Date 23 May – 5 June Location Paris (XVI), France | Edition 104th | |
The 2005 French Open was the 104th edition of the tournament. Rafael Nadal, seeded fourth at his first French Open (but was actually ranked World No. 5 at the time after then-World No. 2 Lleyton Hewitt withdrew from the tournament due to injury), was a strong favorite to win the men's title after winning the Monte Carlo and Rome Masters, with Guillermo Coria, a 2004 finalist and 2005 runner-up to Nadal in both Monaco and Rome, calling Nadal the best clay-court player in the world prior to the tournament. After defeating top seed Roger Federer in the semi-finals, Nadal defeated Argentina's Mariano Puerta to claim his first French Open title, and the first of four won consecutively from 2005 until 2008. Nadal would go on to win the tournament a record nine times.
Contents
- Mens singles
- Womens singles
- Mens doubles
- Womens doubles
- Mixed doubles
- Boys singles
- Girls singles
- Boys doubles
- Girls doubles
- Withdrawals
- References
In the women's draw, Justine Henin-Hardenne won her second French Open title, defeating 2000 champion Mary Pierce in the final in just 62 minutes. 2005 marked the first of three consecutive years in which Justine Henin would win the Women's Singles title.
Gastón Gaudio and Anastasia Myskina were unsuccessful in defending their 2004 titles, Gaudio losing in the fourth round and Myskina being upset in the first round. This tournament was also notable for the rise of future French Open champion Ana Ivanovic, who upset the 3rd seed Amélie Mauresmo in the third round, before going on to defeat another future champion in Francesca Schiavone on her way to her first Grand Slam quarter-final appearance in what was just her second Grand Slam tournament.
Men's singles
Rafael Nadal defeated Mariano Puerta, 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–1, 7–5
Women's singles
Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Mary Pierce, 6–1, 6–1
Men's doubles
Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi defeated Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4
Women's doubles
Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez defeated Cara Black / Liezel Huber, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Mixed doubles
Daniela Hantuchová / Fabrice Santoro defeated Martina Navratilova / Leander Paes, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Boys' singles
Marin Čilić defeated Antal Van Der Duim, 6–3, 6–1
Girls' singles
Ágnes Szávay defeated Raluca-Ioana Olaru, 6–2, 6–1
Boys' doubles
Emiliano Massa / Leonardo Mayer defeated Sergey Bubka / Jérémy Chardy, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Girls' doubles
Victoria Azarenka / Ágnes Szávay defeated Raluca-Ioana Olaru / Amina Rakhim, 4–6, 6–4, 6–0