2005 Kremlin Cup – Women's singles

Women's singles
2005 Kremlin Cup
Champion Mary Pierce
Runner-up Francesca Schiavone
Score6–4, 6–3
Draw28
Seeds8

Mary Pierce defeated Francesca Schiavone in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2005 Kremlin Cup. It was Pierce's final career WTA Tour title.

Anastasia Myskina was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Elena Dementieva in a rematch of the previous year's final.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Maria Sharapova (quarterfinals)
  2. Amélie Mauresmo (second round)
  3. Mary Pierce (champion)
  4. Elena Dementieva (semifinals)
  5. Patty Schnyder (second round)
  6. Anastasia Myskina (quarterfinals)
  7. Alicia Molik (first round)
  8. Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)

Draw

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  Dinara Safina 62 3  
3 Mary Pierce 77 6  
3 Mary Pierce 6 6  
  Francesca Schiavone 4 3  
4 Elena Dementieva 3 1  
  Francesca Schiavone 6 6  

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 M Sharapova 1 2  
  A-L Grönefeld 3 7 6   A-L Grönefeld 6 4r
LL V Razzano 6 5 1 1 M Sharapova 6 4 5
  S Farina Elia 1 5     D Safina 1 6 7
  D Safina 6 7     D Safina 4 77 6
Q S Stosur 6 6   Q S Stosur 6 65 4
7 A Molik 3 2     D Safina 62 3  
3 M Pierce 77 6  
3 M Pierce 4 6 6
  F Pennetta 6 7     F Pennetta 6 2 3
  N Dechy 3 5   3 M Pierce 7 4 78
  V Dushevina 6 2 5   E Likhovtseva 5 6 66
  E Likhovtseva 3 6 7   E Likhovtseva 1 6 6
  A Chakvetadze 6 2 5 5 P Schnyder 6 4 3
5 P Schnyder 2 6 7

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 A Myskina 2 6 6
WC M Maleeva 6 4 2 6 A Myskina 6 4 6
WC E Linetskaya 2 2     K Peschke 4 6 3
  K Peschke 6 6   6 A Myskina 2 3  
Q S Karatantcheva 6 6   4 E Dementieva 6 6  
  J Janković 2 1   Q S Karatantcheva 0 1  
4 E Dementieva 6 6  
4 E Dementieva 3 1  
8 S Kuznetsova 6 6     F Schiavone 6 6  
Q E Gagliardi 0 4   8 S Kuznetsova 3 7 6
WC M Kirilenko 2 3     V Zvonareva 6 5 2
  V Zvonareva 6 6   8 S Kuznetsova 3 1  
  F Schiavone 6 6     F Schiavone 6 6  
Q I Benešová 3 2     F Schiavone 6 6  
2 A Mauresmo 1 1  
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