2005 French Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2005 French Open
Champion	Justine Henin-Hardenne
Runner-up	Mary Pierce
Final score	6–1, 6–1

Anastasia Myskina was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to unseeded María Sánchez Lorenzo.

Justine Henin-Hardenne claimed the title, defeating home player Mary Pierce in the final, 6–1, 6–1. This was Henin-Hardenne's second French Open, and her first in a string of three consecutive.

This was the first French Open main draw which future champion Ana Ivanovic competed in. In just her second Grand Slam main draw appearance (and first as a seeded player), she reached the quarter-finals, losing to Nadia Petrova after defeating hometown player Amélie Mauresmo in the third round.^[1]

Seeds

1. Lindsay Davenport (Quarterfinals)
2. Maria Sharapova (Quarterfinals)
3. Amélie Mauresmo (Third Round)
4. Elena Dementieva (Fourth Round)
5. Anastasia Myskina (First Round)
6. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Fourth Round)
7. Nadia Petrova (Semifinals)
8. Patty Schnyder (Fourth Round)
9. Vera Zvonareva (Third Round)
10. Justine Henin-Hardenne (Champion)
11. Venus Williams (Third Round)
12. Elena Bovina (Fourth Round)
13. Nathalie Dechy (Third Round)
14. Kim Clijsters (Fourth Round)
15. Jelena Janković (First Round)
16. Elena Likhovtseva (Semifinals)
17. Tatiana Golovin (Third Round)
18. Silvia Farina Elia (Third Round)
19. Shinobu Asagoe (Second Round)
20. Daniela Hantuchová (Third Round)
21. Mary Pierce (Final)
22. Francesca Schiavone (Fourth Round)
23. Ai Sugiyama (First Round)
24. Magdalena Maleeva (Second Round)
25. Dinara Safina (First Round)
26. Paola Suárez (First Round)
27. Amy Frazier (Second Round)
28. Marion Bartoli (First Round)
29. Ana Ivanovic (Quarterfinals)
30. Gisela Dulko (Second Round)
31. Karolina Šprem (Second Round)
32. Flavia Pennetta (Third Round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Lindsay Davenport	3	2
	21	Mary Pierce	6	6
								21	Mary Pierce	6	6
								16	Elena Likhovtseva	1	1
	16	Elena Likhovtseva	2	6	6
		Sesil Karatantcheva	6	4	4
															21	Mary Pierce	1	1
															10	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	7	Nadia Petrova	6	6
	29	Ana Ivanovic	2	2
								7	Nadia Petrova	2	3
								10	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	10	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	2	Maria Sharapova	4	2

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	L Davenport	3	6	6
		K Srebotnik	6	2	2			1	L Davenport	3	7^7	6
		S Peng	6	6					S Peng	6	6^4	0
	WC	M Andrieux	0	1											1	L Davenport	7	4	6
		T Panova	3	2												V Razzano	5	6	4
	Q	C Fernández	6	6				Q	C Fernández	1	1
		V Razzano	6	6					V Razzano	6	6
	25	D Safina	3	3																		1	L Davenport	1	7	6
	20	D Hantuchová	6	6																		14	K Clijsters	6	5	3
	Q	M Krajicek	3	1				20	D Hantuchová	6	6
		C Castaño	6	6					C Castaño	4	3
		D Chládková	1	2											20	D Hantuchová	4	2
		Ľ Cervanová	4	6	6										14	K Clijsters	6	6
		A Nakamura	6	2	1				Ľ Cervanová	2	1
	Q	M Tu	1	0				14	K Clijsters	6	6
	14	K Clijsters	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	9	V Zvonareva	6	6
	Q	Y Meusburger	1	3				9	V Zvonareva	4	6	6
	Q	E Birnerová	2	7	6			Q	E Birnerová	6	3	0
		M Kirilenko	6	5	3										9	V Zvonareva	6^2	5
		J Kostanić	6	6											21	M Pierce	7^7	7
		T Tanasugarn	0	1					J Kostanić	1	0
		V Dushevina	2	5				21	M Pierce	6	6
	21	M Pierce	6	7																		21	M Pierce	6	1	6
	32	F Pennetta	6	6																		8	P Schnyder	1	6	4
		J Craybas	3	4				32	F Pennetta	6	6
		M Domachowska	6	6					M Domachowska	4	3
		S Cohen-Aloro	3	3											32	F Pennetta	6	1	0
	Q	S Klösel	7^7	6											8	P Schnyder	4	6	6
	Q	M Santangelo	6^5	1				Q	S Klösel	2	3
		Y-j Cho	3	4				8	P Schnyder	6	6
	8	P Schnyder	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	4	E Dementieva	6	6
		B Strýcová	3	3				4	E Dementieva	7^9	6
		S Mamić	6	6					S Mamić	6^7	2
		L Raymond	2	4											4	E Dementieva	6	4	6
		A Morigami	7	6												A Morigami	3	6	3
		A Haynes	5	4					A Morigami	7	6
		ME Camerin	4	2				31	K Šprem	5	3
	31	K Šprem	6	6																		4	E Dementieva	6^3	7	5
	18	S Farina Elia	7	6																		16	E Likhovtseva	7^7	5	7
		A Kremer	5	2				18	S Farina Elia	7	6
		S Perry	6	3	4				A Parra Santonja	5	2
		A Parra Santonja	3	6	6										18	S Farina Elia	5	6^2
	WC	S Ferguson	4	6	1										16	E Likhovtseva	7	7^7
		M Díaz-Oliva	6	3	6				M Díaz-Oliva	1	6^3
		Y Fedak	6	4	4			16	E Likhovtseva	6	7^7
	16	E Likhovtseva	2	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	11	V Williams	6	6
		M Marrero	3	2				11	V Williams	6	3	6
		F Zuluaga	6	6					F Zuluaga	3	6	3
	Q	L Průšová	1	0											11	V Williams	3	6	1
	Q	A Bondarenko	6	5	4											S Karatantcheva	6	1	6
		S Karatantcheva	4	7	6				S Karatantcheva	7	6
		J Schruff	5	2				19	S Asagoe	5	2
	19	S Asagoe	7	6																			S Karatantcheva	7	6
	27	A Frazier	7	5	7																		E Gagliardi	5	3
		M Shaughnessy	5	7	5			27	A Frazier	4	4
		É Loit	6	6					É Loit	6	6
		C Schaul	3	0												É Loit	6	3	3
		T Perebiynis	6	3	5											E Gagliardi	4	6	6
		E Gagliardi	3	6	7				E Gagliardi	6	6
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	4	6				M Sánchez Lorenzo	3	3
	5	A Myskina	4	6	0

Bottom Half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	7	N Petrova	6	6
		M Washington	4	2				7	N Petrova	6	6
		A Spears	3	1					S Brémond	1	3
		S Brémond	6	6											7	N Petrova	6	6
		K Peschke	6	6												S Pe'er	3	1
		D Randriantefy	1	0					K Peschke	1	6	4
		S Pe'er	6	6					S Pe'er	6	1	6
	28	M Bartoli	4	3																		7	N Petrova	7	3	6
	17	T Golovin	6	6																		12	E Bovina	5	6	4
		L Osterloh	0	2				17	T Golovin	6	6
		A Serra Zanetti	6'	6					A Serra Zanetti	0	1
		M Weingärtner	2	4											17	T Golovin	3	5
		T Garbin	6^8	6	6										12	E Bovina	6	7
		M Suchá	7^10	1	2				T Garbin	1	6	4
		M Vento-Kabchi	0	3				12	E Bovina	6	1	6
	12	E Bovina	6	6

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	15	J Janković	0	3
		A Smashnova	6	6					A Smashnova	1	0
		R Vinci	5	6	4				A-L Grönefeld	6	6
		A-L Grönefeld	7	1	6											A-L Grönefeld	6^3	5
	LL	L Šafářová	6	0	4										22	F Schiavone	7^7	7
		N Vaidišová	4	6	6				N Vaidišová	2	6^5
		J Zheng	3	6	4			22	F Schiavone	6	7^7
	22	F Schiavone	6	3	6																	22	F Schiavone	4	7^7	3
	29	A Ivanovic	6	6																		29	A Ivanovic	6	6^3	6
		S Foretz	3	3				29	A Ivanovic	6	6
		I Benešová	7	6					I Benešová	3	1
	WC	P Parmentier	5	4											29	A Ivanovic	6	3	6
		A Jidkova	6^4	3											3	A Mauresmo	4	6	4
	WC	A Cornet	7^7	6				WC	A Cornet	0	2
		E Dominikovic	2	1				3	A Mauresmo	6	6
	3	A Mauresmo	6	6

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	5	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	WC	M Johansson	1	1				5	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	Q	S Arvidsson	6	7^7				Q	S Arvidsson	3	4
		E Daniilidou	1	6^1											5	S Kuznetsova	6	2	6
		M Irvin	5	6	8											M Irvin	1	6	0
		N Pratt	7	4	6				M Irvin	6	7
		S Mirza	3	3				30	G Dulko	4	5
	30	G Dulko	6	6																		5	S Kuznetsova	6^6	6	5
	24	M Maleeva	6	6																		10	J Henin-Hardenne	7^8	4	7
		R Fujiwara	4	2				24	M Maleeva	3	4
	Q	P Mandula	0	1					A Medina Garrigues	6	6
		A Medina Garrigues	6	6												A Medina Garrigues	6	2	3
		V Ruano Pascual	6	7^9											10	J Henin-Hardenne	4	6	6
	Q	A Yakimova	4	6^7					V Ruano Pascual	1	4
		C Martínez	0	6	4			10	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	10	J Henin-Hardenne	6	4	6

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	13	N Dechy	6	6
		M Paštiková	1	4				13	N Dechy	6	6
		S Talaja	1	2					S Stosur	3	3
		S Stosur	6	6											13	N Dechy	6^1	3
		K Brandi	1	6	6											N Llagostera Vives	7^7	6
	WC	Y Fedossova	6	3	2				K Brandi	6^2	0
		N Llagostera Vives	6	4	6				N Llagostera Vives	7^7	6
	23	A Sugiyama	3	6	4																		N Llagostera Vives	2	3
	27	P Suárez	5	6	0																	2	M Sharapova	6	6
		A Chakvetadze	7	1	6				A Chakvetadze	6	6
	Q	M Jugić-Salkić	3	6	3				K Koukalová	4	3
		K Koukalová	6	4	6											A Chakvetadze	1	4
	WC	A Rezaï	2	6	6										2	M Sharapova	6	6
	WC	C Pin	6	2	2			WC	A Rezaï	3	2
		E Linetskaya	7^7	2	4			2	M Sharapova	6	6
	2	M Sharapova	6^3	6	6

References

1. "Nadal closes in as Safin crashes". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 31 May 2005. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

External links

• WTA Draw