# 2005 Italian Open – Women's singles

Defending champion Amélie Mauresmo defeated Patty Schnyder in the final, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2005 Italian Open.

## Seeds

The first eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Maria Sharapova (semifinals)
* Amélie Mauresmo (champion)
* Serena Williams (second round)
* Elena Dementieva (second round)
* Svetlana Kuznetsova (second round)
* Vera Zvonareva (semifinals)
* Nadia Petrova (third round, withdrew due to a right thigh strain)
* Patty Schnyder (final)
* Elena Bovina (quarterfinals)
* Nathalie Dechy (first round)
* Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
* Tatiana Golovin (first round)
* Silvia Farina Elia (third round)
* Shinobu Asagoe (first round)
* Ai Sugiyama (third round)
* Daniela Hantuchová (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Elena Bovina | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Elena Bovina | 2 | 2 | 1 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | Patty Schnyder | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Evgenia Linetskaya | 1 | 0 | 8 | Patty Schnyder | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Amélie Mauresmo | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Vera Zvonareva | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Amélie Mauresmo | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | Francesca Schiavone | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Francesca Schiavone | 5 | 6$^4$ | 6 | Vera Zvonareva | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Conchita Martínez | 1 | 2 | 2 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| | | | | 1 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Jidkova | 4 | 1 | | A Medina Garrigues | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | | | 1 | M Sharapova | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Pierce | 6 | 7 | | | | | | M Pierce | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | S Peng | 1 | 5 | | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Mamić | 6 | 6 | Q | S Mamić | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | D Hantuchová | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | E Bovina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | E Bovina | 2 | 2 |
| | M Washington | 2 | 2 | 9 | E Bovina | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Chládková | 6$^4$ | 1 | WC | R Vinci | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Vinci | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | 9 | E Bovina | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | K Šprem | 3 | 0 | | | | | | P Suárez | 6 | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | S Kuznetsova | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | E Dementieva | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Dulko | 6 | 7 | | | G Dulko | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | V Ruano Pascual | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | G Dulko | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | E Linetskaya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Linetskaya | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Garbin | 3 | 4 | | | E Linetskaya | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | F Pennetta | 2 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | S Asagoe | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Linetskaya | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | T Golovin | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 |
| | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | A Ivanovic | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Kurhajcová | 3 | 6 | 1 | | A Chakvetadze | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Chakvetadze | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | A Ivanovic | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | An Serra Zanetti | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 8 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A-L Grönefeld | 6 | 6 | | | A-L Grönefeld | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 |
| | | | | | 6 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Randriantefy | 7$^7$ | 2 | 1 | | J Janković | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Janković | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | 6 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | T Perebiynis | 3 | 2 | | | | | | Q | C Castaño | 1 | 7 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | C Castaño | 6 | 6 | | Q | C Castaño | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | ME Camerin | 4 | 6 | 6 | | ME Camerin | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | N Dechy | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | V Zvonareva | 7 | 7$^7$ |
| 15 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | F Schiavone | 5 | 6$^4$ |
| | M Maleeva | 2 | 4 | | 15 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vento-Kabchi | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | M Vento-Kabchi | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Razzano | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | 15 | A Sugiyama | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | M Shaughnessy | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | F Schiavone | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | F Schiavone | 7 | 6 | | | F Schiavone | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | S Williams | 6$^2$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| | | | | | 7 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Santangelo | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Santangelo | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Zuluaga | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 7 | N Petrova | | | | | | |
| | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Martínez | w/o | | | | | |
| Q | A Haynes | 0 | 1 | | | C Martínez | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Smashnova | 6 | 6 | | | A Smashnova | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | E Likhovtseva | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Martínez | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 |
| | M Kirilenko | 4 | 1 | | 13 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Cohen-Aloro | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | Q | S Cohen-Aloro | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Viérin | 6 | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | 13 | S Farina Elia | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Y Fedak | 3 | 3 | | | S Stosur | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |