2005 Generali Ladies Linz

The 2005 Generali Ladies Linz is the 2005 Tier II WTA Tour tournament of the annually-held Generali Ladies Linz tennis tournament. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and was held from 22 October until 30 October 2005 at the TipsArena Linz. Third-seeded Nadia Petrova won the singles title.^[1][2]

2005 Generali Ladies Linz
Date	22–30 October
Edition	19th
Category	Tier II Series
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	USD $585,000
Surface	Hard (indoor)
Location	Linz, Austria
Venue	TipsArena Linz
Champions
Singles
Nadia Petrova
Doubles
Gisela Dulko / Květa Peschke

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2005 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

Nadia Petrova defeated Patty Schnyder, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1

• It was Petrova's first WTA singles title.

Doubles

Main article: 2005 Generali Ladies Linz – Doubles

Gisela Dulko / Květa Peschke defeated Conchita Martínez / Virginia Ruano Pascual, 6–2, 6–3

• It was the 4th title of both Dulko and Peschke's careers, and their only title together as a pair.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q	Q3	Q2	Q1
Singles	195	137	88	49	25	1	11.75	6.75	4	1
Doubles					1	—		—	—	—

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q3	Q2	Q1
Singles	$95,500	$51,000	$27,300	$14,600	$7,820	$4,175	$2,230	$1,195	$640
Doubles *	$30,000	$16,120	$8,620	$4,610	$2,465	—	—	—	—

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Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank	Seed
FRA	Amélie Mauresmo	4	1
RUS	Elena Dementieva	8	2
RUS	Nadia Petrova	9	3
SUI	Patty Schnyder	10	4
RUS	Elena Likhovtseva	16	5
SVK	Daniela Hantuchová	19	6
SCG	Jelena Janković	21	7
SCG	Ana Ivanovic	22	8
FRA	Tatiana Golovin	24	9

Rankings are as of 17 October 2005.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Sybille Bammer
• Lisa Raymond

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Sofia Arvidsson
• Marta Domachowska
• Barbora Strýcová
• Elena Vesnina

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

• Yvonne Meusburger

Withdrawals

• Jennifer Capriati → replaced by Marion Bartoli
• Anna-Lena Grönefeld → replaced by Vera Dushevina
• Justine Henin → replaced by Iveta Benešová
• Amélie Mauresmo → replaced by Yvonne Meusburger
• Flavia Pennetta → replaced by Klára Koukalová
• Mary Pierce → replaced by Virginie Razzano
• Chanda Rubin → replaced by Lisa Raymond

Retirements

• Conchita Martínez (Achilles tendon strain)

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Player 1 Rank	Player 2 Rank	Seed
ZIM	Cara Black	AUS	Rennae Stubbs	2	5	1
ESP	Conchita Martínez	ESP	Virginia Ruano Pascual	14	2	2
RUS	Elena Likhovtseva	RUS	Vera Zvonareva	10	13	3
SVK	Daniela Hantuchová	JPN	Ai Sugiyama	17	19	4

Rankings are as of 17 October 2005

Other entrants

The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Yvonne Meusburger / Tamira Paszek

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Yuliana Fedak / Elena Vesnina