2005 Australian Open
The 2005 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia from 17 until 30 January 2005. Roger Federer was unsuccessful in defending his 2004 title, being defeated in the semi-finals by eventual champion Marat Safin in a rematch of the 2004 final. Safin defeated third-seed Lleyton Hewitt in the final in four sets. Justine Henin-Hardenne could not defend her 2004 title due to an injury suffered in the second half of 2004. Serena Williams, the champion in 2003, defeated Lindsay Davenport in the women's final.
| 2005 Australian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 17–30 January | 
| Edition | 93rd | 
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) | 
| Surface | Hardcourt (Rebound Ace) | 
| Location | Melbourne, Australia | 
| Venue | Melbourne Park | 
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
|  Marat Safin | |
| Women's singles | |
|  Serena Williams | |
| Men's doubles | |
|  Wayne Black /  Kevin Ullyett | |
| Women's doubles | |
|  Svetlana Kuznetsova / .svg.png.webp) Alicia Molik | |
| Mixed doubles | |
| .svg.png.webp) Samantha Stosur / .svg.png.webp) Scott Draper | |
| Wheelchair men's singles | |
| .svg.png.webp) David Hall | |
| Wheelchair women's singles | |
|  Mie Yaosa | |
| Wheelchair men's doubles | |
|  Robin Ammerlaan /  Martin Legner | |
| Wheelchair women's doubles | |
|  Maaike Smit /  Florence Gravellier | |
| Boys' singles | |
|  Donald Young | |
| Girls' singles | |
|  Victoria Azarenka | |
| Boys' doubles | |
|  Kim Sun-yong /  Yi Chu-huan | |
| Girls' doubles | |
|  Victoria Azarenka /  Marina Erakovic | |
| Men's legends doubles | |
| .svg.png.webp) Richard Fromberg /  Mats Wilander | |
| Legends mixed doubles | |
| .svg.png.webp) Nicole Bradtke / .svg.png.webp) Roy Emerson | |
Seniors
    
    Men's singles
    
 Marat Safin defeated
 Marat Safin defeated .svg.png.webp) Lleyton Hewitt, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
 Lleyton Hewitt, 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. Safin became the second Russian player to win the Australian Open men's singles title, following Yevgeny Kafelnikov's victory in 1999.
Women's singles
    
 Serena Williams defeated
 Serena Williams defeated  Lindsay Davenport, 2–6, 6–3, 6–0
 Lindsay Davenport, 2–6, 6–3, 6–0
Men's doubles
    
 Wayne Black /
 Wayne Black /  Kevin Ullyett defeated
 Kevin Ullyett defeated  Bob Bryan /
 Bob Bryan /  Mike Bryan, 6–4, 6–4
 Mike Bryan, 6–4, 6–4
Women's doubles
    
 Svetlana Kuznetsova /
 Svetlana Kuznetsova / .svg.png.webp) Alicia Molik defeated
 Alicia Molik defeated  Lindsay Davenport /
 Lindsay Davenport /  Corina Morariu, 6–3, 6–4
 Corina Morariu, 6–3, 6–4
Mixed doubles
    
.svg.png.webp) Samantha Stosur /
 Samantha Stosur / .svg.png.webp) Scott Draper defeated
 Scott Draper defeated  Liezel Huber /
 Liezel Huber /  Kevin Ullyett, 6–2, 2–6, [10–6]
 Kevin Ullyett, 6–2, 2–6, [10–6]
Juniors
    
    Boys' singles
    
 Donald Young defeated
 Donald Young defeated  Kim Sun-yong, 6–2, 6–4
 Kim Sun-yong, 6–2, 6–4
Girls' singles
    
 Victoria Azarenka defeated
 Victoria Azarenka defeated  Ágnes Szávay, 6–2, 6–2
 Ágnes Szávay, 6–2, 6–2
Boys' doubles
    
 Kim Sun-yong /
 Kim Sun-yong /  Yi Chu-huan defeated
 Yi Chu-huan defeated  Thiemo de Bakker /
 Thiemo de Bakker /  Donald Young, 6–3, 6–4
 Donald Young, 6–3, 6–4
Girls' doubles
    
 Victoria Azarenka /
 Victoria Azarenka /  Marina Erakovic defeated
 Marina Erakovic defeated  Nikola Fraňková /
 Nikola Fraňková /  Ágnes Szávay, 6–0, 6–2
 Ágnes Szávay, 6–0, 6–2
Legends
    
    Men's doubles
    
.svg.png.webp) Richard Fromberg / Richard Fromberg / Mats Wilander defeated Mats Wilander defeated.svg.png.webp) Pat Cash / Pat Cash /.svg.png.webp) Kim Warwick, 6–4, 6–3,[3] Kim Warwick, 6–4, 6–3,[3]
Mixed doubles
    
.svg.png.webp) Nicole Bradtke / Nicole Bradtke /.svg.png.webp) Roy Emerson defeated Roy Emerson defeated.svg.png.webp) Elizabeth Smylie / Elizabeth Smylie / Tony Roche, 7–5, retired Tony Roche, 7–5, retired
Wheelchair
    
    Men's singles
    
.svg.png.webp) David Hall defeated
 David Hall defeated  Robin Ammerlaan, 7–5, 3–6, 6-1
 Robin Ammerlaan, 7–5, 3–6, 6-1
Women's singles
    
 Mie Yaosa defeated
 Mie Yaosa defeated  Maaike Smit, 7-6(5), 6-1
 Maaike Smit, 7-6(5), 6-1
Men's doubles
    
 Robin Ammerlaan /
 Robin Ammerlaan /  Martin Legner defeated
 Martin Legner defeated .svg.png.webp) David Hall /
 David Hall / .svg.png.webp) Anthony Bonaccurso, 6–4, 6–3
 Anthony Bonaccurso, 6–4, 6–3
Women's doubles
    
 Maaike Smit /
 Maaike Smit /  Florence Gravellier defeated
 Florence Gravellier defeated .svg.png.webp) Yuka Chokyu /
 Yuka Chokyu /  Mie Yaosa, 6-3, 6-3
 Mie Yaosa, 6-3, 6-3
Seeds
    
Withdrawals: .svg.png.webp) Justine Henin-Hardenne,[4]
 Justine Henin-Hardenne,[4] .svg.png.webp) Kim Clijsters,
 Kim Clijsters,  Jennifer Capriati[5]
 Jennifer Capriati[5]
References
    
- "Serena Williams overcomes rib injury". Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- "Serena outlasts exhausted Davenport". Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- "Australian Open Championship Matches". Philadelphia Daily News. 31 January 2005. p. 76.
- "No Title Defense for Henin-Hardenne". The New York Times. 9 January 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2008.
- "Capriati out of Australian Open". The Age. Melbourne. 12 January 2005. Retrieved 7 February 2009.













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