# 2005 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Elena Dementieva in the final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2005 Family Circle Cup.
Venus Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Tatiana Golovin.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals, retired due to a right hip flexor strain)
* Elena Dementieva (final)
* Anastasia Myskina (second round)
* Venus Williams (third round)
* Alicia Molik (withdrew due to an inner ear infection)
* Vera Zvonareva (second round)
* Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
* Patty Schnyder (semifinals)
* Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
* Jelena Janković (first round)
* Ai Sugiyama (third round)
* Silvia Farina Elia (first round)
* Tatiana Golovin (semifinals)
* Shinobu Asagoe (third round)
* Mary Pierce (second round)
* Fabiola Zuluaga (second 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 3 | 6 | 1 | | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | Tatiana Golovin | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | |
| 13 | Tatiana Golovin | 7 | 6 | | 13 | Tatiana Golovin | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | |
| 7 | Nadia Petrova | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Nadia Petrova | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Elena Dementieva | 5 | 4 |
| 8 | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Elena Dementieva | 5 | 4 |
| | Nicole Vaidišová | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nicole Vaidišová | 3 | 2 | | 8 | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Elena Dementieva | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Katarina Srebotnik | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | Elena Dementieva | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Elena Dementieva | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Craybas | 7 | 4 | 2 | Q | M-È Pelletier | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M-È Pelletier | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | K Brandi | 6 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | Q | V Kutuzova | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | V Kutuzova | 1 | 6 | 6 | Q | V Kutuzova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Beltrame | 3 | 4 | | 16 | F Zuluaga | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | F Zuluaga | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 6 | 3 | 0$^r$ |
| 10 | J Janković | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | J Henin-Hardenne | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| | J Henin-Hardenne | 5 | 6 | 6 | | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | S Peng | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Irvin | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | I Benešová | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | I Benešová | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | G Voskoboeva | 6 | 3 | 1 | | I Benešová | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | V Zvonareva | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | V Williams | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Chládková | 6 | 3 | 7 | | D Chládková | 6$^1$ | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | ME Camerin | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | 4 | V Williams | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | V Razzano | 3 | 0 | | | | | | 13 | T Golovin | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Raymond | 6 | 6 | | | L Raymond | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Frazier | 3 | 3 | | 13 | T Golovin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | T Golovin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 13 | T Golovin | 7 | 6 |
| 12 | S Farina Elia | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | 7 | N Petrova | 5 | 3 |
| | J Kostanić | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | J Kostanić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | B Strýcová | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Martínez | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | J Kostanić | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Morigami | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Garbin | 1 | 2 | | | A Morigami | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 |
| | | | | | 8 | P Schnyder | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Marrero | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | M Marrero | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Medina Garrigues | 6$^7$ | 0 | | | | | | | 8 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Koukalová | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| | V Ruano Pascual | 2 | 3 | | | S Stosur | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Koukalová | 6 | 6 | | | K Koukalová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | E Likhovtseva | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | S Asagoe | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | N Vaidišová | 3 | 2 |
| Q | L Lee-Waters | 7$^7$ | 0 | 2 | 14 | S Asagoe | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E Daniilidou | 4 | 0 | | | M Shaughnessy | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | S Asagoe | 6 | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| Q | S Pe'er | 6 | 6$^8$ | 2 | | | | | | | N Vaidišová | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | N Vaidišová | 4 | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | N Vaidišová | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | A Myskina | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | LL | T Perebiynis | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Pratt | 5 | 1 | | | K Srebotnik | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Srebotnik | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Srebotnik | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | C Gullickson | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 11 | A Sugiyama | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | A-L Grönefeld | 6 | 6 | | | A-L Grönefeld | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Fedak | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Srebotnik | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| 15 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | E Dementieva | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | M Washington | 3 | 2 | | 15 | M Pierce | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Llagostera Vives | 6 | 1 | 6 | | N Llagostera Vives | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Suchá | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | N Llagostera Vives | 0 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | D Randriantefy | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A Jidkova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | A Jidkova | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |