# 2005 Moorilla Hobart International – Singles

Amy Frazier was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Li Na in an upset.
Zheng Jie won the title by defeating Gisela Dulko 6–2, 6–0 in the final.

## Seeds

* Amy Frazier (first round)
* Gisela Dulko (final)
* Iveta Benešová (semifinals)
* Shinobu Asagoe (second round)
* Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round)
* Maria Elena Camerin (second round)
* Dinara Safina (second round)
* Klára Koukalová (quarterfinals)

## 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 |
| | Li Na | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| | Zheng Jie | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Zheng Jie | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Zheng Jie | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 2 | Gisela Dulko | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Iveta Benešová | 5 | 2 | | 2 | Gisela Dulko | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Gisela Dulko | 7 | 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 Frazier | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Li | 7 | 7 | | | N Li | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Dellacqua | 7 | 6 | | WC | C Dellacqua | 6$^1$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Jidkova | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | N Li | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Morigami | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | M Domachowska | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | M Domachowska | 6 | 7 | | | M Domachowska | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Müller | 1 | 4 | | 6 | ME Camerin | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | ME Camerin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | N Li | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | S Asagoe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Zheng | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | M Santangelo | 4 | 3 | | 4 | S Asagoe | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Zheng | 7 | 4 | 6 | | J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Díaz Oliva | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | J Zheng | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | D Jeflea | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 8 | K Koukalová | 6 | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | |
| | M Marrero | 6 | 6 | | | M Marrero | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Black | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | K Koukalová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | K Koukalová | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | D Safina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Granville | 4 | 2 | | 7 | D Safina | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Perebiynis | 6 | 5 | 4 | | N Vaidišová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Vaidišová | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | N Vaidišová | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | J Hopkins | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | I Benešová | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | B Strýcová | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ľ Kurhajcová | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | I Benešová | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | I Benešová | 6 | 6$^1$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | I Benešová | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | G Dulko | 7 | 6 |
| | K Brandi | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | A Medina Garrigues | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Peschke | 7 | 6 | | | K Peschke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Suchá | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | K Peschke | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Spears | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | G Dulko | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Craybas | 1 | 3 | | | A Spears | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Liu | 4 | 3 | | 2 | G Dulko | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | G Dulko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |