2005 ASB Classic

The 2005 ASB Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland, New Zealand, that was part of Tier IV of the 2005 WTA Tour. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and took place from 3 January until 8 January 2005. Unseeded Katarina Srebotnik won the singles title and earned $22,000 first-prize money.^[1]

2005 ASB Classic
Date	3–8 January
Edition	20th
Category	WTA Tier IV
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	USD $140,000
Surface	Hard / Outdoor
Location	Auckland, New Zealand
Venue	ASB Tennis Centre
Champions
Singles
Katarina Srebotnik
Doubles
Shinobu Asagoe / Jelena Kostanić

Finals

Singles

Katarina Srebotnik defeated Shinobu Asagoe, 5–7, 7–5, 6–4

• It was Srebotnik's 1st singles title of the year and the 3rd of her career.

Doubles

• Shinobu Asagoe / Katarina Srebotnik defeated Leanne Baker / Francesca Lubiani, 6–3, 6–3

Prize money and ranking points

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q3	Q2	Q1
Singles	$22,000	$12,000	$6,300	$3,400	$1,825	$1,000	$550	$300	$175
Doubles *	$6,500	$3,475	$1,850	$1,000	$550	—	—	—	—

_{* per team}

Points distribution

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32
Singles	95	67	43	24	12	1
Doubles					1	—

See also

• 2005 Heineken Open – men's tournament