2005 WTA Tour Championships
| 2005 WTA Tour Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | November 8–13 |
| Edition | 35th |
| Category | Year-end championships |
| Draw | 8S (round robin) / 4D |
| Prize money | $3,000,000 |
| Surface | Hard / indoor |
| Location | Los Angeles, United States |
| Venue | Staples Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| Amélie Mauresmo | |
| Doubles | |
| Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur | |
The 2005 WTA Tour Championships, also known as the Sony Ericsson Championships, was a women's round robin tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, United States. It was the 35th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 30th edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 2005 WTA Tour. The tournament was held between November 8 and November 13, 2005. Fourth-seeded Amélie Mauresmo won the singles event, the first French player to win the title, and she earned $1,000,000 first-prize money as well as 485 ranking points.[1][2][3]
Justine Henin-Hardenne had qualified for the tournament but withdrew due to a hamstring injury.[4]
Finals
Singles
Amélie Mauresmo defeated Mary Pierce, 5–7, 7–6(7–3), 6–4.
Doubles
Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur defeated Cara Black / Rennae Stubbs, 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–4.
Singles Championship Race
Singles
Players in gold have qualified for Los Angeles. Players in brown withdrawn. The low-ranked players in blue after them would be played as alternates in Los Angeles.
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Total points | Tourn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Clijsters | W 650+372 |
W 325+286 |
W 325+202 |
W 300+110 |
W 195+108 |
W 195+99 |
W 195+96 |
W 195+91 |
W 120+78 |
R16 90+58 |
SF 88+47 |
R16 90+26 |
QF 75+31 |
QF 49+50 |
QF 55+8 |
R16 42+14 |
4,665 | 16 | |
| 2 | Lindsay Davenport | F 456+334 |
F 456+206 |
W 300+124 |
W 220+136 |
F 228+114 |
W 195+114 |
W 195+109 |
QF 162+122 |
F 210+60 |
W 195+73 |
QF 162+102 |
W 145+37 |
QF 75+3 |
QF 49+23 |
R16 1 |
4,606 | 15 | ||
| 3 | Maria Sharapova | SF 292+184 |
SF 292+178 |
W 300+148 |
SF 292+150 |
F 228+80 |
W 195+88 |
QF 162+60 |
SF 135+68 |
SF 146+44 |
W 120+64 |
SF 88+20 |
QF 75+23 |
QF 75+18 |
QF 49+23 |
3,597 | 14 | |||
| 4 | Amélie Mauresmo | SF 292+148 |
W 300+119 |
W 195+136 |
W 195+85 |
QF 162+112 |
F 154+109 |
QF 162+56 |
SF 146+56 |
F 137+65 |
SF 135+61 |
F 137+53 |
SF 88+12 |
QF 75+20 |
R32 56+8 |
R32 28+8 |
R16 1 |
R16 1 |
3,313 | 18 |
| 4 | Amélie Mauresmo | R16 1 |
3,313 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Mary Pierce | F 456+438 |
F 456+378 |
W 300+105 |
W 300+96 |
QF 162+96 |
QF 81+47 |
R16 42+31 |
R16 42+14 |
R16 25+15 |
R16 25+10 |
R32 25+8 |
R16 25+5 |
R128 2 |
3,184 | 13 | ||||
| 6 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | W 650+434 |
W 300+214 |
W 300+171 |
F 210+97 |
W 195+104 |
QF 81+55 |
R16 90+32 |
R128 2 |
R16 1 |
2,936 | 9 | ||||||||
| 7 | Patty Schnyder | F 210+103 |
F 210+69 |
QF 162+106 |
SF 135+76 |
F 137+54 |
R16 90+82 |
SF 88+75 |
SF 135+24 |
W 120+35 |
W 120+22 |
R16 90+32 |
SF 88+23 |
QF 75+25 |
QF 49+38 |
SF 66+12 |
QF 49+10 |
R16 42+15 |
2,905 | 25 |
| 7 | Patty Schnyder | QF 49+1 |
R16 29+23 |
R16 25+10 |
R16 25+8 |
R16 25+8 |
R32 28+4 |
R128 2 |
R16 1 |
2,905 | 25 | |||||||||
| 8 | Nadia Petrova | SF 292+128 |
F 210+114 |
W 195+61 |
QF 162+62 |
QF 162+36 |
SF 88+53 |
R16 90+48 |
QF 55+58 |
F 85+22 |
SF 88+14 |
SF 88+7 |
QF 75+20 |
QF 75+18 |
QF 49+23 |
QF 49+19 |
QF 49+10 |
R16 45+14 |
2,769 | 24 |
| 8 | Nadia Petrova | R16 42+10 |
R16 42+2 |
QF 30+8 |
R16 25+10 |
QF 30+4 |
R64 1 |
R32 1 |
2,769 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Elena Dementieva | SF 292+348 |
F 210+59 |
SF 146+74 |
SF 99+105 |
SF 135+45 |
F 137+17 |
R16 90+46 |
SF 88+45 |
QF 81+48 |
R16 90+36 |
R16 90+32 |
SF 88+26 |
QF 75+35 |
QF 75+4 |
QF 49+15 |
R32 1 |
R32 1 |
2,684 | 19 |
| 9 | Elena Dementieva | R16 1 |
R16 1 |
2,684 | 19 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | Venus Williams | W 650+470 |
QF 162+160 |
SF 146+84 |
F 137+66 |
F 137+55 |
R16 90+70 |
W 120+24 |
R32 56+28 |
QF 49+16 |
QF 49+8 |
R16 42+8 |
R32 1 |
2,628 | 12 | |||||
| 11 | Serena Williams | W 650+558 |
SF 88+58 |
R16 90+48 |
QF 81+35 |
QF 49+25 |
R32 56+12 |
QF 49+4 |
R16 42+4 |
R32 1 |
R16 1 |
1,851 | 10 |
References
- ^ Jerry Magee (November 14, 2005). "Mauresmo magnifique". The San Diego Union-Tribune.
- ^ Tom Tebbutt (November 14, 2005). "Mauresmo survives gruelling marathon". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ "Mauresmo wins French battle in LA". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC. November 14, 2005.
- ^ "Clijsters set to take on lone American at WTA". www.taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. November 9, 2005.