2005 Italian Open (tennis)

Tennis tournament
2005 Italian Open
Date2–9 May (men)
9–15 May (women)
Edition62nd
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationRome, Italy
VenueForo Italico
Champions
Men's singles
Spain Rafael Nadal[1]
Women's singles
France Amélie Mauresmo
Men's doubles
France Michaël Llodra / France Fabrice Santoro
Women's doubles
Zimbabwe Cara Black / South Africa Liezel Huber
← 2004 · Italian Open · 2006 →

The 2005 Italian Open[2][3][4][5] (also known as the 2005 Rome Masters[2][6][7] and the 2005 Telecom Italia Masters[8] for sponsorship reason) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 62nd edition of the Italian Open, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2005 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 2005 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy.

Finals

Men's singles

Spain Rafael Nadal defeated Argentina Guillermo Coria, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(8–6)

  • It was Nadal's 5th title of the year, and his 6th overall. It was his 2nd Masters title of the year, and his 2nd overall.

Women's singles

France Amélie Mauresmo defeated Switzerland Patty Schnyder, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Mauresmo's 2nd title of the year, and her 17th overall. It was her 1st Tier I title of the year and her 6th overall.

Men's doubles

France Michaël Llodra / France Fabrice Santoro defeated United States Bob Bryan / United States Mike Bryan, 6–4, 6–2

Women's doubles

Zimbabwe Cara Black / South Africa Liezel Huber defeated Russia Maria Kirilenko / Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues, 6–0, 4–6, 6–1

References

  1. ^ "2005 Rome – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ a b "Nadal wins five-hour thriller". Eurosport. Reuters. 8 May 2005. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Battling Nadal brings the king to his feet". The Guardian. 6 June 2005. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Henin-Hardenne Easily Dispenses With Sharapova". New York Times. 1 June 2005. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Stosur through to 2nd round in Rome". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Agence France-Presse. 10 May 2005. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Awesome Nadal captures Rome title". BBC Sport. 8 May 2005. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Honesty backfires as Roddick loses". CNN. 5 May 2005. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Tennis, Nadal vince a Roma in 5 ore". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 8 May 2005. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  • Official website
  • WTA tournament draws
  • ATP tournament profile
  • WTA tournament profile
  • v
  • t
  • e
Italian Open
1969
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
  • v
  • t
  • e
2005 ATP Tour
« 2004
2006 »
Grand Slam events
ATP Masters Series
ATP International Series Gold
ATP International Series
Team events
Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai (SD)
  • v
  • t
  • e
2005 WTA Tour
« 2004
2006 »
Grand Slam events
Tier I tournaments
Tier II tournaments
Tier III tournaments
Tier IV tournaments
Team events
WTA Tour Championships, Los Angeles (SD)