2005 Wimbledon Championships

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2005 Wimbledon Championships
Date20 June – 3 July 2005
Edition119th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S / 64D / 48XD
Prize money£10,085,510
Surface Grass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Venue All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer
Women's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams
Men's doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Huss / Flag of South Africa.svg Wesley Moodie
Women's doubles
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black / Flag of South Africa.svg Liezel Huber
Mixed doubles
Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi / Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce
Wheelchair men's doubles
Flag of France.svg Michaël Jeremiasz / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jayant Mistry
Boys' singles
Flag of France.svg Jérémy Chardy
Girls' singles
Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska
Boys' doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Jesse Levine / Flag of the United States.svg Michael Shabaz
Girls' doubles
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Victoria Azarenka / Flag of Hungary.svg Ágnes Szávay
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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. [1] [2] 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.

Contents

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

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128QQ3Q2Q1
Men's singles10007004502501507535512840
Men's doubles000
Women's singles6504562921629056322302112.54
Women's doubles000

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. [3] [4]

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128
Men's singles£630,000
Women's singles£600,000
Men's doubles *£218,500
Women's doubles *£203,250
Mixed doubles *£90,000

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer defeated Flag of the United States.svg Andy Roddick, 6–2, 7–6(7–2), 6–4 [5]

Women's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams defeated Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport, 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 9–7 [6]

Men's doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Huss / Flag of South Africa.svg Wesley Moodie defeated Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan / Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan, 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–3 [7]

Women's doubles

Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black / Flag of South Africa.svg Liezel Huber defeated Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova / Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo, 6–2, 6–1 [8]

Mixed doubles

Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi / Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Hanley / Flag of Ukraine.svg Tatiana Perebiynis, 6–4, 6–2 [9]

Juniors

Boys' singles

Flag of France.svg Jérémy Chardy defeated Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Haase, 6–4, 6–3 [10]

Girls' singles

Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska defeated Flag of Austria.svg Tamira Paszek, 6–3, 6–4 [11]

Boys' doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Jesse Levine / Flag of the United States.svg Michael Shabaz defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Groth / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Kennaugh, 6–4, 6–1 [12]

Girls' doubles

Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Victoria Azarenka / Flag of Hungary.svg Ágnes Szávay defeated Flag of New Zealand.svg Marina Erakovic / Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu, 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–0 [13]

Other events

Wheelchair men's doubles

Flag of France.svg Michaël Jeremiasz / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jayant Mistry defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Hall / Flag of Austria.svg Martin Legner, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 [14]

Singles seeds

Main draw wild card entries

The following players received wild cards into the main draw senior events.

Mixed doubles

  1. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Baker / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Claire Curran
  2. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Delgado / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Amanda Janes
  3. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray / Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er
  4. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Arvind Parmar / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jane O'Donoghue
  5. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Sherwood / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elena Baltacha

Qualifier entries

Withdrawals

References

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  2. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN   9-781909-534230.
  3. Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. p. 327–334. ISBN   978-1899039401.
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  9. "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
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  11. "Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  12. "Boys' Doubles Finals 1982-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  13. "Girls' Doubles Finals 1982-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  14. Hudson, Elizabeth (3 July 2005). "Mistry claims Wimbledon success". BBC Sport . Retrieved 18 July 2018.
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