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Women's singles
2005 Dubai Tennis Championships
Final
Champion	Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up	Jelena Janković
Score	6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Details
Draw	28
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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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.

1. Lindsay Davenport (champion)
2. Serena Williams (semifinals, retired)
3. Anastasia Myskina (quarterfinals)
4. Svetlana Kuznetsova (second round)
5. Venus Williams (first round)
6. Alicia Molik (first round)
7. Nathalie Dechy (second round)
8. Patty Schnyder (semifinals)

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							Finals
	1	Lindsay Davenport	4	7	6
	8	Patty Schnyder	6	5	1
								1	Lindsay Davenport	6	3	6
									Jelena Janković	4	6	4
		Jelena Janković	6	4
	2	Serena Williams	0	3

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	L Davenport	6	7
	Q	J Zheng	7	6				Q	J Zheng	2	5
		A Medina Garrigues	6	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	4	6			7	N Dechy	1	2
	7	N Dechy	6	6	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
		G Dulko	4	4											3	A Myskina	7	6	2
		A Sugiyama	6	6	2										8	P Schnyder	6	7	6
	Q	N Li	1	7	6			Q	N Li	3	6
		M Maleeva	6	2				8	P Schnyder	6	7
	8	P Schnyder	7	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	V Williams	5	6
		S Farina Elia	7	7					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	6	6										WC	S Mirza	2	2
		J Kostanić	7	4	1			WC	S Mirza	6	6
								4	S Kuznetsova	4	2
																							J Janković	6	4
	6	A Molik	6	2																		2	S Williams	0	3
		D Hantuchová	7	6					D Hantuchová	7	6
		E Likhovtseva	2	6	7				E Likhovtseva	5	4
	WC	S Sfar	6	2	6											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

1. Marion Bartoli (qualified)
2. Vera Douchevina (qualified)
3. Samantha Stosur (second round)
4. Maria Elena Camerin (second round)
5. Li Na (qualified)
6. n/a
7. Martina Suchá (first round)
8. Ana Ivanovic (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Marion Bartoli
2. Vera Douchevina
3. Li Na
4. Zheng Jie

Draw

First qualifier

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

Second qualifier

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

Third qualifier

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

Fourth qualifier

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

References

1. "Davenport wins Dubai Open". Retrieved June 21, 2012.

External links

• 2005 Dubai Championship at wtatennis.com

• 2005 Dubai Tennis Championships
• 2005 WTA Tour