 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 | |
|---|---|
| Duration | January 1 – November 13, 2005 |
| Edition | 35th |
| Tournaments | 63 |
| Categories | Grand 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 |
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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.