2005 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Singles

Singles
2005 Guangzhou International Women's Open
Champion Yan Zi
Runner-up Nuria Llagostera Vives
Score6–4, 4–0 retired
Draw32 (2WC/4Q)
Seeds8

Li Na was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Yan Zi.

Yan reached the final, where she was leading 6–4, 4–0 when her opponent Nuria Llagostera Vives retired due to a hamstring injury, giving Yan the title.

Seeds

  1. Vera Zvonareva (first round)
  2. Peng Shuai (second round, retired due to heat illness)
  3. Li Na (quarterfinals)
  4. Maria Kirilenko (quarterfinals)
  5. Zheng Jie (semifinals)
  6. Nuria Llagostera Vives (final, retired due to a hamstring injury)
  7. Marta Domachowska (second round)
  8. Martina Suchá (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
6 Nuria Llagostera Vives 7 6  
5 Zheng Jie 5 4  
6 Nuria Llagostera Vives 4 0r
  Yan Zi 6 4  
  Yan Zi 6 6  
Q Victoria Azarenka 4 3  

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 V Zvonareva 3 5  
  T Li 6 7     T Li 2 6 6
Q S Sun 3 2     A Jidkova 6 1 0
  A Jidkova 6 6     T Li 6 4 65
  A Harkleroad 7 1 0 6 N Llagostera Vives 3 6 77
  T Sun 5 6 6   T Sun 3 2r
  S Bammer 2 7 4 6 N Llagostera Vives 6 4  
6 N Llagostera Vives 6 5 6 6 N Llagostera Vives 7 6  
4 M Kirilenko 6 77   5 J Zheng 5 4  
  ME Camerin 4 61   4 M Kirilenko 6 6  
Q M Yuan 3 4     A Parra Santonja 4 2  
  A Parra Santonja 6 6   4 M Kirilenko 3 712 1
  V Kutuzova 2 1   5 J Zheng 6 610 6
  J Jackson 6 6     J Jackson 1 5  
  C Gullickson 77 5 5 5 J Zheng 6 7  
5 J Zheng 61 7 7

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 M Domachowska 3 6 6
  A Serra Zanetti 6 3 3 7 M Domachowska 2 1  
  Z Yan 6 6     Z Yan 6 6  
WC Y Chen 1 1     Z Yan 65 7 77
LL I Lisjak 5 6 5 3 N Li 77 5 64
  E Gagliardi 7 4 7   E Gagliardi 3 2  
  S Uberoi 4 1   3 N Li 6 6  
3 N Li 6 6     Z Yan 6 6  
8 M Suchá 6 6   Q V Azarenka 4 3  
WC Y Xie 0 1   8 M Suchá 3 2  
  G Voskoboeva 4 0   Q V Azarenka 6 6  
Q V Azarenka 6 6   Q V Azarenka 6 1  
Q J Lee 3 4   2 S Peng 4 0r
  T Obziler 6 6     T Obziler 4 4  
  E Dominikovic 3 4   2 S Peng 6 6  
2 S Peng 6 6