2005 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Singles
2005 Family Circle Cup
Champion	Justine Henin-Hardenne
Runner-up	Elena Dementieva
Final score	7–5, 6–4

Venus Williams was the defending champion,^[1] but lost in the third round to Tatiana Golovin.

Justine Henin-Hardenne won the title, defeating Elena Dementieva 7–5, 6–4 in the final.^[2]

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1. Lindsay Davenport (Quarterfinals, retired due to a right hip flexor strain)
2. Elena Dementieva (Final)
3. Anastasia Myskina (Second Round)
4. Venus Williams (Third Round)
5. Alicia Molik (Withdrew due to an inner ear infection)
6. Vera Zvonareva (Second Round)
7. Nadia Petrova (Quarterfinals)
8. Patty Schnyder (Semifinals)
9. Elena Likhovtseva (First round)
10. Jelena Janković (First round)
11. Ai Sugiyama (Third round)
12. Silvia Farina Elia (First round)
13. Tatiana Golovin (Semifinals)
14. Shinobu Asagoe (Third round)
15. Mary Pierce (Second round)
16. Fabiola Zuluaga (Second round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Lindsay Davenport	6	3	0^r
		Justine Henin-Hardenne	3	6	1
									Justine Henin-Hardenne	7^7	7
								13	Tatiana Golovin	6^4	5
	13	Tatiana Golovin	7	6
	7	Nadia Petrova	5	3
																Justine Henin-Hardenne	7	6
															2	Elena Dementieva	5	4
	8	Patty Schnyder	6	6
		Nicole Vaidišová	3	2
								8	Patty Schnyder	6	4	0
								2	Elena Dementieva	3	6	6
		Katarina Srebotnik	3	7	4
	2	Elena Dementieva	6	5	6

Top half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	L Davenport	6	6
WC	J Craybas	7	4	2			Q	M-È Pelletier	2	2
Q	M-È Pelletier	5	6	6										1	L Davenport	6	6
Q	K Brandi	6	0	1										Q	V Kutuzova	3	1
Q	V Kutuzova	1	6	6			Q	V Kutuzova	6	6
Q	S Beltrame	3	4				16	F Zuluaga	3	1
16	F Zuluaga	6	6																		1	L Davenport	6	3	0^r
10	J Janković	7	4	3																		J Henin-Hardenne	3	6	1
	J Henin-Hardenne	5	6	6				J Henin-Hardenne	6	4	6
	S Peng	6	6					S Peng	2	6	4
	M Irvin	2	4												J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	I Benešová	1	6	6											I Benešová	2	3
Q	G Voskoboeva	6	3	1				I Benešová	6	4	7
							6	V Zvonareva	4	6	5

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							4	V Williams	7^7	6
	D Chládková	6	3	7				D Chládková	6^1	2
	ME Camerin	2	6	5										4	V Williams	5	4
	V Razzano	3	0											13	T Golovin	7	6
	L Raymond	6	6					L Raymond	4	3
	A Frazier	3	3				13	T Golovin	6	6
13	T Golovin	6	6																		13	T Golovin	7	6
12	S Farina Elia	4	6^6																		7	N Petrova	5	3
	J Kostanić	6	7^8					J Kostanić	6	6
	B Strýcová	6	6					B Strýcová	3	2
	C Martínez	3	4												J Kostanić	3	3
	A Morigami	6	6											7	N Petrova	6	6
	T Garbin	1	2					A Morigami	4	0
							7	N Petrova	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							8	P Schnyder	6	7
	M Marrero	7^9	6					M Marrero	2	5
	A Medina Garrigues	6^7	0											8	P Schnyder	6	6
	S Stosur	6	6												K Koukalová	4	0
	V Ruano Pascual	2	3					S Stosur	3	3
	K Koukalová	6	6					K Koukalová	6	6
9	E Likhovtseva	3	4																		8	P Schnyder	6	6
14	S Asagoe	6^5	6	6																		N Vaidišová	3	2
Q	L Lee-Waters	7^7	0	2			14	S Asagoe	w/o
WC	E Daniilidou	4	0					M Shaughnessy
	M Shaughnessy	6	6											14	S Asagoe	6	4	6^2
Q	S Pe'er	6	6^8	2											N Vaidišová	3	6	7^7
	N Vaidišová	4	7^10	6				N Vaidišová	6	5	6
							3	A Myskina	3	7	4

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							LL	T Perebiynis	6	3	1
WC	N Pratt	5	1					K Srebotnik	2	6	6
	K Srebotnik	7	6												K Srebotnik	6	4	6
WC	C Gullickson	3	3											11	A Sugiyama	1	6	1
	A-L Grönefeld	6	6					A-L Grönefeld	2	4
Q	Y Fedak	3	6	4			11	A Sugiyama	6	6
11	A Sugiyama	6	4	6																		K Srebotnik	3	7	4
15	M Pierce	6	6																		2	E Dementieva	6	5	6
	M Washington	3	2				15	M Pierce	4	6^3
	N Llagostera Vives	6	1	6				N Llagostera Vives	6	7^7
	M Suchá	4	6	2											N Llagostera Vives	0	3
	D Randriantefy	4	6	2										2	E Dementieva	6	6
	A Jidkova	6	4	6				A Jidkova	4	4
							2	E Dementieva	6	6

References

1. "Venus Williams Beats Martinez to End Slump". Los Angeles Times. 19 April 2004. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
2. "Comeback title for Henin-Hardenne". BBC Sport. 17 April 2005. Retrieved 23 August 2014.

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