2005 Hastings Direct International Championships
Encyclopedia
The 2005 Hastings Direct International Championships was a tennis
tournament played on grass court
s at the Eastbourne Tennis Centre in Eastbourne
in the United Kingdom
that was part of Tier II
of the 2005 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from June 13 through June 18, 2005.
Kim Clijsters
defeated
Vera Douchevina
7–5, 6–0
Lisa Raymond
/
Rennae Stubbs
defeated Elena Likhovtseva
/ Vera Zvonareva
6–3, 7–5
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on grass court
Grass court
A grass court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Grass courts are made of rye grass in different compositions depending on the tournament...
s at the Eastbourne Tennis Centre in Eastbourne
Eastbourne
Eastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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that was part of Tier II
WTA Tier II Events
The WTA Tier II tournaments were Women's Tennis Association tennis second-level tournaments held from 1988 until 2008 season. The line-up of events varied over the years, with tournaments being promoted, demoted or cancelled...
of the 2005 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from June 13 through June 18, 2005.
Women's Singles
Kim ClijstersKim Clijsters
Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters is a Belgian professional tennis player. As of 7 November 2011, Clijsters is ranked No. 13 in singles. Clijsters is a former World No. 1 in both singles and doubles....
defeated
Vera DouchevinaVera Dushevina
Vera Yevgenyevna Dushevina is a Russian professional female tennis player. She was born in Moscow but now resides in Khimki, Russia. In 2006, she privately amended the presentation of her surname so as to be more English language friendly, adopting Dushevina in place of Douchevina which is a...
7–5, 6–0
- It was Clijsters' 3rd singles title of the year and the 24th of her career.
Women's Doubles
Lisa RaymondLisa Raymond
Lisa Raymond is an American professional tennis player who has achieved notable success in doubles tennis. On June 12, 2000, she reached the world number one ranking in doubles...
/
Rennae StubbsRennae Stubbs
Rennae Stubbs is an Australian tennis player. She has won several Grand Slam doubles titles and represented Australia at four successive Olympic Games; Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008....
defeated
Elena LikhovtsevaElena Likhovtseva
Elena Alexandrovna Likhovtseva is a Russian tennis player, currently inactive. She turned professional in January 1992 at the age of 16.Likhovtseva's career best appearance in a Grand Slam was when she reached the semi finals of the French Open 2005 before she was defeated by Mary Pierce, 6–1 6–1...
/
Vera ZvonarevaVera Zvonareva
Vera Zvonareva is a professional tennis player from Russia. She was introduced to tennis at the age of six and turned professional in 2000. Her career high is World No. 2 by the WTA, and she is currently ranked as the World No. 7. Zvonarёva has won twelve WTA Tour singles titles and reached the...
6–3, 7–5
- It was Raymond's 1st doubles title of the year and the 45th of her career. It was Stubbs' 1st title of the year and the 49th of her career.