title: 2005 Italian Open – Women's singles
text: # 2005 Italian Open – Women's singles
  
  Defending champion Amélie Mauresmo defeated Patty Schnyder in the final, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2005 Italian Open.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The first eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
  
  * Maria Sharapova (semifinals)
  * Amélie Mauresmo (champion)
  * Serena Williams (second round)
  * Elena Dementieva (second round)
  * Svetlana Kuznetsova (second round)
  * Vera Zvonareva (semifinals)
  * Nadia Petrova (third round, withdrew due to a right thigh strain)
  * Patty Schnyder (final)
  * Elena Bovina (quarterfinals)
  * Nathalie Dechy (first round)
  * Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
  * Tatiana Golovin (first round)
  * Silvia Farina Elia (third round)
  * Shinobu Asagoe (first round)
  * Ai Sugiyama (third round)
  * Daniela Hantuchová (first round)
  
  ## 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
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Elena Bovina | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Elena Bovina | 2 | 2 | 1 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | | | | 8 | Patty Schnyder | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Evgenia Linetskaya | 1 | 0 | 8 | Patty Schnyder | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 8 | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 3 | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Amélie Mauresmo | 2 | 6 | 6 |
  | 6 | Vera Zvonareva | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Amélie Mauresmo | 2 | 6 | 6 |
  | | Francesca Schiavone | 5 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Francesca Schiavone | 5 | $6^4$ | 6 | Vera Zvonareva | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 2 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | Conchita Martínez | 1 | 2 | 2 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 1 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Jidkova | 4 | 1 | | A Medina Garrigues | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | | | 1 | M Sharapova | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | | M Pierce | 6 | 7 | | | | | | M Pierce | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | | |
  | | S Peng | 1 | 5 | | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Mamić | 6 | 6 | Q | S Mamić | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | D Hantuchová | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 |
  | 9 | E Bovina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | E Bovina | 2 | 2 |
  | | M Washington | 2 | 2 | 9 | E Bovina | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Chládková | $6^4$ | 1 | WC | R Vinci | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | R Vinci | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | 9 | E Bovina | 3 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | | K Šprem | 3 | 0 | | | | | | P Suárez | 6 | 3 | $6^5$ | | | | |
  | | P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 5 | S Kuznetsova | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 4 | E Dementieva | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Dulko | 6 | 7 | | | G Dulko | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | V Ruano Pascual | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | G Dulko | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | | E Linetskaya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Linetskaya | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | T Garbin | 3 | 4 | | | E Linetskaya | 6 | 4 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | F Pennetta | 2 | 6 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | S Asagoe | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Linetskaya | 1 | 0 |
  | 12 | T Golovin | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 |
  | | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | A Ivanovic | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | L Kurhajcová | 3 | 6 | 1 | | A Chakvetadze | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Chakvetadze | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | A Ivanovic | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
  | WC | An Serra Zanetti | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 8 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | A-L Grönefeld | 6 | 6 | | | A-L Grönefeld | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 8 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 6 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Randriantefy | $7^7$ | 2 | 1 | | J Janković | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Janković | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | 6 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | T Perebiynis | 3 | 2 | | | | | | Q | C Castaño | 1 | 7 | 2 | | | | |
  | Q | C Castaño | 6 | 6 | | Q | C Castaño | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | ME Camerin | 4 | 6 | 6 | | ME Camerin | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | N Dechy | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | V Zvonareva | 7 | $7^7$ |
  | 15 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | F Schiavone | 5 | $6^4$ |
  | | M Maleeva | 2 | 4 | | 15 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Vento-Kabchi | 6 | $7^7$ | | | M Vento-Kabchi | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Razzano | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | 15 | A Sugiyama | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | M Shaughnessy | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | F Schiavone | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | F Schiavone | 7 | 6 | | | F Schiavone | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | S Williams | $6^2$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 7 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Santangelo | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Santangelo | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Zuluaga | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 7 | N Petrova | | | | | | |
  | | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Martínez | w/o | | | | | |
  | Q | A Haynes | 0 | 1 | | | C Martínez | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Smashnova | 6 | 6 | | | A Smashnova | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | E Likhovtseva | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Martínez | 1 | 2 |
  | 13 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 |
  | | M Kirilenko | 4 | 1 | | 13 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Cohen-Aloro | 2 | $7^7$ | 6 | Q | S Cohen-Aloro | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | N Viérin | 6 | $6^4$ | 2 | | | | | | 13 | S Farina Elia | 4 | 3 | | | | |
  | | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | Y Fedak | 3 | 3 | | | S Stosur | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  