2005 Maria Sharapova tennis season

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

2005 Maria Sharapova tennis season
Full nameMaria Sharapova
Country Russia
Singles
Calendar titles3
Year-end rankingNo. 4
Ranking change from previous yearN/A
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian OpenSF
French OpenQF
WimbledonSF
US OpenSF
Last updated on: 27 September 2015.
Main article: Maria Sharapova

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 in an epic three set thriller on Rod Laver. Sharapova, had several match points in the final set, but ended up losing it 6-8.[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, beating the likes of Justine Henin-Hardenne and Venus Williams en route to the final. In the final, she lost in straight sets to Kim Clijsters.[2]

European clay court season

Sharapova first clay event of the season was the Berlin Open where she was the first seed. She lost in straight sets in the quarters, to eventual champion Justine Henin-Hardenne. Her next tournament was the Internazionali B.N.L D'Italia Open. She lost in the semifinals to Swiss Patty Schnyder, in three sets after winning the first set. Her final clay tournament of the year was the French Open where she reached the quarterfinals. In the quarters she lost to Justine Henin-Hardenne, for the second and final time in the season.

Grass court season

Sharapova successfully defended her title in Birmingham, defeating future rivals Samantha Stosur and Tatiana Golovin, before defeating, future world number one, Jelena Jankovic in a three set final.[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 the 2003 Wimbledon 4th Round.[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.

Fall series

Sharapova's first of two fall tournaments was the 2005 Beijing Open. She had a lot of points here, after making it to the semifinals last year falling to compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova. She won her first match in a rollercoaster three setter, 6-0, 5-7, 6-2. Then she won her second round easily, in straight sets. In her semifinal match versus Maria Kirilenko, she had to retire the match due to injury.

Sharapova's Next tournament was the Kremlin Cup in Moscow. In her opening round match versus Anna-Lena Grönefeld, she was up 6-1, 4-2, when Grönefeld had to retire the match due to injury. Her next match was versus fellow Russian and future World No.1, Dinara Safina. Sharapova lost after taking the first set 6-1. This was her first loss after winning the opening set since May.

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 Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles matches (Grand Slams and Premier 5)
Tournament # Round Opponent Result Score
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
17–30 January 2005
1
1R
 Sesil Karatantcheva
Win
 6–3, 6–1
2
2R
 Lindsay Lee-Waters
Win
 4–6, 6–0, 6–3
3
3R
 Li Na
Win
 6–0, 6–2
4
4R
 Silvia Farina Elia
Win
 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
5
QF
 Svetlana Kuznetsova
Win
 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
6
SF
 Serena Williams
Loss
 6–2, 5-7, 6–8
Pacific Life Open
Indian Wells, United States of America
Tier I
Hard, outdoor
14–20 March 2005
1R
 Bye
2R
 Angela Haynes
Win
 6-1, 6-2
3R
 Dinara Safina
Win
 6-2, 6-3
4R
 Fabiola Zuluaga
Win
 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
QF
 Mary Pierce
Win
 6-4, 6-3
SF
 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
 Eleni Daniilidou
Win
 6–0, 6–4
3R
 Marissa Irvin
Win
 6–2, 6–0
4R
 Shinobu Asagoe
Win
 6–1, 6–2
QF
 Justine Henin-Hardenne
Win
 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–2
SF
 Venus Williams
Win
 6–4, 6–3
F
 Kim Clijsters
Loss (1)
 3–6, 5–7
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay, outdoor
23 May–5 June 2005
1R
 Evgenia Linetskaya
Win
 6–7(3–7), 6–2, 6–4
2R
 Aravane Rezaï
Win
 6–3, 6–2
3R
 Anna Chakvetadze
Win
 6–1, 6–4
4R
 Nuria Llagostera Vives
Win
 6–2, 6–3
QF
 Justine Henin-Hardenne
Loss
 4–6, 2–6
Wimbledon
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam
Grass, outdoor
20 June–3 July 2005
1R
 Nuria Llagostera Vives
Win
 6–2, 6–2
2R
 Sesil Karatantcheva
Win
 6–0, 6–1
3R
 Katarina Srebotnik
Win
 6–2, 6–4
4R
 Nathalie Dechy
Win
 6–4, 6–2
QF
 Nadia Petrova
Win
 7–6(8–6), 6–3
SF
 Venus Williams
Loss
 6–7(2–7), 1–6
US Open
New York City, United States of America
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
29 August–11 September 2005
1R
 Eleni Daniilidou
Win
 6–1, 6–1
2R
 Dally Randriantefy
Win
 6–1, 6–0
3R
 Julia Schruff
Win
 6–2, 6–4
4R
 Sania Mirza
Win
 6–2, 6–1
QF
 Nadia Petrova
Win
 7–5, 4–6, 6–4
SF
 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
 Shahar Pe'er
Win
 6-0, 5-7, 6-2
QF
 Shinobu Asagoe
Win
 6-4, 6-1
SF
 Maria Kirilenko
Loss
 4-6, 1-2 RET
WTA Tour Championships
Los Angeles, United States of America
WTA Tour Championships
Hard, indoor
7–13 November 2005
RR
 Lindsay Davenport
Win
 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
RR
 Patty Schnyder
Win
 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
RR
 Nadia Petrova
Loss
 1–6, 2–6
SF
 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 OpenMelbourne (AUS)Grand Slam tournamentHard3RSFLost in the semi-finals against Serena Williams
7 March 2005–
20 March 2005		Pacific Life OpenIndian Wells (USA)Tier IHard4RSFLost in the semi-finals against Lindsay Davenport
21 March 2005–
3 April 2005		NASDAQ-100 OpenMiami (USA)Tier IHard4RFLost in the final against Kim Clijsters
23 May 2005–
5 June 2005		French OpenParis (FRA)Grand Slam tournamentClayQFQFLost in the quarterfinals against Justine Henin-Hardenne
20 June 2005–
3 July 2005		The Championships, WimbledonLondon (GBR)Grand Slam tournamentGrassWSFLost in the semi-finals against Venus Williams
29 August 2005–
11 September 2005		US OpenNew York (USA)Grand Slam tournamentHard3RSFLost in the semi-finals against Kim Clijsters
19 September 2005–
25 September 2005		China OpenBeijing (CHN)Tier IIHardSFSFRetired in the semi-finals against Maria Kirilenko
7 November 2005–
13 November 2005		WTA Tour ChampionshipsLos Angeles (USA)WTA Tour ChampionshipsHardWSFLost in the semi-finals against Amélie Mauresmo

Yearly Records

Head-to-head matchups

Maria Sharapova vs. Justine Henin-Hardenne 1-2

Maria Sharapova vs. Venus Williams 1-1

Maria Sharapova vs. Lindsay Davenport 2-1

Maria Sharapova vs. Maria Kirilenko 1-1

Maria Sharapova vs. Kim Clijsters 0-2

Maria Sharapova vs. Serena Williams 0-1

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 Tokyo, Japan (1) Carpet (i) Lindsay Davenport 6–1, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
Winner 9. February 27, 2005 Doha, Qatar (1) Hard Alicia Molik 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 2. April 2, 2005 Miami, USA (1) Hard Kim Clijsters 3–6, 5–7
Winner 10. June 12, 2005 Birmingham, Great Britain (2) Grass Jelena Janković 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
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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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