The 2005 French Open was the 104th edition of the tournament.
On the men's side, Rafael Nadal, seeded fourth at his first French Open, was a strong favorite to win the singles title after winning the Monte Carlo and Rome Masters. Guillermo Coria, the defending finalist and 2005 runner-up to Nadal in both Monaco and Rome, called Nadal the best clay-court player in the world prior to the tournament. After defeating top seed Roger Federer in the semifinals, Nadal defeated 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 14 times.
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 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 third seed Amélie Mauresmo in the third round, before going on to defeat another future champion in Francesca Schiavone on her way to her first major quarterfinal appearance in just her second major tournament.
Points distribution Below are the tables with the point distribution for each discipline of the tournament.
Senior points Event Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128 Men's singles10007004502501507535512840Men's doubles000650456292162905632230 21 12.5 4000
Seniors
Men's singles
Rafael Nadal defeated Mariano Puerta, 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–1, 7–5 It was Nadal's 6th title of the year, and his 7th overall. It was his 1st career Grand Slam title.
Women's singles
Justine Henin-HardenneHenin-Hardenne became only the second French Open women's singles winner after saving match points en route to the title. In 2004 Myskina did the same. Both saved match points against Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in the fourth round. defeated Mary Pierce, 6–1, 6–1 It was Henin-Hardenne's 4th title of the year, and her 23rd overall. It was her 4th career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd French Open title.
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
Juniors
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 Sergei 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
Singles seeds The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seedings are based on ATP and WTA rankings as of 16 May 2005. Rankings and points are as of before 23 May 2005.
Men's singles SeedRankPlayerPoints before Points defendingPoints wonPoints afterStatus 1 1 Roger Federer 6,605 75 450 6,980 Semifinals lost to Rafael Nadal 2 3 Andy Roddick 3,590 35 35 3,590 Second round lost to José Acasuso 3 4 Marat Safin 3,065 150 150 3,065 Fourth round lost to Tommy Robredo 4 5 Rafael Nadal 2,600 0 1,000 3,600 Champion, defeated Mariano Puerta 5 6 Gastón Gaudio 2,440 1,000 150 1,590 Fourth round lost to David Ferrer 6 7 Andre Agassi 2,275 5 5 2,275 First round lost to Jarkko Nieminen [Q] 7 8 Tim Henman 2,195 450 35 1,780 Second round lost to Luis Horna 8 9 Guillermo Coria 2,040 700 150 1,490 Fourth round lost to Nikolay Davydenko 9 10 Guillermo Cañas 1,745 5 250 1,990 Quarterfinals lost to Mariano Puerta 10 11 David Nalbandian 1,685 450 150 1,385 Fourth round lost to Victor Hănescu 11 13 Joachim Johansson 1,625 5 0 1,620 Withdrew due to an elbow injury 12 12 Nikolay Davydenko 1,640 5 450 2,085 Semifinals lost to Mariano Puerta 13 14 Ivan Ljubičić 1,465 35 5 1,435 First round lost to Mariano Puerta 14 15 Carlos Moyá 1,430 250 150 1,330 Fourth round lost to Roger Federer 15 16 Tommy Robredo 1,415 150 250 1,515 Quarterfinals lost to Nikolay Davydenko 16 17 Radek Štěpánek 1,415 5 75 1,495 Third round lost to Sébastien Grosjean 17 20 Dominik Hrbatý 1,291 35 5 1,261 First round lost to Janko Tipsarević 18 18 Mario Ančić 1,315 75 75 1,315 Third round lost to David Nalbandian 19 19 Thomas Johansson 1,313 (25)† 35 1,323 Second round lost to David Sánchez 20 21 David Ferrer 1,225 35 250 1,440 Quarterfinals lost to Rafael Nadal 21 22 Tommy Haas 1,215 5 75 1,295 Third round lost to Nikolay Davydenko 22 23 Nicolás Massú 1,205 75 5 1,135 First round lost to Stanislas Wawrinka [Q] 23 24 Sébastien Grosjean 1,200 35 150 1,315 Fourth lost to Rafael Nadal 24 25 Feliciano López 1,200 150 5 1,055 First round lost to Paul-Henri Mathieu 25 26 Fernando González 1,200 5 75 1,270 Third round lost to Roger Federer 26 27 Jiří Novák 1,185 35 35 1,185 Second round lost to Félix Mantilla 27 34 Filippo Volandri 990 5 75 1,065 Third round retired against José Acasuso 28 28 Nicolas Kiefer 1,130 35 150 1,245 Fourth round withdrew due to a neck injury 29 30 Mikhail Youzhny 1,095 75 35 1,055 Second round lost to Jürgen Melzer 30 31 Richard Gasquet 1,050 5 75 1,120 Third round lost to Rafael Nadal 31 32 Juan Ignacio Chela 1,015 250 35 800 Second round lost to Victor Hănescu 32 33 Juan Carlos Ferrero 995 35 75 1,035 Third round lost to Marat Safin 33 35 Robin Söderling 955 5 35 985 Second round lost to Lee Hyung-taik † The player did not qualify the tournament in 2004. Accordingly, this was the points from the 18th best result are deducted instead.
The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event. RankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints afterWithdrawal reason 2 Lleyton Hewitt 3,935 250 3,685 Rib injury 29 Taylor Dent 1,100 5 1,095 Ankle injury
Women's singles 1. Lindsay Davenport () lost to Mary Pierce () Quarterfinal 2. Maria Sharapova () lost to Justine Henin-Hardenne () Quarterfinal 3. Amélie Mauresmo () lost to Ana Ivanovic () 3rd round 4. Elena Dementieva () lost to Elena Likhovtseva () 4th round 5. Anastasia Myskina () lost to María Sánchez Lorenzo () 1st round
Wildcard entries Below are the lists of the wildcard awardees entering in the main draws.
Men's singles wildcard entries Thierry Ascione Arnaud Clément Peter Luczak Gaël Monfils Olivier Patience Florent Serra Gilles Simon Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Women's singles wildcard entries Mailyne Andrieux Alizé Cornet Youlia Fedossova Sophie Ferguson Mathilde Johansson Pauline Parmentier Camille Pin Aravane Rezaï
Men's doubles wildcard entries Thierry Ascione / Jean-René Lisnard Grégory Carraz / Antony Dupuis Jérémy Chardy / Nicolas Renavand Nicolas Devilder / Marc Gicquel Jérôme Haehnel / Florent Serra Olivier Mutis / Olivier Patience Édouard Roger-Vasselin / Gilles Simon
Women's doubles wildcard entries Mailyne Andrieux / Pauline Parmentier Séverine Beltrame / Camille Pin Kildine Chevalier / Stéphanie Foretz Youlia Fedossova / Violette Huck Florence Haring / Virginie Pichet Mathilde Johansson / Aurélie Védy Martina Navratilova / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Mixed doubles wildcard entries Séverine Beltrame / Michaël Llodra Alizé Cornet / Gaël Monfils Stéphanie Foretz / Nicolas Devilder Émilie Loit / Jean-François Bachelot Camille Pin / Arnaud Clément Sandrine Testud / Marc Gicquel
Qualifier entries
Men's qualifiers entries
Saša Tuksar Stan Wawrinka Tomas Behrend Jarkko Nieminen Lukáš Dlouhý Daniel Gimeno Traver Fernando Vicente Antony Dupuis Robin Vik Marcos Daniel Dudi Sela Tomas Tenconi James Blake Chris Guccione Novak Djokovic Kristof Vliegen
The following players received entry into a lucky loser spot: Daniele Bracciali Dick Norman Flávio Saretta Juan Pablo Brzezicki Hugo Armando
Women's qualifiers entries
Meilen Tu Sofia Arvidsson Clarisa Fernández Sandra Klösel Petra Mandula Michaëlla Krajicek Eva Birnerová Yvonne Meusburger Mervana Jugić-Salkić Libuše Průšová Anastasiya Yakimova Mara Santangelo
The following player received entry into a lucky loser spot: Lucie Šafářová
Withdrawals
Men's singles Agustín Calleri → replaced by David Sánchez Taylor Dent → replaced by Daniele Bracciali Lleyton Hewitt → replaced by Dick Norman Joachim Johansson → replaced by Flávio Saretta Edgardo Massa → replaced by Scott Draper Sjeng Schalken → replaced by Hugo Armando Potito Starace → replaced by Juan Pablo Brzezicki Martin Verkerk → replaced by Thomas Enqvist Mariano Zabaleta → replaced by Julien Benneteau
Women's singles Li Na → replaced by Evie Dominikovic Alicia Molik → replaced by Silvija Talaja Serena Williams → replaced by Lucie Šafářová
Official videogame An official videogame for the tournament, Roland Garros 2005: Powered by Smash Court Tennis, was launched exclusively for the PlayStation 2 platform. The game, which is an updated version of Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2, featured 15 licensed players and 4 official courts of the tournament: Court Philippe Chatrier, Court Suzanne Lenglen, Court 1 and Court 2.
References
External links French Open official website Men's draw Women's draw