2005 Australian Open
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2005 Australian Open
| 2005 Australian Open | ||||
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| Date: | 17 – 30 January | |||
| Edition: | 93rd | |||
| Category: | Grand Slam (ITF) | |||
| Surface: | Hardcourt (Rebound Ace) | |||
| Location: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |||
| Venue: | Melbourne Park | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's Singles | ||||
 Marat Safin |
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| Women's Singles | ||||
 Serena Williams |
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| Men's Doubles | ||||
 Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett |
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| Women's Doubles | ||||
Svetlana Kuznetsova /  Alicia Molik |
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| Mixed Doubles | ||||
| Samantha Stosur / Scott Draper |
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| Boys' Singles | ||||
| Donald Young |
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| Girls' Singles | ||||
 Victoria Azarenka |
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| Boys' Doubles | ||||
 Kim Sun-young /  Yi Chu-huan |
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| Girls' Doubles | ||||
Victoria Azarenka /  Marina Erakovic |
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The 2005 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia from 17 until 30 January 2005.
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Seniors
Men's Singles
Main article: 2005 Australian Open – Men's Singles
Marat Safin[1] def. Lleyton Hewitt[2], 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
- It was Safin's 1st title of the year, and his 15th overall. It was his 2nd career Grand Slam title, his 1st Australian Open title and the last championship of his career.
Women's Singles
Main article: 2005 Australian Open – Women's Singles
Serena Williams def. Lindsay Davenport, 2–6, 6–3, 6–0
- It was Williams's 1st title of the year, and her 26th overall. It was her 7th career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd Australian Open title.
Men's Doubles
Main article: 2005 Australian Open – Men's Doubles
Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett def. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan, 6–4, 6–4
Women's Doubles
Main article: 2005 Australian Open – Women's Doubles
Svetlana Kuznetsova / Alicia Molik def. Lindsay Davenport / Corina Morariu, 6–3, 6–4
Mixed Doubles
Main article: 2005 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles
Samantha Stosur / Scott Draper def. 
Liezel Huber / Kevin Ullyett, 6–2, 2–6, [10–6]
Juniors
Boys' Singles
Main article: 2005 Australian Open – Boys' Singles
Donald Young def. Kim Sun-yong, 6–2, 6–2
Girls' Singles
Main article: 2005 Australian Open – Girls' Singles
Victoria Azarenka def. 
Ágnes Szávay, 6–2, 6–2
Boys' Doubles
Main article: 2005 Australian Open – Boys' Doubles
Kim Sun-yong / Yi Chu-huan
Girls' Doubles
Main article: 2005 Australian Open – Girls' Doubles
Victoria Azarenka / Marina Erakovic
Seeds
Withdrawals: 
Justine Henin[3], Kim Clijsters, Jennifer Capriati[4]
References
- ^ Safin became only the second Russian player to win the Australian Open men's singles title. Yevgeny Kafelnikov won the title in 1999, and was the finalist in 2000.
- ^ Hewitt was the first Australian player since Pat Cash (in 1987 and 1988) to reach the men's singles final.
- ^ NY Times (9 January 2007). "No Title Defense for Henin-Hardenne". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B06E6D71E39F93AA35752C0A9639C8B63. Retrieved 7 February 2008.
- ^ The Age (12 January 2005). "Capriati out of Australian Open". Melbourne. http://www.theage.com.au/news/Tennis/Capriati-out-of-Australian-Open/2005/01/12/1105423550952.html. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
External links
| Preceded by 2004 Australian Open |
Australian Open | Succeeded by 2006 Australian Open |
| Preceded by 2004 US Open |
Grand Slams | Succeeded by 2005 French Open |
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