2005 Wimbledon Championships — 119th staging of the Wimbledon Championships
The 119th Wimbledon Championships featured Roger Federer's second consecutive men's title and the longest women's final in the tournament's history.
Key Facts
- Edition
- 119th Wimbledon Championships
- Dates held
- 20 June – 3 July 2005
- Men's singles champion
- Roger Federer (def. Andy Roddick)
- Women's singles champion
- Venus Williams (def. Lindsay Davenport)
- Grand Slam order
- Third Grand Slam of 2005
- Notable record
- Longest women's final in Wimbledon history
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Wimbledon 2005 followed Federer's dominant 2004 title run and Sharapova's surprise 2004 women's victory, setting up contested defences in both singles draws. The grass-court Grand Slam, held annually at the All England Club, attracted the world's top players seeking titles on one of tennis's most prestigious surfaces.
Played from 20 June to 3 July 2005, the tournament saw Roger Federer defeat Andy Roddick in the men's singles final for a second straight year. In the women's draw, defending champion Maria Sharapova was eliminated in the semifinals by Venus Williams, who then defeated Lindsay Davenport in what became the longest women's final in Wimbledon history.
Federer's back-to-back Wimbledon titles reinforced his status as the dominant player in men's tennis during the mid-2000s. Venus Williams's victory over Davenport in a record-length final cemented her legacy as one of the premier grass-court players, while Sharapova's early exit demonstrated the unpredictability of the women's draw.
Result
at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon