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Encyclopedia > 2005 French Open

List of the 2005 French Open Champions: The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held from the middle of May to the beginning of June in Paris, France, and is the second of the worlds Grand Slam tournaments. ...

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Seniors

Men's Singles

Rafael Nadal (ESP) d. Mariano Puerta (ARG), 6-7(6), 6-3, 6-1, 7-5 Rafael Nadal at the 2005 Roland Garros semifinal, in which he defeated Roger Federer. ... Mariano Puerta (September 9, 1978) is an Argentine professional male tennis player. ...


Women's Singles

Justine Henin-Hardenne1 (BEL) d. Mary Pierce (FRA), 6-1, 6-1 Country: Belgium Residence: Monte Carlo, MON Height: 55 3/4 (167 cm) Weight: 126 lbs. ... Country: France Residence: Sarasota, Florida, USA Height: 510 Weight: 150 lbs. ...


Men's Doubles

Jonas Björkman (SWE)/Max Mirnyi (BLR) d. Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA), 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 Jonas Lars Björkman (born March 23, 1972, Växjö, Sweden) is a Swedish professional male tennis player and former World No. ... Max Mirnyi (Belarusian: Максім Мірны, Maksim Mirny; born July 6, 1977) is a tennis player from Belarus. ... Bob Bryan (April 29, 1978) is an American male professional tennis player. ... Mike Bryan (April 29, 1978) is an American male professional tennis player. ...


Women's Doubles

Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP)/Paola Suárez (ARG) d. Cara Black (ZIM)/Liezel Huber (RSA), 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 Virginia Ruano Pascual (born September 21, 1973) is a Spanish professional female tennis player. ... Paola Suárez (born June 23, 1976 in Munro, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a top 10 tennis player, as of the early 2000s. ... Cara Black (born February 17, 1979, Harare, Zimbabwe) is a professional female tennis player from Zimbabwe. ...


Mixed Doubles

Daniela Hantuchová (SVK)/Fabrice Santoro (FRA) d. Martina Navratilova (USA)/Leander Paes (IND), 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 Country: Slovakia Residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco Height: 5 11 1/4 Weight: 124 lbs. ... Fabrice Santoro (September 9, 1972) is a French professional male tennis player. ... Navratilova at the 2000 US Open Martina Navrátilová   listen? (b. ... Leander Adrian Paes (born June 17, 1973) is currently one of the most successful players of the tennis Mens Doubles and Mixed Doubles circuits. ...


Juniors

Boys' Singles

Marin Cilic (CRO) d. Antal Van Der Duim (NED), 6-3, 6-1


Girls' Singles

Agnes Szavay (HUN) d. Raluca-Ioana Olaru (ROM), 6-2, 6-1


Boys' Doubles

Emiliano Massa/Leonardo Mayer (ARG) d. Sergey Bubka (UKR)/Jeremy Chardy (FRA), 2-6, 6-3, 6-4


Girls' Doubles

Victoria Azarenka (BLR)/Agnes Szavay (HUN) d. Raluca-Ioana Olaru (ROM)/Amina Rakhim (KAZ), 4-6, 6-4, 6-0


Top 5 Seeds

Men's Singles
1. Roger Federer (Swizerland) lost to [4]Rafael Nadal (Spain) Semi-final
2. Andy Roddick (USA) lost to Jose Acasuso (Argentina) 2nd round
3. Marat Safin (Russia) lost to [15]Tommy Robredo (Spain) 4th round
4. Rafael Nadal (Spain) beat Mariano Puerta (Argentina) Champion
5. Gaston Gaudio (Argentina) lost to David Ferrer (Spain) 4th round
Women's Singles
1. Lindsay Davenport (USA) lost to [21]Mary Pierce (France) Quaterfinal
2. Maria Sharapova (Russia) lost to [10]Justine Henin-Hardenne (Belgium) Quaterfinal
3. Amelie Mauresmo (France) lost to [29]Ana Ivanovic (Serbia & Montenegro) 3rd round
4. Elena Dementieva (Russia) lost to [16]Elena Likhovtseva (Russia) 4th round
5. Anastasia Myskina (Russia) lost to Maria Sanchez Lorenzo 1st round

1 Became only the second French Open women's singles winner after saving match points en route to the title. In 2004 Myskina did the same. Both saved match points against Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in the fourth round. Country: Switzerland Residence: Oberwil, SUI Height: 185 cm (61) Weight: 80 kg (177 lbs. ... Country: United States Residence: Boca Raton, Florida, USA Height: 6 ft 2 in (187 cm) Weight: 190 lb (86 kg) Plays: Right Turned pro: 2000 Highest singles ranking: 1 (11/3/2003) Singles titles: 20 Career prize money: $8,305,251 Grand Slam Record Titles: 1 Australian Open SF (2003... Marat Mikhailovich Safin (Russian: Марат Михайлович Сафин; Tatar: Marat Mixail ulı Safin pron. ... Rafael Nadal at the 2005 Roland Garros semifinal, in which he defeated Roger Federer. ... Gastón Gaudio (born December 9, 1978), nicknamed El Gato (The Cat in Spanish), is a professional tennis player from Argentina. ... Country: United States Residence: Laguna Beach, California, USA Height: 6 ft 2½ in (1. ... Country: Russia Residence: Bradenton, Florida, USA Height: 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) Weight: 130 lb (59 kg) Plays: Right Turned pro: 2001 Highest singles ranking: 1 (08/22/2005) Singles titles: 10 Career Prize Money: $3,733,464 Grand Slam Record Titles: 1 Australian Open SF (2005) French Open... Am lie Mauresmo (born 5 July 1979) is a French professional tennis player. ... Country: Russia Residence: Moscow, RUS Height: 5 ft 11 in (1. ... Anastasia Andreyevna Myskina (Анастасия Мыскина; in Russian) (ah-nass-tah-SEE-ya MUYSS-kee-nah) (born July 8, 1981, Moscow, Russia) is a professional tennis player from Russia. ...



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2004 French Open
French Open
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2006 French Open
Preceded by:
2005 Australian Open
Grand Slams
Succeeded by:
2005 Wimbledon


List of the 2004 French Open Champions: Mens Singles Gastón Gaudio1 (ARG) d. ... The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held from the middle of May to the beginning of June in Paris, France, and is the second of the worlds Grand Slam tournaments. ... List of the 2005 Australian Open Champions: // Seniors Mens Singles Marat Safin (RUS) d. ... In tennis, a Grand Slam is winning all four of the following championship titles in the same year: Australian Open French Open Wimbledon U.S. Open These tournaments are therefore also known as the Grand Slam tournaments, and rank as the most important tennis tournaments of the year in the... List of the 2005 Wimbledon Champions: // Seniors Mens Singles Roger Federer (SUI) d. ...

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  Results from FactBites:
 
French Open 2005: Previewing the Women (1708 words)
After an impressive 2005 debut at the Nasdaq-100 Open, reaching the quarterfinals, she followed up that performance with a torrid clay-court string of titles at the Family Circle Cup, the JandS Cup and the Qatar Total German Open.
Look for Kuznetsova to improve on her fourth-round result at the French Open in 2004 and advance to the quarterfinals, or perhaps even, the semifinals.
Placed in the same quarter of the French Open draw with 2004 finalists Elena Dementieva and Anastasia Myskina, Williams must be at her very best to equal her result from a year ago.
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