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2005 Qatar Total German Open

tennis tournament edition

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 6, 2026
Entity authorityQ376224 ↗
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The 2005 Qatar Total German Open was a women's tennis event that was played in Berlin, Germany from 2 May until 8 May 2005. It was one of two Tier I events that took place on red clay in the build-up to the second Grand Slam of the year, the French Open. It was the 94th edition of the tournament. Justine Henin-Hardenne, who was seeded 12th, won her third singles title at the event.

Finals

Singles

Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Nadia Petrova, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3

It was Henin's 3rd singles title of the year and the 22nd of her career.

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The public source identifies “2005 Qatar Total German Open” as tennis tournament edition. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Qatar, Total and German.

Editorial reviewA practical starting point whose main value is the path it opens into stronger specialist and primary sources. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2005—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Qatar, Total and German providing the first useful test.
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