2005 China Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2005 China Open
Champion Maria Kirilenko
Runner-up Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Score6–3, 6–4
Seeds8
Main article: 2005 China Open (tennis)

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Sun Tiantian. Tiantian became the first ever player ranked outside the top 100 to defeat Williams in a main draw match.

Maria Kirilenko won the title by defeating Anna-Lena Grönefeld 6–3, 6–4 in the final.

Seeds

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

  1. Maria Sharapova (semifinals, retired)
  2. Lindsay Davenport (withdrew due to a low back strain)
  3. Venus Williams (quarterfinals, withdrew)
  4. Serena Williams (second round)
  5. Alicia Molik (first round)
  6. Jelena Janković (first round)
  7. Tatiana Golovin (first round)
  8. Flavia Pennetta (first round)
  9. Anna-Lena Grönefeld (final)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Maria Sharapova 4 1r
Maria Kirilenko 6 2
Maria Kirilenko 6 6
9 Anna-Lena Grönefeld 3 4
Marta Domachowska 5 3
9 Anna-Lena Grönefeld 7 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 M Sharapova 6 5 6
S Pe'er 6 6 S Pe'er 0 7 2
V Dushevina 2 0 1 M Sharapova 6 6
N Li 6 64 5 S Asagoe 4 1
J Craybas 4 77 7 J Craybas 2 4
S Asagoe 6 6 S Asagoe 6 6
7 T Golovin 3 4 1 M Sharapova 4 1r
M Kirilenko 6 2
4 S Williams 2 67
Q T Panova 3 4 WC T Sun 6 79
WC T Sun 6 6 WC T Sun 1 3
M Kirilenko 7 7 M Kirilenko 6 6
Q J Jackson 5 5 M Kirilenko 6 77
Q A Nakamura 3 6 6 Q A Nakamura 1 63
8 F Pennetta 6 4 4

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 J Janković 5 6 5
WC J Zheng 7 4 7 WC J Zheng 3 1
M Shaughnessy 3 3 M Domachowska 6 6
M Domachowska 6 6 M Domachowska w/o
N Llagostera Vives 2 6 77 3 V Williams
LL A Jidkova 6 0 65 N Llagostera Vives 3 1
3 V Williams 6 6
M Domachowska 5 3
5 A Molik 61 77 4 9 A-L Grönefeld 7 6
M Díaz Oliva 77 64 6 M Díaz Oliva 6 2 60
Q E Laine 1 1 S Peng 3 6 77
S Peng 6 6 S Peng 5 1
A Morigami 63 4 9 A-L Grönefeld 7 6
WC A Sugiyama 77 6 WC A Sugiyama 2 3
9 A-L Grönefeld 6 6

References

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