Women's singles Champion Justine Henin-Hardenne Runner-up Mary Pierce Final score 6–1, 6–1 Seeds 32
2005 tennis event results
Justine Henin-Hardenne claimed the title, defeating home player Mary Pierce in the final, 6–1, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2005 French Open . This was Henin-Hardenne's second French Open title, and her first in a string of three consecutive wins at Roland Garros. Henin became the second woman in the Open Era to win the French Open after saving a match point in the fourth round against Svetlana Kuznetsova .
Anastasia Myskina was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to unseeded María Sánchez Lorenzo . Myskina became the first French Open champion to lose in the first round of her title defense and the only one to do so until Jeļena Ostapenko in 2018 .
This was the first French Open main draw in which future champion Ana Ivanovic competed in. In just her second Grand Slam main draw appearance (and first as a seeded player), she reached the quarter-finals, losing to Nadia Petrova after defeating hometown player Amélie Mauresmo in the third round.[1]
Seeds [ ]
Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
Maria Sharapova (quarterfinals)
Amélie Mauresmo (third round)
Elena Dementieva (fourth round)
Anastasia Myskina (first round)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (fourth round)
Nadia Petrova (semifinals)
Patty Schnyder (fourth round)
Vera Zvonareva (third round)
Justine Henin-Hardenne (champion)
Venus Williams (third round)
Elena Bovina (fourth round)
Nathalie Dechy (third round)
Kim Clijsters (fourth round)
Jelena Janković (first round)
Elena Likhovtseva (semifinals)
Tatiana Golovin (third round)
Silvia Farina Elia (third round)
Shinobu Asagoe (second round)
Daniela Hantuchová (third round)
Mary Pierce (final)
Francesca Schiavone (fourth round)
Ai Sugiyama (first round)
Magdalena Maleeva (second round)
Dinara Safina (first round)
Paola Suárez (first round)
Amy Frazier (second round)
Marion Bartoli (first round)
Ana Ivanovic (quarterfinals)
Gisela Dulko (second round)
Karolina Šprem (second round)
Flavia Pennetta (third round)
Qualifying [ ]
Draw [ ]
Key [ ]
Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
SE = Special exempt
PR = Protected ranking
ITF = ITF entry
JE = Junior exempt
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted
Finals [ ]
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
1
Lindsay Davenport
3
2
21
Mary Pierce
6
6
21
Mary Pierce
6
6
16
Elena Likhovtseva
1
1
16
Elena Likhovtseva
2
6
6
Sesil Karatantcheva
6
4
4
21
Mary Pierce
1
1
10
Justine Henin-Hardenne
6
6
7
Nadia Petrova
6
6
29
Ana Ivanovic
2
2
7
Nadia Petrova
2
3
10
Justine Henin-Hardenne
6
6
10
Justine Henin-Hardenne
6
6
2
Maria Sharapova
4
2
Top half [ ]
Section 1 [ ]
Section 2 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
9
V Zvonareva
6
6
Q
Y Meusburger
1
3
9
V Zvonareva
4
6
6
Q
E Birnerová
2
7
6
Q
E Birnerová
6
3
0
M Kirilenko
6
5
3
9
V Zvonareva
62
5
J Kostanić
6
6
21
M Pierce
77
7
T Tanasugarn
0
1
J Kostanić
1
0
V Dushevina
2
5
21
M Pierce
6
6
21
M Pierce
6
7
21
M Pierce
6
1
6
32
F Pennetta
6
6
8
P Schnyder
1
6
4
J Craybas
3
4
32
F Pennetta
6
6
M Domachowska
6
6
M Domachowska
4
3
S Cohen-Aloro
3
3
32
F Pennetta
6
1
0
Q
S Klösel
77
6
8
P Schnyder
4
6
6
Q
M Santangelo
65
1
Q
S Klösel
2
3
Y-j Cho
3
4
8
P Schnyder
6
6
8
P Schnyder
6
6
Section 3 [ ]
Section 4 [ ]
Bottom half [ ]
Section 5 [ ]
Section 6 [ ]
Section 7 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
6
S Kuznetsova
6
6
WC
M Johansson
1
1
6
S Kuznetsova
6
6
Q
S Arvidsson
6
77
Q
S Arvidsson
3
4
E Daniilidou
1
61
6
S Kuznetsova
6
2
6
M Irvin
5
6
8
M Irvin
1
6
0
N Pratt
7
4
6
M Irvin
6
7
S Mirza
3
3
30
G Dulko
4
5
30
G Dulko
6
6
6
S Kuznetsova
66
6
5
24
M Maleeva
6
6
10
J Henin-Hardenne
78
4
7
R Fujiwara
4
2
24
M Maleeva
3
4
Q
P Mandula
0
1
A Medina Garrigues
6
6
A Medina Garrigues
6
6
A Medina Garrigues
6
2
3
V Ruano Pascual
6
79
10
J Henin-Hardenne
4
6
6
Q
A Yakimova
4
67
V Ruano Pascual
1
4
C Martínez
0
6
4
10
J Henin-Hardenne
6
6
10
J Henin-Hardenne
6
4
6
Section 8 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
13
N Dechy
6
6
M Paštiková
1
4
13
N Dechy
6
6
S Talaja
1
2
S Stosur
3
3
S Stosur
6
6
13
N Dechy
61
3
K Brandi
1
6
6
N Llagostera Vives
77
6
WC
Y Fedossova
6
3
2
K Brandi
62
0
N Llagostera Vives
6
4
6
N Llagostera Vives
77
6
23
A Sugiyama
3
6
4
N Llagostera Vives
2
3
27
P Suárez
5
6
0
2
M Sharapova
6
6
A Chakvetadze
7
1
6
A Chakvetadze
6
6
Q
M Jugić-Salkić
3
6
3
K Koukalová
4
3
K Koukalová
6
4
6
A Chakvetadze
1
4
WC
A Rezaï
2
6
6
2
M Sharapova
6
6
WC
C Pin
6
2
2
WC
A Rezaï
3
2
E Linetskaia
77
2
4
2
M Sharapova
6
6
2
M Sharapova
63
6
6
Championship match statistics [ ]
Category
Henin-Hardenne
Pierce
1st serve %
24/46 (52%)
33/53 (62%)
1st serve points won
20 of 24 = 83%
15 of 33 = 45%
2nd serve points won
11 of 22 = 50%
5 of 20 = 25%
Total service points won
31 of 46 = 67.39%
20 of 53 = 37.74%
Aces
2
1
Double faults
3
5
Winners
20
15
Unforced errors
15
29
Net points won
6 of 6 = 100%
4 of 10 = 40%
Break points converted
5 of 8 = 63%
0 of 1 = 0%
Return points won
33 of 53 = 62%
15 of 46 = 33%
Total points won
64
35
Source [a]
References [ ]
^ The statistics in the source aren't perfect, as this source and others do not include the double fault points as points won by the opponent. This has been rectified by myself personally. Also: the calculation for Henin's first serve percentage is wrong in this source.
External links [ ]
Justine Henin
45 WTA Tour-level Titles: 43 SGL & 2 DBL
Entourage
Carlos Rodriguez (former coach; 1995–2008, 2010–2011)
Pat Etcheberry (former fitness coach)
Gilles Cervara (former hitting partner)
Pierre-Yves Hardenne (former boyfriend & assistant, 1998—2006; fiancé: 2001—2002; husband: 2002—2006)
Title-winning doubles partners
Career Rivalries Year-end No.1 Grand Slam titles
Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
WTA Tour titles
Other professional titles7 singles & 2 doubles
ITF Tour
SGL
1997 Le Touquet
1997 Koksijde
1997 Gelos
1998 Grenelefe
1998 Ramat Hasharon
1998 Reims
2000 Liège
DBL
with Kim Clijsters
1998 Ramat Hasharon
with Virginie Razzano
2000 Cergy
National representation