2005 NASDAQ-100 Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2005 NASDAQ-100 Open
Final
Champion	Kim Clijsters
Runner-up	Maria Sharapova
Score	6–3, 7–5
Details
Draw	96 (8WC/12Q/1LL)
Seeds	32
Events

Kim Clijsters defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–3, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2005 Miami Open. She did not lose a set during the tournament, and became the second woman to achieve the Sunshine Double (after Steffi Graf).^[1]^[2]^[3] At the time, Clijsters was the lowest-ranked player to win the title, doing so as the world No. 38.

Serena Williams was the three-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to her sister, Venus Williams.^[4]

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals)
Maria Sharapova (final)
Serena Williams (quarterfinals)
Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals)
Anastasia Myskina (fourth round)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (fourth round)
Alicia Molik (fourth round)
Venus Williams (semifinals)
Vera Zvonareva (second round)
Nadia Petrova (second round)
Patty Schnyder (third round)
Nathalie Dechy (third round)
Elena Bovina (third round)
Francesca Schiavone (third round)
Elena Likhovtseva (fourth round)
Karolina Šprem (fourth round)
Paola Suárez (second round)
Jelena Janković (second round)
Justine Henin-Hardenne (quarterfinals)
Daniela Hantuchová (second round)
Ai Sugiyama (third round)
Tatiana Golovin (fourth round)
Shinobu Asagoe (fourth round)
Amy Frazier (second round)
Fabiola Zuluaga (third round)
Flavia Pennetta (third round)
Magdalena Maleeva (third round)
Marion Bartoli (second round)
Gisela Dulko (third round)
Anna Smashnova (third round)
Dinara Safina (second round)
Klára Koukalová (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Amélie Mauresmo	6	6

	Ana Ivanovic	1	4
					1	Amélie Mauresmo	1	0

						Kim Clijsters	6	6
4	Elena Dementieva	2	1

	Kim Clijsters	6	6
										Kim Clijsters	6	7

									2	Maria Sharapova	3	5
8	Venus Williams	6	7¹⁰

3	Serena Williams	1	6⁸
					8	Venus Williams	4	3

					2	Maria Sharapova	6	6
19	Justine Henin-Hardenne	1	7⁸	2

2	Maria Sharapova	6	6⁶	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

					1	A Mauresmo	4	6	6
	A Chakvetadze	5	3			M Kirilenko	6	4	1
	M Kirilenko	7	6							1	A Mauresmo	6	6
WC	J Kirkland	2	2							30	A Smashnova	2	1
	A Morigami	6	6			A Morigami	5	4
					30	A Smashnova	7	6
														1	A Mauresmo	6	7
														16	K Šprem	1	5
					20	D Hantuchová	6³	2
	B Strýcová	6	4	3	LL	S Cohen-Aloro	7	6
LL	S Cohen-Aloro	3	6	6						LL	S Cohen-Aloro	2	2
	A Parra Santonja	6	0	6						16	K Šprem	6	6
WC	A Tatishvili	3	6	2		A Parra Santonja	3	6	4
					16	K Šprem	6	1	6

Section 2

First round				Second round				Third round				Fourth round

				10	N Petrova	4	5
	A Ivanovic	6	7		A Ivanovic	6	7
Q	L Granville	3	5						A Ivanovic	6	7
	K Srebotnik	5	1						N Vaidišová	2	6⁴
	N Vaidišová	7	6		N Vaidišová	6	7
				18	J Janković	2	6⁶
													A Ivanovic	6	3	7
												8	S Kuznetsova	3	6	5
				32	K Koukalová	2	1
	D Randriantefy	6	6		D Randriantefy	6	6
Q	J Peterson	4	3						D Randriantefy	1	3
WC	N Uberoi	4	2					8	S Kuznetsova	6	6
Q	G Voskoboeva	6	6	Q	G Voskoboeva	1	3
				8	S Kuznetsova	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

					4	E Dementieva	6	2	6
	M Suchá	1	4			E Linetskaya	3	6	4
	E Linetskaya	6	6							4	E Dementieva	6	6
WC	V Kutuzova	3	5							27	M Maleeva	3	4
	V Ruano Pascual	6	7			V Ruano Pascual	4	6	5
					27	M Maleeva	6	3	7
														4	E Dementieva	3	6	6
														22	T Golovin	6	2	1
					22	T Golovin	6	6⁸	6
WC	A Haynes	6	7		WC	A Haynes	0	7	3
Q	M Díaz Oliva	3	6⁵							22	T Golovin	6	7
	T Perebiynis	6	2	6						13	E Bovina	3	6⁴
	M Marrero	3	6	3		T Perebiynis	3	2
					13	E Bovina	6	6

Section 4

First round				Second round				Third round				Fourth round

				12	N Dechy	6	6
	M Washington	4	2		L Raymond	4	2
	L Raymond	6	6					12	N Dechy	0	2
Q	S Kloesel	0	1						K Clijsters	6	6
	K Clijsters	6	6		K Clijsters	6	6
				24	A Frazier	2	3
													K Clijsters	6	6
												5	A Myskina	3	4
				26	F Pennetta	6	6
WC	S Mirza	2	5		M Sánchez Lorenzo	3	3
	M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	7					26	F Pennetta	4	0
	M Vento-Kabchi	6	6					5	A Myskina	6	6
	C Schaul	3	1		M Vento-Kabchi	2	1
				5	A Myskina	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

					8	V Williams	6	6
	A-L Grönefeld	6	6			A-L Grönefeld	2	0
Q	J Schruff	4	2						8	V Williams	6	6
	A Medina Garrigues	6	4						25	F Zuluaga	2	0
	M Weingärtner	1	3	r		A Medina Garrigues	5	1
					25	F Zuluaga	7	6
														8	V Williams	6	2	6
														Q	C Castaño	4	6	1
					17	P Suárez	5	3
Q	C Castaño	6	6		Q	C Castaño	7	6
Q	S Foretz	1	3						Q	C Castaño	6	2	6
	K Peschke	6	6						11	P Schnyder	3	6	1
WC	S Karatantcheva	3	1			K Peschke	4	1
					11	P Schnyder	6	6

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

					15	E Likhovtseva	7	6
	I Benešová	4	6	2		D Chládková	6⁴	2
	D Chládková	6	4	6						15	E Likhovtseva	6	3	6
	V Razzano	6	3	2						21	A Sugiyama	4	6	3
	J Craybas	4	6	6		J Craybas	5	4
					21	A Sugiyama	7	6
															15	E Likhovtseva	4	6	4
															3	S Williams	6	1	6
					28	M Bartoli	6	4	5
Q	S Pe'er	6	2	7	Q	S Pe'er	2	6	7
	M Domachowska	2	6	5						Q	S Pe'er	3	3
	V Dushevina	6	6							3	S Williams	6	6
	É Loit	3	3			V Dushevina	3	0
					3	S Williams	6	6

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

					7	A Molik	6	6
	T Tanasugarn	3	2			N Pratt	2	3
	N Pratt	6	6							7	A Molik	3	6	6
	K Brandi	6	6							29	G Dulko	6	3	4
WC	J Jackson	3	2			K Brandi	6	0	3
					29	G Dulko	4	6	6
															7	A Molik	4	6	2
															19	J Henin-Hardenne	6	2	6
					19	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	S Stosur	6⁵	6	1		A Spears	4	3
	A Spears	7	4	6						19	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	L Lee-Waters	2	0								N Llagostera Vives	3	2
	N Llagostera Vives	6	6			N Llagostera Vives	3	6	6
					9	V Zvonareva	6	3	1

Section 8

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

					14	F Schiavone	7	4	6
	M Shaughnessy	6	6			M Shaughnessy	6⁵	6	6²
Q	Y Fedak	3	0							14	F Schiavone	0	3
Q	A Bondarenko	2	0							23	S Asagoe	6	6
	A Jidkova	6	6			A Jidkova	7	4	6⁴
					23	S Asagoe	6⁵	6	7
														23	S Asagoe	1	2
														2	M Sharapova	6	6
					31	D Safina	6⁴	6	4
	M Irvin	6	7			M Irvin	7	0	6
Q	M Serna	3	5								M Irvin	2	0
	E Daniilidou	6	4	6						2	M Sharapova	6	6
	T Garbin	3	6	1		E Daniilidou	0	4
					2	M Sharapova	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

Yuliana Fedak (qualified)
Laura Granville (qualified)
Alona Bondarenko (qualified)
Séverine Beltrame (first round)
Mariana Díaz Oliva (qualified)
Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
Anne Kremer (first round)
Stéphanie Foretz (qualified)
Antonella Serra Zanetti (first round)
Lilia Osterloh (first round)
Aiko Nakamura (qualifying competition)
~~Petra Mandula~~ (moved to Main Draw)
Sanda Mamić (first round)
Silvija Talaja (qualifying competition)
Michaela Paštiková (first round)
Emmanuelle Gagliardi (qualifying competition)
Evie Dominikovic (qualifying competition)
Catalina Castaño (qualified)
Ľubomíra Kurhajcová (first round)
Camille Pin (first round)
Cho Yoon-jeong (first round)
Selima Sfar (first round)
Julia Schruff (qualified)
Tzipora Obziler (first round)
Elena Baltacha (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

1	Yuliana Fedak	6	3	7⁷
	Laura Pous Tió	2	6	6²	1	Yuliana Fedak	3	6	6
	Kelly McCain	6⁶	6	3	17	Evie Dominikovic	6	4	3
17	Evie Dominikovic	7⁸	4	6

Second qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

2	Laura Granville	6	6
	Milagros Sequera	0	0	2	Laura Granville	7⁷	3	6
WC	Ahsha Rolle	1	5	16	Emmanuelle Gagliardi	6⁴	6	0
16	Emmanuelle Gagliardi	6	7

Third qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

3	Alona Bondarenko	6	6
	Seda Noorlander	0	1	3	Alona Bondarenko	6	3	6
	Jennifer Hopkins	6	6		Jennifer Hopkins	4	6	1
20	Camille Pin	2	1

Fourth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

4	Séverine Beltrame	3	2
WC	Alisa Kleybanova	6	6		WC	Alisa Kleybanova	1	3
WC	Aleksandra Wozniak	2	6	0	23	Julia Schruff	6	6
23	Julia Schruff	6	0	6

Fifth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

5	Mariana Díaz Oliva	6	6
WC	Alexandra Mueller	4	4		5	Mariana Díaz Oliva	6	6⁴	6
	Anastasiya Yakimova	7⁷	2	6		Anastasiya Yakimova	3	7⁷	3
13	Sanda Mamić	6²	6	4

Sixth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

6	Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro	6	6
WC	Dája Bedáňová	3	4	6	Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro	4	3
	Magüi Serna	7	6		Magüi Serna	6	6
24	Tzipora Obziler	5	4

Seventh qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

7	Anne Kremer	4	3
	María Emilia Salerni	6	6		María Emilia Salerni	4	3
WC	Jewel Peterson	6	6	WC	Jewel Peterson	6	6
15	Michaela Paštiková	3	4

Eighth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

8	Stéphanie Foretz	6	6
Alt	Delia Sescioreanu	1	1	8	Stéphanie Foretz	6	6
	Kateřina Böhmová	6	6		Kateřina Böhmová	2	3
22	Selima Sfar	4	1

Ninth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

9	Antonella Serra Zanetti	3	1
	Shahar Pe'er	6	6		Shahar Pe'er	6	6
	Melinda Czink	0	3	14	Silvija Talaja	1	1
14	Silvija Talaja	6	6

Tenth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

10	Lilia Osterloh	0	3
	Zuzana Ondrášková	6	6		Zuzana Ondrášková	4	2
	Marie-Ève Pelletier	3	5	18	Catalina Castaño	6	6
18	Catalina Castaño	6	7

Eleventh qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

11	Aiko Nakamura	6	6
	Shikha Uberoi	1	2		11	Aiko Nakamura	1	3
	Galina Voskoboeva	7⁷	1	6		Galina Voskoboeva	6	6
21	Cho Yoon-jeong	6⁴	6	3

Twelfth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

25	Elena Baltacha	6	6
	Alena Vašková	4	3		25	Elena Baltacha	2	0
	Sandra Klösel	6⁵	6	6		Sandra Klösel	6	6
19	Ľubomíra Kurhajcová	7⁷	1	2

References

^ "Clijsters wins Miami title". Eurosport. 2 April 2005. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
^ "Clijsters beats Sharapova to claim second straight title". China Daily. 3 April 2005. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
^ "Key Biscayne: Clijsters se consagró al vencer a Sharapova en la final" [Key Biscayne: Clijsters crowned by defeating Sharapova in the final] (in Spanish). La Nación. 2 April 2005. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
^ "Venus wins Williams' clash". Eurosport. 29 March 2005. Retrieved 22 July 2019.

External links

[1] "Clijsters wins Miami title". Eurosport. 2 April 2005. Retrieved 22 July 2019.

[2] "Clijsters beats Sharapova to claim second straight title". China Daily. 3 April 2005. Retrieved 22 July 2019.

[3] "Key Biscayne: Clijsters se consagró al vencer a Sharapova en la final" [Key Biscayne: Clijsters crowned by defeating Sharapova in the final] (in Spanish). La Nación. 2 April 2005. Retrieved 22 July 2019.

[4] "Venus wins Williams' clash". Eurosport. 29 March 2005. Retrieved 22 July 2019.

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