# 2005 Qatar Ladies Open – Singles

Anastasia Myskina was the defending champion, but lost in round two.
Maria Sharapova won the title, defeating Alicia Molik in the final.

## Main 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

### Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals)
* Maria Sharapova (champion)
* Anastasia Myskina (second round)
* Alicia Molik (finals)
* Patty Schnyder (second round)
* Elena Bovina (second round)
* Silvia Farina Elia (first round)
* Paola Suárez (first round)

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6$^{11}$ | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Alicia Molik | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Alicia Molik | 7 | 6 | 4 | Alicia Molik | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | 2 | Maria Sharapova | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Daniela Hantuchová | 2 | 4 | 2 | Maria Sharapova | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Maria Sharapova | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | A Mauresmo | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | WC | A Ivanovic | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vento-Kabchi | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | M Kirilenko | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | L Šafářová | 3 | 1 | | Q | M Kirilenko | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Li | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | P Schnyder | 0 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | P Schnyder | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Mauresmo | 6$^{11}$ | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Molik | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 4 | A Molik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Sfar | 5 | 2 | | | N Pratt | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pratt | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | A Molik | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | F Schiavone | 2 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| LL | S Stosur | 2 | 3 | | | A Sugiyama | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | F Schiavone | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | S Farina Elia | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | E Bovina | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Asagoe | 5 | 6$^6$ | | 6 | E Bovina | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hantuchová | 4 | 6 | 6 | | D Hantuchová | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Maleeva | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | D Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Martínez | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | C Martínez | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | R Vinci | 7 | 0 | 2 | | C Martínez | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | A Myskina | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Hantuchová | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | P Suárez | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 |
| | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | M Bartoli | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | ME Camerin | 6 | 5 | 3 | | J Kostanić | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kostanić | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | M Bartoli | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | G Dulko | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Medina Garrigues | 1 | 6 | 4 | | G Dulko | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |