LAST 16. WIMBLEDON 2005
LINDSAY DAVENPORT defeated KIM CLIJSTERS 6-3, 6-7(4-7), 6-3
SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA defeated MAGDALEENA MALEEVA 6-4, 6-3
AMELIE MAURESMO defeated ELENA LIKHOVTSEVA 6-4, 6-0
ANASTASIA MYSKINA defeated ELENA DEMENTIEVA 1-6, 7-6(11-9), 7-5
MARY PIERCE defeated FLAVIA PENNETTA 6-3, 6-1
VENUS WILLIAMS defeated JILL CRAYBAS 6-0, 6-2
NADIA PETROVA defeated KVETA PESCHKE 6-7(5-7), 7-6(9-7), 6-3
MARIA SHARAPOVA defeated NATHALIE DECHY 6-4, 6-2
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QUARTERFINALS
LINDSAY DAVENPORT defeated SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA 7-6(7-1), 6-3
AMELIE MAURESMO defeated ANASTASIA MYSKINA 6-3, 6-4
VENUS WILLIAMS defeated MARY PIERCE 6-0, 7-6(12-10)
MARIA SHARAPOVA defeated NADIA PETROVA 7-6(8-6), 6-3
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SEMIFINALS
LINDSAY DAVENPORT defeated AMELIE MAURESMO 6-7(5-7), 7-6(7-4), 6-4
VENUS WILLIAMS defeated MARIA SHARAPOVA 7-6(7-2), 6-1
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FINAL
VENUS WILLIAMS defeated LINDSAY DAVENPORT 4-6, 7-6(7-4), 9-7
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(The action pictures above show Venus Williams during the 2005 Wimbledon final against Lindsay Davenport. In a thrilling match it was Venus who prevailed, taking the title with a 9-7 win in the third set. The bottom left photo shows Williams celebrating the moment of victory whilst in the main picture she can be seen holding aloft the trophy. It was her third victory at Wimbledon, having enjoyed previous successes in 2000 & 2001.)