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Women's singles
2005 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Venus Williams
Runner-up	Lindsay Davenport
Score	4–6, 7–6, 9–7
Details
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32
Events
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Venus Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport in the final, 4–6, 7–6, 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 became the first woman in the Open Era, and the first since Helen Wills in 1935, to win the title after saving a championship point. She lost only one set during the tournament, to Davenport in the final — which was a rematch of the 2000 final.

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

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	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Lindsay Davenport	7	6
	5	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6	3
								1	Lindsay Davenport	6	7	6
								3	Amélie Mauresmo	7	6	4
	3	Amélie Mauresmo	6	6
	9	Anastasia Myskina	3	4
															1	Lindsay Davenport	6	6	7
															14	Venus Williams	4	7	9
	12	Mary Pierce	0	6
	14	Venus Williams	6	7
								14	Venus Williams	7	6
								2	Maria Sharapova	6	1
	8	Nadia Petrova	6	3
	2	Maria Sharapova	7	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	L Davenport	6	6
		A Jidkova	0	2				1	L Davenport	6	6
		M Marrero	2	3				Q	J Jackson	0	3
	Q	J Jackson	6	6											1	L Davenport	6	6
		B Strýcová	6	7											30	D Safina	2	1
		L Osterloh	3	5					B Strýcová	2	2
		S Mamić	3	4				30	D Safina	6	6
	30	D Safina	6	6																		1	L Davenport	6	6	6
	23	A Sugiyama	2	6	4																	15	K Clijsters	3	7	3
		R Vinci	6	2	6				R Vinci	6	6
		A Spears	0	6	2				A Kremer	3	2
		A Kremer	6	2	6											R Vinci	3	4
		M Irvin	7	6											15	K Clijsters	6	6
	Q	S Obata	6	3					M Irvin	1	1
	WC	K O'Brien	2	3				15	K Clijsters	6	6
	15	K Clijsters	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	10	P Schnyder	4	7	3
		A Serra Zanetti	6	6	6				A Serra Zanetti	7	2	7
		T Perebiynis	3	6				Q	S Arvidsson	5	6	5
	Q	S Arvidsson	6	7												A Serra Zanetti	3	2
		M Kirilenko	6	7												M Maleeva	6	6
	Q	E Callens	2	6					M Kirilenko	2	3
		M Maleeva	6	7					M Maleeva	6	6
	24	S Asagoe	2	6																			M Maleeva	4	3
	27	N Vaidišová	6	3	6																	5	S Kuznetsova	6	6
		J Kostanić	3	6	3			27	N Vaidišová	7	6
		S Stosur	6	4					M Paštiková	5	3
		M Paštiková	7	6											27	N Vaidišová	5	7	2
		A Morigami	3	6	6										5	S Kuznetsova	7	6	6
		S Mirza	6	3	8				S Mirza	4	7	4
	WC	R Llewellyn	0	1				5	S Kuznetsova	6	6	6
	5	S Kuznetsova	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	A Mauresmo	6	6
	LL	M Czink	3	2				3	A Mauresmo	6	6
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	4	6				M Sánchez Lorenzo	1	3
		M Domachowska	4	6	2										3	A Mauresmo	6	6
	WC	S Borwell	6	3												S Perry	0	2
		S Perry	7	6					S Perry	7	6
		T Tanasugarn	6	6					T Tanasugarn	6	2
	25	K Šprem	2	2																		3	A Mauresmo	6	6
	22	S Farina Elia	6	6																		13	E Likhovtseva	4	0
		M Suchá	4	2				22	S Farina Elia	6	5	6
		M Vento-Kabchi	7	4	6				M Vento-Kabchi	1	7	3
		M Sequera	6	6	4										22	S Farina Elia	7	4	4
		M Shaughnessy	6	1	6										13	E Likhovtseva	5	6	6
		J Schruff	1	6	2				M Shaughnessy	3	6
		A Smashnova	2	2				13	E Likhovtseva	6	7
	13	E Likhovtseva	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	9	A Myskina	5	7	6
	Q	K Böhmová	7	6	4			9	A Myskina	6	6
		E Dominikovic	7	3	4				A Nakamura	4	3
		A Nakamura	5	6	6										9	A Myskina	6	5	10
		M Díaz Oliva	6	6											17	J Janković	0	7	8
	WC	A Keothavong	3	4					M Díaz Oliva	3	5
		A Chakvetadze	4	2				17	J Janković	6	7
	17	J Janković	6	6																		9	A Myskina	1	7	7
	28	A Frazier	4	6	4																	6	E Dementieva	6	6	5
		M Washington	6	4	6				M Washington	6	3	6
		S Sfar	6	4	9				S Sfar	3	6	3
		É Loit	2	6	7											M Washington	5	1
	WC	E Baltacha	3	2											6	E Dementieva	7	6
	Q	S Klaschka	6	6				Q	S Klaschka	6	3	6
		I Benešová	2	3				6	E Dementieva	2	6	8
	6	E Dementieva	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	7	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6	5
		E Daniilidou	7	2	7				E Daniilidou	6	6
		K Koukalová	1	2					L Granville	2	0
		L Granville	6	6												E Daniilidou	4	3
		G Dulko	6	6											26	F Pennetta	6	6
		Y Fedak	2	4					G Dulko	2	4
		E Gagliardi	1	2				26	F Pennetta	6	6
	26	F Pennetta	6	6																		26	F Pennetta	3	1
	19	A Ivanovic	6	6																		12	M Pierce	6	6
		V Dushevina	4	3				19	A Ivanovic	6	6
		D Chládková	3	6	1				S Foretz	4	3
		S Foretz	6	4	6										19	A Ivanovic	1	4
	Q	J Vakulenko	6	6											12	M Pierce	6	6
		T Garbin	2	4				Q	J Vakulenko	6	6	7
		L Šafářová	3	4				12	M Pierce	4	7	9
	12	M Pierce	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	14	V Williams	6	6
	LL	E Birnerová	2	4				14	V Williams	7	6
		N Pratt	3	6	6				N Pratt	5	3
		L Cervanová	6	3	1										14	V Williams	7	6
	Q	M Tu	3	3											20	D Hantuchová	5	3
		S Pe'er	6	6					S Pe'er	2	6	3
		E Linetskaia	6	2	2			20	D Hantuchová	6	2	6
	20	D Hantuchová	3	6	6																	14	V Williams	6	6
	29	M Bartoli	6	6																			J Craybas	0	2
		R Fujiwara	2	2				29	M Bartoli	1	4
	Q	A Harkleroad	4	6	4				J Craybas	6	6
		J Craybas	6	4	6											J Craybas	6	7
	Q	M Santangelo	6	6											4	S Williams	3	6
	Q	T Poutchek	3	2				Q	M Santangelo	6	3	2
		A Haynes	7	4	2			4	S Williams	2	6	6
	4	S Williams	6	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	8	N Petrova	4	6	6
		V Ruano Pascual	6	3	2			8	N Petrova	6	6
		C Schaul	2	1				LL	S Beltrame	1	2
	LL	S Beltrame	6	6											8	N Petrova	6	6
		Z Ondrášková	3	3											WC	C Black	4	3
	WC	C Black	6	6				WC	C Black	6	7
		C Castaño	7	3	4			32	V Razzano	4	6
	32	V Razzano	6	6	6																	8	N Petrova	6	7	6
	21	F Schiavone	3	6	7																		K Peschke	7	6	3
		K Brandi	6	3	9				K Brandi	2	3
		C Martínez	6	7					C Martínez	6	6
	Q	K Bondarenko	1	6												C Martínez	4	1
		K Peschke	7	6												K Peschke	6	6
		D Randriantefy	5	1					K Peschke	1	6	6
		M Weingärtner	6	4	0			11	V Zvonareva	6	4	3
	11	V Zvonareva	2	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	16	N Dechy	7	6
		ME Camerin	6	1				16	N Dechy	6	6
	WC	J O'Donoghue	1	6	6			WC	J O'Donoghue	2	1
		A-L Grönefeld	6	1	4										16	N Dechy	6	6
		T Panova	7	6												A Bondarenko	1	4
		L Raymond	5	3					T Panova	3	6	3
		A Bondarenko	6	3	7				A Bondarenko	6	2	6
	18	T Golovin	3	6	5																	16	N Dechy	4	2
	31	A Medina Garrigues	3	3																		2	M Sharapova	6	6
		K Srebotnik	6	6					K Srebotnik	7	6
		Y-j Cho	6	6					Y-j Cho	5	4
		A Parra-Santonja	3	3												K Srebotnik	2	4
	WC	A Janes	5	7	5										2	M Sharapova	6	6
		S Karatantcheva	7	6	7				S Karatantcheva	0	1
		N Llagostera Vives	2	2				2	M Sharapova	6	6
	2	M Sharapova	6	6

Category	V. Williams	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
Source

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 2005 Wimbledon Championships on WTAtennis.com
• 2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 2005 French Open – Women's singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by 2005 US Open – Women's singles

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