2005 Wimbledon Championships
The 2005 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England [Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club] in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 119th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 20 June to 3 July 2005. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year.
Roger Federer successfully defended the men's singles crown defeating Andy Roddick in the final for the second consecutive year. Maria Sharapova was unsuccessful in her 2004 title defence, being defeated in the semifinals by eventual champion Venus Williams. Williams and Lindsay Davenport played the longest women's final in history.
Point and prize money distribution
Point distribution
Below are the tables with the point distribution for each discipline of the tournament.Senior points
Prize distribution
The total prize money for 2005 championships was £10,085,510. The winner of the men's title earned £630,000 while the women's singles champion earned £600,000.| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 |
| Men's singles | £630,000 | |||||||
| Women's singles | £600,000 | |||||||
| Men's doubles * | £218,500 | |||||||
| £203,250 | ||||||||
| Mixed doubles * | £90,000 |
* per team
Champions
Seniors
Men's singles
Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick, 6–2, 7–6, 6–4Women's singles
Venus Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport, 4–6, 7–6, 9–7Men's doubles
Stephen Huss / Wesley Moodie defeated Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan, 7–6, 6–3, 6–7, 6–3Women's doubles
Cara Black / Liezel Huber defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova / Amélie Mauresmo, 6–2, 6–1Mixed doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi / Mary Pierce defeated Paul Hanley / Tatiana Perebiynis, 6–4, 6–2Juniors
Boys' singles
Jérémy Chardy defeated Robin Haase, 6–4, 6–3Girls' singles
Agnieszka Radwańska defeated Tamira Paszek, 6–3, 6–4Boys' doubles
Jesse Levine / Michael Shabaz defeated Sam Groth / Andrew Kennaugh, 6–4, 6–1Girls' doubles
Victoria Azarenka / Ágnes Szávay defeated Marina Erakovic / Monica Niculescu, 6–7, 6–2, 6–0Other events
Wheelchair men's doubles
Michaël Jeremiasz / Jayant Mistry defeated David Hall / Martin Legner, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6Singles seeds
Men's singles
- Roger Federer
- Andy Roddick '
- Lleyton Hewitt '
- Rafael Nadal '
- Marat Safin '
- Tim Henman '
- Guillermo Cañas '
- Nikolay Davydenko '
- Sébastien Grosjean '
- Mario Ančić '
- Joachim Johansson '
- Thomas Johansson '
- Tommy Robredo '
- Radek Štěpánek '
- Guillermo Coria '
- Mariano Puerta '
- David Ferrer '
- David Nalbandian '
- Tommy Haas '
- Ivan Ljubičić '
- Fernando González '
- Dominik Hrbatý '
- Juan Carlos Ferrero '
- Taylor Dent '
- Nicolas Kiefer '
- Feliciano López '
- Richard Gasquet '
- Jiří Novák '
- Nicolás Massú '
- Robin Söderling '
- Mikhail Youzhny '
- Filippo Volandri
- Olivier Rochus ''''
Women's singles
- Lindsay Davenport '
- Maria Sharapova '
- Amélie Mauresmo '
- Serena Williams '
- Svetlana Kuznetsova '
- Elena Dementieva '
- Justine Henin-Hardenne '
- Nadia Petrova '
- Anastasia Myskina '
- Patty Schnyder '
- Vera Zvonareva '
- Mary Pierce '
- Elena Likhovtseva '
- Venus Williams
- Kim Clijsters '
- Nathalie Dechy '
- Jelena Janković '
- Tatiana Golovin '
- Ana Ivanovic '
- Daniela Hantuchová '
- Francesca Schiavone '
- Silvia Farina Elia '
- Ai Sugiyama '
- Shinobu Asagoe '
- Karolina Šprem '
- Flavia Pennetta '
- Nicole Vaidišová '
- Amy Frazier '
- Marion Bartoli '
- Dinara Safina '
- Anabel Medina Garrigues '
- Virginie Razzano ''''
Main draw wild card entries
Men's singles
- James Blake
- Alex Bogdanovic
- Josh Goodall
- Alan Mackin
- Jonathan Marray
- Andy Murray
- Mark Philippoussis
- David Sherwood
- Elena Baltacha
- Cara Black
- Sarah Borwell
- Amanda Janes
- Anne Keothavong
- Rebecca Llewellyn
- Katie O'Brien
- Jane O'Donoghue
- James Auckland / Dan Kiernan
- Andrew Banks / Alan Mackin
- Richard Barker / William Barker
- Alex Bogdanovic / Josh Goodall
- Mark Hilton / Jonathan Marray
- Andy Murray / David Sherwood
- Elena Baltacha / Jane O'Donoghue
- Sarah Borwell / Emily Webley-Smith
- Claire Curran / Natalie Grandin
- Anna Hawkins / Rebecca Llewellyn
- Amanda Janes / Anne Keothavong
- Katie O'Brien / Melanie South
- Jamie Baker / Claire Curran
- Jamie Delgado / Amanda Janes
- Andy Murray / Shahar Pe'er
- Arvind Parmar / Jane O'Donoghue
- David Sherwood / Elena Baltacha
Qualifier entries
Men's singles
- Andreas Seppi
- Arnaud Clément
- George Bastl
- Jamie Delgado
- Jeff Morrison
- Antony Dupuis
- Danai Udomchoke
- Gilles Elseneer
- Roko Karanušić
- Dick Norman
- Adrián García
- Lu Yen-hsun
- Noam Okun
- Tuomas Ketola
- Novak Djokovic
- Tobias Summerer
- Justin Gimelstob
- Daniele Bracciali
- Paul Goldstein
Women's singles
- Kateřina Böhmová
- Sofia Arvidsson
- Ashley Harkleroad
- Els Callens
- Jamea Jackson
- Meilen Tu
- Saori Obata
- Mara Santangelo
- Sabine Klaschka
- Kateryna Bondarenko
- Julia Vakulenko
- Tatiana Poutchek
- Eva Birnerová
- Séverine Beltrame
- Melinda Czink
Men's doubles
- Tuomas Ketola / Frédéric Niemeyer
- Ramón Delgado / André Sá
- Robert Lindstedt / Alexander Peya
- Stephen Huss / Wesley Moodie ''
- Lukáš Dlouhý / David Škoch
- Ross Hutchins / Martin Lee
Women's doubles
- Evie Dominikovic / Aiko Nakamura
- Alona Bondarenko / Anastasia Rodionova
- Rika Fujiwara / Saori Obata
- Tatiana Poutchek / Anastasiya Yakimova
- Yuliana Fedak / Lilia Osterloh
- Erica Krauth / Marie-Ève Pelletier
- Edina Gallovits / Angela Haynes
Withdrawals
- Andre Agassi → replaced by Justin Gimelstob
- Guillermo Cañas → replaced by Paul Goldstein
- Juan Ignacio Chela → replaced by Thomas Enqvist
- Albert Costa → replaced by Scott Draper
- Mardy Fish → replaced by Albert Montañés
- Gastón Gaudio → replaced by Janko Tipsarević
- Edgardo Massa → replaced by Björn Phau
- Carlos Moyá → replaced by Bohdan Ulihrach
- Sjeng Schalken → replaced by Daniele Bracciali
- Mariano Zabaleta → replaced by Ivo Minář
- Elena Bovina → replaced by Eva Birnerová
- Alicia Molik → replaced by Melinda Czink
- Paola Suárez → replaced by Séverine Beltrame