2005 Italian Open – Women's singles

Defending champion Amélie Mauresmo defeated Patty Schnyder in the final, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2005 Italian Open. This was Mauresmo’s 5th final in Rome in the last six years, with runner-up finishes in 2000, 2001, and 2003.

Women's singles
2005 Italian Open
Champion	Amélie Mauresmo
Runner-up	Patty Schnyder
Score	2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Main article: 2005 Italian Open (tennis)

Seeds

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

1. Maria Sharapova (semifinals)
2. Amélie Mauresmo (champion)
3. Serena Williams (second round)
4. Elena Dementieva (second round)
5. Svetlana Kuznetsova (second round)
6. Vera Zvonareva (semifinals)
7. Nadia Petrova (third round, withdrew due to a right thigh strain)
8. Patty Schnyder (final)
9. Elena Bovina (quarterfinals)
10. Nathalie Dechy (first round)
11. Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
12. Tatiana Golovin (first round)
13. Silvia Farina Elia (third round)
14. Shinobu Asagoe (first round)
15. Ai Sugiyama (third round)
16. Daniela Hantuchová (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Maria Sharapova	6	6
	9	Elena Bovina	2	2
								1	Maria Sharapova	6	3	1
								8	Patty Schnyder	3	6	6
		Evgenia Linetskaya	1	0
	8	Patty Schnyder	6	6
															8	Patty Schnyder	6	3	4
															2	Amélie Mauresmo	2	6	6
	6	Vera Zvonareva	7	77
		Francesca Schiavone	5	64
								6	Vera Zvonareva	2	4
								2	Amélie Mauresmo	6	6
		Conchita Martínez	1	2
	2	Amélie Mauresmo	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	M Sharapova	6	6
		A Jidkova	4	1					A Medina Garrigues	4	2
		A Medina Garrigues	6	6											1	M Sharapova	77	6
		M Pierce	6	7												M Pierce	64	4
		S Peng	1	5					M Pierce	6	6
	Q	S Mamić	6	6				Q	S Mamić	4	4
	16	D Hantuchová	1	2																		1	M Sharapova	6	6
	9	E Bovina	6	6																		9	E Bovina	2	2
		M Washington	2	2				9	E Bovina	7	6
		D Chládková	64	1				WC	R Vinci	5	2
	WC	R Vinci	77	6											9	E Bovina	3	6	77
		K Šprem	3	0												P Suárez	6	3	65
		P Suárez	6	6					P Suárez	6	6
								5	S Kuznetsova	2	4

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	E Dementieva	5	4
		G Dulko	6	7					G Dulko	7	6
	LL	V Ruano Pascual	3	5												G Dulko	7	4	4
		E Linetskaya	6	6												E Linetskaya	5	6	6
		T Garbin	3	4					E Linetskaya	6	4	77
		F Pennetta	6	6					F Pennetta	2	6	65
	14	S Asagoe	2	3																			E Linetskaya	1	0
	12	T Golovin	3	4																		8	P Schnyder	6	6
		A Ivanovic	6	6					A Ivanovic	5	6	6
	Q	L Kurhajcová	3	6	1				A Chakvetadze	7	3	2
		A Chakvetadze	6	3	6											A Ivanovic	3	2
	WC	An Serra Zanetti	1	2											8	P Schnyder	6	6
		A-L Grönefeld	6	6					A-L Grönefeld	2	4
								8	P Schnyder	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	V Zvonareva	6	6
		D Randriantefy	77	2	1				J Janković	4	1
		J Janković	63	6	6										6	V Zvonareva	6	5	6
	Q	T Perebiynis	3	2											Q	C Castaño	1	7	2
	Q	C Castaño	6	6				Q	C Castaño	6	6
		ME Camerin	4	6	6				ME Camerin	2	2
	10	N Dechy	6	1	4																	6	V Zvonareva	7	77
	15	A Sugiyama	6	6																			F Schiavone	5	64
		M Maleeva	2	4				15	A Sugiyama	6	6
		M Vento-Kabchi	6	77					M Vento-Kabchi	3	0
		V Razzano	4	64											15	A Sugiyama	3	5
		M Shaughnessy	5	0												F Schiavone	6	7
		F Schiavone	7	6					F Schiavone	77	6
								3	S Williams	62	1

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	N Petrova	6	6
	Q	M Santangelo	6	6				Q	M Santangelo	3	1
		F Zuluaga	2	2											7	N Petrova
		C Martínez	6	6												C Martínez	w/o
	Q	A Haynes	0	1					C Martínez	3	6	6
		A Smashnova	6	6					A Smashnova	6	1	1
	11	E Likhovtseva	1	3																			C Martínez	1	2
	13	S Farina Elia	6	6																		2	A Mauresmo	6	6
		M Kirilenko	4	1				13	S Farina Elia	6	6
	Q	S Cohen-Aloro	2	77	6			Q	S Cohen-Aloro	3	3
	WC	N Viérin	6	64	2										13	S Farina Elia	4	3
		S Stosur	6	6											2	A Mauresmo	6	6
	Q	Y Fedak	3	3					S Stosur	2	0
								2	A Mauresmo	6	6

External links

• WTA tournament draws