2005 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
2005 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champion	Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up	Jelena Janković
Score	6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Draw	28
Seeds	8

Main article: 2005 Dubai Tennis Championships

Justine Henin-Hardenne was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.

Lindsay Davenport won the final, beating Jelena Janković, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4.

Singles results

Seeds

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

1. Lindsay Davenport (champion)
2. Serena Williams (semifinals, retired)
3. Anastasia Myskina (quarterfinals)
4. Svetlana Kuznetsova (second round)
5. Venus Williams (first round)
6. Alicia Molik (first round)
7. Nathalie Dechy (second round)
8. Patty Schnyder (semifinals)

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Finals
	1	Lindsay Davenport	4	7	6
	8	Patty Schnyder	6	5	1
								1	Lindsay Davenport	6	3	6
									Jelena Janković	4	6	4
		Jelena Janković	6	4
	2	Serena Williams	0	3r

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	L Davenport	6	7
	Q	J Zheng	77	6				Q	J Zheng	2	5
		A Medina Garrigues	64	2											1	L Davenport	6	6
		S Asagoe	3	4											WC	C Martínez	1	4
	WC	C Martínez	6	6				WC	C Martínez	6	6
	Q	V Dushevina	77	4	64			7	N Dechy	1	2
	7	N Dechy	61	6	77																	1	L Davenport	4	7	6
																						8	P Schnyder	6	5	1
								3	A Myskina	4
	Q	M Bartoli	6	6				Q	M Bartoli	2r
		G Dulko	4	4											3	A Myskina	77	62	2
		A Sugiyama	6	64	2										8	P Schnyder	60	77	6
	Q	N Li	1	77	6			Q	N Li	3	69
		M Maleeva	61	2				8	P Schnyder	6	711
	8	P Schnyder	77	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	V Williams	5	66
		S Farina Elia	7	78					S Farina Elia	6	5	1
		J Janković	6	6					J Janković	4	7	6
		P Suárez	3	1												J Janković	6	6
	WC	S Mirza	62	6	6										WC	S Mirza	2	2
		J Kostanić	77	4	1			WC	S Mirza	6	6
								4	S Kuznetsova	4	2
																							J Janković	6	4
	6	A Molik	68	2																		2	S Williams	0	3r
		D Hantuchová	710	6					D Hantuchová	7	6
		E Likhovtseva	2	6	77				E Likhovtseva	5	4
	WC	S Sfar	6	2	65											D Hantuchová	4	3
		F Schiavone	1	6	4										2	S Williams	6	6
		E Bovina	6	3	6				E Bovina	6	1	4
								2	S Williams	1	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Marion Bartoli (qualified)
2. Vera Douchevina (qualified)
3. Samantha Stosur (second round)
4. Maria Elena Camerin (second round)
5. Li Na (qualified)
6. n/a
7. Martina Suchá (first round)
8. Ana Ivanovic (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Marion Bartoli
2. Vera Douchevina
3. Li Na
4. Zheng Jie

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Marion Bartoli	6	6
		Stéphanie Foretz	2	2
								1	Marion Bartoli	6	6
									Silvija Talaja	2	2
		Silvija Talaja	6	6
		Yuliana Fedak	4	4
															1	Marion Bartoli	6	7
																Galina Voskoboeva	1	5
		Nicole Pratt	7	6
		Anne Kremer	5	2
									Nicole Pratt	7	4	1
									Galina Voskoboeva	5	6	6
		Galina Voskoboeva	2	6	6
	7	Martina Suchá	6	2	4

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Vera Douchevina	7	6
		Lenka Němečková	5	1
								2	Vera Douchevina	1	6	6
									Libuše Průšová	6	3	1
		Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro	4	7	5
		Libuše Průšová	6	5	7
															2	Vera Douchevina	6	6
															8	Ana Ivanovic	4	3
		Li Ting	77	65	1
		Maria Kirilenko	64	77	6
									Maria Kirilenko	5	1
								8	Ana Ivanovic	7	6
	WC	Heidi El Tabakh	1	2
	8	Ana Ivanovic	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Samantha Stosur	65	7	77
		Sun Tiantian	77	5	64
								3	Samantha Stosur	78	2	4
									Cara Black	66	6	6
		Tatiana Panova	1	2
		Cara Black	6	6
																Cara Black	2	710	3
															5	Li Na	6	68	6
		Anca Barna	6	2	77
	WC	Vanessa Henke	3	6	61
									Anca Barna	3	5
								5	Li Na	6	7
	WC	Martina Müller	1	1
	5	Li Na	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Maria Elena Camerin	77	1
		Roberta Vinci	61	0r
								4	Maria Elena Camerin	3	2
									Zheng Jie	6	6
		Zheng Jie	6	6
		Sandra Kleinová	1	4
																Zheng Jie	3	6	7
																Virginia Ruano Pascual	6	4	5
		Virginia Ruano Pascual	1	6	6
		Els Callens	6	3	4
									Virginia Ruano Pascual	6	1	78
								Alt	María Vento-Kabchi	4	6	66
	WC	Iroda Tulyaganova	2	3
	Alt	María Vento-Kabchi	6	6

External links

• 2005 Dubai Championship at wtatennis.com