title: 2005 J&S Cup – Singles
text: # 2005 J&S Cup – Singles
  
  Venus Williams was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
  
  Unseeded Justine Henin-Hardenne won the title, defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final, 3–6, 6–2, 7–5.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Amélie Mauresmo (withdrew)
  * Svetlana Kuznetsova (final)
  * Vera Zvonareva (second round)
  * Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
  * Elena Bovina (quarterfinals)
  * Nathalie Dechy (quarterfinals)
  * Kim Clijsters (semifinals)
  * Silvia Farina Elia (quarterfinals)
  * Francesca Schiavone (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
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Ana Ivanovic | 4 | 5 | | | | | | |
  | | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
  | | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 7 | | | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 3 | 6 | 7 |
  | | | | | | 2 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 2 | 5 |
  | 7 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 2 | 5 |
  | 2 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 3 | V Zvonareva | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | | M Suchá | 0 | 0 | | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | A Ivanovic | 7 | 6 | | | |
  | | V Razzano | $6^4$ | 5 | | | | | 6 | N Dechy | $6^2$ | 4 | | | |
  | | M Domachowska | 7 | 7 | | M Domachowska | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | |
  | | M Maleeva | 4 | 4 | 6 | N Dechy | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | A Ivanovic | 4 | 5 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 7 |
  | | | | | 4 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Vakulenko | 7 | 6 | Q | J Vakulenko | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Chakvetadze | $6^5$ | 1 | | | | | 4 | P Schnyder | 1 | 2 | | | |
  | | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | LL | D Chládková | 2 | 2 | | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
  | | M Vento-Kabchi | 5 | | | M Vento-Kabchi | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | F Schiavone | 1 | r | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | K Clijsters | 7 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | T Perebiynis | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Kirilenko | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Benešová | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 7 | K Clijsters | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | K Kosińska | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | 5 | E Bovina | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | |
  | | D Hantuchová | 6 | 7 | | | D Hantuchová | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | E Bovina | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | K Clijsters | 6 | 2 | 3 |
  | 8 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Kuznetsova | 2 | 6 | 6 |
  | LL | M Paštiková | 2 | 0 | | 8 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Dushevina | 3 | 4 | | Q | Z Ondrášková | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Z Ondrášková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | S Farina Elia | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | K Koukalová | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | A Smashnova | 7 | 7 | | | A Smashnova | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  