2005 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open – Singles

Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but decided not to participate that year.

Singles
2005 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open
Champion	Patty Schnyder
Runner-up	Akiko Morigami
Score	6–4, 6–0
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Patty Schnyder won the title, defeating Akiko Morigami 6–4, 6–0 in the final.^[1]

Seeds

1. Patty Schnyder (champion)
2. Vera Zvonareva (second round)
3. Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)
4. Daniela Hantuchová (semifinals)
5. Marion Bartoli (first round)
6. Ai Sugiyama (second round)
7. Anna-Lena Grönefeld (first round)
8. Květa Peschke (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

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Patty Schnyder	6	6
	Q	Bethanie Mattek	4	1
								1	Patty Schnyder	6	6
									Akiko Morigami	4	0
	4	Daniela Hantuchová	4	4
		Akiko Morigami	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinal
	1	P Schnyder	6	6
	WC	C Wozniacki	3	0				1	P Schnyder	4	6	6
		A Nakamura	64	6	6				A Nakamura	6	1	3
		A Spears	77	0	3										1	P Schnyder	77	6
		Y Fedak	2	3												S Pe'er	61	2
		S Pe'er	6	6					S Pe'er	5	78	6
		L Lee-Waters	5	2				6	A Sugiyama	7	66	4
	6	A Sugiyama	7	6																		1	P Schnyder	6	6
	3	J Janković	4	6	6																	Q	B Mattek	4	1
	Q	ME Salerni	6	3	0			3	J Janković	6	7
	Q	S Bammer	7	6				Q	S Bammer	3	5
		I Benešová	5	3											3	J Janković	1	6	2
		A Kremer	5	2											Q	B Mattek	6	0	6
		C Pin	7	6					C Pin	3	0r
	Q	B Mattek	1	6	77			Q	B Mattek	6	2
	5	M Bartoli	6	4	60

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinal
	8	K Peschke	4	66
		T Panova	6	78					T Panova	78	2	2
		A Jidkova	65	3					Y-j Cho	66	6	6
		Y-j Cho	77	6												Y-j Cho	77	4	1
		C Rubin	6	6											4	D Hantuchová	61	6	6
		L Granville	3	4					C Rubin	2	5
		L Osterloh	1	2				4	D Hantuchová	6	7
	4	D Hantuchová	6	6																		4	D Hantuchová	4	4
	7	A-L Grönefeld	4	3																			A Morigami	6	6
		S Mirza	6	6					S Mirza	77	7
		K Brandi	6	6					K Brandi	65	5
	WC	J Kirkland	3	1												S Mirza	4	3
		A Morigami	6	6												A Morigami	6	6
	Q	CA Avants	3	4					A Morigami	6	6
		M Shaughnessy	3	3				2	V Zvonareva	3	2
	2	V Zvonareva	6	6