2005 US Open – Women's singles

Main article: 2005 US Open (tennis)

Kim Clijsters defeated Mary Pierce in the final, 6–3, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2005 US Open. It was her first major singles title, following four runner-up finishes in major finals.

Women's singles
2005 US Open
Champion	Kim Clijsters
Runner-up	Mary Pierce
Score	6–3, 6–1
Draw	128
Seeds	32

Svetlana Kuznetsova was the defending champion, but was defeated by Ekaterina Bychkova in the first round. Kuznetsova was the first US Open champion to lose in the first round of their title defense.^[1]

This marked the final major appearance of former world No. 2 and 1994 Wimbledon champion Conchita Martínez.

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 (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 (third 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 Dushevina (second round)

Qualifying

Main article: 2005 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

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							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Maria Sharapova	7	4	6
	9	Nadia Petrova	5	6	4
								1	Maria Sharapova	2	77	3
								4	Kim Clijsters	6	64	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	78
	2	Lindsay Davenport	1	6	66

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 Randriantefy	6	6					D Randriantefy	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	65	6				ME Camerin	4	6	4
		M Washington	66	7	4				S Mirza	6	1	6
		S Mirza	7	66	6											S Mirza	7	6
		B Strýcová	3	0												M Bartoli	64	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	60	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	64	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	62
		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	77	6										30	A Sugiyama	1	4
	PR	R Grande	6	65	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	65	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 Dushevina	5	6	3
	33	V Dushevina	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	60			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	65	2
		J Kostanić	2	5				25	F Schiavone	6	6
		S Peng	6	64	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	66											7	J Henin-Hardenne	6	7
		Y-j Cho	6	2	6											Y-j Cho	0	64
		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	66
	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	66	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	65
		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 Linetskaia	4	4
		E Linetskaia	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 Smashnova	6	6											23	T Golovin	5	6	2
	Q	S Klösel	3	3					A Smashova	4	66
	Q	V Ruano Pascual	3	6	65			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	64											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

Championship match statistics

Category	Clijsters	Pierce
1st serve %	33/47 (70%)	33/49 (67%)
1st serve points won	27 of 33 = 82%	17 of 33 = 52%
2nd serve points won	5 of 14 = 36%	6 of 16 = 38%
Total service points won	32 of 47 = 68.09%	23 of 49 = 46.94%
Aces	5	1
Double faults	2	1
Winners	10	6
Unforced errors	10	19
Net points won	4 of 4 = 100%	9 of 15 = 60%
Break points converted	5 of 11 = 45%	1 of 4 = 25%
Return points won	26 of 49 = 53%	15 of 47 = 32%
Total points won	58	38
Source