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.

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. She was defeated in the semi-finals by Kim Clijsters.

Seeds

2

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	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 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	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	6	6										30	A Sugiyama	1	4
		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 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	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 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	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

External links

• Drawsheet Source