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2005 Australian Open 2005 French Open 2005 Wimbledon 2005 US Open; Men's singles Marat Safin def. Lleyton Hewitt: Rafael Nadal def. Mariano Puerta: Roger Federer def. Andy Roddick: Roger Federer def. Andre Agassi: Women's singles Serena Williams def. Lindsay Davenport: Justine Henin-Hardenne def. Mary Pierce: Venus Williams def. Lindsay ...
In June 2011, she was named one of the "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future" by Time [12] and in March 2012 was named one of the "100 Greatest of All Time" by Tennis Channel. According to Forbes , she was the highest-paid female athlete in the world for 11 consecutive years and earned US$ 285 million (including prize money ...
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:
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.
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.
This is a list of female tennis players who meet one or more of the following criteria: Singles: Officially ranked among the top 25 by the Women's Tennis Association (since 1975) Ranked among the top 10 by an expert (e.g. A. Wallis Myers) before 1975; Reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament; Reached the finals of or won the year ...
The 2005 French Open was the 109th edition of the tournament. On the men's side, Rafael Nadal , seeded fourth at his first French Open, [ 1 ] was a strong favorite to win the singles title after winning the Monte Carlo and Rome Masters .
The 2005 Rafael Nadal tennis season is regarded as one of the greatest seasons of all time by a teenager. Nadal won a career-best 11 singles titles, [3] including then-season-record 4 Masters 1000 titles and his maiden Grand Slam title at the French Open on his first attempt, making him the first teenager since Pete Sampras (1990 US Open) to win a major.