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Results and statistics from '''Maria Sharapova's 2005 tennis season'''.

== Yearly summary ==

=== Australian Open series ===
Sharapova began her season at the [[2005 Australian Open – Women's singles|Australian Open]], as the fourth seed. She reached the semi-finals, defeating Grand Slam debutant [[Li Na]] and [[2004 US Open (tennis)|the previous year's US Open]] champion [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] en route, before being defeated in the semi-finals by eventual champion [[Serena Williams]] in an epic three set thriller on Rod Laver. Sharapova, had several match points in the final set, but ended up losing it 6–8.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-01-27/serena-to-face-davenport-in-open-final/626458 Serena to face Davenport in Open final - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)]</ref>

=== Indian Wells & Miami ===
Sharapova reached the semi-finals at [[2005 Pacific Life Open – Women's singles|Indian Wells]] for the first time, but she would suffer the ignominy of a [[double bagel]] defeat, failing to win a single game against [[Lindsay Davenport]]. This would turn out to be Sharapova's only career defeat against Davenport. She fared much better in [[2005 NASDAQ-100 Open|Miami]] though, beating the likes of [[Justine Henin|Justine Henin-Hardenne]] and [[Venus Williams]] en route to the final. In the final, she lost in straight sets to [[Kim Clijsters]].<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-04-03/second-straight-title-for-comeback-queen-clijsters/1544354 Second straight title for comeback queen Clijsters - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)]</ref>

=== European clay court season ===
Sharapova first clay event of the season was the Berlin Open where she was the first seed. She lost in straight sets in the quarters, to eventual champion Justine Henin-Hardenne. Her next tournament was the Internazionali B.N.L D'Italia Open. She lost in the semifinals to Swiss [[Patty Schnyder]], in three sets after winning the first set. Her final clay tournament of the year was the [[2005 French Open – Women's singles|French Open]] where she reached the quarterfinals. In the quarters she lost to Justine Henin-Hardenne, for the second and final time in the season.

=== Grass court season ===
Sharapova successfully defended her title in [[2005 DFS Classic|Birmingham]], defeating future rivals [[Samantha Stosur]] and [[Tatiana Golovin]], before defeating, future world number one, [[Jelena Janković]] in a three set final.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-06-13/sharapova-warms-up-for-wimbledon-in-style/1591732 Sharapova warms up for Wimbledon in style - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)]</ref>

As the defending champion at [[2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Wimbledon]], Sharapova navigated her way through to the semi-finals without the loss of a set (and serve, with the exception of her third round victory against [[Katarina Srebotnik]]), before being defeated by eventual champion [[Venus Williams]]; the defeat ending a 22-match winning streak on grass dating back to the [[2003 Wimbledon Championships|2003 Wimbledon]] 4th Round.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-07-01/davenport-finishes-off-mauresmo-to-reach-final/2050096 Davenport finishes off Mauresmo to reach final - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)]</ref>

=== US Open series ===
A week before the start of the US Open, Sharapova claimed the [[List of WTA number 1 ranked players|World No. 1]] ranking for the first time, succeeding [[Lindsay Davenport]].<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-08-22/sharapova-claims-world-number-one-ranking/2086824 Sharapova claims world number one ranking - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)]</ref> Subsequently, she was named top seed at a Major tournament for the first time, at the [[2005 US Open – Women's singles|US Open]], where she reached the semi-finals to complete the feat of having reached at least the quarter-final stage at each of the four Majors.

Sharapova won her first four matches for the loss of just 12 games, before being sternly tested by compatriot [[Nadia Petrova]] in the quarter-finals, before winning in three sets.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-09-07/top-seed-sharapova-to-meet-clijsters-in-us-open/2098994 Top seed Sharapova to meet Clijsters in US Open semis - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)]</ref> In the semi-finals, she lost to eventual champion [[Kim Clijsters]] in three sets.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-09-10/clijsters-wins-another-crack-at-grand-slam-title/2101130 Clijsters wins another crack at grand slam title - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)]</ref> This marked the fourth consecutive Major tournament in which Sharapova was defeated by the eventual champion. Despite this defeat, Sharapova reclaimed the World No. 1 ranking following the tournament, having improved from her third round showing from 2004.

=== Fall series ===
Sharapova's first of two fall tournaments was the 2005 Beijing Open. She had a lot of points here, after making it to the semifinals last year falling to compatriot [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]]. She won her first match in a rollercoaster three setter, 6–0, 5–7, 6–2. Then she won her second round easily, in straight sets. In her semifinal match versus [[Maria Kirilenko]], she had to retire the match due to injury.

Sharapova's Next tournament was the [[Kremlin Cup]] in Moscow. In her opening round match versus [[Anna-Lena Grönefeld]], she was up 6–1, 4–2, when Grönefeld had to retire the match due to injury. Her next match was versus fellow Russian and future World No.1, [[Dinara Safina]]. Sharapova lost after taking the first set 6–1. This was her first loss after winning the opening set since May.

=== WTA Tour Championships ===
Sharapova qualified for the year-end [[2004 WTA Tour Championships|WTA Tour Championships]] for the second year in a row, having picked up three titles during the season. She was drawn in the [[2005 WTA Tour Championships – Singles#Green Group|Green Group]] along with [[Lindsay Davenport]], [[Patty Schnyder]] and [[Nadia Petrova]]. Sharapova won two of her three matches, the only loss coming to Petrova in the last match. Sharapova qualified for the semi-finals after finishing first in her group; thus, the semi-final saw her drawn against [[Amélie Mauresmo]], in which she was defeated in straight sets, bringing an end to her 2005 season.

== All matches ==
This table chronicles all the matches of Sharapova in 2005, including walkovers (W/O) which the WTA does not count as wins. They are marked ND for non-decision or no decision.
{{performance key}}

=== Singles matches (Grand Slams and Premier 5) ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="font-weight:bold"
| style="width:250px;"| Tournament
| style="width:15px;"| #
| style="width:50px;"| Round
| style="width:225px;"| Opponent
| style="width:50px;"| Result
| style="width:200px;"| Score
|-
| rowspan="7" style="background:#e5d1cb; text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| '''[[2005 Australian Open|Australian Open]]'''<br />[[Melbourne]], Australia<br />Grand Slam<br />Hard, outdoor<br />17–30 January 2005
|-
| 1
| style="background:#afeeee;"|{{center| 1R}}
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Sesil Karatantcheva]]
| bgcolor="#98FB98"|{{center| Win}}
| 6–3, 6–1
|-
| 2
| style="background:#afeeee;"|{{center| 2R}}
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lindsay Lee-Waters]]
| bgcolor="#98FB98"|{{center| Win}}
| 4–6, 6–0, 6–3
|-
| 3
| style="background:#afeeee;"|{{center| 3R}}
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Na]]
| bgcolor="#98FB98"|{{center| Win}}
| 6–0, 6–2
|-
| 4
| style="background:#afeeee;"|{{center| 4R}}
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Silvia Farina Elia]]
| bgcolor="#98FB98"|{{center| Win}}
| 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
|-
| 5
| bgcolor=#ffebcd|{{center| QF}}
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]]
| bgcolor="#98FB98"|{{center| Win}}
| 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
|-
| 6
| bgcolor=yellow|{{center| SF}}
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Serena Williams]]
| bgcolor=yellow|{{center| Loss}}
| 6–2, 5–7, 6–8
|-
| rowspan="7" style="background:#ffffcc; text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| '''[[2005 Pacific Life Open|Pacific Life Open]]'''<br />Indian Wells, United States of America<br />Tier I<br />Hard, outdoor<br />14–20 March 2005
|-
|
| style="background:#afeeee;"|{{center| 1R}}
| colspan="5" align="center"| Bye
|-
|
| style="background:#afeeee;"|{{center| 2R}}
|{{Flagicon|America}} [[Angela Haynes]]
| bgcolor="#98FB98"|{{center| Win}}
| 6–1, 6–2
|-
| 
| style="background:#afeeee;"|{{center| 3R}}
| {{Flagicon|Russia}} [[Dinara Safina]]
| bgcolor="#98FB98"|{{center| Win}}
| 6–2, 6–3
|-
|
| style="background:#afeeee;"|{{center| 4R}}
| {{Flagicon|Colombia}} [[Fabiola Zuluaga]]
| bgcolor="#98FB98"|{{center| Win}}
| 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
|-
| 
| bgcolor=#ffebcd|{{center| QF}}
| {{Flagicon|France}} [[Mary Pierce]]
| bgcolor="#98FB98"|{{center| Win}}
| 6–4, 6–3
|-
| 
| bgcolor=yellow|{{center| SF}}
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lindsay Davenport]]
| bgcolor=yellow|{{center| Loss}}
| 0–6, 0–6
|-
| rowspan="8" style="background:#ffffcc; text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| '''[[2005 NASDAQ-100 Open|NASDAQ-100 Open]]'''<br />[[Miami]], United States of America<br />Tier I<br />Hard, outdoor<br />21 March–3 April 2005
|-
|
| style="background:#afeeee;"|{{center| 1R}}
| colspan="5" align="center"| Bye
|-
|
| style="background:#afeeee;"|{{center| 2R}}
| {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Eleni Daniilidou]]
| bgcolor="#98FB98"|{{center| Win}}
| 6–0, 6–4
|-
| 
| style="background:#afeeee;"|{{center| 3R}}
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Marissa Irvin]]
| bgcolor="#98FB98"|{{center| Win}}
| 6–2, 6–0
|-
|
| style="background:#afeeee;"|{{center| 4R}}
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shinobu Asagoe]]
| bgcolor="#98FB98"|{{center| Win}}
| 6–1, 6–2
|-
| 
| bgcolor=#ffebcd|{{center| QF}}
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Justine Henin|Justine Henin-Hardenne]]
| bgcolor="#98FB98"|{{center| Win}}
| 6–1, 6–7<sup>(6–8)</sup>, 6–2
|-
|
| bgcolor=yellow|{{center| SF}}
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]]
| bgcolor="#98FB98"|{{center| Win}}
| 6–4, 6–3
|-
| 
| bgcolor="thistle"|{{center| F}}
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Kim Clijsters]]
| bgcolor="thistle"|{{center| Loss (1)}}
| 3–6, 5–7
|-
| rowspan="6" style="background:#e5d1cb; text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| '''[[2005 French Open|French Open]]'''<br />Paris, France<br />Grand Slam<br />Clay, outdoor<br />23 May–5 June 2005
|-
| 
| style="background:#afeeee;"|{{center| 1R}}
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Evgenia Linetskaya]]
| bgcolor="#98FB98"|{{center| Win}}
| 6–7<sup>(3–7)</sup>, 6–2, 6–4
|-
|
| style="background:#afeeee;"|{{center| 2R}}
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Aravane Rezaï]]
| bgcolor="#98FB98"|{{center| Win}}
| 6–3, 6–2
|-
| 
| style="background:#afeeee;"|{{center| 3R}}
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anna Chakvetadze]]
| bgcolor="#98FB98"|{{center| Win}}
| 6–1, 6–4
|-
| 
| style="background:#afeeee;"|{{center| 4R}}
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Nuria Llagostera Vives]]
| bgcolor="#98FB98"|{{center| Win}}
| 6–2, 6–3
|-
| 
| bgcolor=#ffebcd|{{center| QF}}
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Justine Henin|Justine Henin-Hardenne]]
| bgcolor=#ffebcd|{{center|Loss}}
| 4–6, 2–6
|-
| rowspan="7" style="background:#e5d1cb; text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| '''[[2005 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]]'''<br />London, Great Britain<br />Grand Slam<br />Grass, outdoor<br />20 June–3 July 2005
|-
|
| style="background:#afeeee;"|{{center| 1R}}
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Nuria Llagostera Vives]]
| bgcolor="#98FB98"|{{center| Win}}
| 6–2, 6–2
|-
|
| style="background:#afeeee;"|{{center| 2R}}
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Sesil Karatantcheva]]
| bgcolor="#98FB98"|{{center| Win}}
| 6–0, 6–1
|-
|
| style="background:#afeeee;"|{{center| 3R}}
| {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Katarina Srebotnik]]
| bgcolor="#98FB98"|{{center| Win}}
| 6–2, 6–4
|-
| 
| style="background:#afeeee;"|{{center| 4R}}
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nathalie Dechy]]
| bgcolor="#98FB98"|{{center| Win}}
| 6–4, 6–2
|-
| 
| bgcolor=#ffebcd|{{center| QF}}
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Nadia Petrova]]
| bgcolor="#98FB98"|{{center| Win}}
| 7–6<sup>(8–6)</sup>, 6–3
|-
|
| bgcolor=yellow|{{center| SF}}
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]]
| bgcolor=yellow|{{center| Loss}}
| 6–7<sup>(2–7)</sup>, 1–6
|-
| rowspan="7" style="background:#e5d1cb; text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| '''[[2005 US Open (tennis)|US Open]]'''<br />New York City, United States of America<br />Grand Slam<br />Hard, outdoor<br />29 August–11 September 2005
|-
|
| style="background:#afeeee;"|{{center| 1R}}
| {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Eleni Daniilidou]]
| bgcolor="#98FB98"|{{center| Win}}
| 6–1, 6–1
|-
| 
| style="background:#afeeee;"|{{center| 2R}}
| {{flagicon|MAD}} [[Dally Randriantefy]]
| bgcolor="#98FB98"|{{center| Win}}
| 6–1, 6–0
|-
|
| style="background:#afeeee;"|{{center| 3R}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Julia Schruff]]
| bgcolor="#98FB98"|{{center| Win}}
| 6–2, 6–4
|-
| 
| style="background:#afeeee;"|{{center| 4R}}
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sania Mirza]]
| bgcolor="#98FB98"|{{center| Win}}
| 6–2, 6–1
|-
| 
| bgcolor=#ffebcd|{{center| QF}}
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Nadia Petrova]]
| bgcolor="#98FB98"|{{center| Win}}
| 7–5, 4–6, 6–4
|-
|
| bgcolor=yellow|{{center| SF}}
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Kim Clijsters]]
| bgcolor=yellow|{{center| Loss}}
| 2–6, 7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup>, 3–6
|-
| rowspan="5" style="background:#D8CEF6; text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| '''[[2005 China Open (tennis)|China Open]]'''<br />[[Beijing]], China<br />Tier II<br />Hard, outdoor<br />19–25 September 2005
|-
|
| style="background:#afeeee;"|{{center| 1R}}
| colspan="5" align="center"| Bye
|-
|
| style="background:#afeeee;"|{{center| 2R}}
| {{Flagicon|Israel}}   [[Shahar Pe'er]]
| bgcolor="#98FB98"|{{center| Win}}
| 6–0, 5–7, 6–2
|-
| 
| bgcolor=#ffebcd|{{center| QF}}
| {{Flagicon|Japan}}   [[Shinobu Asagoe]]
| bgcolor="#98FB98"|{{center| Win}}
| 6–4, 6–1
|-
|
| bgcolor=yellow|{{center| SF}}
| {{Flagicon|Russia}}   [[Maria Kirilenko]]
| bgcolor=yellow|{{center| Loss}}
| 4–6, 1–2 RET
|-
| rowspan="5" style="background:#FFFF99; text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| '''[[2005 WTA Tour Championships|WTA Tour Championships]]'''<br />Los Angeles, United States of America<br />WTA Tour Championships<br />Hard, indoor<br />7–13 November 2005
|-
|
| style="background:#afeeee;"|{{center| RR}}
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lindsay Davenport]]
| bgcolor="#98FB98"|{{center| Win}}
| 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
|-
|
| style="background:#afeeee;"|{{center| RR}}
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Patty Schnyder]]
| bgcolor="#98FB98"|{{center| Win}}
| 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
|-
|
| style="background:#afeeee;"|{{center| RR}}
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Nadia Petrova]]
| bgcolor="#afeeee"|{{center| Loss}}
| 1–6, 2–6
|-
| 
| bgcolor=yellow|{{center| SF}}
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Amélie Mauresmo]]
| bgcolor=yellow|{{center| Loss}}
| 6–7<sup>(1–7)</sup>, 3–6
|-
|}

== Tournament schedule ==

=== Singles Schedule ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=135|Date
!width=225|Championship
!width=150|Location
!width=190|Category
!width=50|Surface
!width=40|Prev. result
!width=40|New result
!width=225|Outcome
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
| 17 January 2005–<br />30 January 2005 || [[2005 Australian Open|Australian Open]] || Melbourne (AUS) || [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam tournament]] || Hard || 3R || SF || style="background:yellow"| Lost in the semi-finals against [[Serena Williams]]
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"
| 7 March 2005–<br />20 March 2005 || [[2005 Pacific Life Open|Pacific Life Open]] || Indian Wells (USA) || Tier I || Hard || 4R || SF || style="background:yellow"| Lost in the semi-finals against [[Lindsay Davenport]]
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"
| 21 March 2005–<br />3 April 2005 || [[2005 NASDAQ-100 Open|NASDAQ-100 Open]] || Miami (USA) || Tier I || Hard || 4R || F || style="background:thistle"| Lost in the final against [[Kim Clijsters]]
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
| 23 May 2005–<br />5 June 2005 || [[2005 French Open|French Open]] || Paris (FRA) || [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam tournament]] || Clay || QF || QF || style="background:#ffebcd;"| Lost in the quarterfinals against [[Justine Henin|Justine Henin-Hardenne]]
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
| 20 June 2005–<br />3 July 2005 || [[2005 Wimbledon Championships|The Championships, Wimbledon]] || London (GBR) || [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam tournament]] || Grass || W || SF || style="background:yellow;"| Lost in the semi-finals against [[Venus Williams]]
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
| 29 August 2005–<br />11 September 2005 || [[2005 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] || New York (USA) || [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam tournament]] || Hard || 3R || SF || style="background:yellow"| Lost in the semi-finals against [[Kim Clijsters]]
|- style="background:#D8CEF6;"
| 19 September 2005–<br />25 September 2005 || [[2005 China Open (tennis)|China Open]] || Beijing (CHN) || Tier II || Hard || SF || SF || style="background:yellow;"| Retired in the semi-finals against [[Maria Kirilenko]]
|- style="background:#FFFF99;"
| 7 November 2005–<br />13 November 2005 || [[2005 WTA Tour Championships|WTA Tour Championships]] || Los Angeles (USA) || [[WTA Tour Championships]] || Hard || W || SF || style="background:yellow;"| Lost in the semi-finals against [[Amélie Mauresmo]]
|-
|}

== Yearly Records ==

=== Head-to-head matchups ===
Maria Sharapova vs. Justine Henin-Hardenne 1-2

Maria Sharapova vs. Venus Williams 1-1

Maria Sharapova vs. Lindsay Davenport 2-1

Maria Sharapova vs. Maria Kirilenko 1-1

Maria Sharapova vs. Kim Clijsters 0-2

Maria Sharapova vs. Serena Williams 0-1

=== Finals ===

==== Singles: 4 (3–1) ====
{|
|valign=top|
{|class=wikitable
!Category
|-bgcolor=ffffcc
|WTA Tier I (1–1)
|-bgcolor=#D8CEF6
|WTA Tier II (1–0)
|-bgcolor=#D8CEF6
|WTA Tier III (1–0)
|}
|valign=top|
{|class=wikitable
!Titles by surface
|-
|Hard (1–1)
|-
|Grass (1–0)
|-
|Carpet (1–0)
|}
|valign=top|
{|class=wikitable
!Titles by conditions
|-
|Outdoors (2–1)
|-
|Indoors (1–0)
|}
|}

{|class="sortable wikitable"
!width=75|Outcome!!width=35|No.!!width=110|Date!!width=250|Championship!!width=60|Surface!!width=180|Opponent in the final!!width=230|Score in the final
|-bgcolor=#ffffcc
|bgcolor=98FB98|Winner
|8.
|February 5, 2005
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[2005 Toray Pan Pacific Open|Tokyo]], Japan (1)
|Carpet (i)
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lindsay Davenport]]
|6–1, 3–6, 7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>
|-bgcolor=#D8CEF6
|bgcolor=98FB98|Winner
|9.
|February 27, 2005
|{{flagicon|QAT}} Doha, Qatar (1)
|Hard
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Alicia Molik]]
|4–6, 6–1, 6–4
|-bgcolor=#ffffcc
|bgcolor=#FFA07A|Runner-up
|2.
|April 2, 2005
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[2005 NASDAQ-100 Open|Miami]], USA (1)
|Hard
|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Kim Clijsters]]
|3–6, 5–7
|-bgcolor=#D8CEF6
|bgcolor=98FB98|Winner
|10.
|June 12, 2005
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[2005 DFS Classic|Birmingham]], Great Britain (2)
|Grass
|{{flagicon|SCG}} [[Jelena Janković]]
|6–2, 4–6, 6–1
|}

== See also ==
* [[2005 Serena Williams tennis season]]
* [[2005 WTA Tour]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==

{{Maria Sharapova}}

[[Category:Maria Sharapova tennis seasons]]
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