2005 Kremlin Cup – Women's singles

Mary Pierce defeated Francesca Schiavone in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2005 Kremlin Cup. It was Pierce's final career WTA Tour title.

Women's singles
2005 Kremlin Cup
Final
Champion	Mary Pierce
Runner-up	Francesca Schiavone
Score	6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw	28
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Anastasia Myskina was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Elena Dementieva in a rematch of the previous year's final.

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.

1.   Maria Sharapova (quarterfinals)
2.   Amélie Mauresmo (second round)
3.   Mary Pierce (champion)
4.   Elena Dementieva (semifinals)
5.   Patty Schnyder (second round)
6.   Anastasia Myskina (quarterfinals)
7.   Alicia Molik (first round)
8.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Dinara Safina	6^2	3
	3	Mary Pierce	7^7	6
								3	Mary Pierce	6	6
									Francesca Schiavone	4	3
	4	Elena Dementieva	3	1
		Francesca Schiavone	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	M Sharapova	1	2
		A-L Grönefeld	3	7	6				A-L Grönefeld	6	4^r
	LL	V Razzano	6	5	1										1	M Sharapova	6	4	5
		S Farina Elia	1	5												D Safina	1	6	7
		D Safina	6	7					D Safina	4	7^7	6
	Q	S Stosur	6	6				Q	S Stosur	6	6^5	4
	7	A Molik	3	2																			D Safina	6^2	3
																						3	M Pierce	7^7	6
								3	M Pierce	4	6	6
		F Pennetta	6	7					F Pennetta	6	2	3
		N Dechy	3	5											3	M Pierce	7	4	7^8
		V Dushevina	6	2	5											E Likhovtseva	5	6	6^6
		E Likhovtseva	3	6	7				E Likhovtseva	1	6	6
		A Chakvetadze	6	2	5			5	P Schnyder	6	4	3
	5	P Schnyder	2	6	7

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	A Myskina	2	6	6
	WC	M Maleeva	6	4	2			6	A Myskina	6	4	6
	WC	E Linetskaya	2	2					K Peschke	4	6	3
		K Peschke	6	6											6	A Myskina	2	3
	Q	S Karatantcheva	6	6											4	E Dementieva	6	6
		J Janković	2	1				Q	S Karatantcheva	0	1
								4	E Dementieva	6	6
																						4	E Dementieva	3	1
	8	S Kuznetsova	6	6																			F Schiavone	6	6
	Q	E Gagliardi	0	4				8	S Kuznetsova	3	7	6
	WC	M Kirilenko	2	3					V Zvonareva	6	5	2
		V Zvonareva	6	6											8	S Kuznetsova	3	1
		F Schiavone	6	6												F Schiavone	6	6
	Q	I Benešová	3	2					F Schiavone	6	6
								2	A Mauresmo	1	1

External links

• WTA tournament draws