# 2005 Cellular South Cup – Singles

Vera Zvonareva was the defending champion and successfully defended her title by defeating Meghann Shaughnessy 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–2 in the final.

## Seeds

* Vera Zvonareva (champion)
* Amy Frazier (first round)
* Meghann Shaughnessy (final)
* Martina Suchá (first round)
* Mashona Washington (first round)
* Alina Jidkova (first round)
* Nicole Vaidišová (semifinals)
* Evgenia Linetskaya (semifinals)

## 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 |
| 1 | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Evgenia Linetskaya | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| 8 | Evgenia Linetskaya | 4 | 1 | 1 | Vera Zvonareva | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | 3 | Meghann Shaughnessy | 6$^3$ | 2 |
| 3 | Meghann Shaughnessy | 7$^{10}$ | 7$^8$ | 3 | Meghann Shaughnessy | 6$^3$ | 2 |
| 7 | Nicole Vaidišová | 6$^8$ | 6$^6$ | | | | |

### 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 |
| 1 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Paštiková | 3 | 1 | | 1 | V Zvonareva | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Beltrame | 3 | 6 | 6 | | S Beltrame | 6$^0$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Osterloh | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | V Zvonareva | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Irvin | 7$^7$ | 4 | 5 | | | | | | WC | K Bondarenko | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | A Haynes | 6$^3$ | 6 | 7 | Q | A Haynes | 6$^3$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Bondarenko | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | K Bondarenko | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Jidkova | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | M Suchá | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | E Linetskaya | 4 | 1 |
| | A Morigami | 6 | 7 | | | A Morigami | 6$^2$ | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K McCain | 4 | 4 | | WC | M Krajicek | 7$^7$ | 6$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Krajicek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Morigami | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | K Böhmová | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | 8 | E Linetskaya | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Y Yoshida | 6 | 5 | 6 | Q | Y Yoshida | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | E Gallovits | 4 | 3 | | 8 | E Linetskaya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | E Linetskaya | 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 |
| 5 | M Washington | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Spears | 6 | 7 | | | A Spears | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | An Serra Zanetti | 4 | 6 | 2 | PR | Y-j Cho | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | Y-j Cho | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | PR | Y-j Cho | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | J Craybas | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | 3 | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | H Šromová | 4 | 6 | 7 | | H Šromová | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Granville | 3 | 4 | | 3 | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Shaughnessy | 7$^{10}$ | 7$^8$ |
| 7 | N Vaidišová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | N Vaidišová | 6$^8$ | 6$^6$ |
| | L Lee-Waters | 2 | 3 | | 7 | N Vaidišová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Brandi | 6 | 6 | | | K Brandi | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Hopkins | 3 | 0 | | | | | | 7 | N Vaidišová | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | |
| | S Karatantcheva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | J Jackson | 2 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | |
| PR | S Noorlander | 5 | 3 | | | S Karatantcheva | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Jackson | 7$^7$ | 0 | 6 | | J Jackson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Frazier | 6$^4$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |