2005 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Singles
2005 Family Circle Cup
Champion	Justine Henin-Hardenne
Runner-up	Elena Dementieva
Score	7–5, 6–4
Draw	64
Seeds	16

Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Elena Dementieva in the final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2005 Family Circle Cup.

Venus Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Tatiana Golovin.

Seeds

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

1. Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals, retired due to a right hip flexor strain)
2. Elena Dementieva (final)
3. Anastasia Myskina (second round)
4. Venus Williams (third round)
5. Alicia Molik (withdrew due to an inner ear infection)
6. Vera Zvonareva (second round)
7. Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
8. Patty Schnyder (semifinals)
9. Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
10. Jelena Janković (first round)
11. Ai Sugiyama (third round)
12. Silvia Farina Elia (first round)
13. Tatiana Golovin (semifinals)
14. Shinobu Asagoe (third round)
15. Mary Pierce (second round)
16. Fabiola Zuluaga (second round)

Draw

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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Lindsay Davenport	6	3	0r
		Justine Henin-Hardenne	3	6	1
									Justine Henin-Hardenne	77	7
								13	Tatiana Golovin	64	5
	13	Tatiana Golovin	7	6
	7	Nadia Petrova	5	3
																Justine Henin-Hardenne	7	6
															2	Elena Dementieva	5	4
	8	Patty Schnyder	6	6
		Nicole Vaidišová	3	2
								8	Patty Schnyder	6	4	0
								2	Elena Dementieva	3	6	6
		Katarina Srebotnik	3	7	4
	2	Elena Dementieva	6	5	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	L Davenport	6	6
	WC	J Craybas	7	4	2			Q	M-È Pelletier	2	2
	Q	M-È Pelletier	5	6	6										1	L Davenport	6	6
	Q	K Brandi	6	0	1										Q	V Kutuzova	3	1
	Q	V Kutuzova	1	6	6			Q	V Kutuzova	6	6
	Q	S Beltrame	3	4				16	F Zuluaga	3	1
	16	F Zuluaga	6	6																		1	L Davenport	6	3	0r
	10	J Janković	7	4	3																		J Henin-Hardenne	3	6	1
		J Henin-Hardenne	5	6	6				J Henin-Hardenne	6	4	6
		S Peng	6	6					S Peng	2	6	4
		M Irvin	2	4												J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		I Benešová	1	6	6											I Benešová	2	3
	Q	G Voskoboeva	6	3	1				I Benešová	6	4	7
								6	V Zvonareva	4	6	5

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	V Williams	77	6
		D Chládková	6	3	7				D Chládková	61	2
		ME Camerin	2	6	5										4	V Williams	5	4
		V Razzano	3	0											13	T Golovin	7	6
		L Raymond	6	6					L Raymond	4	3
		A Frazier	3	3				13	T Golovin	6	6
	13	T Golovin	6	6																		13	T Golovin	7	6
	12	S Farina Elia	4	66																		7	N Petrova	5	3
		J Kostanić	6	78					J Kostanić	6	6
		B Strýcová	6	6					B Strýcová	3	2
		C Martínez	3	4												J Kostanić	3	3
		A Morigami	6	6											7	N Petrova	6	6
		T Garbin	1	2					A Morigami	4	0
								7	N Petrova	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	P Schnyder	6	7
		M Marrero	79	6					M Marrero	2	5
		A Medina Garrigues	67	0											8	P Schnyder	6	6
		S Stosur	6	6												K Koukalová	4	0
		V Ruano Pascual	2	3					S Stosur	3	3
		K Koukalová	6	6					K Koukalová	6	6
	9	E Likhovtseva	3	4																		8	P Schnyder	6	6
	14	S Asagoe	65	6	6																		N Vaidišová	3	2
	Q	L Lee-Waters	77	0	2			14	S Asagoe	w/o
	WC	E Daniilidou	4	0					M Shaughnessy
		M Shaughnessy	6	6											14	S Asagoe	6	4	62
	Q	S Pe'er	6	68	2											N Vaidišová	3	6	77
		N Vaidišová	4	710	6				N Vaidišová	6	5	6
								3	A Myskina	3	7	4

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								LL	T Perebiynis	6	3	1
	WC	N Pratt	5	1					K Srebotnik	2	6	6
		K Srebotnik	7	6												K Srebotnik	6	4	6
	WC	C Gullickson	3	3											11	A Sugiyama	1	6	1
		A-L Grönefeld	6	6					A-L Grönefeld	2	4
	Q	Y Fedak	3	6	4			11	A Sugiyama	6	6
	11	A Sugiyama	6	4	6																		K Srebotnik	3	7	4
	15	M Pierce	6	6																		2	E Dementieva	6	5	6
		M Washington	3	2				15	M Pierce	4	63
		N Llagostera Vives	6	1	6				N Llagostera Vives	6	77
		M Suchá	4	6	2											N Llagostera Vives	0	3
		D Randriantefy	4	6	2										2	E Dementieva	6	6
		A Jidkova	6	4	6				A Jidkova	4	4
								2	E Dementieva	6	6

References

• Main Draw