2005 NASDAQ-100 Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2005 NASDAQ-100 Open
Champion	Kim Clijsters
Runner-up	Maria Sharapova
Final score	6–3, 7–5

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but she was defeated in the quarter-finals by her older sister Venus.

Unseeded Kim Clijsters of Belgium won the title with a straight sets 6–3, 7–5 victory over Russian second-seed Maria Sharapova.

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1. Amélie Mauresmo (Semifinals)
2. Maria Sharapova (Finals)
3. Serena Williams (Quarterfinals)
4. Elena Dementieva (Quarterfinals)
5. Anastasia Myskina (Fourth Round)
6. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Fourth Round)
7. Alicia Molik (Fourth Round)
8. Venus Williams (Semifinals)
9. Vera Zvonareva (Second Round)
10. Nadia Petrova (Second Round)
11. Patty Schnyder (Third Round)
12. Nathalie Dechy (Third Round)
13. Elena Bovina (Third Round)
14. Francesca Schiavone (Third Round)
15. Elena Likhovtseva (Fourth Round)
16. Karolina Šprem (Fourth Round)
17. Paola Suárez (Second Round)
18. Jelena Janković (Second Round)
19. Justine Henin (Quarterfinals)
20. Daniela Hantuchová (Second Round)
21. Ai Sugiyama (Third Round)
22. Tatiana Golovin (Fourth Round)
23. Shinobu Asagoe (Fourth Round)
24. Amy Frazier (Second Round)
25. Fabiola Zuluaga (Third Round)
26. Flavia Pennetta (Third Round)
27. Magdalena Maleeva (Third Round)
28. Marion Bartoli (Second Round)
29. Gisela Dulko (Third Round)
30. Anna Smashnova (Third Round)
31. Dinara Safina (Second Round)
32. Klara Koukalová (Second Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• ALT = Alternate
• r = Retired
• w/o = Walkover

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Amélie Mauresmo	6	6
		Ana Ivanovic	1	4
								1	Amélie Mauresmo	1	0
									Kim Clijsters	6	6
	4	Elena Dementieva	2	1
		Kim Clijsters	6	6
																Kim Clijsters	6	7
															2	Maria Sharapova	3	5
	8	Venus Williams	6	7^10
	3	Serena Williams	1	6^8
								8	Venus Williams	4	3
								2	Maria Sharapova	6	6
	19	Justine Henin-Hardenne	1	7^8	2
	2	Maria Sharapova	6	6^6	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							1	A Mauresmo	4	6	6
	A Chakvetadze	5	3					M Kirilenko	6	4	1
	M Kirilenko	7	6											1	A Mauresmo	6	6
WC	J Kirkland	2	2											30	A Smashnova	2	1
	A Morigami	6	6					A Morigami	5	4
							30	A Smashnova	7	6
																					1	A Mauresmo	6	7
																					16	K Šprem	1	5
							20	D Hantuchová	6^3	2
	B Strýcová	6	4	3			LL	S Cohen-Aloro	7	6
LL	S Cohen-Aloro	3	6	6										LL	S Cohen-Aloro	2	2
	A Parra Santonja	6	0	6										16	K Šprem	6	6
WC	A Tatishvili	3	6	2				A Parra Santonja	3	6	4
							16	K Šprem	6	1	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							10	N Petrova	4	5
	A Ivanovic	6	7					A Ivanovic	6	7
Q	L Granville	3	5												A Ivanovic	6	7
	K Srebotnik	5	1												N Vaidišová	2	6^4
	N Vaidišová	7	6					N Vaidišová	6	7
							18	J Janković	2	6^6
																						A Ivanovic	6	3	7
																					8	S Kuznetsova	3	6	5
							32	K Koukalová	2	1
	D Randriantefy	6	6					D Randriantefy	6	6
Q	J Peterson	4	3												D Randriantefy	1	3
WC	N Uberoi	4	2											8	S Kuznetsova	6	6
Q	G Voskoboeva	6	6				Q	G Voskoboeva	1	3
							8	S Kuznetsova	6	6

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							4	E Dementieva	6	2	6
	M Suchá	1	4					E Linetskaya	3	6	4
	E Linetskaya	6	6											4	E Dementieva	6	6
WC	V Kutuzova	3	5											27	M Maleeva	3	4
	V Ruano Pascual	6	7					V Ruano Pascual	4	6	5
							27	M Maleeva	6	3	7
																					4	E Dementieva	3	6	6
																					22	T Golovin	6	2	1
							22	T Golovin	6	6^8	6
WC	A Haynes	6	7				WC	A Haynes	0	7	3
Q	M Díaz-Oliva	3	6^5											22	T Golovin	6	7
	T Perebiynis	6	2	6										13	E Bovina	3	6^4
	M Marrero	3	6	3				T Perebiynis	3	2
							13	E Bovina	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							12	N Dechy	6	6
	M Washington	4	2					L Raymond	4	2
	L Raymond	6	6											12	N Dechy	0	2
Q	S Kloesel	0	1												K Clijsters	6	6
	K Clijsters	6	6					K Clijsters	6	6
							24	A Frazier	2	3
																						K Clijsters	6	6
																					5	A Myskina	3	4
							26	F Pennetta	6	6
WC	S Mirza	2	5					M Sánchez Lorenzo	3	3
	M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	7											26	F Pennetta	4	0
	M Vento-Kabchi	6	6											5	A Myskina	6	6
	C Schaul	3	1					M Vento-Kabchi	2	1
							5	A Myskina	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							8	V Williams	6	6
	A-L Grönefeld	6	6					A-L Grönefeld	2	0
Q	J Schruff	4	2											8	V Williams	6	6
	A Medina Garrigues	6	4											25	F Zuluaga	2	0
	M Weingärtner	1	3	r				A Medina Garrigues	5	1
							25	F Zuluaga	7	6
																					8	V Williams	6	2	6
																					Q	C Castaño	4	6	1
							17	P Suárez	5	3
Q	C Castaño	6	6				Q	C Castaño	7	6
Q	S Foretz	1	3											Q	C Castaño	6	2	6
	K Peschke	6	6											11	P Schnyder	3	6	1
WC	S Karatantcheva	3	1					K Peschke	4	1
							11	P Schnyder	6	6

Section 6

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							15	E Likhovtseva	7	6
	I Benešová	4	6	2				D Chládková	6^4	2
	D Chládková	6	4	6										15	E Likhovtseva	6	3	6
	V Razzano	6	3	2										21	A Sugiyama	4	6	3
	J Craybas	4	6	6				J Craybas	5	4
							21	A Sugiyama	7	6
																					15	E Likhovtseva	4	6	4
																					3	S Williams	6	1	6
							28	M Bartoli	6	4	5
Q	S Pe'er	6	2	7			Q	S Pe'er	2	6	7
	M Domachowska	2	6	5										Q	S Pe'er	3	3
	V Dushevina	6	6											3	S Williams	6	6
	É Loit	3	3					V Dushevina	3	0
							3	S Williams	6	6

Section 7

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							7	A Molik	6	6
	T Tanasugarn	3	2					N Pratt	2	3
	N Pratt	6	6											7	A Molik	3	6	6
	K Brandi	3	6											29	G Dulko	6	3	4
WC	J Jackson	3	2					K Brandi	6	0	3
							29	G Dulko	4	6	6
																					7	A Molik	4	6	2
																					19	J Henin-Hardenne	6	2	6
							19	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	S Stosur	6^5	6	1				A Spears	4	3
	A Spears	7	4	6										19	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	L Lee-Waters	2	0												N Llagostera Vives	3	2
	N Llagostera Vives	6	6					N Llagostera Vives	3	6	6
							9	V Zvonareva	6	3	1

Section 8

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							14	F Schiavone	7	4	6
	M Shaughnessy	6	6					M Shaughnessy	6^5	6	6^2
Q	Y Fedak	3	0											14	F Schiavone	0	3
Q	A Bondarenko	2	0											23	S Asagoe	6	6
	A Jidkova	6	6					A Jidkova	7	4	6^4
							23	S Asagoe	6^5	6	7
																					23	S Asagoe	1	2
																					2	M Sharapova	6	6
							31	D Safina	6^4	6	4
	M Irvin	6	7					M Irvin	7	0	6
Q	M Serna	3	5												M Irvin	2	0
	E Daniilidou	6	4	6										2	M Sharapova	6	6
	T Garbin	3	6	1				E Daniilidou	0	4
							2	M Sharapova	6	6