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2005 US Open Tennis Headline News

* Federer Wins his second U.S Open

 

 

Federer dropped only two sets on his way to a defense of his U.S. Open title against Andre Agassi: he won in four sets, becoming the first man in the Open Era to win Wimbledon and the US Open back-to-back in consecutive years (2004 and 2005). More on this News | Odds to win US Open Tennis

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2005 US Open Tennis - Flushing Meadows, New York

The U.S. Open is the fourth and final event of the Grand Slam in tennis. It is held annually in August/September and the main tournament consists of five championships: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles and mixed doubles, with additional tournaments for junior and senior players.

Since 1978, the tournament has been held at the USTA National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows in Queens, New York.

The U.S. Open grew from an exclusive entertainment event for the high society to a $16 million prize money championship (~$1 million for winner of the singles tournament) for over 600 male and female professional players.

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2005 US Open Tennis - Grand Slams in Tennis

In tennis, a Grand Slam is winning all four of the following championship titles in the same year:

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• Australian Open
• French Open
• Wimbledon
• U.S. Open

These tournaments are therefore also known as the Grand Slam tournaments, and rank as the most important tennis tournaments of the year in the public mind as well as in terms of the ranking points and prize-money awarded for performances in them. The titles are known as Grand Slam titles.

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US OPEN MEN'S SINGLES FINALS FOR THE PAST YEARS:

Year:	US Open Men's Finals result:	Score:
2005	Roger Federer beat Andre Agassi	6-3 2-6 7-6(1) 6-1
2004	Roger Federer beat Lleyton Hewitt	6-0, 7-6, 6-0
2003	Andy Roddick beat Juan Carlos Ferrero	6-3, 7-6, 6-3
2002	Pete Sampras beat Andre Agassi	6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4
2001	Lleyton Hewitt beat Pete Sampras	7-6, 6-1, 6-1
2000	Marat Safin beat Pete Sampras	6-4, 6-3, 6-3
1999	Andre Agassi beat Todd Martin	6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 6-3, 6-2
1998	Patrick Rafter beat Mark Philippoussis	6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0
1997	Patrick Rafter beat Greg Rusedski	6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
1996	Pete Sampras beat Michael Chang	6-1, 6-4, 7-6
1995	Pete Sampras beat Andre Agassi	6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5

US OPEN WOMEN'S SINGLES FINALS FOR THE PAST YEARS:

Year:	US Open Women's Finals result:	Score:
2005	Kim Clijsters beat Mary Pierce	6-3 6-1
2004	Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Elena Dementieva	6-3, 7-5
2003	Justine Henin-Hardenne beat Kim Clijsters	7-5, 6-1
2002	Serena Williams beat Venus Williams	6-4, 6-3
2001	Venus Williams beat Serena Williams	6-2, 6-4
2000	Venus Williams beat Lindsay Davenport	6-4, 7-5
1999	Serena Williams beat Martina Hingis	6-3, 7-6
1998	Lindsay Davenport beat Martina Hingis	6-3, 7-5
1997	Martina Hingis beat Venus Williams	6-0, 6-4
1996	Steffi Graf beat Monica Seles	7-5, 6-4
1995	Steffi Graf beat Monica Seles	7-6, 0-6, 6-3

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