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. It marked the centenary of the inaugural tournament.

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.

    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,

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

Men's singles

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

Women's singles

Mie Yaosa defeated Maaike Smit, 7–6, 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, Kim Clijsters, Jennifer Capriati

Men's singles

  1. Roger Federer '
  2. Andy Roddick '
  3. Lleyton lindon Hewitt '
  4. Marat Safin
  5. Carlos Moyá '
  6. Guillermo Coria '
  7. Tim Henman '
  8. Andre Agassi '
  9. David Nalbandian '
  10. Gastón Gaudio '
  11. Joachim Johansson '
  12. Guillermo Cañas '
  13. Tommy Robredo '
  14. Sébastien Grosjean '
  15. Mikhail Youzhny '
  16. Tommy Haas '
  17. Andrei Pavel '
  18. Nicolás Massú '
  19. Vincent Spadea '
  20. Dominik Hrbatý '
  21. Nicolas Kiefer '
  22. Ivan Ljubičić '
  23. Fernando González '
  24. Feliciano López '
  25. Juan Ignacio Chela '
  26. Nikolay Davydenko '
  27. Paradorn Srichaphan '
  28. Mario Ančić '
  29. Taylor Dent '
  30. Thomas Johansson '
  31. Juan Carlos Ferrero '
  32. Jürgen Melzer ''''

    Women's singles

  33. Lindsay Davenport '
  34. Amélie Mauresmo '
  35. Anastasia Myskina '
  36. Maria Sharapova '
  37. Svetlana Kuznetsova '
  38. Elena Dementieva '
  39. Serena Williams
  40. Venus Williams '
  41. Vera Zvonareva '
  42. Alicia Molik '
  43. Nadia Petrova '
  44. Patty Schnyder '
  45. Karolina Šprem '
  46. Francesca Schiavone '
  47. Silvia Farina Elia '
  48. Ai Sugiyama '
  49. Fabiola Zuluaga '
  50. Elena Likhovtseva '
  51. Nathalie Dechy '
  52. Tatiana Golovin '
  53. Amy Frazier '
  54. Magdalena Maleeva '
  55. Jelena Janković '
  56. Mary Pierce '
  57. Lisa Raymond '
  58. Daniela Hantuchová '
  59. Anna Smashnova '
  60. Shinobu Asagoe '
  61. Gisela Dulko '
  62. Flavia Pennetta '
  63. Jelena Kostanić Tošić '
  64. Iveta Benešová ''''