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It is because these courts tend to slow down the ball pace and also add extra bounce to the ball. The 2005 French Open Tennis Tournament was one such event that was held in the red clay court of Philippe Chatrier.
The 2005 French Open Tennis Tournament Statistics
The 2005 French Open Tennis Tournament featured the events of Mens Singles, Womens Singles, Mens Doubles, Womens Doubles, Mixed Doubles and Junior Championships. In the Mens Singles Rafael Nadal defeated Mariano Puerta by 6-7, 6-3, 6-1, 7-5. In the Womens Singles Justine Henin defeated Mary Pierce by straight sets 6-1, 6-1. In the Mens Doubles Jonas Bjorkman and Max Mirnyi won the title by defeating Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan by 2-6, 6-1, 6-4. In the Womens Doubles Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suarez defeated Cara Black and Liezel Huber by 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. In the Mixed Doubles the event was won by Daniela Hantuchova and Fabrice Santoro after they defeated Martina Navratilova and Leander Paes by 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. In the Junior Championships the Boys Singles was won by Marin Cilic. The Girls Singles was won by Agnez Szavay. The Boys Doubles was won by Emiliano Massa and Leonardo Mayer and the Girls Doubles was won by Victoria Azarenka and Agnez Szavay.
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