2005 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

Amélie Mauresmo was the defending champion, but withdrew from the tournament due to injury.

Singles
2005 Generali Ladies Linz
Champion	Nadia Petrova
Runner-up	Patty Schnyder
Score	4–6, 6–3, 6–1
Draw	28
Seeds	8

Main article: 2005 Generali Ladies Linz

Nadia Petrova won her maiden WTA tour title, defeating Patty Schnyder in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–1.

This was the final tournament in which Grand Slam champion and former world No. 2 Conchita Martínez participated in singles, before her retirement in 2006. She retired in the second round against Daniela Hantuchová.

Seeds

The top three seeds who played, and the ninth seed, received a bye into the second round.

1. Amélie Mauresmo (withdrew)
2. Elena Dementieva (second round)
3. Nadia Petrova (champion)
4. Patty Schnyder (final)
5. Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
6. Daniela Hantuchová (quarterfinals)
7. Jelena Janković (first round)
8. Ana Ivanovic (semifinals)
9. Tatiana Golovin (quarterfinals)

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
	8	Ana Ivanovic	5	2
	4	Patty Schnyder	7	6
								4	Patty Schnyder	6	3	1
								3	Nadia Petrova	4	6	6
	3	Nadia Petrova	6	6
		Květa Peschke	3	4

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								9	T Golovin	6	77
	LL	Y Meusburger	63	3					S Karatantcheva	4	62
		S Karatantcheva	77	6											9	T Golovin	7	6
		T Paszek	78	1	7										8	A Ivanovic	5	3
	Q	E Vesnina	66	6	5				T Paszek	5	1
		S Asagoe	64	2				8	A Ivanovic	7	6
	8	A Ivanovic	77	6																		8	A Ivanovic	5	2
																						4	P Schnyder	7	6
								4	P Schnyder	6	6
	Q	M Domachowska	3	3					I Benešová	2	2
		I Benešová	6	6											4	P Schnyder	6	6
		C Martínez	6	6											6	D Hantuchová	2	1
		M Bartoli	1	1					C Martínez	6	0	1r
		K Koukalová	4	77	69			6	D Hantuchová	2	6	3
	6	D Hantuchová	6	64	711

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		V Dushevina	78	3	6
	7	J Janković	66	6	0				V Dushevina	5	4
		V Razzano	77	6				WC	S Bammer	7	6
	WC	S Bammer	63	3											WC	S Bammer	2	6	3
	Q	S Arvidsson	6	6											3	N Petrova	6	3	6
	Q	B Strýcová	1	2				Q	S Arvidsson	3	3
								3	N Petrova	6	6
																						3	N Petrova	6	6
		A Sugiyama	6	4	7																		K Peschke	3	4
	5	E Likhovtseva	1	6	5				A Sugiyama	6	3	6
	WC	L Raymond	77	66	2				G Dulko	4	6	2
		G Dulko	62	78	6											A Sugiyama	6	5	4
		K Peschke	7	7												K Peschke	4	7	6
		V Zvonareva	5	5					K Peschke	6	7
								2	E Dementieva	3	5

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Iveta Benešová (Promoted to main draw)
2. Marta Domachowska (qualified)
3. Alona Bondarenko (second round)
4. Laura Pous Tió (first round)
5. Zuzana Ondrášková (second round)
6. Sofia Arvidsson (qualified)
7. Emma Laine (first round)
8. Tsvetana Pironkova (second round)
9. Emmanuelle Gagliardi (second round)

Qualifiers

1. Elena Vesnina
2. Marta Domachowska
3. Sofia Arvidsson
4. Barbora Strýcová

Lucky losers

1. Yvonne Meusburger

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	9	Emmanuelle Gagliardi	6	6
	WC	Tina Schiechtl	4	1
								9	Emmanuelle Gagliardi	6	0	4
									Elena Vesnina	3	6	6
		Elena Vesnina	6	6
		Kathrin Wörle	2	4
																Elena Vesnina	6	6
																Kateryna Bondarenko	1	1
	Alt	Libuše Průšová	4	2
		Kateryna Bondarenko	6	6
									Kateryna Bondarenko	6	7
								8	Tsvetana Pironkova	4	5
		Varvara Lepchenko	1	0r
	8	Tsvetana Pironkova	6	5

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Marta Domachowska	6	6
		Marie-Ève Pelletier	4	2
								2	Marta Domachowska	6	6
									Viktoriya Kutuzova	0	4
		Viktoriya Kutuzova	6	6
		Kateřina Böhmová	4	0
															2	Marta Domachowska	5	6	79
																Yuliana Fedak	7	3	67
		Yuliana Fedak	6	2	6
		Selima Sfar	3	6	3
									Yuliana Fedak	6	6
								5	Zuzana Ondrášková	2	4
	WC	Gréta Arn	0	1
	5	Zuzana Ondrášková	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Alona Bondarenko	2	6	6
		Tatiana Panova	6	4	2
								3	Alona Bondarenko	4	6	3
									Yvonne Meusburger	6	3	6
		Yvonne Meusburger	6	6
	Alt	Mervana Jugić-Salkić	0	4
																Yvonne Meusburger	4	4
															6	Sofia Arvidsson	6	6
		Sabine Klaschka	6	6
		Elena Baltacha	1	2
									Sabine Klaschka	5	0
								6	Sofia Arvidsson	7	6
		Eva Birnerová	710	4	0
	6	Sofia Arvidsson	68	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Laura Pous Tió	2	66
	WC	Barbara Schwartz	6	78
								WC	Barbara Schwartz	0	0r
								WC	Nicole Remis	6	1
		Michaela Paštiková	63	3
	WC	Nicole Remis	77	6
															WC	Nicole Remis	3	3
																Barbora Strýcová	6	6
		Silvija Talaja	6	3	3
		Ľudmila Cervanová	2	6	6
									Ľudmila Cervanová	3	2
									Barbora Strýcová	6	6
		Barbora Strýcová	6	3	6
	7	Emma Laine	3	6	3

References

• Main and Qualifying Draws (ITF)