2005 US Open (tennis)

2005 US Open
2005 US Open
Date	August 29 – September 11
Edition	125th
Category	Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface	Hardcourt
Location	New York City, U.S.
Venue	USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
Champions
Men's singles
	Roger Federer
Women's singles
	Kim Clijsters
Men's doubles
	Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
Women's doubles
	Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur
Mixed doubles
	Daniela Hantuchová / Mahesh Bhupathi
Wheelchair men's singles
	Robin Ammerlaan
Wheelchair women's singles
	Esther Vergeer
Wheelchair men's doubles
	Robin Ammerlaan / Michaël Jérémiasz
Wheelchair women's doubles
	Korie Homan / Esther Vergeer
Boys' singles
	Ryan Sweeting
Girls' singles
	Victoria Azarenka
Boys' doubles
	Alex Clayton / Donald Young
Girls' doubles
	Nikola Fraňková / Alisa Kleybanova

The 2005 US Open was the fourth and final Grand Slam of 2005. It was held between August 29, 2005, and September 11, 2005.

Roger Federer was successful in defending his 2004 title, defeating Andre Agassi in the final. Svetlana Kuznetsova was unsuccessful in her title defense, losing in the first round against compatriot Ekaterina Bychkova. Kim Clijsters won her first Grand Slam title after four previous Grand Slam final losses. It was the first of three US Open titles for Clijsters, also winning in 2009 and 2010. This was the first time that future US Open (Tennis) champion Andy Murray was featured in the tournament.

Seniors

Men's singles

Roger Federer defeating Andre Agassi,^[1] 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(1), 6–1

It was Federer's 10th title of the year, and his 32nd overall. It was his 6th career Grand Slam title, and his 2nd (consecutive) US Open title.

Women's singles

Kim Clijsters defeating Mary Pierce, 6–3, 6–1

It was Clijsters's 7th title of the year, and her 28th overall. It was her 1st career Grand Slam title.

Juniors

Boys' singles

Ryan Sweeting defeating Jérémy Chardy, 6–4, 6–4

Girls' singles

Victoria Azarenka^[3] defeating Alexa Glatch, 6–3, 6–4

Boys' doubles

Alex Clayton / Donald Young defeating Carsten Ball / Thiemo de Bakker, 7–6(3), 4–6, 7–5

Girls' doubles

Nikola Fraňková / Alisa Kleybanova defeating Alexa Glatch / Vania King, 7–5, 7–6(3)

Seeds

Top 10 seeds (singles)

Men's singles
1.	Roger Federer	defeated	Andre Agassi (7th seed)	Final
2.	Rafael Nadal	lost to	James Blake	3rd round
3.	Lleyton Hewitt	lost to	Roger Federer (1st seed)	Semifinal
4.	Andy Roddick	lost to	Gilles Müller	1st round
6.	Nikolay Davydenko	lost to	Paradorn Srichaphan	2nd round
7.	Andre Agassi	lost to	Roger Federer (1st seed)	Final
8.	Guillermo Coria	lost to	Robby Ginepri	Quarterfinal
9.	Gastón Gaudio	lost to	Brian Baker	1st round
10.	Mariano Puerta	lost to	Stanislas Wawrinka	2nd round
11.	David Nalbandian	lost to	Roger Federer (1st seed)	Quarterfinal
* Fifth seed Marat Safin (Russia) withdrew before the start of the tournament.
Women's singles
1.	Maria Sharapova	lost to	Kim Clijsters (4th seed)	Semifinal
2.	Lindsay Davenport	lost to	Elena Dementieva (6th seed)	Quarterfinal
3.	Amélie Mauresmo	lost to	Mary Pierce (12th seed)	Quarterfinal
4.	Kim Clijsters	defeated	Mary Pierce (12th seed)	Final
5.	Svetlana Kuznetsova	lost to	Ekaterina Bychkova	1st round
6.	Elena Dementieva	lost to	Mary Pierce (12th seed)	Semifinal
7.	Justine Henin-Hardenne	lost to	Mary Pierce (12th seed)	4th round
8.	Serena Williams	lost to	Venus Williams (10th seed)	4th round
9.	Nadia Petrova	lost to	Maria Sharapova (1st seed)	Quarterfinal
10.	Venus Williams	lost to	Kim Clijsters (4th seed)	Quarterfinal

More information on the top 32 seeds here.

Top 5 seeds (men's doubles)

Men's doubles
1.	Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi	lost to	Mike Bryan Bob Bryan	Final
2.	Mike Bryan Bob Bryan	defeated	Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi	Final
3.	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	lost to	Paul Goldstein Jim Thomas	1st round
4.	Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett	lost to	Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi	Semifinals
5.	Leander Paes Nenad Zimonjić	lost to	Amer Delić Jeff Morrison	1st round

Top 5 seeds (women's doubles)

Women's doubles
1.	Cara Black Rennae Stubbs	lost to	Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur	Quarterfinals
2.	Svetlana Kuznetsova Alicia Molik	lost to	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Martina Navratilova	Quarterfinals
3.	Conchita Martínez Virginia Ruano Pascual	lost to	Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur	Semifinals
4.	Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy	lost to	Elena Dementieva Flavia Pennetta	3rd round
5.	Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama	lost to	Yan Zi Zheng Jie	3rd round

Top 5 seeds (mixed doubles)

Mixed doubles
1.	Cara Black Wayne Black	lost to	Dinara Safina Andy Ram	2nd round
2.	Rennae Stubbs Bob Bryan	lost to	Corina Morariu Mike Bryan	Quarterfinals
3.	Elena Likhovtseva Daniel Nestor	lost to	Katarina Srebotnik Nenad Zimonjić	2nd round
4.	Lisa Raymond Jonas Björkman	lost to	Daniela Hantuchová Mahesh Bhupathi	2nd round
5.	Ai Sugiyama Kevin Ullyett	lost to	Daniela Hantuchová Mahesh Bhupathi	Quarterfinals

Withdrawals

Men's singles

Guillermo Cañas → replaced by Dick Norman
Joachim Johansson → replaced by Karol Kučera
Marat Safin → replaced by Björn Phau

Women's singles

Elena Bovina → replaced by Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Michaëlla Krajicek → replaced by Ekaterina Bychkova
Vera Zvonareva → replaced by María Sánchez Lorenzo

Highlights

Day 1
- Defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia became the first defending women's champion to lose in the first round during the Open Era. She lost to Ekaterina Bychkova 6–3, 6–4. It marked the fourth time a women's defending champion was ousted in her first match.
- Ninth-seeded Gastón Gaudio (2004 French Open champion) also lost in the first round. He was beaten by wildcard Brian Baker in straight sets: 7–6(9), 6–2, 6–4.
Day 2
- 2003 Champion Andy Roddick lost to Gilles Müller 7–6, 7–6, 7–6.^[4]
Day 3
Day 4
- Indian teen sensation Sania Mirza became the first Indian woman to reach the 4th round of any Grand Slam.
Day 5
Day 6
- American James Blake takes out No. 2 seed – and one of the candidates to win the title – Rafael Nadal of Spain. James Blake declared the player of the day for the 2nd time in the tournament.
Day 7
- Tenth seed Venus Williams beats her little sister and 2005 Australian Open champion Serena Williams to reach the quarter-finals, (7-6, 6–2). It was only the second time (after their second round meeting at the 1998 Australian Open) that the sisters met before the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam tournament.^[5]
Day 8
- Andre Agassi is stretched to five sets against Belgian Xavier Malisse.
Day 9
- Roger Federer loses his first set of the tournament against Nicolas Kiefer of Germany. He progresses in four sets.
- Kim Clijsters of Belgium continues to dominate the hardcourt summer. Her victim in the quarter-final was Venus Williams. Clijsters wins 4–6, 7-5 and 6–1.
Day 10
- Both Andre Agassi and Robby Ginepri needed five difficult sets to beat James Blake and Guillermo Coria in their quarter-final matches.
- Second seed Lindsay Davenport loses in three sets to Russian Elena Dementieva and for the first time since 1994 there are no American representatives in the women's semifinals.
Day 11
- Daniela Hantuchová and Mahesh Bhupathi are champions in Mixed doubles against Katarina Srebotnik and Nenad Zimonjić.
Day 12
- Twin brothers Mike and Bob Bryan, after being runners-up at the other three Grand Slams, are champions for the first time in the US Open in the men's doubles championship, winning the 1st seed Jonas Björkman and Max Mirnyi.
Day 13
- Kim Clijsters wins her first Grand Slam title after defeating Mary Pierce in 6–3, 6–1.
Day 14
- Roger Federer wins the title defeating Andre Agassi in four sets.

Player of the day

Day 1 – Brian Baker for upset defeat of Gastón Gaudio
Day 2 – James Blake for a comeback after injury-marred 2004
Day 3 – Sania Mirza for winning the match despite bleeding toes
Day 4 – Andre Agassi for second most wins in the US Open history
Day 5 – Nicole Vaidišová for a personal best performance in a Grand Slam Tourney
Day 6 – James Blake for defeating No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal
Day 7 – Venus Williams for defeating sister Serena Williams
Day 8 – Guillermo Coria on winning the longest match (4 & 1/2 hours) of 2005 US open
Day 9 – Jarkko Nieminen for becoming the first Finnish man to reach the quarter-finals of a grand slam
Day 10 – Mary Pierce for a great comeback and making it to the US Open Semifinal for the 1st time
Day 11 – Daniela Hantuchová and Mahesh Bhupathi for winning the mixed doubles title
Day 12 – Mike and Bob Bryan for winning their first men's doubles title
Day 13 – Kim Clijsters for capturing her first Grand Slam singles title
Day 14 – Roger Federer for capturing the men's singles title

External links

Notes

^ This was Agassi's last Grand Slam final.
^ By winning this year's US Open mixed doubles title, Hantuchová completed a Career Grand Slam in mixed doubles. She became just the 5th player in history to have achieved this.
^ Azarenka made it in the final in 2012 and 2013, lost to Serena Williams in both events.
^ Muller gives Roddick the birthday blues - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
^ Venus wins battle of the Williamses - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Preceded by 2005 Wimbledon Championships	Grand Slams	Succeeded by 2006 Australian Open

[1] This was Agassi's last Grand Slam final.

[2] By winning this year's US Open mixed doubles title, Hantuchová completed a Career Grand Slam in mixed doubles. She became just the 5th player in history to have achieved this.

[3] Azarenka made it in the final in 2012 and 2013, lost to Serena Williams in both events.

[4] Muller gives Roddick the birthday blues - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

[5] Venus wins battle of the Williamses - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

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