2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

It was her third Wimbledon singles title and fifth major singles title overall. At two hours and 45 minutes, it was the longest Wimbledon women's final in history. Williams became the first woman in the Open Era, and the first since Helen Wills in 1935, to win the title after saving a championship point. She lost only one set during the tournament, to Davenport in the final — which was a rematch of the 2000 final.

Women's singles
2005 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Venus Williams
Runner-up	Lindsay Davenport
Score	4–6, 7–6(7–4), 9–7
Details
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32
Events
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Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but lost to Venus Williams in the semifinals.

The first week of the tournament was headlined by two major upsets — Justine Henin-Hardenne's first round defeat marked the first time in the Open Era that the reigning French Open champion lost her opening match at Wimbledon, while Serena Williams's loss in the third round was her earliest exit at any major since the 1999 French Open.

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Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Lindsay Davenport	77	6
	5	Svetlana Kuznetsova	61	3
								1	Lindsay Davenport	65	77	6
								3	Amélie Mauresmo	77	64	4
	3	Amélie Mauresmo	6	6
	9	Anastasia Myskina	3	4
															1	Lindsay Davenport	6	64	7
															14	Venus Williams	4	77	9
	12	Mary Pierce	0	610
	14	Venus Williams	6	712
								14	Venus Williams	77	6
								2	Maria Sharapova	62	1
	8	Nadia Petrova	66	3
	2	Maria Sharapova	78	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	L Davenport	6	6
		A Jidkova	0	2				1	L Davenport	6	6
		M Marrero	2	3				Q	J Jackson	0	3
	Q	J Jackson	6	6											1	L Davenport	6	6
		B Strýcová	6	7											30	D Safina	2	1
		L Osterloh	3	5					B Strýcová	2	2
		S Mamić	3	4				30	D Safina	6	6
	30	D Safina	6	6																		1	L Davenport	6	64	6
	23	A Sugiyama	2	6	4																	15	K Clijsters	3	77	3
		R Vinci	6	2	6				R Vinci	6	6
		A Spears	0	6	2				A Kremer	3	2
		A Kremer	6	2	6											R Vinci	3	4
		M Irvin	77	6											15	K Clijsters	6	6
	Q	S Obata	64	3					M Irvin	1	1
	WC	K O'Brien	2	3				15	K Clijsters	6	6
	15	K Clijsters	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	10	P Schnyder	4	79	3
		A Serra Zanetti	6	67	6				A Serra Zanetti	7	2	7
		T Perebiynis	3	65				Q	S Arvidsson	5	6	5
	Q	S Arvidsson	6	77												A Serra Zanetti	3	2
		M Kirilenko	6	77												M Maleeva	6	6
	Q	E Callens	2	63					M Kirilenko	2	3
		M Maleeva	6	78					M Maleeva	6	6
	24	S Asagoe	2	66																			M Maleeva	4	3
	27	N Vaidišová	6	3	6																	5	S Kuznetsova	6	6
		J Kostanić	3	6	3			27	N Vaidišová	7	6
		S Stosur	61	4					M Paštiková	5	3
		M Paštiková	77	6											27	N Vaidišová	5	77	2
		A Morigami	3	6	6										5	S Kuznetsova	7	65	6
		S Mirza	6	3	8				S Mirza	4	77	4
	WC	R Llewellyn	0	1				5	S Kuznetsova	6	64	6
	5	S Kuznetsova	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	A Mauresmo	6	6
	LL	M Czink	3	2				3	A Mauresmo	6	6
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	4	6				M Sánchez Lorenzo	1	3
		M Domachowska	4	6	2										3	A Mauresmo	6	6
	WC	S Borwell	611	3												S Perry	0	2
		S Perry	713	6					S Perry	77	6
		T Tanasugarn	6	6					T Tanasugarn	61	2
	25	K Šprem	2	2																		3	A Mauresmo	6	6
	22	S Farina Elia	6	6																		13	E Likhovtseva	4	0
		M Suchá	4	2				22	S Farina Elia	6	5	6
		M Vento-Kabchi	77	4	6				M Vento-Kabchi	1	7	3
		M Sequera	61	6	4										22	S Farina Elia	7	4	4
		M Shaughnessy	6	1	6										13	E Likhovtseva	5	6	6
		J Schruff	1	6	2				M Shaughnessy	3	64
		A Smashnova	2	2				13	E Likhovtseva	6	77
	13	E Likhovtseva	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	9	A Myskina	5	77	6
	Q	K Böhmová	7	64	4			9	A Myskina	6	6
		E Dominikovic	7	3	4				A Nakamura	4	3
		A Nakamura	5	6	6										9	A Myskina	6	5	10
		M Díaz Oliva	6	6											17	J Janković	0	7	8
	WC	A Keothavong	3	4					M Díaz Oliva	3	5
		A Chakvetadze	4	2				17	J Janković	6	7
	17	J Janković	6	6																		9	A Myskina	1	711	7
	28	A Frazier	4	6	4																	6	E Dementieva	6	69	5
		M Washington	6	4	6				M Washington	6	3	6
		S Sfar	6	4	9				S Sfar	3	6	3
		É Loit	2	6	7											M Washington	5	1
	WC	E Baltacha	3	2											6	E Dementieva	7	6
	Q	S Klaschka	6	6				Q	S Klaschka	6	3	6
		I Benešová	2	3				6	E Dementieva	2	6	8
	6	E Dementieva	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	7	J Henin-Hardenne	66	6	5
		E Daniilidou	78	2	7				E Daniilidou	6	6
		K Koukalová	1	2					L Granville	2	0
		L Granville	6	6												E Daniilidou	4	3
		G Dulko	6	6											26	F Pennetta	6	6
		Y Fedak	2	4					G Dulko	2	4
		E Gagliardi	1	2				26	F Pennetta	6	6
	26	F Pennetta	6	6																		26	F Pennetta	3	1
	19	A Ivanovic	6	6																		12	M Pierce	6	6
		V Dushevina	4	3				19	A Ivanovic	6	6
		D Chládková	3	6	1				S Foretz	4	3
		S Foretz	6	4	6										19	A Ivanovic	1	4
	Q	J Vakulenko	6	6											12	M Pierce	6	6
		T Garbin	2	4				Q	J Vakulenko	6	67	7
		L Šafářová	3	4				12	M Pierce	4	79	9
	12	M Pierce	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	14	V Williams	6	6
	LL	E Birnerová	2	4				14	V Williams	7	6
		N Pratt	3	6	6				N Pratt	5	3
		L Cervanová	6	3	1										14	V Williams	7	6
	Q	M Tu	3	3											20	D Hantuchová	5	3
		S Pe'er	6	6					S Pe'er	2	6	3
		E Linetskaia	6	2	2			20	D Hantuchová	6	2	6
	20	D Hantuchová	3	6	6																	14	V Williams	6	6
	29	M Bartoli	6	6																			J Craybas	0	2
		R Fujiwara	2	2				29	M Bartoli	1	4
	Q	A Harkleroad	4	6	4				J Craybas	6	6
		J Craybas	6	4	6											J Craybas	6	77
	Q	M Santangelo	6	6											4	S Williams	3	64
	Q	T Poutchek	3	2				Q	M Santangelo	6	3	2
		A Haynes	714	4	2			4	S Williams	2	6	6
	4	S Williams	612	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	8	N Petrova	4	6	6
		V Ruano Pascual	6	3	2			8	N Petrova	6	6
		C Schaul	2	1				LL	S Beltrame	1	2
	LL	S Beltrame	6	6											8	N Petrova	6	6
		Z Ondrášková	3	3											WC	C Black	4	3
	WC	C Black	6	6				WC	C Black	6	77
		C Castaño	78	3	4			32	V Razzano	4	65
	32	V Razzano	66	6	6																	8	N Petrova	65	79	6
	21	F Schiavone	3	6	7																		K Peschke	77	67	3
		K Brandi	6	3	9				K Brandi	2	3
		C Martínez	6	77					C Martínez	6	6
	Q	K Bondarenko	1	64												C Martínez	4	1
		K Peschke	7	6												K Peschke	6	6
		D Randriantefy	5	1					K Peschke	1	6	6
		M Weingärtner	6	4	0			11	V Zvonareva	6	4	3
	11	V Zvonareva	2	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	16	N Dechy	77	6
		ME Camerin	61	1				16	N Dechy	6	6
	WC	J O'Donoghue	1	6	6			WC	J O'Donoghue	2	1
		A-L Grönefeld	6	1	4										16	N Dechy	6	6
		T Panova	7	6												A Bondarenko	1	4
		L Raymond	5	3					T Panova	3	6	3
		A Bondarenko	6	3	7				A Bondarenko	6	2	6
	18	T Golovin	3	6	5																	16	N Dechy	4	2
	31	A Medina Garrigues	3	3																		2	M Sharapova	6	6
		K Srebotnik	6	6					K Srebotnik	7	6
		Y-j Cho	6	6					Y-j Cho	5	4
		A Parra-Santonja	3	3												K Srebotnik	2	4
	WC	A Janes	5	78	5										2	M Sharapova	6	6
		S Karatantcheva	7	66	7				S Karatantcheva	0	1
		N Llagostera Vives	2	2				2	M Sharapova	6	6
	2	M Sharapova	6	6