2005 Open Gaz de France
Encyclopedia
The 2005 Open Gaz de France was a tennis
tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin
in Paris
in France
that was part of Tier II
of the 2005 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from February 7 through February 13, 2005.
Dinara Safina
defeated
Amélie Mauresmo
6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Iveta Benešová
/ Květa Peschke
defeated
Anabel Medina Garrigues
/ Dinara Safina
6–2, 2–6, 6–2
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 indoor hard courts at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin
Stade Pierre de Coubertin
The Stade Pierre de Coubertin is an indoor arena in Paris, France. It is the home venue of the Paris Basket Racing basketball team and the Open Gaz de France women's tennis tournament....
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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 February 7 through February 13, 2005.
Women's Singles
Dinara SafinaDinara Safina
Dinara Mikhailovna Safina , born April 27, 1986 in Moscow, is a Russian professional tennis player of Tatar background. Safina's career high ranking is World No. 1....
defeated
Amélie MauresmoAmélie Mauresmo
Amélie Simone Mauresmo ; is a French former professional tennis player, and a former World No. 1. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam singles titles at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon....
6–4, 2–6, 6–3
- It was Safina's 1st title of the year and the 4th title of her career.
Women's Doubles
Iveta BenešováIveta Benešová
Iveta Benešová is a professional tennis player. She began playing tennis at age of 7 and turned professional in 1998 in Prague. She has won two WTA Tour events and one Grand Slam in mixed doubles partnering with Jürgen Melzer at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships.-2006–2008:In the 2006 Australian...
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Květa PeschkeKveta Peschke
Květoslava Peschke, also known as Květa Peschkeová is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic. She plays mostly on the baseline, with her best shot being the forehand. Her favourite surfaces are hard court and carpet...
defeated
Anabel Medina GarriguesAnabel Medina Garrigues
Ana Isabel Medina Garrigues , better known as Anabel Medina, is a Spanish female tennis player. She reached a career high WTA Tour ranking of No. 16 on 4 May 2009, and has won 11 singles titles and 14 doubles titles, including the 2008 French Open and 2009 French Open with Virginia Ruano Pascual...
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Dinara SafinaDinara Safina
Dinara Mikhailovna Safina , born April 27, 1986 in Moscow, is a Russian professional tennis player of Tatar background. Safina's career high ranking is World No. 1....
6–2, 2–6, 6–2
- It was Benesova's only title of the year and the 2nd title of her career. It was Peschke's 1st title of the year and the 4th title of her career.