title: 2005 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles
text: # 2005 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles
  
  Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion and successfully defended her title by defeating Silvia Farina Elia 7–5, 7–5 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
  
  * Lindsay Davenport (champion)
  * Serena Williams (quarterfinals, retired due to a left ankle sprain)
  * Anastasia Myskina (third round)
  * Alicia Molik (second round)
  * Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
  * Vera Zvonareva (quarterfinals)
  * Nadia Petrova (semifinals)
  * Patty Schnyder (third round)
  * Elena Likhovtseva (third round)
  * Karolina Šprem (first round)
  * Jelena Janković (third round)
  * Silvia Farina Elia (final)
  * Ai Sugiyama (third round)
  * Mary Pierce (third round)
  * Shinobu Asagoe (quarterfinals)
  * Amy Frazier (second 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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  | 1 | Lindsay Davenport | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Venus Williams | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Venus Williams | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | Nadia Petrova | 0 | 3 | | | | |
  | 15 | Shinobu Asagoe | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | Nadia Petrova | 0 | 3 | | | | |
  | 7 | Nadia Petrova | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Nadia Petrova | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | 1 | Lindsay Davenport | 7 | 7 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Silvia Farina Elia | 5 | 5 |
  | 6 | Vera Zvonareva | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Silvia Farina Elia | 5 | 5 |
  | | Virginie Razzano | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Virginie Razzano | 6 | 6 | | | Virginie Razzano | 1 | 3 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 12 | Silvia Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 12 | Silvia Farina Elia | 5 | $7^9$ | 0 | 12 | Silvia Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 2 | Serena Williams | 7 | $6^7$ | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | 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 | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | K Brandi | 6 | 6 | | Q | K Brandi | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | ME Camerin | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | Q | C Castaño | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | Q | K Peschke | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | Q | K Peschke | 6 | $7^7$ | | Q | K Peschke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Jidkova | 4 | 2 | | 16 | A Frazier | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 1 | 6 | 6 |
  | 10 | K Šprem | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | V Williams | 6 | 3 | 4 |
  | | V Ruano Pascual | 4 | 6 | 6 | | V Ruano Pascual | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Domachowska | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Domachowska | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Morigami | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | M Domachowska | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | M Suchá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | V Williams | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | M Vento-Kabchi | 4 | 2 | | | M Suchá | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 3 | A Myskina | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | WC | S Pe'er | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Stosur | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | A Myskina | $6^5$ | $6^7$ | | | | | |
  | | L Raymond | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | S Asagoe | $7^7$ | $7^9$ | | | | | |
  | Q | T Obziler | 2 | 0 | | | L Raymond | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Washington | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | S Asagoe | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | S Asagoe | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | S Asagoe | 0 | 6 | 2 |
  | 11 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | N Petrova | 6 | 0 | 6 |
  | | V Dushevina | 2 | 2 | | 11 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Martínez | $7^7$ | 6 | | | C Martínez | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Irvin | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | 11 | J Janković | 3 | $6^5$ | | | | | |
  | | A-L Grönefeld | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | N Petrova | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | M Maleeva | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 6 | V Zvonareva | 4 | 6 | $7^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Peng | 6 | 2 | | | S Peng | 6 | 4 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Shaughnessy | 2 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | 6 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | K Srebotnik | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | 9 | E Likhovtseva | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | G Dulko | 7 | 6 | | | G Dulko | 3 | $7^8$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Smashnova | 7 | 1 | 2 | 9 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | $6^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | E Likhovtseva | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | V Zvonareva | 4 | 4 |
  | 13 | A Sugiyama | 6 | $7^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | V Razzano | 6 | 6 |
  | | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 1 | $6^8$ | | 13 | A Sugiyama | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | K Bondarenko | 6 | 4 | 3 | | B Strýcová | $7^7$ | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Strýcová | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | A Sugiyama | 4 | $7^7$ | 5 | | | | |
  | | V Razzano | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | V Razzano | 6 | $6^3$ | 7 | | | | |
  | | É Loit | 5 | $0^r$ | | | V Razzano | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | A Molik | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | 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 | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 8 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | N Pratt | 1 | $6^7$ | | | D Chládková | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Chládková | 6 | $7^9$ | | | | | | 8 | P Schnyder | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | E Linetskaya | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | 12 | S Farina Elia | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | A Medina Garrigues | 4 | 6 | 6 | | A Medina Garrigues | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Garbin | 4 | 2 | | 12 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | S Farina Elia | 5 | $7^9$ | 0 |
  | 14 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Williams | 7 | $6^7$ | $0^r$ |
  | WC | D Bedáňová | 3 | 0 | | 14 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Kostanić | 4 | 4 | | WC | E Daniilidou | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | E Daniilidou | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | M Pierce | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | M Marrero | 2 | 5 | | | | | | 2 | S Williams | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | D Randriantefy | 6 | 7 | | | D Randriantefy | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  