Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated
Mary Pierce in the final, 6–1, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2005 French Open. It was her second
French Open
The French Open (french: Internationaux de France de tennis), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, beginning in late May each year. The tournament and ven ...
title, and her first of three consecutive French Open titles. Henin became the second woman in the
Open Era to win the title
after saving a match point, doing so in the fourth round against
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova (born 27 June 1985) is a Russian inactive professional tennis player. She is a two-time major singles champion, winning the 2004 US Open and 2009 French Open, and finishing runner-up at two other majors. I ...
(the first to do so being
Anastasia Myskina the previous year, against the same opponent in the same round).
Myskina was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to
María Sánchez Lorenzo
María Antonia Sánchez Lorenzo (born 7 November 1977) is a retired tennis player from Spain.
Her highest WTA ranking has been world No. 33, a position she achieved in April 2004.
She played two-handed on both sides, and her favourite sur ...
. Myskina became the first French Open champion to lose in the first round of her title defense.
This was the first French Open in which future champion
Ana Ivanovic
Ana Schweinsteiger ( sr, Ана Швајнштајгер / ''Ana Švajnštajger''; born 6 November 1987), professionally known by her birth name Ana Ivanovic (Ана Ивановић / ''Ana Ivanović'', ), is a Serbian former world No. 1 tenn ...
competed in the main draw. In just her second
major
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main draw appearance, she reached the quarterfinals, losing to
Nadia Petrova.
Seeds
Qualifying
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Championship match statistics
References
External links
WTA Draw2005 French Open – Women's draws and resultsat the
International Tennis Federation
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Women's Singles
French Open by year – Women's singles
French Open - Women's Singles
2005 in women's tennis
2005 in French women's sport