title: 2005 Open Gaz de France – Singles
text: # 2005 Open Gaz de France – Singles
  
  Kim Clijsters was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
  
  Dinara Safina won in the final 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 against Amélie Mauresmo.
  
  ## 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.
  
  * Serena Williams (quarterfinals)
  * Amélie Mauresmo (final)
  * Maria Sharapova (withdrew)
  * Nadia Petrova (semifinals)
  * Nathalie Dechy (second round)
  * Karolina Šprem (first round)
  * Silvia Farina Elia (quarterfinals)
  * Magdalena Maleeva (quarterfinals)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Final
  
  | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Dinara Safina | 6 | 2 | 6 |
  | 2 | Amélie Mauresmo | 4 | 6 | 3 |
  
  ### Section 1
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M E Camerin | $6^5$ | 1 | | WC | S Cohen-Aloro | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Cohen-Aloro | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 1 | S Williams | | | | | | |
  | Q | V Douchevina | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | D Safina | w/o | | | | | |
  | | I Benešová | 4 | 6 | 3 | Q | V Douchevina | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Safina | 6 | 6 | | | D Safina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | K Šprem | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | D Safina | 6 | 4 | $7^7$ |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Golovin | 1 | 6 | $6^2$ |
  | | | | | | LL | S Mamić | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Golovin | 6 | $7^9$ | | | T Golovin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Beltrame | 2 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | T Golovin | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | V Razzano | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | S Farina Elia | 0 | r | | | | |
  | | A Smashnova | 2 | 3 | | WC | V Razzano | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Koukalová | 0 | 0 | | 7 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Section 2
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | N Dechy | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Kostanić | 5 | $6^4$ | | 5 | N Dechy | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Daniilidou | 3 | 0 | r | | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Bartoli | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | M Bartoli | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | |
  | | F Pennetta | $6^1$ | 4 | | | | | | 4 | N Petrova | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | Q | S Sfar | $7^7$ | 6 | | Q | S Sfar | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | N Petrova | 5 | 3 |
  | 8 | M Maleeva | $7^7$ | $7^{11}$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Mauresmo | 7 | 6 |
  | Q | C Schaul | $6^4$ | $6^9$ | | 8 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | É Loit | 4 | 6 | 3 | | J Janković | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Janković | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | 8 | M Maleeva | 2 | $6^2$ | | | | | |
  | | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | A Mauresmo | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | | A Medina Garrigues | 1 | 2 | | | M Pierce | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  