# 2005 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Justine Henin-Hardenne was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
Lindsay Davenport won the final, beating Jelena Janković, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4.

## Singles results
### Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Lindsay Davenport (champion)
* Serena Williams (semifinals, retired)
* Anastasia Myskina (quarterfinals)
* Svetlana Kuznetsova (second round)
* Venus Williams (first round)
* Alicia Molik (first round)
* Nathalie Dechy (second round)
* Patty Schnyder (semifinals)

### 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 | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Lindsay Davenport | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| 8 | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Jelena Janković | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| | Jelena Janković | 6 | 4 | | | Jelena Janković | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 2 | Serena Williams | 0 | 3$^r$ | | | | | | |

#### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Zheng | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Q | J Zheng | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Medina Garrigues | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | S Asagoe | 3 | 4 | | | | | | WC | C Martínez | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
| WC | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | WC | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Dushevina | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6$^4$ | 7 | N Dechy | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | N Dechy | 6$^1$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | P Schnyder | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| | | | | | 3 | A Myskina | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Bartoli | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Dulko | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | A Myskina | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | 8 | P Schnyder | 6$^0$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | N Li | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | Q | N Li | 3 | 6$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Maleeva | 6$^1$ | 2 | | 8 | P Schnyder | 6 | 7$^{11}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | P Schnyder | 7$^7$ | 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 |
| 5 | V Williams | 5 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Farina Elia | 7 | 7$^8$ | | | S Farina Elia | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | J Janković | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Suárez | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | S Mirza | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | S Mirza | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | J Kostanić | 7$^7$ | 4 | 1 | WC | S Mirza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | S Kuznetsova | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Janković | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | A Molik | 6$^8$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Williams | 0 | 3$^r$ |
| | D Hantuchová | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | D Hantuchová | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 2 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | E Likhovtseva | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Sfar | 6 | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | D Hantuchová | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | F Schiavone | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Bovina | 6 | 3 | 6 | | E Bovina | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | S Williams | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Marion Bartoli (qualified)
* Vera Douchevina (qualified)
* Samantha Stosur (second round)
* Maria Elena Camerin (second round)
* Li Na (qualified)
* n/a
* Martina Suchá (first round)
* Ana Ivanovic (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Marion Bartoli
* Vera Douchevina
* Li Na
* Zheng Jie

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Marion Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stéphanie Foretz | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stéphanie Foretz | 2 | 2 | | 1 | Marion Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Silvija Talaja | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Silvija Talaja | 6 | 6 | | | Silvija Talaja | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Yuliana Fedak | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yuliana Fedak | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | Marion Bartoli | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Galina Voskoboeva | 1 | 5 |
| | Nicole Pratt | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Galina Voskoboeva | 1 | 5 |
| | Anne Kremer | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anne Kremer | 5 | 2 | | | Nicole Pratt | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Galina Voskoboeva | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Galina Voskoboeva | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Galina Voskoboeva | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Martina Suchá | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Vera Douchevina | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lenka Němečková | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lenka Němečková | 5 | 1 | | 2 | Vera Douchevina | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Libuše Průšová | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro | 4 | 7 | 5 | | Libuše Průšová | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | Libuše Průšová | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Libuše Průšová | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | 2 | Vera Douchevina | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Ana Ivanovic | 4 | 3 |
| | Li Ting | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Ana Ivanovic | 4 | 3 |
| | Maria Kirilenko | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maria Kirilenko | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Maria Kirilenko | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Ana Ivanovic | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Heidi El Tabakh | 1 | 2 | | 8 | Ana Ivanovic | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Ana Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Samantha Stosur | 6$^5$ | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sun Tiantian | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sun Tiantian | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6$^4$ | 3 | Samantha Stosur | 7$^8$ | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Cara Black | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Tatiana Panova | 1 | 2 | | | Cara Black | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Cara Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cara Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Cara Black | 2 | 7$^{10}$ | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Li Na | 6 | 6$^8$ | 6 |
| | Anca Barna | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Li Na | 6 | 6$^8$ | 6 |
| WC | Vanessa Henke | 3 | 6 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Vanessa Henke | 3 | 6 | 6$^1$ | | Anca Barna | 3 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Li Na | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| WC | Martina Müller | 1 | 1 | | 5 | Li Na | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Li Na | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Maria Elena Camerin | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roberta Vinci | 6$^1$ | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roberta Vinci | 6$^1$ | 0$^r$ | | 4 | Maria Elena Camerin | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Zheng Jie | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Zheng Jie | 6 | 6 | | | Zheng Jie | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Sandra Kleinová | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sandra Kleinová | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | Zheng Jie | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Virginia Ruano Pascual | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| | Virginia Ruano Pascual | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Virginia Ruano Pascual | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| | Els Callens | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Els Callens | 6 | 3 | 4 | | Virginia Ruano Pascual | 6 | 1 | 7$^8$ | | | | |
| | | | | | Alt | María Vento-Kabchi | 4 | 6 | 6$^6$ | | | | |
| WC | Iroda Tulyaganova | 2 | 3 | | Alt | María Vento-Kabchi | 4 | 6 | 6$^6$ | | | | |
| Alt | María Vento-Kabchi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |