2005 WTA German Open – Singles

Singles
2005 WTA German Open
Champion	Justine Henin-Hardenne
Runner-up	Nadia Petrova
Final score	6–3, 4–6, 6–3

The Singles Tournament at the 2005 Qatar Total German Open took place between May 2 and May 8 on the outdoor clay courts of the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in Berlin, Germany. Justine Henin-Hardenne won the title, defeating Nadia Petrova in the final.

Seeds

1. Maria Sharapova (Quarterfinals)
2. Amélie Mauresmo (Quarterfinals)
3. Anastasia Myskina (Second round)
4. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Second round)
5. Vera Zvonareva (Quarterfinals)
6. Nadia Petrova (Final)
7. Patty Schnyder (Semifinals)
8. Elena Bovina (Quarterfinals)
9. Nathalie Dechy (First round)
10. Elena Likhovtseva (Second round)
11. Kim Clijsters (Third round)
12. Justine Henin-Hardenne (Champion)
13. Jelena Janković (Semifinals)
14. Ai Sugiyama (First round)
15. Daniela Hantuchová (First round)
16. Karolina Šprem (First 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							Finals
	1	Maria Sharapova	2	4
	12	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	6
								12	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	6
								7	Patty Schnyder	0	1
	4	Svetlana Kuznetsova	2	2
	7	Patty Schnyder	6	6
															12	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	4	6
															6	Nadia Petrova	3	6	3
	8	Elena Bovina	3	6	3
	13	Jelena Janković	6	3	6
								13	Jelena Janković	4	7	3
								6	Nadia Petrova	6	6^5	6
	6	Nadia Petrova	6	6
	2	Amélie Mauresmo	2	3

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	M Sharapova	6	6
	AL Grönefeld	6	6					AL Grönefeld	2	2
	E Linetskaya	1	2											1	M Sharapova	6	6
	A Jidkova	3	1												S Peng	2	1
	M Vento-Kabchi	6	6					M Vento-Kabchi	1	2
	S Peng	7	6					S Peng	6	6
14	A Sugiyama	5	4																		1	M Sharapova	4	2
12	J Henin-Hardenne	7	4	6																	12	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	I Benešová	5	6	1			12	J Henin-Hardenne	2	6	6
	F Zuluaga	3	1					M Kirilenko	6	1	3
	M Kirilenko	6	6											12	J Henin-Hardenne	4	6	6
Q	K Peschke	6	7											Q	K Peschke	6	4	2
LL	A Haynes	2	6^4				Q	K Peschke	6	6
							5	V Zvonareva	2	0

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							4	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	M Maleeva	6	6					M Maleeva	2	1
	V Dushevina	3	1											4	S Kuznetsova	5	6	6
Q	M Müller	0	6^5												C Martínez	7	4	4
	C Martínez	6	7					C Martínez	6	6
	G Dulko	6	6					G Dulko	1	3
15	D Hantuchová	4	4																		4	S Kuznetsova	2	2
11	K Clijsters	6	6																		7	P Schnyder	6	6
Q	Y Fedak	1	0				11	K Clijsters	7	6
	D Safina	6	6					D Safina	5	2
	A Ivanovic	1	4											11	K Clijsters	7	5^r
Q	T Panova	6^4	2											7	P Schnyder	6^4	6
	A Medina Garrigues	7	6					A Medina Garrigues	6^2	4
							7	P Schnyder	7	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							8	E Bovina	7	5	6
Q	K Böhmová	7	3	6^5				E Daniilidou	5	7	1
	E Daniilidou	6^5	6	7										8	E Bovina	6	6
	M Shaughnessy	4	6	7											M Shaughnessy	4	2
Q	L Průšová	6	3	6^0				M Shaughnessy	7	6
	D Randriantefy	7	6					D Randriantefy	5	3
9	N Dechy	5	1																		8	E Bovina	3	6	3
13	J Janković	6	6																		13	J Janković	6	3	6
Q	T Obziler	3	3				13	J Janković	2	6	7
WC	A Barna	1	2					F Pennetta	6	4	6^1
	F Pennetta	6	6											13	J Janković	6	6
	D Chládková	6	5	4										WC	J Schruff	3	2
WC	J Schruff	3	7	6			WC	J Schruff	6	1	6
							3	A Myskina	2	6	4

Section 4

First Round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							6	N Petrova	7	6
	M Marrero	4	1					K Koukalová	5	4
	K Koukalová	6	6											6	N Petrova	6	7
	A Chakvetadze	4	3												M Pierce	2	5
	M Pierce	6	6					M Pierce	6	6
WC	S Klösel	5	6^0				10	E Likhovtseva	2	2
10	E Likhovtseva	7	7																		6	N Petrova	6	6
16	K Šprem	6	1	2																	2	A Mauresmo	2	3
	V Razzano	4	6	6				V Razzano	7	3	7
	J Craybas	4	6	6				J Craybas	6^8	6	5
Q	S Gehrlein	6	3	4											V Razzano	4	2
	A Smashnova	6	6											2	A Mauresmo	6	6
	J Kostanić	3	2					A Smashnova	4	1
							2	A Mauresmo	6	6

References

• Main Draw