# 2005 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

Amélie Mauresmo was the defending champion, but withdrew from the tournament due to injury.
Nadia Petrova won her maiden WTA tour title, defeating Patty Schnyder in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–1.
This was the final tournament in which Grand Slam champion and former world No. 2 Conchita Martínez participated in singles, before her retirement in 2006. She retired in the second round against Daniela Hantuchová.

## Seeds

The top three seeds who played, and the ninth seed, received a bye into the second round.
* Amélie Mauresmo (withdrew)
* Elena Dementieva (second round)
* Nadia Petrova (champion)
* Patty Schnyder (final)
* Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
* Daniela Hantuchová (quarterfinals)
* Jelena Janković (first round)
* Ana Ivanovic (semifinals)
* Tatiana Golovin (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 8 | Ana Ivanovic | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Patty Schnyder | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Patty Schnyder | 7 | 6 | 4 | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | 3 | Nadia Petrova | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Nadia Petrova | 6 | 6 | 3 | Nadia Petrova | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Květa Peschke | 3 | 4 | | | | | |

### Top 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 |
| | | | | | 9 | T Golovin | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Y Meusburger | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | S Karatantcheva | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Karatantcheva | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | T Golovin | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Paszek | 7$^8$ | 1 | 7 | | | | | | 8 | A Ivanovic | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | E Vesnina | 6$^6$ | 6 | 5 | | T Paszek | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Asagoe | 6$^4$ | 2 | | 8 | A Ivanovic | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Ivanovic | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Ivanovic | 5 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | P Schnyder | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 4 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Domachowska | 3 | 3 | | | I Benešová | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Benešová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | D Hantuchová | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | M Bartoli | 1 | 1 | | | C Martínez | 6 | 0 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| | K Koukalová | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6$^9$ | 6 | D Hantuchová | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | D Hantuchová | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7$^{11}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | V Dushevina | 7$^8$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | J Janković | 6$^6$ | 6 | 0 | | V Dushevina | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Razzano | 7$^7$ | 6 | | WC | S Bammer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Bammer | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | WC | S Bammer | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | S Arvidsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | N Petrova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | B Strýcová | 1 | 2 | | Q | S Arvidsson | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 |
| | A Sugiyama | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Peschke | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | E Likhovtseva | 1 | 6 | 5 | | A Sugiyama | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Raymond | 7$^7$ | 6$^6$ | 2 | | G Dulko | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Dulko | 6$^2$ | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | A Sugiyama | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | K Peschke | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | K Peschke | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | V Zvonareva | 5 | 5 | | | K Peschke | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | E Dementieva | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Iveta Benešová (Promoted to main draw)
* Marta Domachowska (qualified)
* Alona Bondarenko (second round)
* Laura Pous Tió (first round)
* Zuzana Ondrášková (second round)
* Sofia Arvidsson (qualified)
* Emma Laine (first round)
* Tsvetana Pironkova (second round)
* Emmanuelle Gagliardi (second round)

### Qualifiers

* Elena Vesnina
* Marta Domachowska
* Sofia Arvidsson
* Barbora Strýcová

### Lucky losers

* Yvonne Meusburger

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 9 | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Tina Schiechtl | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Tina Schiechtl | 4 | 1 | 9 | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 6 | 0 | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | Elena Vesnina | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Elena Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | Elena Vesnina | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Kathrin Wörle | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Kathrin Wörle | 2 | 4 | | | | | | Elena Vesnina | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Kateryna Bondarenko | 1 | 1 |
| Alt | Libuše Průšová | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | Kateryna Bondarenko | 1 | 1 |
| | Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 6 | | Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | Tsvetana Pironkova | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | Varvara Lepchenko | 1 | 0$^r$ | 8 | Tsvetana Pironkova | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| 8 | Tsvetana Pironkova | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Marta Domachowska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marie-Ève Pelletier | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marie-Ève Pelletier | 4 | 2 | | 2 | Marta Domachowska | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Viktoriya Kutuzova | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Viktoriya Kutuzova | 6 | 6 | | | Viktoriya Kutuzova | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Kateřina Böhmová | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kateřina Böhmová | 4 | 0 | | | | | | 2 | Marta Domachowska | 5 | 6 | 7$^9$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | Yuliana Fedak | 7 | 3 | 6$^7$ |
| | Yuliana Fedak | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Yuliana Fedak | 7 | 3 | 6$^7$ |
| | Selima Sfar | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Selima Sfar | 3 | 6 | 3 | | Yuliana Fedak | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Zuzana Ondrášková | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | Gréta Arn | 0 | 1 | | 5 | Zuzana Ondrášková | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| 5 | Zuzana Ondrášková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Alona Bondarenko | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tatiana Panova | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tatiana Panova | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Alona Bondarenko | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Yvonne Meusburger | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | Yvonne Meusburger | 6 | 6 | | | Yvonne Meusburger | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| Alt | Mervana Jugić-Salkić | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Mervana Jugić-Salkić | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | Yvonne Meusburger | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Sofia Arvidsson | 6 | 6 |
| | Sabine Klaschka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Sofia Arvidsson | 6 | 6 |
| | Elena Baltacha | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Elena Baltacha | 1 | 2 | | | Sabine Klaschka | 5 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Sofia Arvidsson | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Eva Birnerová | 7$^{10}$ | 4 | 0 | 6 | Sofia Arvidsson | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Sofia Arvidsson | 6$^8$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Laura Pous Tió | 2 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Barbara Schwartz | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Barbara Schwartz | 6 | 7$^8$ | | WC | Barbara Schwartz | 0 | 0$^r$ | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Nicole Remis | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | Michaela Paštiková | 6$^3$ | 3 | | WC | Nicole Remis | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Nicole Remis | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Nicole Remis | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | WC | Nicole Remis | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Barbora Strýcová | 6 | 6 |
| | Silvija Talaja | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | Barbora Strýcová | 6 | 6 |
| | Ľudmila Cervanová | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ľudmila Cervanová | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Ľudmila Cervanová | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Barbora Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Barbora Strýcová | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Barbora Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Emma Laine | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |