2005 Wimbledon Championships Explained

Date:20 June – 3 July 2005
Edition:119th
Category:Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw:128S / 64D / 48XD
Prize Money:£10,085,510
Surface:Grass
Location:Church Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Venue:All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champms: Roger Federer
Champws: Venus Williams
Champmd: Stephen Huss / Wesley Moodie
Champwd: Cara Black / Liezel Huber
Champxd: Mahesh Bhupathi / Mary Pierce
Champbs: Jérémy Chardy
Champgs: Agnieszka Radwańska
Champbd: Jesse Levine / Michael Shabaz
Champgd: Victoria Azarenka / Ágnes Szávay
Champwcmd: Michaël Jeremiasz / Jayant Mistry

The 2005 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom.[1] [2] It was the 119th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 20 June to 3 July 2005. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year.

Roger Federer successfully defended the men's singles crown defeating Andy Roddick in the final for the second consecutive year. Maria Sharapova was unsuccessful in her 2004 title defence, being defeated in the semifinals by eventual champion Venus Williams. Williams and Lindsay Davenport played the longest women's final in history.

Point and prize money distribution

Point distribution

Below are the tables with the point distribution for each discipline of the tournament.

Senior points

EventRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128
Men's singles10007004502501507535512840
Men's doubles000
6504562921629056322302112.54
000

Prize distribution

The total prize money for 2005 championships was £10,085,510. The winner of the men's title earned £630,000 while the women's singles champion earned £600,000.[3] [4]

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128
Men's singles£630,000
Women's singles£600,000
Men's doubles *£218,500
£203,250
Mixed doubles *£90,000

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

See main article: 2005 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles. Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick, 6–2, 7–6(7–2), 6–4 [5]

Women's singles

See main article: 2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles. Venus Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport, 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 9–7 [6]

Men's doubles

See main article: 2005 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles. Stephen Huss / Wesley Moodie defeated Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan, 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–3 [7]

Women's doubles

See main article: 2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles. Cara Black / Liezel Huber defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova / Amélie Mauresmo, 6–2, 6–1 [8]

Mixed doubles

See main article: 2005 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles. Mahesh Bhupathi / Mary Pierce defeated Paul Hanley / Tatiana Perebiynis, 6–4, 6–2 [9]

Juniors

Boys' singles

See main article: 2005 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles. Jérémy Chardy defeated Robin Haase, 6–4, 6–3 [10]

Girls' singles

See main article: 2005 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles. Agnieszka Radwańska defeated Tamira Paszek, 6–3, 6–4 [11]

Boys' doubles

See main article: 2005 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles. Jesse Levine / Michael Shabaz defeated Sam Groth / Andrew Kennaugh, 6–4, 6–1 [12]

Girls' doubles

See main article: 2005 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles. Victoria Azarenka / Ágnes Szávay defeated Marina Erakovic / Monica Niculescu, 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–0 [13]

Other events

Wheelchair men's doubles

See main article: 2005 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair men's doubles. Michaël Jeremiasz / Jayant Mistry defeated David Hall / Martin Legner, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 [14]

Singles seeds

Men's singles

  1. Roger Federer (champion)
  2. Andy Roddick (final, lost to Roger Federer)
  3. Lleyton Hewitt (semifinals, lost to Roger Federer)
  4. Rafael Nadal (second round, lost to Gilles Müller)
  5. Marat Safin (third round, lost to Feliciano López)
  6. Tim Henman (second round, lost to Dmitry Tursunov)
  7. Guillermo Cañas (withdrew)
  8. Nikolay Davydenko (second round, lost to Jonas Björkman)
  9. Sébastien Grosjean (quarterfinals, lost to Andy Roddick)
  10. Mario Ančić (fourth round, lost to Feliciano López)
  11. Joachim Johansson (third round, lost to Fernando González)
  12. Thomas Johansson (semifinals, lost to Andy Roddick)
  13. Tommy Robredo (first round, lost to Fernando Verdasco)
  14. Radek Štěpánek (second round, lost to Andy Murray)
  15. Guillermo Coria (fourth round, lost to Roger Federer)
  16. Mariano Puerta (first round, lost to Lars Burgsmüller)
  17. David Ferrer (first round, lost to Guillermo García López)
  18. David Nalbandian (quarterfinals, lost to Thomas Johansson)
  19. Tommy Haas (first round, lost to Janko Tipsarević)
  20. Ivan Ljubičić (first round, lost to Jürgen Melzer)
  21. Fernando González (quarterfinals, lost to Roger Federer)
  22. Dominik Hrbatý (second round, lost to Gaël Monfils)
  23. Juan Carlos Ferrero (fourth round, lost to Roger Federer)
  24. Taylor Dent (fourth round, lost to Lleyton Hewitt)
  25. Nicolas Kiefer (third round, lost to Roger Federer)
  26. Feliciano López (quarterfinals, lost to Lleyton Hewitt)
  27. Richard Gasquet (fourth round, lost to David Nalbandian)
  28. Jiří Novák (third round, lost to Max Mirnyi)
  29. Nicolás Massú (second round, lost to Justin Gimelstob)
  30. Robin Söderling (first round, lost to Igor Andreev)
  31. Mikhail Youzhny (fourth round, lost to Fernando González)
  32. Filippo Volandri (first round, lost to Wayne Arthurs)
  33. Olivier Rochus (second round, lost to Max Mirnyi)

Women's singles

  1. Lindsay Davenport (final, lost to Venus Williams)
  2. Maria Sharapova (semifinals, lost to Venus Williams)
  3. Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals, lost to Lindsay Davenport)
  4. Serena Williams (third round, lost to Jill Craybas)
  5. Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals, lost to Lindsay Davenport)
  6. Elena Dementieva (fourth round, lost to Anastasia Myskina)
  7. Justine Henin-Hardenne (first round, lost to Eleni Daniilidou)
  8. Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals, lost to Maria Sharapova)
  9. Anastasia Myskina (quarterfinals, lost to Amélie Mauresmo)
  10. Patty Schnyder (first round, lost to Antonella Serra Zanetti)
  11. Vera Zvonareva (second round, lost to Květa Peschke)
  12. Mary Pierce (quarterfinals, lost to Venus Williams)
  13. Elena Likhovtseva (fourth round, lost to Amélie Mauresmo)
  14. Venus Williams (champion)
  15. Kim Clijsters (fourth round, lost to Lindsay Davenport)
  16. Nathalie Dechy (fourth round, lost to Maria Sharapova)
  17. Jelena Janković (third round, lost to Anastasia Myskina)
  18. Tatiana Golovin (first round, lost to Alona Bondarenko)
  19. Ana Ivanovic (third round, lost to Mary Pierce)
  20. Daniela Hantuchová (third round, lost to Venus Williams)
  21. Francesca Schiavone (first round, lost to Kristina Brandi)
  22. Silvia Farina Elia (third round, lost to Elena Likhovtseva)
  23. Ai Sugiyama (first round, lost to Roberta Vinci)
  24. Shinobu Asagoe (first round, lost to Magdalena Maleeva)
  25. Karolina Šprem (first round, lost to Tamarine Tanasugarn)
  26. Flavia Pennetta (fourth round, lost to Mary Pierce)
  27. Nicole Vaidišová (third round, lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova)
  28. Amy Frazier (first round, lost to Mashona Washington)
  29. Marion Bartoli (second round, lost to Rika Fujiwara)
  30. Dinara Safina (third round, lost to Lindsay Davenport)
  31. Anabel Medina Garrigues (first round, lost to Katarina Srebotnik)
  32. Virginie Razzano (second round, lost to Cara Black)

Main draw wild card entries

The following players received wild cards into the main draw senior events.

Men's singles

  1. James Blake
  2. Alex Bogdanovic
  3. Josh Goodall
  4. Alan Mackin
  5. Jonathan Marray
  6. Andy Murray
  7. Mark Philippoussis
  8. David Sherwood

Women's singles

  1. Elena Baltacha
  2. Cara Black
  3. Sarah Borwell
  4. Amanda Janes
  5. Anne Keothavong
  6. Rebecca Llewellyn
  7. Katie O'Brien
  8. Jane O'Donoghue

Men's doubles

  1. James Auckland / Dan Kiernan
  2. Andrew Banks / Alan Mackin
  3. Richard Barker / William Barker
  4. Alex Bogdanovic / Josh Goodall
  5. Mark Hilton / Jonathan Marray
  6. Andy Murray / David Sherwood

Women's doubles

  1. Elena Baltacha / Jane O'Donoghue
  2. Sarah Borwell / Emily Webley-Smith
  3. Claire Curran / Natalie Grandin
  4. Anna Hawkins / Rebecca Llewellyn
  5. Amanda Janes / Anne Keothavong
  6. Katie O'Brien / Melanie South

Mixed doubles

  1. Jamie Baker / Claire Curran
  2. Jamie Delgado / Amanda Janes
  3. Andy Murray / Shahar Pe'er
  4. Arvind Parmar / Jane O'Donoghue
  5. David Sherwood / Elena Baltacha

Qualifier entries

Men's singles

See main article: 2005 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying.

  1. Andreas Seppi
  2. Arnaud Clément
  3. George Bastl
  4. Jamie Delgado
  5. Jeff Morrison
  6. Antony Dupuis
  7. Danai Udomchoke
  8. Gilles Elseneer
  9. Roko Karanušić
  10. Dick Norman
  11. Adrián García
  12. Lu Yen-hsun
  13. Noam Okun
  14. Tuomas Ketola
  15. Novak Djokovic
  16. Tobias Summerer

The following players received entry into the lucky loser spot:

  1. Justin Gimelstob
  2. Daniele Bracciali
  3. Paul Goldstein

Women's singles

See main article: 2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying.

  1. Kateřina Böhmová
  2. Sofia Arvidsson
  3. Ashley Harkleroad
  4. Els Callens
  5. Jamea Jackson
  6. Meilen Tu
  7. Saori Obata
  8. Mara Santangelo
  9. Sabine Klaschka
  10. Kateryna Bondarenko
  11. Julia Vakulenko
  12. Tatiana Poutchek

The following players received entry into the lucky loser spot:

  1. Eva Birnerová
  2. Séverine Beltrame
  3. Melinda Czink

Men's doubles

See main article: 2005 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles qualifying.

  1. Tuomas Ketola / Frédéric Niemeyer
  2. Ramón Delgado / André Sá
  3. Robert Lindstedt / Alexander Peya
  4. Stephen Huss / Wesley Moodie (champions)

The following teams received entry into the lucky loser spot:

  1. Lukáš Dlouhý / David Škoch
  2. Ross Hutchins / Martin Lee

Women's doubles

See main article: 2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles qualifying.

  1. Evie Dominikovic / Aiko Nakamura
  2. Alona Bondarenko / Anastasia Rodionova
  3. Rika Fujiwara / Saori Obata
  4. Tatiana Poutchek / Anastasiya Yakimova

The following teams received entry into the lucky loser spot:

  1. Yuliana Fedak / Lilia Osterloh
  2. Erica Krauth / Marie-Ève Pelletier
  3. Edina Gallovits / Angela Haynes

Withdrawals

Men's Singles
Women's Singles

External links

Notes and References

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