The 2005 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London. The tournament ran from 20 June to 3 July 2005. Roger Federer won his third consecutive Wimbledon men's singles title, while Venus Williams claimed her third Wimbledon women's singles title in the longest women's final in Wimbledon history.
The 2005 Wimbledon Championships began on June 20, 2005, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova were the defending champions in men's and women's singles respectively.
Rafael Nadal, who had won his first French Open title just weeks earlier, was upset in the second round by Gilles Müller of Luxembourg, losing in four sets.
18-year-old wild card Andy Murray reached the third round on his Wimbledon debut, defeating 14th seed Radek Štěpánek along the way, before eventually losing to David Nalbandian in five sets after leading by two sets to love.
14th-seeded Venus Williams defeated defending champion and second seed Maria Sharapova in the women's semifinals, winning 7-6(7-2), 6-1 to advance to her first Wimbledon final since 2003.
Roger Federer defeated Lleyton Hewitt in straight sets to reach the final, while Andy Roddick defeated Thomas Johansson in four sets, setting up a rematch of the 2004 Wimbledon men's singles final.
Venus Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport 4-6, 7-6(7-4), 9-7 in the longest women's final in Wimbledon history, lasting 2 hours and 58 minutes. Davenport served for the match in the third set but Williams fought back to claim her third Wimbledon title.
Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick 6-2, 7-6(7-2), 6-4 in the men's singles final to win his third consecutive Wimbledon championship and his fifth Grand Slam title overall.