2005 WTA Tour

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.

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 titles Kim Clijsters (9)
Most tournament finals Lindsay Davenport (10)
Prize money leader Kim Clijsters
(US$3,983,654)
Points leader Lindsay Davenport (4,910)
Awards
Player of the year Kim Clijsters
Doubles team of the year Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur
Most improved
player of the year
Ana Ivanovic
Newcomer of the year Sania Mirza
Comeback
player of the year
Kim Clijsters
2004
2006
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