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
Point 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 |
Prize distribution
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
Seniors
Men's singles
Roger Federer defeated 
Andy Roddick, 6–2, 7–6(7–2), 6–4 [5]
Women's singles
Venus Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport, 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 9–7 [6]
Men's doubles
Stephen Huss / 
Wesley Moodie defeated Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan, 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–3 [7]
Women's doubles
Cara Black / Liezel Huber defeated 
Svetlana Kuznetsova / 
Amélie Mauresmo, 6–2, 6–1 [8]
Mixed doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi / Mary Pierce defeated Paul Hanley / 
Tatiana Perebiynis, 6–4, 6–2 [9]
Juniors
Boys' singles
Jérémy Chardy defeated 
Robin Haase, 6–4, 6–3 [10]
Girls' singles
Agnieszka Radwańska defeated 
Tamira Paszek, 6–3, 6–4 [11]
Boys' doubles
Jesse Levine / Michael Shabaz defeated Sam Groth / 
Andrew Kennaugh, 6–4, 6–1 [12]
Girls' doubles
Victoria Azarenka / 
Ágnes Szávay defeated 
Marina Erakovic / 
Monica Niculescu, 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–0 [13]
Other events
Wheelchair men's doubles
Michaël Jeremiasz / Jayant Mistry defeated David Hall / Martin Legner, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 [14]
Singles seeds
Main draw wild card entries
The following players received wild cards into the main draw senior events.
Mixed doubles
- Jamie Baker / Claire Curran
- Jamie Delgado / Amanda Janes
- Andy Murray /
Shahar Pe'er - Arvind Parmar / Jane O'Donoghue
- David Sherwood / Elena Baltacha
Qualifier entries
Men's singles
The following players received entry into the lucky loser spot: |
Women's singles
The following players received entry into the lucky loser spot:
|
Men's doubles
The following teams received entry into the lucky loser spot: |
Women's doubles
The following teams received entry into the lucky loser spot:
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Withdrawals
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References
- ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
- ^ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. p. 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
- ^ "About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Boys' Doubles Finals 1982-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Girls' Doubles Finals 1982-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ Hudson, Elizabeth (3 July 2005). "Mistry claims Wimbledon success". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
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