2005 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

Amélie Mauresmo was the defending champion, but withdrew from the tournament due to injury.

Singles
2005 Generali Ladies Linz
Champion	Nadia Petrova
Runner-up	Patty Schnyder
Final score	4–6, 6–3, 6–1
Draw	28
Seeds	8

Nadia Petrova won her maiden WTA tour title, defeating Patty Schnyder in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–1.

This was the final tournament in which Grand Slam champion and former world No. 2 Conchita Martínez participated in singles, before her retirement in 2006. She retired in the second round against Daniela Hantuchová.

Seeds

The top three seeds who played, and the ninth seed, received a bye into the second round.

1. Amélie Mauresmo (Withdrew)
2. Elena Dementieva (Second round)
3. Nadia Petrova (Champion)
4. Patty Schnyder (Final)
5. Elena Likhovtseva (First round)
6. Daniela Hantuchová (Quarterfinals)
7. Jelena Janković (First round)
8. Ana Ivanovic (Semifinals)
9. Tatiana Golovin (Quarterfinals)[lower-alpha 1]

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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	8	Ana Ivanovic	5	2
	4	Patty Schnyder	7	6
								4	Patty Schnyder	6	3	1
								3	Nadia Petrova	4	6	6
	3	Nadia Petrova	6	6
		Květa Peschke	3	4

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								9	T Golovin	6	7^7
	LL	Y Meusburger	6^3	3					S Karatantcheva	4	6^2
		S Karatantcheva	7^7	6											9	T Golovin	7	6
		T Paszek	7^8	1	7										8	A Ivanovic	5	3
	Q	E Vesnina	6^6	6	5				T Paszek	5	1
		S Asagoe	6^4	2				8	A Ivanovic	7	6
	8	A Ivanovic	7^7	6																		8	A Ivanovic	5	2
																						4	P Schnyder	7	6
								4	P Schnyder	6	6
	Q	M Domachowska	3	3					I Benešová	2	2
		I Benešová	6	6											4	P Schnyder	6	6
		C Martínez	6	6											6	D Hantuchová	2	1
		M Bartoli	1	1					C Martínez	6	0	1^r
		K Koukalová	4	7^7	6^9			6	D Hantuchová	2	6	3
	6	D Hantuchová	6	6^4	7^11

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		V Dushevina	7^8	3	6
	7	J Janković	6^6	6	0				V Dushevina	5	4
		V Razzano	7^7	6				WC	S Bammer	7	6
	WC	S Bammer	6^3	3											WC	S Bammer	2	6	3
	Q	S Arvidsson	6	6											3	N Petrova	6	3	6
	Q	B Strýcová	1	2				Q	S Arvidsson	3	3
								3	N Petrova	6	6
																						3	N Petrova	6	6
		A Sugiyama	6	4	7																		K Peschke	3	4
	5	E Likhovtseva	1	6	5				A Sugiyama	6	3	6
	WC	L Raymond	7^7	6^6	2				G Dulko	4	6	2
		G Dulko	6^2	7^8	6											A Sugiyama	6	5	4
		K Peschke	7	7												K Peschke	4	7	6
		V Zvonareva	5	5					K Peschke	6	7
								2	E Dementieva	3	5

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Iveta Benešová (Promoted to main draw)
2. Marta Domachowska (Qualified)
3. Alona Bondarenko (Second round)
4. Laura Pous Tió (First round)
5. Zuzana Ondrášková (Second round)
6. Sofia Arvidsson (Qualified)
7. Emma Laine (First round)
8. Tsvetana Pironkova (Second round)
9. Emmanuelle Gagliardi (Second round)

Qualifiers

1. Elena Vesnina
2. Marta Domachowska
3. Sofia Arvidsson
4. Barbora Strýcová

Lucky losers

1. Yvonne Meusburger

First qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	9	Emmanuelle Gagliardi	6	6
	WC	Tina Schiechtl	4	1
								9	Emmanuelle Gagliardi	6	0	4
									Elena Vesnina	3	6	6
		Elena Vesnina	6	6
		Kathrin Wörle	2	4
																Elena Vesnina	6	6
																Kateryna Bondarenko	1	1
	Alt	Libuše Průšová	4	2
		Kateryna Bondarenko	6	6
									Kateryna Bondarenko	6	7
								8	Tsvetana Pironkova	4	5
		Varvara Lepchenko	1	0^r
	8	Tsvetana Pironkova	6	5

Second Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	2	Marta Domachowska	6	6
		Marie-Ève Pelletier	4	2
								2	Marta Domachowska	6	6
									Viktoriya Kutuzova	0	4
		Viktoriya Kutuzova	6	6
		Kateřina Böhmová	4	0
															2	Marta Domachowska	5	6	7^9
																Yuliana Fedak	7	3	6^7
		Yuliana Fedak	6	2	6
		Selima Sfar	3	6	3
									Yuliana Fedak	6	6
								5	Zuzana Ondrášková	2	4
	WC	Gréta Arn	0	1
	5	Zuzana Ondrášková	6	6

Third Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	3	Alona Bondarenko	2	6	6
		Tatiana Panova	6	4	2
								3	Alona Bondarenko	4	6	3
									Yvonne Meusburger	6	3	6
		Yvonne Meusburger	6	6
	Alt	Mervana Jugić-Salkić	0	4
																Yvonne Meusburger	4	4
															6	Sofia Arvidsson	6	6
		Sabine Klaschka	6	6
		Elena Baltacha	1	2
									Sabine Klaschka	5	0
								6	Sofia Arvidsson	7	6
		Eva Birnerová	7^10	4	0
	6	Sofia Arvidsson	6^8	6	6

Fourth Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	4	Laura Pous Tió	2	6^6
	WC	Barbara Schwartz	6	7^8
								WC	Barbara Schwartz	0	0^r
								WC	Nicole Remis	6	1
		Michaela Paštiková	6^3	3
	WC	Nicole Remis	7^7	6
															WC	Nicole Remis	3	3
																Barbora Strýcová	6	6
		Silvija Talaja	6	3	3
		Ľudmila Cervanová	2	6	6
									Ľudmila Cervanová	3	2
									Barbora Strýcová	6	6
		Barbora Strýcová	6	3	6
	7	Emma Laine	3	6	3

References

1. Tatiana Golovin was initially unseeded, and was scheduled to face Sesil Karatantcheva in the first round. However, following Amélie Mauresmo's withdrawal, Golovin was promoted to ninth seed, necessitating a draw reshuffle. Golovin occupied Mauresmo's original position in the draw, receiving a first-round bye, and Yvonne Meusburger received entry into the main draw as a lucky loser, and was positioned in Golovin's original position.

• Main and Qualifying Draws (ITF)