# 2005 Hansol Korea Open – Singles

Maria Sharapova was the defending champion from 2004, but decided not to compete in 2005.
Nicole Vaidišová won the title.

## Seeds

* Jelena Janković (final)
* Nicole Vaidišová (Winner)
* Tatiana Golovin (semifinals)
* Gisela Dulko (second round)
* Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)
* Vera Dushevina (quarterfinals)
* Shinobu Asagoe (withdrew due to injury)
* Marion Bartoli (quarterfinals)
* Shahar Pe'er (first 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Jelena Janković | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Tatiana Golovin | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| 3 | Tatiana Golovin | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | Jelena Janković | 5 | 3 |
| | | | | | 2 | Nicole Vaidišová | 7 | 6 |
| | Catalina Castaño | 5 | 4 | | 2 | Nicole Vaidišová | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Nicole Vaidišová | 7 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top 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 | Semifinals |
| 1 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Brémond | 3 | 1 | | 1 | J Janković | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 7 | | | M Shaughnessy | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Panova | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | 1 | J Janković | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | K-m Chang | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 6 | V Dushevina | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | A Nakamura | 6 | 6 | | | A Nakamura | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Spears | 4 | 2 | | 6 | V Dushevina | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | V Dushevina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Janković | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | T Golovin | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Golovin | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| LL | E Gallovits | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | T Golovin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Washington | 6 | 5 | 3 | | M Díaz Oliva | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Díaz Oliva | 0 | 7 | 6 | | | | | 3 | T Golovin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | M Müller | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 5 | A Sugiyama | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | S Arvidsson | 6 | 1 | 2 | Q | M Müller | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Craybas | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Sugiyama | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 9 | S Pe'er | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Granville | 3 | 7 | 6 | | L Granville | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pratt | 6 | 2 | 6 | | N Pratt | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S-j Kim | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | L Granville | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | C Castaño | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | C Castaño | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | V Castellvi | 1 | 3 | | | C Castaño | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Hrdinová | 4 | 3 | | 4 | G Dulko | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | G Dulko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Castaño | 5 | 4 |
| 8 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | N Vaidišová | 7 | 6 |
| | T Tanasugarn | 0 | 1 | | 8 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vento-Kabchi | 6$^6$ | 1 | | Q | S Obata | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Obata | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | M Bartoli | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | C Pin | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | 2 | N Vaidišová | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Morigami | 6 | 3 | 6 | | A Morigami | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | E Laine | 4 | 0 | | 2 | N Vaidišová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | N Vaidišová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |