2005 WTA Tour

2005 WTA Tour
Lindsay Davenport finished the year as WTA world No. 1 for the fourth time in her career, though Kim Clijsters was named the Player of the Year. Davenport won six tournaments during the season, including a Tier I event, and finished runner-up at two majors at the Australian Open and the Wimbledon Championships. Clijsters won nine tournaments during the season, including a major at the US Open, as well as three Tier I events.
Details
DurationJanuary 1 – November 13, 2005
Edition35th
Tournaments63
CategoriesGrand Slam (4)
WTA Championships
WTA Tier I (10)
WTA Tier II (16)
WTA Tier III (16)
WTA Tier IV (14)
WTA Tier V (2)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesBelgium Kim Clijsters (9)
Most tournament finalsUnited States Lindsay Davenport (10)
Prize money leaderBelgium Kim Clijsters
(US$3,983,654)
Points leaderUnited States Lindsay Davenport (4,910)
Awards
Player of the yearBelgium Kim Clijsters
Doubles team of the yearUnited States Lisa Raymond
Australia Samantha Stosur
Most improved
player of the year
Serbia and Montenegro Ana Ivanovic
Newcomer of the yearIndia Sania Mirza
Comeback
player of the year
Belgium Kim Clijsters
2004
2006

The 2005 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2005 tennis season. The 2005 WTA Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III, Tier IV and Tier V events. ITF tournaments were not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.


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