2005 US Open (tennis)

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use American English Template:TennisEventInfo 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

Template:Flagicon Roger Federer defeating Template:Flagicon Andre Agassi, 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

Template:Flagicon Kim Clijsters defeating Template:Flagicon 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.

Men's doubles

Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan / Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan defeating Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman / Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi, 6–1, 6–4

Women's doubles

Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond / Template:Flagicon Samantha Stosur defeating Template:Flagicon Elena Dementieva / Template:Flagicon Flavia Pennetta, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3

Mixed doubles

Template:Flagicon Daniela Hantuchová / Template:Flagicon Mahesh Bhupathi defeating Template:Flagicon Katarina Srebotnik / Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić, 6–4, 6–2

Juniors

Boys' singles

Template:Flagicon Ryan Sweeting defeating Template:Flagicon Jérémy Chardy, 6–4, 6–4

Girls' singles

Template:Flagicon Victoria Azarenka defeating Template:Flagicon Alexa Glatch, 6–3, 6–4

Boys' doubles

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

Girls' doubles

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

Seeds

Top 10 seeds (singles)

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

More information on the top 32 seeds here.

Top 5 seeds (men's doubles)

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

Top 5 seeds (women's doubles)

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

Top 5 seeds (mixed doubles)

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

Withdrawals

Men's singles

• Template:Flagicon Guillermo Cañas → replaced by Template:Flagicon Dick Norman
• Template:Flagicon Joachim Johansson → replaced by Template:Flagicon Karol Kučera
• Template:Flagicon Marat Safin → replaced by Template:Flagicon Björn Phau

Women's singles

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

External links

• Official website of US Open
• Archived results on SI.com
• Tennis Quickfound 2005 US Open Page (Women's Results)