2005 China Open – Women's singles

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.

Women's singles
2005 China Open
ChampionRussia Maria Kirilenko
Runner-upGermany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Score6–3, 6–4
Seeds8

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

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Top half

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

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Serbia and Montenegro J Janković 5 6 5
WC China J Zheng 7 4 7 WC China J Zheng 3 1
United States M Shaughnessy 3 3 Poland M Domachowska 6 6
Poland M Domachowska 6 6 Poland M Domachowska w/o
Spain N Llagostera Vives 2 6 77 3 United States V Williams
LL Russia A Jidkova 6 0 65 Spain N Llagostera Vives 3 1
3 United States V Williams 6 6
Poland M Domachowska 5 3
5 Australia A Molik 61 77 4 9 Germany A-L Grönefeld 7 6
Argentina M Díaz Oliva 77 64 6 Argentina M Díaz Oliva 6 2 60
Q Finland E Laine 1 1 China S Peng 3 6 77
China S Peng 6 6 China S Peng 5 1
Japan A Morigami 63 4 9 Germany A-L Grönefeld 7 6
WC Japan A Sugiyama 77 6 WC Japan A Sugiyama 2 3
9 Germany A-L Grönefeld 6 6

References

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