Kim Clijsters defeated Mary Pierce in the final, 6–3, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2005 US Open. It was her first major singles title, following four runner-up finishes in major finals.
Svetlana Kuznetsova was the defending champion, but was defeated by Ekaterina Bychkova in the first round. Kuznetsova was the first US Open champion to lose in the first round of their title defense.
This marked the final major appearance of former world No. 2 and 1994 Wimbledon champion Conchita Martínez.
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 Category Clijsters Pierce 1st serve %33/47 (70%) 33/49 (67%) 1st serve points won27 of 33 = 82% 17 of 33 = 52% 2nd serve points won 5 of 14 = 36% 6 of 16 = 38% Total service points won32 of 47 = 68.09% 23 of 49 = 46.94% Aces5 1 Double faults 2 1 Winners10 6 Unforced errors10 19 Net points won 4 of 4 = 100% 9 of 15 = 60% Break points converted 5 of 11 = 45% 1 of 4 = 25% Return points won 26 of 49 = 53% 15 of 47 = 32% Total points won 58 38Source
References
External links Drawsheet Source 2005 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation