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

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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

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(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

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. 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

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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 results
at the International Tennis Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:2005 French Open - Women's Singles 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