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The 2005 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. [1] [2] It was the 119th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 20 June to 3 July 2005. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year.
The 2005 US Open was the fourth and final Grand Slam of 2005. It was held between August 29, 2005, and September 11, 2005. Roger Federer was successful in defending his 2004 title, defeating Andre Agassi in the final. Svetlana Kuznetsova was unsuccessful in her title defense, losing in the first round against compatriot Ekaterina Bychkova.
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP rankings top 100 (singles) or top 50 (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2002 season:
Two-time defending champion Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–2, 7–6 (7–2), 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 2005 Wimbledon Championships. [1] It was his third Wimbledon title and fifth major title overall.
Rafael Nadal defeated Mariano Puerta in the final, 6–7 (6–8), 6–3, 6–1, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2005 French Open. [1] It was his first major title, the first of an all-time record 14 French Open titles, and the first of 22 major men's singles titles overall.
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.
Venus Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport in the final, 4–6, 7–6 (7–4), 9–7 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2005 Wimbledon Championships. [1] It was her third Wimbledon singles title and fifth major singles title overall. [2] At two hours and 45 minutes, it was the longest Wimbledon women's final in history. [3]