# 2005 Zurich Open – Singles

Lindsay Davenport defeated Patty Schnyder in the final, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2005 Zurich Open.
Alicia Molik was the defending champion, but retired in the first round against Jelena Janković.

## Seeds

* Lindsay Davenport (champion)
* Amélie Mauresmo (second round)
* Mary Pierce (withdrew due to a right quad strain)
* Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals)
* Nadia Petrova (second round)
* Patty Schnyder (final)
* Anastasia Myskina (semifinals)
* Alicia Molik (first round, retired due to recurrence of vestibular neuronitis)

## 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 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Anastasia Myskina | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| 7 | Anastasia Myskina | 0 | 4 | 1 | Lindsay Davenport | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | 6 | Patty Schnyder | 6$^5$ | 3 |
| 6 | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 6 | 6 | Patty Schnyder | 6$^5$ | 3 |
| | Ana Ivanovic | 2 | 1 | | | | |

### 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 | L Davenport | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hantuchová | 1 | 7 | 6 | | D Hantuchová | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Sugiyama | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Schiavone | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | F Schiavone | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | R Vinci | 7 | 2 | 1 | | F Schiavone | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Martínez | 4 | 6$^5$ | | 5 | N Petrova | 6 | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | N Petrova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | A Myskina | 0 | 4 |
| | | | | | 4 | E Dementieva | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kuznetsova | 4 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | N Dechy | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 4 | E Dementieva | 3 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | 7 | A Myskina | 6 | 6$^1$ | 6 | | | | |
| | S Farina Elia | 2 | 6 | 2 | | S Farina Elia | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Zvonareva | 2 | 0$^r$ | | 7 | A Myskina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A Myskina | 6 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | G Dulko | 1 | 3 | | 6 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | WC | M Maleeva | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Chakvetadze | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 6 | P Schnyder | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | F Pennetta | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | LL | F Pennetta | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | K Peschke | 6 | 1 | 4 | LL | F Pennetta | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | LL | S Karatantcheva | 7 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | A Molik | 3 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Ivanovic | 2 | 1 |
| | J Janković | 6 | 4 | | | J Janković | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ivanovic | 6 | 5 | 7 | | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Golovin | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Asagoe | 4 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | Q | K Srebotnik | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | K Srebotnik | 6 | 7$^9$ | | Q | K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Mauresmo | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |