# 2005 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Singles

Li Na was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Yan Zi.
Yan reached the final, where she was leading 6–4, 4–0 when her opponent Nuria Llagostera Vives retired due to a hamstring injury, giving Yan the title.

## Seeds

* Vera Zvonareva (first round)
* Peng Shuai (second round, retired due to heat illness)
* Li Na (quarterfinals)
* Maria Kirilenko (quarterfinals)
* Zheng Jie (semifinals)
* Nuria Llagostera Vives (final, retired due to a hamstring injury)
* Marta Domachowska (second round)
* Martina Suchá (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 6 | Nuria Llagostera Vives | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Zheng Jie | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| 5 | Zheng Jie | 5 | 4 | 6 | Nuria Llagostera Vives | 4 | 0$^r$ |
| | | | | | Yan Zi | 6 | 4 |
| | Yan Zi | 6 | 6 | | Yan Zi | 6 | 4 |
| Q | Victoria Azarenka | 4 | 3 | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | V Zvonareva | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Li | 6 | 7 | | | T Li | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Sun | 3 | 2 | | | A Jidkova | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Jidkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Li | 6 | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | A Harkleroad | 7 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | 6 | N Llagostera Vives | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | T Sun | 5 | 6 | 6 | | T Sun | 3 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bammer | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | N Llagostera Vives | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | N Llagostera Vives | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | N Llagostera Vives | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Zheng | 5 | 4 |
| | ME Camerin | 4 | 6$^1$ | | 4 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Yuan | 3 | 4 | | | A Parra Santonja | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Parra Santonja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | M Kirilenko | 3 | 7$^{12}$ | 1 | | | | |
| | V Kutuzova | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 5 | J Zheng | 6 | 6$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | |
| | J Jackson | 6 | 6 | | | J Jackson | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Gullickson | 7$^7$ | 5 | 5 | 5 | J Zheng | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | J Zheng | 6$^1$ | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | M Domachowska | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Serra Zanetti | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | M Domachowska | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Yan | 6 | 6 | | | Z Yan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y Chen | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | Z Yan | 6$^5$ | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| LL | I Lisjak | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | 3 | N Li | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | E Gagliardi | 7 | 4 | 7 | | E Gagliardi | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Uberoi | 4 | 1 | | 3 | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Z Yan | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | M Suchá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | V Azarenka | 4 | 3 |
| WC | Y Xie | 0 | 1 | | 8 | M Suchá | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Voskoboeva | 4 | 0 | | Q | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | V Azarenka | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | J Lee | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | S Peng | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| | T Obziler | 6 | 6 | | | T Obziler | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Dominikovic | 3 | 4 | | 2 | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |