2005 in tennis

This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2005. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.

Grand Slam events

 * Australian Open (link)
 * Men's Doubles: Wayne Black &  Kevin Ullyett d. 🇺🇸 Bob Bryan & 🇺🇸 Mike Bryan, 6-4, 6-4.
 * Women's Doubles: 🇷🇺 Svetlana Kuznetsova & 🇦🇺 Alicia Molik d. 🇺🇸 Lindsay Davenport & 🇺🇸 Corina Morariu, 6-3, 6-4.
 * Mixed Doubles: 🇦🇺 Samantha Stosur & 🇦🇺 Scott Draper d. Liezel Huber &  Kevin Ullyett, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6(10-6).
 * French Open (link)
 * Men's Doubles: 🇸🇪 Jonas Björkman & 🇧🇾 Max Mirnyi d. 🇺🇸 Bob Bryan & 🇺🇸 Mike Bryan, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4.
 * Women's Doubles: 🇪🇸 Virginia Ruano Pascual & 🇦🇷 Paola Suárez d. Cara Black &  Liezel Huber, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.
 * Mixed Doubles: 🇸🇰 Daniela Hantuchová & 🇫🇷 Fabrice Santoro d. 🇺🇸 Martina Navratilova & 🇮🇳 Leander Paes, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.
 * Wimbledon (link)
 * Men's Doubles: 🇦🇺 Stephen Huss & Wesley Moodie d. 🇺🇸 Bob Bryan & 🇺🇸 Mike Bryan, 7-6(7-4), 6-3, 6-7(2-7), 6-3.
 * Women's Doubles: Cara Black &  Liezel Huber d. 🇷🇺 Svetlana Kuznetsova & 🇫🇷 Amélie Mauresmo, 6-2, 6-1.
 * Mixed Doubles: 🇫🇷 Mary Pierce & 🇮🇳 Mahesh Bhupathi d. 🇺🇦 Tatiana Perebiynis & 🇦🇺 Paul Hanley, 6-4, 6-2.
 * U.S. Open (link)
 * Men's Doubles: 🇺🇸 Bob Bryan & 🇺🇸 Mike Bryan d. 🇸🇪 Jonas Björkman & 🇧🇾 Max Mirnyi, 6-1, 6-4.
 * Women's Doubles: 🇺🇸 Lisa Raymond & 🇦🇺 Samantha Stosur d. 🇷🇺 Elena Dementieva & 🇮🇹 Flavia Pennetta, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3.
 * Mixed Doubles: 🇸🇰 Daniela Hantuchová† & 🇮🇳 Mahesh Bhupathi d. Katarina Srebotnik & 🇷🇸 Nenad Zimonjić, 6-4, 6-2.

† By winning the U.S. Open mixed doubles title, Hantuchová completed her mixed doubles career grand slam.

ATP

 * 2005 ATP calendar

Tennis Masters Cup
Shanghai, China Week of November 14, 2005
 * Singles: 🇦🇷 David Nalbandian defeats Roger Federer, 6-7(4-7), 6-7(9-11), 6-2, 6-1, 7-6(7-3).
 * Doubles: 🇫🇷 Michaël Llodra & 🇫🇷 Fabrice Santoro defeat 🇮🇳 Leander Paes & Nenad Zimonjić, 6-7(6-8), 6-3, 7-6(7-4).

ARAG ATP World Team Championship

 * Final: 🇩🇪 Germany defeats 🇦🇷 Argentina, 2-1.
 * Team Germany: Tommy Haas, Florian Mayer & Alexander Waske
 * Team Argentina: Guillermo Cañas, Juan Ignacio Chela, Guillermo Coria & Gastón Gaudio

Singles - Entry Ranking
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Singles - Indesit ATP Race
† Highest number of Race points (since 2000).

WTA

 * 2005 WTA calendar

WTA Tour Championships
Los Angeles, USA Week of November 7, 2005
 * Singles: 🇫🇷 Amélie Mauresmo d. 🇫🇷 Mary Pierce, 5–7, 7–6(7–3), 6–4.
 * Doubles: 🇺🇸 Lisa Raymond & 🇦🇺 Samantha Stosur d. Cara Black & 🇦🇺 Rennae Stubbs, 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–4.

WTA Tier I
Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo, Japan Pacific Life Open, Indian Wells, United States NASDAQ-100 Open, Miami, United States Family Circle Cup, Charleston, United States Qatar Total German Open, Berlin, Germany Telecom Italia Masters Roma, Rome, Italy Acura Classic, San Diego, United States Rogers Cup presented by American Express, Toronto, Canada Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Russia Zurich Open, Zürich, Switzerland
 * Singles: 🇷🇺 Maria Sharapova defeated 🇺🇸 Lindsay Davenport, 6–1, 3–6, 7–6(7–5).
 * Doubles: 🇸🇰 Janette Husárová & 🇷🇺 Elena Likhovtseva defeated 🇺🇸 Lindsay Davenport & 🇺🇸 Corina Morariu, 6–4, 6–3.
 * Singles: 🇧🇪 Kim Clijsters defeated 🇺🇸 Lindsay Davenport, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2.
 * Doubles: 🇪🇸 Virginia Ruano Pascual & 🇦🇷 Paola Suárez defeated 🇷🇺 Nadia Petrova & 🇺🇸 Meghann Shaughnessy, 7–6(7–3), 6–1.
 * Singles: 🇧🇪 Kim Clijsters defeated 🇷🇺 Maria Sharapova, 6–3, 7–5.
 * Doubles: 🇷🇺 Svetlana Kuznetsova & 🇦🇺 Alicia Molik defeated 🇺🇸 Lisa Raymond & 🇦🇺 Rennae Stubbs, 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–2.
 * Singles: 🇧🇪 Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated 🇷🇺 Elena Dementieva, 7–5, 6–4.
 * Doubles: 🇪🇸 Conchita Martínez & 🇪🇸 Virginia Ruano Pascual defeated 🇨🇿 Iveta Benešová & 🇨🇿 Květa Peschke, 6–1, 6–4.
 * Singles: 🇧🇪 Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated 🇷🇺 Nadia Petrova, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3.
 * Doubles: 🇷🇺 Elena Likhovtseva & 🇷🇺 Vera Zvonareva defeated Cara Black & 🇦🇺 Liezel Huber, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3.
 * Singles: 🇫🇷 Amélie Mauresmo defeated Patty Schnyder, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4.
 * Doubles: Cara Black &  Liezel Huber defeated 🇷🇺 Maria Kirilenko & 🇪🇸 Anabel Medina Garrigues, 6–0, 4–6, 6–1.
 * Singles: 🇫🇷 Mary Pierce defeated 🇯🇵 Ai Sugiyama, 6–0, 6–3.
 * Doubles: 🇪🇸 Conchita Martínez & 🇪🇸 Virginia Ruano Pascual defeated 🇸🇰 Daniela Hantuchová & 🇯🇵 Ai Sugiyama, 6–7(7–9), 6–1, 7–5.
 * Singles: 🇧🇪 Kim Clijsters defeated 🇧🇪 Justine Henin-Hardenne, 7–5, 6–1.
 * Doubles: 🇩🇪 Anna-Lena Grönefeld & 🇺🇸 Martina Navratilova defeated 🇪🇸 Conchita Martínez & 🇪🇸 Virginia Ruano Pascual, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4.
 * Singles: 🇫🇷 Mary Pierce defeated 🇮🇹 Francesca Schiavone, 6–4, 6–3.
 * Doubles: 🇺🇸 Lisa Raymond & 🇦🇺 Samantha Stosur defeated Cara Black & 🇦🇺 Rennae Stubbs, 6–2, 6–4.
 * Singles: 🇺🇸 Lindsay Davenport defeated Patty Schnyder, 7–6(7–5), 6–3.
 * Doubles: Cara Black & 🇦🇺 Rennae Stubbs defeated 🇸🇰 Daniela Hantuchová & 🇯🇵 Ai Sugiyama, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–4), 6–3.

Singles - Entry Ranking
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International Tennis Hall of Fame

 * Class of 2005:
 * Jim Courier, player
 * Yannick Noah, player
 * Jana Novotná, player
 * Butch Buchholz, contributor