2005 French Open
The 2005 French Open was the 104th edition of the tournament.
On the men's side, Rafael Nadal, seeded fourth at his first French Open, was a strong favorite to win the singles title after winning the Monte Carlo and Rome Masters. Guillermo Coria, the defending finalist and 2005 runner-up to Nadal in both Monaco and Rome, called Nadal the best clay-court player in the world prior to the tournament. After defeating top seed Roger Federer in the semifinals, Nadal defeated Mariano Puerta to claim his first French Open title, and the first of four won consecutively from 2005 until 2008. Nadal would go on to win the tournament a record 14 times.
In the women's draw, Justine Henin-Hardenne won her second French Open title, defeating 2000 champion Mary Pierce in the final in just 62 minutes. 2005 marked the first of three consecutive years in which Henin would win the women's singles title.
Gastón Gaudio and Anastasia Myskina were unsuccessful in defending their 2004 titles, Gaudio losing in the fourth round and Myskina being upset in the first round. This tournament was also notable for the rise of future French Open champion Ana Ivanovic, who upset the third seed Amélie Mauresmo in the third round, before going on to defeat another future champion in Francesca Schiavone on her way to her first major quarterfinal appearance in just her second major tournament.
Points distribution
Below are the tables with the point distribution for each discipline of the tournament.Seniors
Men's singles
Rafael Nadal defeated Mariano Puerta, 6–7, 6–3, 6–1, 7–5- It was Nadal's 6th title of the year, and his 7th overall. It was his 1st career Grand Slam title.
Women's singles
Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Mary Pierce, 6–1, 6–1- It was Henin-Hardenne's 4th title of the year, and her 23rd overall. It was her 4th career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd French Open title.
Men's doubles
Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi defeated Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4Women's doubles
Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez defeated Cara Black / Liezel Huber, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3Mixed doubles
Daniela Hantuchová / Fabrice Santoro defeated Martina Navratilova / Leander Paes, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2Juniors
Boys' singles
Marin Čilić defeated Antal van der Duim, 6–3, 6–1Girls' singles
Ágnes Szávay defeated Raluca-Ioana Olaru, 6–2, 6–1Boys' doubles
Emiliano Massa / Leonardo Mayer defeated Sergei Bubka / Jérémy Chardy, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4Girls' doubles
Victoria Azarenka / Ágnes Szávay defeated Raluca-Ioana Olaru / Amina Rakhim, 4–6, 6–4, 6–0Singles seeds
The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seedings are based on ATP and WTA rankings as of 16 May 2005. Rankings and points are as of before 23 May 2005.Men's singles">2005 French Open – Men's singles">Men's singles
† The player did not qualify the tournament in 2004. Accordingly, this was the points from the 18th best result are deducted instead.The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.
