# 2005 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles

Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion and successfully defended her title by defeating Silvia Farina Elia 7–5, 7–5 in the final.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Lindsay Davenport (champion)
* Serena Williams (quarterfinals, retired due to a left ankle sprain)
* Anastasia Myskina (third round)
* Alicia Molik (second round)
* Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
* Vera Zvonareva (quarterfinals)
* Nadia Petrova (semifinals)
* Patty Schnyder (third round)
* Elena Likhovtseva (third round)
* Karolina Šprem (first round)
* Jelena Janković (third round)
* Silvia Farina Elia (final)
* Ai Sugiyama (third round)
* Mary Pierce (third round)
* Shinobu Asagoe (quarterfinals)
* Amy Frazier (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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Lindsay Davenport | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Venus Williams | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Venus Williams | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Nadia Petrova | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| 15 | Shinobu Asagoe | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | Nadia Petrova | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| 7 | Nadia Petrova | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Nadia Petrova | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | 1 | Lindsay Davenport | 7 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | 12 | Silvia Farina Elia | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Vera Zvonareva | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Silvia Farina Elia | 5 | 5 |
| | Virginie Razzano | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Virginie Razzano | 6 | 6 | | | Virginie Razzano | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | Silvia Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 12 | Silvia Farina Elia | 5 | 7$^9$ | 0 | 12 | Silvia Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Serena Williams | 7 | 6$^7$ | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Brandi | 6 | 6 | | Q | K Brandi | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ME Camerin | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | C Castaño | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | Q | K Peschke | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Q | K Peschke | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Q | K Peschke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Jidkova | 4 | 2 | | 16 | A Frazier | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | K Šprem | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | V Williams | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| | V Ruano Pascual | 4 | 6 | 6 | | V Ruano Pascual | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Domachowska | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Domachowska | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Morigami | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | M Domachowska | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | M Suchá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | V Williams | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Vento-Kabchi | 4 | 2 | | | M Suchá | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | A Myskina | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | WC | S Pe'er | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stosur | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | A Myskina | 6$^5$ | 6$^7$ | | | | | |
| | L Raymond | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | S Asagoe | 7$^7$ | 7$^9$ | | | | | |
| Q | T Obziler | 2 | 0 | | | L Raymond | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Washington | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | S Asagoe | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | S Asagoe | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | S Asagoe | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 11 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | N Petrova | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| | V Dushevina | 2 | 2 | | 11 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Martínez | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | C Martínez | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Irvin | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | 11 | J Janković | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| | A-L Grönefeld | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | N Petrova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | M Maleeva | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | V Zvonareva | 4 | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Peng | 6 | 2 | | | S Peng | 6 | 4 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Shaughnessy | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | 6 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Srebotnik | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | 9 | E Likhovtseva | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | G Dulko | 7 | 6 | | | G Dulko | 3 | 7$^8$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Smashnova | 7 | 1 | 2 | 9 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | E Likhovtseva | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | V Zvonareva | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | V Razzano | 6 | 6 |
| | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 1 | 6$^8$ | | 13 | A Sugiyama | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Bondarenko | 6 | 4 | 3 | | B Strýcová | 7$^7$ | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Strýcová | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | A Sugiyama | 4 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | |
| | V Razzano | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | V Razzano | 6 | 6$^3$ | 7 | | | | |
| | É Loit | 5 | 0$^r$ | | | V Razzano | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | A Molik | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Pratt | 1 | 6$^7$ | | | D Chládková | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Chládková | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | 8 | P Schnyder | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | E Linetskaya | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | 12 | S Farina Elia | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Medina Garrigues | 4 | 6 | 6 | | A Medina Garrigues | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Garbin | 4 | 2 | | 12 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | S Farina Elia | 5 | 7$^9$ | 0 |
| 14 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Williams | 7 | 6$^7$ | 0$^r$ |
| WC | D Bedáňová | 3 | 0 | | 14 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kostanić | 4 | 4 | | WC | E Daniilidou | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E Daniilidou | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | M Pierce | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | |
| | M Marrero | 2 | 5 | | | | | | 2 | S Williams | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| | D Randriantefy | 6 | 7 | | | D Randriantefy | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |