2005 Maria Sharapova tennis season

2005 Maria Sharapova tennis season
Name Maria Sharapova
Country Russia Russia
Singles
Calendar titles 3
Year-end ranking No. 4
Ranking change from previous year No change
Grand Slam results
Australian Open SF
French Open QF
Wimbledon SF
US Open SF
Last updated on: 3 February 2013.
Main article: Maria Sharapova

Results and statistics from Maria Sharapova's 2005 tennis season.

Yearly summary

Australian Open series

Sharapova began her season at the Australian Open, as the fourth seed. She reached the semi-finals, defeating Grand Slam debutant Li Na and the previous year's US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova en route, before being defeated in the semi-finals by eventual champion Serena Williams, having held several match points in the final set.[1]

Indian Wells & Miami

Sharapova reached the semi-finals at Indian Wells for the first time, but she would suffer the ignominy of a double bagel defeat, failing to win a single game against Lindsay Davenport. This would turn out to be Sharapova's only career defeat against Davenport. She fared much better in Miami though, reaching the final before being defeated by Kim Clijsters.[2]

European clay court season

Sharapova reached the quarter-finals of the French Open for the second consecutive year, where she fell to eventual champion Justine Henin-Hardenne in straight sets.

Grass court season

Sharapova successfully defended her title in Birmingham, defeating future rival Jelena Janković in the final in three sets.[3]

As the defending champion at Wimbledon, Sharapova navigated her way through to the semi-finals without the loss of a set (and serve, with the exception of her third round victory against Katarina Srebotnik), before being defeated by eventual champion Venus Williams; the defeat ending a 22-match winning streak on grass dating back to 2004.[4]

US Open series

A week before the start of the US Open, Sharapova claimed the World No. 1 ranking for the first time, succeeding Lindsay Davenport.[5] Subsequently, she was named top seed at a Major tournament for the first time, at the US Open, where she reached the semi-finals to complete the feat of having reached at least the quarter-final stage at each of the four Majors.

Sharapova won her first four matches for the loss of just 12 games, before being sternly tested by compatriot Nadia Petrova in the quarter-finals, before winning in three sets.[6] In the semi-finals, she lost to eventual champion Kim Clijsters in three sets.[7] This marked the fourth consecutive Major tournament in which Sharapova was defeated by the eventual champion. Despite this defeat, Sharapova reclaimed the World No. 1 ranking following the tournament, having improved from her third round showing from 2004.

WTA Tour Championships

Sharapova qualified for the year-end WTA Tour Championships for the second year in a row, having picked up three titles during the season. She was drawn in the Green Group along with Lindsay Davenport, Patty Schnyder and Nadia Petrova. Sharapova won two of her three matches, the only loss coming to Petrova in the last match. Sharapova qualified for the semi-finals after finishing first in her group; thus, the semi-final saw her drawn against Amélie Mauresmo, in which she was defeated in straight sets, bringing an end to her 2005 season.

All matches

This table chronicles all the matches of Sharapova in 2005, including walkovers (W/O) which the WTA does not count as wins. They are marked ND for non-decision or no decision.

Key
W  F  SF QF R# RR LQ (Q#) A P Z# PO SF-B F-S G NMS NH

Won tournament; or reached Final; Semifinal; Quarter-final; Round 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a Round Robin stage; lost in Qualification Round; absent from tournament event; played in a Davis Cup Zonal Group (with its number indication) or Play-off; won a bronze, silver (F or S) or gold medal at the Olympics; a downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament (Not a Masters Series); or a tournament that was Not Held in a given year.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Singles matches

Tournament # Round Opponent Result Score
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
17–30 January 2005
1
1R
 Bulgaria Sesil Karatantcheva
Win
 6–3, 6–1
2
2R
 United States Lindsay Lee-Waters
Win
 4–6, 6–0, 6–3
3
3R
 China Li Na
Win
 6–0, 6–2
4
4R
 Italy Silvia Farina Elia
Win
 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
5
QF
 Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Win
 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
6
SF
 United States Serena Williams
Loss
 6–2, 7–5, 6–8
Pacific Life Open
Indian Wells, United States of America
Tier I
Hard, outdoor
14–20 March 2005
1R
 Bye
2R
Win
3R
Win
4R
Win
QF
Win
SF
 United States Lindsay Davenport
Loss
 0–6, 0–6
NASDAQ-100 Open
Miami, United States of America
Tier I
Hard, outdoor
21 March–3 April 2005
1R
 Bye
2R
 Greece Eleni Daniilidou
Win
 6–0, 6–4
3R
 United States Marissa Irvin
Win
 6–2, 6–0
4R
 Japan Shinobu Asagoe
Win
 6–1, 6–2
QF
 Belgium Justine Henin-Hardenne
Win
 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–2
SF
 United States Venus Williams
Win
 6–4, 6–3
F
 Belgium Kim Clijsters
Loss (1)
 3–6, 5–7
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay, outdoor
23 May–5 June 2005
1R
 Russia Evgenia Linetskaya
Win
 6–7(3–7), 6–2, 6–4
2R
 France Aravane Rezaï
Win
 6–3, 6–2
3R
 Russia Anna Chakvetadze
Win
 6–1, 6–4
4R
 Spain Nuria Llagostera Vives
Win
 6–2, 6–3
QF
 Belgium Justine Henin-Hardenne
Loss
 4–6, 2–6
Wimbledon
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam
Grass, outdoor
20 June–3 July 2005
1R
 Spain Nuria Llagostera Vives
Win
 6–2, 6–2
2R
 Bulgaria Sesil Karatantcheva
Win
 6–0, 6–1
3R
 Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Win
 6–2, 6–4
4R
 France Nathalie Dechy
Win
 6–4, 6–2
QF
 Russia Nadia Petrova
Win
 7–6(8–6), 6–3
SF
 United States Venus Williams
Loss
 6–7(2–7), 1–6
US Open
New York, United States of America
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
29 August–11 September 2005
1R
 Greece Eleni Daniilidou
Win
 6–1, 6–1
2R
 Madagascar Dally Randriantefy
Win
 6–1, 6–0
3R
 Germany Julia Schruff
Win
 6–2, 6–4
4R
 India Sania Mirza
Win
 6–2, 6–1
QF
 Russia Nadia Petrova
Win
 7–5, 4–6, 6–4
SF
 Belgium Kim Clijsters
Loss
 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 3–6
China Open
Beijing, China
Tier II
Hard, outdoor
19–25 September 2005
1R
 Bye
2R
Win
QF
Win
SF
Loss
WTA Tour Championships
Los Angeles, United States of America
WTA Tour Championships
Hard, indoor
7–13 November 2005
RR
 United States Lindsay Davenport
Win
 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
RR
 Switzerland Patty Schnyder
Win
 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
RR
 Russia Nadia Petrova
Loss
 1–6, 2–6
SF
 France Amélie Mauresmo
Loss
 6–7(1–7), 3–6

Tournament schedule

Singles Schedule

Date Championship Location Category Surface Prev. result New result Outcome
17 January 2005–
30 January 2005 		Australian Open Melbourne (AUS) Grand Slam tournament Hard 3R SF Lost in the semi-finals against Serena Williams
7 March 2005–
20 March 2005 		Pacific Life Open Indian Wells (USA) Tier I Hard 4R SF Lost in the semi-finals against Lindsay Davenport
21 March 2005–
3 April 2005 		NASDAQ-100 Open Miami (USA) Tier I Hard 4R F Lost in the final against Kim Clijsters
23 May 2005–
5 June 2005 		French Open Paris (FRA) Grand Slam tournament Clay QF QF Lost in the quarterfinals against Justine Henin-Hardenne
20 June 2005–
3 July 2005 		The Championships, Wimbledon London (GBR) Grand Slam tournament Grass W SF Lost in the semi-finals against Venus Williams
29 August 2005–
11 September 2005 		US Open New York (USA) Grand Slam tournament Hard 3R SF Lost in the semi-finals against Kim Clijsters
19 September 2005–
25 September 2005 		China Open Beijing (CHN) Tier II Hard SF SF Retired in the semi-finals against Maria Kirilenko
7 November 2005–
13 November 2005 		WTA Tour Championships Los Angeles (USA) WTA Tour Championships Hard W SF Lost in the semi-finals against Amélie Mauresmo

Yearly Records

Finals

Singles: 4 (3–1)

Category
WTA Tier I (1–1)
WTA Tier II (1–0)
WTA Tier III (1–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–1)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Titles by conditions
Outdoors (2–1)
Indoors (1–0)
OutcomeNo.DateChampionshipSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Winner 8. February 5, 2005 Japan Tokyo, Japan (1) Carpet (i) United States Lindsay Davenport 6–1, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
Winner 9. February 27, 2005 Qatar Doha, Qatar (1) Hard Australia Alicia Molik 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 2. April 2, 2005 United States Miami, USA (1) Hard Belgium Kim Clijsters 3–6, 5–7
Winner 10. June 12, 2005 United Kingdom Birmingham, Great Britain (2) Grass Serbia and Montenegro Jelena Janković 6–2, 4–6, 6–1

See also

References

  1. ↑ Serena to face Davenport in Open final - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
  2. ↑ Second straight title for comeback queen Clijsters - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
  3. ↑ Sharapova warms up for Wimbledon in style - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
  4. ↑ Davenport finishes off Mauresmo to reach final - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
  5. ↑ Sharapova claims world number one ranking - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
  6. ↑ Top seed Sharapova to meet Clijsters in US Open semis - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
  7. ↑ Clijsters wins another crack at grand slam title - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

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