# 2005 Bank of the West Classic – Singles

Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but retired in the second round against Anna-Lena Grönefeld due to a low back strain.
Kim Clijsters won the title, defeating Venus Williams 7–5, 6–2 in the final.

## Seeds

The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Lindsay Davenport (second round, retired due to a low back strain)
* Venus Williams (final)
* Patty Schnyder (semifinals)
* Kim Clijsters (champion)
* Vera Zvonareva (first round)
* Nathalie Dechy (quarterfinals)
* Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)
* Francesca Schiavone (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| 4 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Kim Clijsters | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 2 | Venus Williams | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 6$^4$ | 2 | 2 | Venus Williams | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | Venus Williams | 2 | 7$^7$ | 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 | L Davenport | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Pe'er | 5 | 1 | | | A-L Grönefeld | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A-L Grönefeld | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | A-L Grönefeld | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Raymond | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | 6 | N Dechy | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | A Haynes | 4 | 6$^7$ | | | L Raymond | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Šprem | 2 | 3 | | 6 | N Dechy | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A-L Grönefeld | 4 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 4 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 7$^{12}$ | 6 | | | A Sugiyama | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stosur | 6$^{10}$ | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | A Stevenson | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | D Hantuchová | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | D Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | | | D Hantuchová | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 1 | 7$^8$ | Q | M Shaughnessy | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | V Zvonareva | 3 | 6 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 8 | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Jidkova | 4 | 1 | | 8 | F Schiavone | 6 | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Peng | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | I Benešová | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Benešová | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | I Benešová | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | M Washington | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | M Bartoli | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | P Schnyder | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6$^4$ | 2 |
| 7 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | V Williams | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| Q | M Irvin | 2 | 4 | | 7 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vento-Kabchi | 3 | 0 | | | A Frazier | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | J Janković | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | E Daniilidou | 6$^4$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| LL | S Mirza | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | LL | S Mirza | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |