2005 Wimbledon Championships

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2005 Wimbledon Championships
Date20 June – 3 July 2005
Edition119th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S / 64D / 48XD
Prize money£10,085,510
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Switzerland Roger Federer
Women's singles
United States Venus Williams
Men's doubles
Australia Stephen Huss / South Africa Wesley Moodie
Women's doubles
Zimbabwe Cara Black / South Africa Liezel Huber
Mixed doubles
India Mahesh Bhupathi / France Mary Pierce
Wheelchair men's doubles
France Michaël Jeremiasz / United Kingdom Jayant Mistry
Boys' singles
France Jérémy Chardy
Girls' singles
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
Boys' doubles
United States Jesse Levine / United States Michael Shabaz
Girls' doubles
Belarus Victoria Azarenka / Hungary 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.

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

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Point distribution

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Below are the tables with the point distribution for each discipline of the tournament.

Senior points

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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

Prize distribution

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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]

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round 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

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Seniors

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Men's singles

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Switzerland Roger Federer defeated United States Andy Roddick, 6–2, 7–6(7–2), 6–4 [5]

Women's singles

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United States Venus Williams defeated United States Lindsay Davenport, 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 9–7 [6]

Men's doubles

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

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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India Mahesh Bhupathi / France Mary Pierce defeated Australia Paul Hanley / Ukraine Tatiana Perebiynis, 6–4, 6–2 [9]

Juniors

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Boys' singles

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France Jérémy Chardy defeated Netherlands Robin Haase, 6–4, 6–3 [10]

Girls' singles

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Poland Agnieszka Radwańska defeated Austria Tamira Paszek, 6–3, 6–4 [11]

Boys' doubles

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United States Jesse Levine / United States Michael Shabaz defeated Australia Sam Groth / United Kingdom Andrew Kennaugh, 6–4, 6–1 [12]

Girls' doubles

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Belarus Victoria Azarenka / Hungary Ágnes Szávay defeated New Zealand Marina Erakovic / Romania Monica Niculescu, 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–0 [13]

Other events

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Wheelchair men's doubles

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France Michaël Jeremiasz / United Kingdom Jayant Mistry defeated Australia David Hall / Austria Martin Legner, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 [14]

Singles seeds

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Main draw wild card entries

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

Mixed doubles

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

Qualifier entries

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Withdrawals

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References

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  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  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.
  4. ^ "About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  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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