2005 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Venus Williams was the defending champion,^[1] but lost in the third round to Tatiana Golovin.

Singles
2005 Family Circle Cup
Final
Champion	Justine Henin-Hardenne
Runner-up	Elena Dementieva
Score	7–5, 6–4
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Justine Henin-Hardenne won the title, defeating Elena Dementieva in the final, 7–5, 6–4.^[2]

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

1.   Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals, retired due to a right hip flexor strain)
2.   Elena Dementieva (final)
3.   Anastasia Myskina (second round)
4.   Venus Williams (third round)
5.   Alicia Molik (withdrew due to an inner ear infection)
6.   Vera Zvonareva (second round)
7.   Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
8.   Patty Schnyder (semifinals)
9.   Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
10.   Jelena Janković (first round)
11.   Ai Sugiyama (third round)
12.   Silvia Farina Elia (first round)
13.   Tatiana Golovin (semifinals)
14.   Shinobu Asagoe (third round)
15.   Mary Pierce (second round)
16.   Fabiola Zuluaga (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							Semifinals							Final
	1	Lindsay Davenport	6	3	0^r
		Justine Henin-Hardenne	3	6	1
									Justine Henin-Hardenne	7^7	7
								13	Tatiana Golovin	6^4	5
	13	Tatiana Golovin	7	6
	7	Nadia Petrova	5	3
																Justine Henin-Hardenne	7	6
															2	Elena Dementieva	5	4
	8	Patty Schnyder	6	6
		Nicole Vaidišová	3	2
								8	Patty Schnyder	6	4	0
								2	Elena Dementieva	3	6	6
		Katarina Srebotnik	3	7	4
	2	Elena Dementieva	6	5	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	L Davenport	6	6
	WC	J Craybas	7	4	2			Q	M-È Pelletier	2	2
	Q	M-È Pelletier	5	6	6										1	L Davenport	6	6
	Q	K Brandi	6	0	1										Q	V Kutuzova	3	1
	Q	V Kutuzova	1	6	6			Q	V Kutuzova	6	6
	Q	S Beltrame	3	4				16	F Zuluaga	3	1
	16	F Zuluaga	6	6																		1	L Davenport	6	3	0^r
	10	J Janković	7	4	3																		J Henin-Hardenne	3	6	1
		J Henin-Hardenne	5	6	6				J Henin-Hardenne	6	4	6
		S Peng	6	6					S Peng	2	6	4
		M Irvin	2	4												J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		I Benešová	1	6	6											I Benešová	2	3
	Q	G Voskoboeva	6	3	1				I Benešová	6	4	7
								6	V Zvonareva	4	6	5

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	V Williams	7^7	6
		D Chládková	6	3	7				D Chládková	6^1	2
		ME Camerin	2	6	5										4	V Williams	5	4
		V Razzano	3	0											13	T Golovin	7	6
		L Raymond	6	6					L Raymond	4	3
		A Frazier	3	3				13	T Golovin	6	6
	13	T Golovin	6	6																		13	T Golovin	7	6
	12	S Farina Elia	4	6^6																		7	N Petrova	5	3
		J Kostanić	6	7^8					J Kostanić	6	6
		B Strýcová	6	6					B Strýcová	3	2
		C Martínez	3	4												J Kostanić	3	3
		A Morigami	6	6											7	N Petrova	6	6
		T Garbin	1	2					A Morigami	4	0
								7	N Petrova	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	P Schnyder	6	7
		M Marrero	7^9	6					M Marrero	2	5
		A Medina Garrigues	6^7	0											8	P Schnyder	6	6
		S Stosur	6	6												K Koukalová	4	0
		V Ruano Pascual	2	3					S Stosur	3	3
		K Koukalová	6	6					K Koukalová	6	6
	9	E Likhovtseva	3	4																		8	P Schnyder	6	6
	14	S Asagoe	6^5	6	6																		N Vaidišová	3	2
	Q	L Lee-Waters	7^7	0	2			14	S Asagoe	w/o
	WC	E Daniilidou	4	0					M Shaughnessy
		M Shaughnessy	6	6											14	S Asagoe	6	4	6^2
	Q	S Pe'er	6	6^8	2											N Vaidišová	3	6	7^7
		N Vaidišová	4	7^10	6				N Vaidišová	6	5	6
								3	A Myskina	3	7	4

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								LL	T Perebiynis	6	3	1
	WC	N Pratt	5	1					K Srebotnik	2	6	6
		K Srebotnik	7	6												K Srebotnik	6	4	6
	WC	C Gullickson	3	3											11	A Sugiyama	1	6	1
		A-L Grönefeld	6	6					A-L Grönefeld	2	4
	Q	Y Fedak	3	6	4			11	A Sugiyama	6	6
	11	A Sugiyama	6	4	6																		K Srebotnik	3	7	4
	15	M Pierce	6	6																		2	E Dementieva	6	5	6
		M Washington	3	2				15	M Pierce	4	6^3
		N Llagostera Vives	6	1	6				N Llagostera Vives	6	7^7
		M Suchá	4	6	2											N Llagostera Vives	0	3
		D Randriantefy	4	6	2										2	E Dementieva	6	6
		A Jidkova	6	4	6				A Jidkova	4	4
								2	E Dementieva	6	6

References

1. "Venus Williams Beats Martinez to End Slump". Los Angeles Times. 19 April 2004. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
2. "Comeback title for Henin-Hardenne". BBC Sport. 17 April 2005. Retrieved 23 August 2014.

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