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2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Field	Value
champ	USA Venus Williams
runner	USA Lindsay Davenport
score	4–6, 7–6(7–4), 9–7
draw	128 (12Q / 8WC)
seeds	32
before_name	Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
after_name	Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Main article: 2005 Wimbledon Championships

Venus Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport in the final, 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 9–7 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2005 Wimbledon Championships. 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 was the first woman in the Open Era, and the first since Helen Wills in 1935, to win the title after being championship point down. The final was a rematch of the 2000 final.

Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but lost to 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' loss in the third round was her earliest exit at any major since the 1999 French Open.

Seeds

USA Lindsay Davenport (final) RUS Maria Sharapova (semifinals) FRA Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals) USA Serena Williams (third round) RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals) RUS Elena Dementieva (fourth round) BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne (first round) RUS Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals) RUS Anastasia Myskina (quarterfinals) SUI Patty Schnyder (first round) RUS Vera Zvonareva (second round) FRA Mary Pierce (quarterfinals) RUS Elena Likhovtseva (fourth round) USA Venus Williams (champion) BEL Kim Clijsters (fourth round) FRA Nathalie Dechy (fourth round)

SCG Jelena Janković (third round) FRA Tatiana Golovin (first round) SCG Ana Ivanovic (third round) SVK Daniela Hantuchová (third round) ITA Francesca Schiavone (first round) ITA Silvia Farina Elia (third round) JPN Ai Sugiyama (first round) JPN Shinobu Asagoe (first round) CRO Karolina Šprem (first round) ITA Flavia Pennetta (fourth round) CZE Nicole Vaidišová (third round) USA Amy Frazier (first round) FRA Marion Bartoli (second round) RUS Dinara Safina (third round) ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues (first round) FRA Virginie Razzano (second round)

Qualifying

Main article: 2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Finals

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Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Championship match statistics

Category	USA V. Williams	USA Davenport
1st serve %	96/130 (74%)	80/118 (68%)
1st serve points won	64 of 96 = 67%	49 of 80 = 61%
2nd serve points won	16 of 34 = 47%	20 of 38 = 53%
Total service points won	80 of 130 = 61.54%	69 of 118 = 58.47%
Aces	4	5
Double faults	10	5
Winners	64	49
Unforced errors	29	27
Net points won	19 of 24 = 79%	9 of 13 = 69%
Break points converted	4 of 8 = 50%	4 of 12 = 33%
Return points won	49 of 118 = 42%	50 of 130 = 38%
Total points won	129	119

References

Barrett, John. (2014). "Wimbledon: The Official History". Vision Sports Publishing.
(3 July 2005). "In an Epic Wimbledon Final, Williams Prevails". [[The New York Times]].
(2 July 2005). "Williams regains Wimbledon title". [[BBC Sport]].
(1 July 2005). "Venus drives out Sharapova". [[The Guardian]].
(23 June 2005). "Henin becomes first big name to fall". [[The Age]].
(25 June 2005). "Serena ousted at Wimbledon; Federer, Roddick advance". [[USA Today]].

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