2005 French Open
Tennis tournament
The 2005 French Open was the 109th edition of the tournament.
On the men's side, Rafael Nadal , seeded fourth at his first French Open,[1] was a strong favorite to win the singles title after winning the Monte Carlo and Rome Masters . Guillermo Coria , the defending finalist and 2005 runner-up to Nadal in both Monaco and Rome, called Nadal the best clay-court player in the world prior to the tournament. After defeating top seed Roger Federer in the semifinals, Nadal defeated Mariano Puerta to claim his first French Open title, and the first of four won consecutively from 2005 until 2008. Nadal would go on to win the tournament a record 14 times.[2]
In the women's draw, Justine Henin-Hardenne won her second French Open title, defeating 2000 champion Mary Pierce in the final in just 62 minutes.[3] 2005 marked the first of three consecutive years in which Henin would win the women's singles title.
Gastón Gaudio and Anastasia Myskina were unsuccessful in defending their 2004 titles, Gaudio losing in the fourth round and Myskina being upset in the first round. This tournament was also notable for the rise of future French Open champion Ana Ivanovic , who upset the third seed Amélie Mauresmo in the third round,[4] before going on to defeat another future champion in Francesca Schiavone on her way to her first major quarterfinal appearance in just her second major tournament.[5]
Points distribution
Below are the tables with the point distribution for each discipline of the tournament.
Senior points
Event
W
F
SF
QF
Round of 16
Round of 32
Round of 64
Round of 128
Q
Q3
Q2
Q1
Men's singles
1000
700
450
250
150
75
35
5
12
8
4
0
Men's doubles
0
—
—
0
0
Women's singles
650
456
292
162
90
56
32
2
30
21
12.5
4
Women's doubles
0
—
—
0
0
Seniors
Men's singles
Rafael Nadal defeated Mariano Puerta , 6–7(6–8) , 6–3, 6–1, 7–5
It was Nadal's 6th title of the year, and his 7th overall. It was his 1st career Grand Slam title.
Women's singles
Justine Henin-Hardenne [6] defeated Mary Pierce , 6–1, 6–1
It was Henin-Hardenne's 4th title of the year, and her 23rd overall. It was her 4th career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd French Open title.
Men's doubles
Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi defeated Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan , 2–6, 6–1, 6–4
Women's doubles
Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez defeated Cara Black / Liezel Huber , 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Mixed doubles
Daniela Hantuchová / Fabrice Santoro defeated Martina Navratilova / Leander Paes , 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Juniors
Boys' singles
Marin Čilić defeated Antal van der Duim , 6–3, 6–1
Girls' singles
Ágnes Szávay defeated Raluca-Ioana Olaru , 6–2, 6–1
Boys' doubles
Emiliano Massa / Leonardo Mayer defeated Sergei Bubka / Jérémy Chardy , 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Girls' doubles
Victoria Azarenka / Ágnes Szávay defeated Raluca-Ioana Olaru / Amina Rakhim , 4–6, 6–4, 6–0
Singles seeds
The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seedings are based on ATP and WTA rankings as of 16 May 2005. Rankings and points are as of before 23 May 2005.
Seed
Rank
Player
Points before
Points defending
Points won
Points after
Status
1
1
Roger Federer
6,605
75
450
6,980
Semifinals lost to Rafael Nadal [4]
2
3
Andy Roddick
3,590
35
35
3,590
Second round lost to José Acasuso
3
4
Marat Safin
3,065
150
150
3,065
Fourth round lost to Tommy Robredo [15]
4
5
Rafael Nadal
2,600
0
1,000
3,600
Champion , defeated Mariano Puerta
5
6
Gastón Gaudio
2,440
1,000
150
1,590
Fourth round lost to David Ferrer [20]
6
7
Andre Agassi
2,275
5
5
2,275
First round lost to Jarkko Nieminen [Q]
7
8
Tim Henman
2,195
450
35
1,780
Second round lost to Luis Horna
8
9
Guillermo Coria
2,040
700
150
1,490
Fourth round lost to Nikolay Davydenko [12]
9
10
Guillermo Cañas
1,745
5
250
1,990
Quarterfinals lost to Mariano Puerta
10
11
David Nalbandian
1,685
450
150
1,385
Fourth round lost to Victor Hănescu
11
13
Joachim Johansson
1,625
5
0
1,620
Withdrew due to an elbow injury
12
12
Nikolay Davydenko
1,640
5
450
2,085
Semifinals lost to Mariano Puerta
13
14
Ivan Ljubičić
1,465
35
5
1,435
First round lost to Mariano Puerta
14
15
Carlos Moyá
1,430
250
150
1,330
Fourth round lost to Roger Federer [1]
15
16
Tommy Robredo
1,415
150
250
1,515
Quarterfinals lost to Nikolay Davydenko [12]
16
17
Radek Štěpánek
1,415
5
75
1,495
Third round lost to Sébastien Grosjean [23]
17
20
Dominik Hrbatý
1,291
35
5
1,261
First round lost to Janko Tipsarević
18
18
Mario Ančić
1,315
75
75
1,315
Third round lost to David Nalbandian [10]
19
19
Thomas Johansson
1,313
(25)†
35
1,323
Second round lost to David Sánchez
20
21
David Ferrer
1,225
35
250
1,440
Quarterfinals lost to Rafael Nadal [4]
21
22
Tommy Haas
1,215
5
75
1,295
Third round lost to Nikolay Davydenko [12]
22
23
Nicolás Massú
1,205
75
5
1,135
First round lost to Stan Wawrinka [Q]
23
24
Sébastien Grosjean
1,200
35
150
1,315
Fourth lost to Rafael Nadal [4]
24
25
Feliciano López
1,200
150
5
1,055
First round lost to Paul-Henri Mathieu
25
26
Fernando González
1,200
5
75
1,270
Third round lost to Roger Federer [1]
26
27
Jiří Novák
1,185
35
35
1,185
Second round lost to Félix Mantilla
27
34
Filippo Volandri
990
5
75
1,065
Third round retired against José Acasuso
28
28
Nicolas Kiefer
1,130
35
150
1,245
Fourth round withdrew due to a neck injury
29
30
Mikhail Youzhny
1,095
75
35
1,055
Second round lost to Jürgen Melzer
30
31
Richard Gasquet
1,050
5
75
1,120
Third round lost to Rafael Nadal [4]
31
32
Juan Ignacio Chela
1,015
250
35
800
Second round lost to Victor Hănescu
32
33
Juan Carlos Ferrero
995
35
75
1,035
Third round lost to Marat Safin [3]
33
35
Robin Söderling
955
5
35
985
Second round lost to Lee Hyung-taik
† The player did not qualify the tournament in 2004. Accordingly, this was the points from the 18th best result are deducted instead.
The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.
Rank
Player
Points before
Points defending
Points after
Withdrawal reason
2
Lleyton Hewitt
3,935
250
3,685
Rib injury[1]
29
Taylor Dent
1,100
5
1,095
Ankle injury[7]
Wildcard entries
Below are the lists of the wildcard awardees entering in the main draws.
Qualifier entries
Withdrawals
Men's singles
Women's singles
Official videogame
An official videogame for the tournament, Roland Garros 2005: Powered by Smash Court Tennis , was launched exclusively for the PlayStation 2 platform. The game, which is an updated version of Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2 , featured 15 licensed players and 4 official courts of the tournament: Court Philippe Chatrier , Court Suzanne Lenglen , Court 1 and Court 2.[8]
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