2

Legends

Men's Doubles

• Richard Fromberg / Mats Wilander defeated Pat Cash / Kim Warwick, 6–4, 6–3,[3]

Mixed Doubles

• Nicole Bradtke / Roy Emerson defeated Elizabeth Smylie / Tony Roche, 7–5, retired

Wheelchair

Men's Singles

David Hall defeated Robin Ammerlaan, 7–5, 3–6, 6-1

Women's Singles

Mie Yaosa defeated Maaike Smit, 7-6(5), 6-1

Men's Doubles

Robin Ammerlaan / Martin Legner defeated David Hall / Anthony Bonaccurso, 6–4, 6–3

Women's Doubles

Maaike Smit / Florence Gravellier defeated Yuka Chokyu / Mie Yaosa, 6-3, 6-3

Seeds

Withdrawals: Justine Henin-Hardenne,[4] Kim Clijsters, Jennifer Capriati[5]

Men's Singles Roger Federer (Semifinals, lost to Marat Safin) Andy Roddick (Semifinals, lost to Lleyton Hewitt) Lleyton Hewitt (Final, lost to Marat Safin) Marat Safin (Champion) Carlos Moyá (First Round, lost to Guillermo García-López) Guillermo Coria (Fourth Round, lost to David Nalbandian) Tim Henman (Third Round, lost to Nikolay Davydenko) Andre Agassi (Quarterfinals, lost to Roger Federer) David Nalbandian (Quarterfinals, lost to Lleyton Hewitt) Gastón Gaudio (Third Round, lost to Dominik Hrbatý) Joachim Johansson (Fourth Round, lost to Andre Agassi) Guillermo Cañas (Fourth Round, lost to Nikolay Davydenko) Tommy Robredo (Third Round, lost to Marcos Baghdatis) Sébastien Grosjean (Second Round, lost to Jean-René Lisnard) Mikhail Youzhny (Second Round, lost to Rafael Nadal) Tommy Haas (Second Round, lost to Karol Beck) Andrei Pavel (Second Round, lost to Bobby Reynolds) Nicolás Massú (Second Round, retired against Philipp Kohlschreiber) Vincent Spadea (First Round, lost to Radek Štěpánek) Dominik Hrbatý (Quarterfinals, lost to Marat Safin) Nicolas Kiefer (First Round, lost to Olivier Rochus) Ivan Ljubičić (Second Round, lost to Marcos Baghdatis) Fernando González (Third Round, lost to David Nalbandian) Feliciano López (Third Round, lost to Joachim Johansson) Juan Ignacio Chela (Third Round, lost to Lleyton Hewitt) Nikolay Davydenko (Quarterfinals, retired against Andy Roddick) Paradorn Srichaphan (Second Round, lost to Jarkko Nieminen) Mario Ančić (Third Round, lost to Marat Safin) Taylor Dent (Third Round, lost to Andre Agassi) Thomas Johansson Fourth Round, lost to Dominik Hrbatý) Juan Carlos Ferrero (Third Round, lost to Guillermo Coria) Jürgen Melzer (Third Round, retired against Andy Roddick)

Women's Singles Lindsay Davenport (Final, lost to Serena Williams) Amélie Mauresmo (Quarterfinals, lost to Serena Williams) Anastasia Myskina (Fourth Round, lost to Nathalie Dechy) Maria Sharapova (Semifinals, lost to Serena Williams) Svetlana Kuznetsova (Quarterfinals, lost to Maria Sharapova) Elena Dementieva (Fourth Round, lost to Patty Schnyder) Serena Williams (Champion) Venus Williams (Fourth Round, lost to Alicia Molik) Vera Zvonareva (Second Round, lost to Vera Dushevina) Alicia Molik (Quarterfinals, lost to Lindsay Davenport) Nadia Petrova (Fourth Round, lost to Serena Williams) Patty Schnyder (Quarterfinals, lost to Nathalie Dechy) Karolina Šprem (Fourth Round, lost to Lindsay Davenport) Francesca Schiavone (Third Round, lost to Nathalie Dechy) Silvia Farina Elia (Fourth Round, lost to Maria Sharapova) Ai Sugiyama (First Round, lost to Martina Suchá) Fabiola Zuluaga (Second Round, lost to Anna-Lena Grönefeld) Elena Likhovtseva (Third Round, lost to Karolina Šprem) Nathalie Dechy (Semifinals, lost to Lindsay Davenport) Tatiana Golovin (Second Round, lost to Abigail Spears) Amy Frazier (Third Round, lost to Evgenia Linetskaya) Magdalena Maleeva (Third Round, lost to Nadia Petrova) Jelena Janković (Second Round, lost to Tatiana Panova) Mary Pierce (First Round, lost to Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro) Lisa Raymond (Third Round, walkover lost to Anastasia Myskina) Daniela Hantuchová (Third Round, lost to Elena Dementieva) Anna Smashnova (Third Round, lost to Venus Williams) Shinobu Asagoe (Second Round, lost to Li Na) Gisela Dulko (Second Round, lost to Mariana Díaz Oliva) Flavia Pennetta (First Round, lost to Petra Mandula) Jelena Kostanić Tošić (Second Round, lost to Nicole Vaidišová) Iveta Benešová (First Round, lost to Ana Ivanovic)

Qualifier entries

Men's Qualifiers entries Tomáš Zíb Federico Luzzi Guillermo García López Oliver Marach Olivier Patience Florent Serra Janko Tipsarević Jean-René Lisnard Marcos Baghdatis Dieter Kindlmann Melle van Gemerden Daniele Bracciali Bobby Reynolds Roko Karanušić Novak Djokovic Takao Suzuki Lucky Losers Christophe Rochus Björn Phau

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

Withdrawals

Men's Singles Hicham Arazi → replaced by Justin Gimelstob Younes El Aynaoui → replaced by Björn Phau Nicolas Escudé → replaced by Félix Mantilla Stefan Koubek → replaced by Arnaud Clément Karol Kučera → replaced by Davide Sanguinetti Gustavo Kuerten → replaced by Scott Draper Jeff Morrison → replaced by Flávio Saretta Jiří Novák → replaced by Olivier Mutis Dmitry Tursunov → replaced by Nicolás Almagro Martin Verkerk → replaced by Christophe Rochus

Women's Singles 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

References

1. "Serena Williams overcomes rib injury". Retrieved 11 April 2016.
2. "Serena outlasts exhausted Davenport". Retrieved 11 April 2016.
3. "Australian Open Championship Matches". Philadelphia Daily News. 31 January 2005. p. 76.
4. "No Title Defense for Henin-Hardenne". The New York Times. 9 January 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2008.
5. "Capriati out of Australian Open". The Age. Melbourne. 12 January 2005. Retrieved 7 February 2009.

External links

• Australian Open official website