2005 Kremlin Cup – Women's singles

Women's singles
2005 Kremlin Cup
Champion	Mary Pierce
Runner-up	Francesca Schiavone
Score	6–4, 6–3
Draw	28
Seeds	8

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

External links

• WTA tournament draws