2005 Pacific Life Open – Women's singles

Kim Clijsters defeated Lindsay Davenport in the final, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2005 Indian Wells Masters. Clijsters was unseeded due to not having played tennis for much of the prior season, and defeated world No. 1 Davenport en route to the title.

Women's singles
2005 Pacific Life Open
Champion	Kim Clijsters
Runner-up	Lindsay Davenport
Score	6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Draw	96 (8WC/12Q/1LL)
Seeds	32

Main article: 2005 Pacific Life Open

Justine Henin was the reigning champion, but did not participate this year.

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Lindsay Davenport (final)
2. Amélie Mauresmo (third round)
3. Maria Sharapova (semifinals)
4. Elena Dementieva (semifinals)
5. Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)
6. Nadia Petrova (fourth round)
7. Nathalie Dechy (quarterfinals)
8. Elena Bovina (second round)
9. Francesca Schiavone (second round)
10. Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
11. Karolina Šprem (second round)
12. Paola Suárez (second round)
13. Daniela Hantuchová (third round)
14. Tatiana Golovin (fourth round)
15. Flavia Pennetta (second round)
16. Shinobu Asagoe (second round)
17. Amy Frazier (third round)
18. Jelena Janković (second round)
19. Fabiola Zuluaga (fourth round)
20. Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)
21. Gisela Dulko (second round)
22. Marion Bartoli (second round)
23. Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
24. Iveta Benešová (third round)
25. Dinara Safina (third round)
26. Anna-Lena Grönefeld (second round)
27. Meghann Shaughnessy (third round)
28. Anabel Medina Garrigues (third round)
29. Samantha Stosur (third round)
30. Eugenia Linetskaia (fourth round)
31. Lisa Raymond (third round)
32. María Vento-Kabchi (third 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							Semifinals							Final
	1	Lindsay Davenport	77	6
	7	Nathalie Dechy	62	0
								1	Lindsay Davenport	6	6
								3	Maria Sharapova	0	0
	3	Maria Sharapova	6	6
	20	Mary Pierce	4	3
															1	Lindsay Davenport	4	6	2
																Kim Clijsters	6	4	6
	5	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6	3	5
	4	Elena Dementieva	3	6	7
								4	Elena Dementieva	4	2
									Kim Clijsters	6	6
	23	Conchita Martínez	1	6	2
		Kim Clijsters	6	3	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	L Davenport	6	6
	WC	S Karatantcheva	65	6	6			WC	S Karatantcheva	3	2
		M Weingärtner	77	0	2										1	L Davenport	6	2	6
	Q	S Uberoi	6	7											27	M Shaughnessy	2	6	2
		A Morigami	4	5				Q	S Uberoi	5	1
								27	M Shaughnessy	7	6
																						1	L Davenport	6	6
																						WC	V Kutuzova	1	4
								17	A Frazier	6	64	6
	WC	D Bedáňová	6	3	6			WC	D Bedáňová	3	77	2
		K Peschke	3	6	3										17	A Frazier	3	3
	WC	V Kutuzova	77	6											WC	V Kutuzova	6	6
		E Gagliardi	64	4				WC	V Kutuzova	77	4	6
								15	F Pennetta	64	6	3

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								10	E Likhovtseva	1	4
	WC	A Glatch	1	2					J Craybas	6	6
		J Craybas	6	6												J Craybas	3	3
	WC	J Kirkland	6	0	77										WC	J Kirkland	6	6
	Q	G Voskoboeva	2	6	64			WC	J Kirkland	6	6
								22	M Bartoli	0	1
																						WC	J Kirkland	5	2
																						7	N Dechy	7	6
								29	S Stosur	7	6
		M Marrero	6	0	3				Y-j Cho	5	3
		Y-j Cho	2	6	6										29	S Stosur	4	711	64
		P Mandula	3	0											7	N Dechy	6	69	77
		É Loit	6	6					É Loit	2	6	3
								7	N Dechy	6	4	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								3	M Sharapova	6	6
	WC	A Haynes	6	6				WC	A Haynes	1	2
		M Santangelo	4	4											3	M Sharapova	6	6
		M Paštiková	6	2	3										25	D Safina	2	3
		L Lee-Waters	2	6	6				L Lee-Waters	2	4
								25	D Safina	6	6
																						3	M Sharapova	4	6	7
																						19	F Zuluaga	6	2	5
								19	F Zuluaga	6	7
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	7	6					M Sánchez Lorenzo	2	5
		C Schaul	5	0											19	F Zuluaga	6	6
		A Kremer	6	6											13	D Hantuchová	3	2
	WC	A Kleybanova	4	4					A Kremer	6	3	5
								13	D Hantuchová	4	6	7

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								11	K Šprem	1	6	1
		N Vaidišová	77	6					N Vaidišová	6	3	6
		M Washington	64	4												N Vaidišová	4	4
	Q	A Yakimova	6	2	2										20	M Pierce	6	6
		Ľ Cervanová	2	6	6				Ľ Cervanová	6	1	5
								20	M Pierce	2	6	7
																						20	M Pierce	6	6
																						6	N Petrova	2	2
								31	L Raymond	4	6	6
	LL	A Bondarenko	6	2	6			LL	A Bondarenko	6	3	3
		K Srebotnik	4	6	3										31	L Raymond	79	3	3
		B Strýcová	6	3	1										6	N Petrova	67	6	6
	Q	An Serra Zanetti	2	6	6			Q	An Serra Zanetti	0	1
								6	N Petrova	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								5	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	Q	E Birnerová	6	6				Q	E Birnerová	3	2
		T Tanasugarn	4	2											5	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	Q	S Talaja	6	6											32	M Vento-Kabchi	2	1
		A Parra Santoja	2	0				Q	S Talaja	6	2	2
								32	M Vento-Kabchi	4	6	6
																						5	S Kuznetsova	6	6
																						Q	R Fujiwara	3	2
								24	I Benešová	6	6
		N Llagostera Vives	6	6					N Llagostera Vives	0	2
	Q	C Pin	4	0											24	I Benešová	61	63
		A Jidkova	3	3											Q	R Fujiwara	77	77
	Q	R Fujiwara	6	6				Q	R Fujiwara	6	77
								9	F Schiavone	3	65

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								14	T Golovin	6	77
		V Razzano	3	0					Y Fedak	3	64
		Y Fedak	6	6											14	T Golovin	6	2	6
		K Brandi	4	2											Q	M Díaz Oliva	2	6	2
	Q	M Díaz Oliva	6	6				Q	M Díaz Oliva	6	1	6
								21	G Dulko	4	6	4
																						14	T Golovin	6	4	4
																						4	E Dementieva	2	6	6
								26	A-L Grönefeld	3	67
		D Chládková	2	61					S Beltrame	6	79
		S Beltrame	6	77												S Beltrame	7	3	65
		A Spears	4	6	77										4	E Dementieva	5	6	77
		Ľ Kurhajcová	6	3	60				A Spears	2	65
								4	E Dementieva	6	77

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								8	E Bovina	3	1
		T Perebiynis	0	1				Q	M Kirilenko	6	6
	Q	M Kirilenko	6	6											Q	M Kirilenko	6	6
	Q	ME Salerni	3	6	4										28	A Medina Garrigues	4	4
		M Domachowska	6	3	6				M Domachowska	3	2
								28	A Medina Garrigues	6	6
																						Q	M Kirilenko	5	3
																						23	C Martínez	7	6
								23	C Martínez	6	6
		V Ruano Pascual	66	1					D Randriantefy	2	3
		D Randriantefy	78	6											23	C Martínez	6	7
		A Barna	64	4											WC	J Jackson	0	5
	WC	J Jackson	77	6				WC	J Jackson	711	7
								12	P Suárez	69	5

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								16	S Asagoe	3	3
		K Clijsters	6	6					K Clijsters	6	6
		N Pratt	2	1												K Clijsters	6	77
		A Chakvetadze	6	7												A Chakvetadze	1	64
		M Suchá	0	5					A Chakvetadze	2	6	6
								18	J Janković	6	2	4
																							K Clijsters	6	6
																						30	E Linetskaia	2	1
								30	E Linetskaia	6	77
		M Irvin	3	6	4				L Granville	2	64
		L Granville	6	3	6										30	E Linetskaia	2	6	7
		T Garbin	6	6											2	A Mauresmo	6	2	5
		A Kapros	1	2					T Garbin	2	1
								2	A Mauresmo	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Maria Kirilenko (qualified)
2. Mariana Díaz Oliva (qualifying competition)
3. Alona Bondarenko (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
4. Séverine Beltrame (moved to Main Draw)
5. Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro (first round)
6. Antonella Serra Zanetti (qualified)
7. Lilia Osterloh (first round)
8. Aiko Nakamura (first round)
9. Michaela Paštiková (moved to Main Draw)
10. Silvija Talaja (qualified)
11. Julia Schruff (qualifying competition)
12. Camille Pin (qualified)
13. Emmanuelle Gagliardi (qualified)
14. Catalina Castaño (first round)
15. Anastasiya Yakimova (qualifying competition)
16. Sandra Kleinová (qualifying competition)
17. Marie-Ève Pelletier (first round)
18. Melinda Czink (qualifying competition)
19. Jennifer Hopkins (first round)
20. Eva Birnerová (qualified)
21. Katerina Böhmová (first round)
22. Laura Pous Tió (qualifying competition)
23. Kelly McCain (qualifying competition)
24. Ekaterina Bychkova (qualifying competition)
25. Shikha Uberoi (qualified)
26. Galina Voskoboeva (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Maria Kirilenko
2. Mariana Díaz Oliva
3. Anastasiya Yakimova
4. Galina Voskoboeva
5. Rika Fujiwara
6. Antonella Serra Zanetti
7. María Emilia Salerni
8. Emmanuelle Gagliardi
9. Shikha Uberoi
10. Silvija Talaja
11. Eva Birnerová
12. Camille Pin

Lucky losers

1. Alona Bondarenko

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Maria Kirilenko	64	6	4
		Tina Pisnik	77	3	0r			1	Maria Kirilenko	6	6
		Paula García	3	6	3			23	Kelly McCain	1	3
	23	Kelly McCain	6	4	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Mariana Díaz Oliva	6	6
		Martina Müller	3	4				2	Mariana Díaz Oliva	5	2
		Maureen Drake	4	6	6				Maureen Drake	7	6
	19	Jennifer Hopkins	6	1	2

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Alona Bondarenko	4	6	6
		Bethanie Mattek	6	2	2			3	Alona Bondarenko	6	3	1
	WC	Brittany Blalock	3	0				15	Anastasiya Yakimova	0	6	6
	15	Anastasiya Yakimova	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	26	Galina Voskoboeva	4	7	6
		Lioudmila Skavronskaia	6	5	1			26	Galina Voskoboeva	6	6
		Sandra Klösel	4	3				22	Laura Pous Tió	0	4
	22	Laura Pous Tió	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro	6	4	3
		Rika Fujiwara	2	6	6				Rika Fujiwara	6	6
		Vanina García Sokol	64	2				18	Melinda Czink	3	2
	18	Melinda Czink	77	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Antonella Serra Zanetti	3	6	6
		Maria Fernanda Alves	6	2	2			6	Antonella Serra Zanetti	7	7
		Yuliya Beygelzimer	5	6	6				Yuliya Beygelzimer	5	5
	17	Marie-Ève Pelletier	7	1	4

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Lilia Osterloh	6	4	4
		Jelena Dokic	3	6	6				Jelena Dokic	62	0
		María Emilia Salerni	6	6					María Emilia Salerni	77	6
	14	Catalina Castaño	0	2

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Aiko Nakamura	6	4	5
		Seda Noorlander	4	6	7				Seda Noorlander	1	7	1
	WC	Anne Yelsey	63	4				13	Emmanuelle Gagliardi	6	5	6
	13	Emmanuelle Gagliardi	77	6

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	25	Shikha Uberoi	6	6
		Saori Obata	3	1				25	Shikha Uberoi	6	3	6
	WC	Anne Mall	5	1				24	Ekaterina Bychkova	2	6	4
	24	Ekaterina Bychkova	7	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	10	Silvija Talaja	7	6
	WC	Meilen Tu	5	4				10	Silvija Talaja	6	6
		Cara Black	6	6					Cara Black	2	3
	21	Kateřina Böhmová	3	3

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	Julia Schruff	6	6
		Sybille Bammer	3	3				11	Julia Schruff	2	1
		Delia Sescioreanu	4	77	2			20	Eva Birnerová	6	6
	20	Eva Birnerová	6	65	6

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Camille Pin	77	6
		Lenka Němečková	61	3				12	Camille Pin	4	6	6
	WC	Ashley Joelson	0	0				16	Sandra Kleinová	6	3	1
	16	Sandra Kleinová	6	6

External links

• Official results archive (ITF)
• Official results archive (WTA)