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2005 Richard Luton Properties Canberra Women's Classic
Date	10–16 January
Edition	5th
Category	WTA Tier V
Draw	32S/16D/32QS/4QD
Prize money	USD $110,000
Surface	Hard (Rebound Ace)
Location	Canberra, Australia
Champions
Singles
Ana Ivanovic
Doubles
Tathiana Garbin / Tina Križan
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The 2005 Richard Luton Properties Canberra Women's Classic was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 5th edition of the Canberra International, and part of the WTA Tier V tournaments of the 2005 WTA Tour. It took place at the National Sports Club in Canberra, Australia, from 10 to 16 January 2005.

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank	Seed
ITA	Silvia Farina Elia	20	1
ISR	Anna Smashnova	32	2
USA	Meghann Shaughnessy	40	3
FRA	Marion Bartoli	41	4
FRA	Émilie Loit	45	5
AUS	Nicole Pratt	50	6
ESP	María Sánchez Lorenzo	51	7
ITA	Tathiana Garbin	58	8

• Rankings are as of 27 December 2004

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Monique Adamczak
• Lauren Breadmore

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Ekaterina Bychkova
• Evie Dominikovic
• Ana Ivanovic
• Lenka Němečková

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

• Melinda Czink

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Katarina Srebotnik → replaced by Melinda Czink

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank	Country	Player	Rank	Seed
FRA	Marion Bartoli	37	GER	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	47	1
FRA	Émilie Loit	31	LUX	Claudine Schaul	72	2
ITA	Tathiana Garbin	81	SLO	Tina Križan	59	3
CZE	Gabriela Navrátilová	62	CZE	Michaela Paštiková	88	4

• Rankings are as of 27 December 2004

Other entrants

The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:

• Monique Adamczak / Nicole Kriz

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Yuliya Beygelzimer / Sandra Klösel

The following pair received entry as lucky losers:

• Adriana Barna / Anca Barna

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Émilie Loit / Claudine Schaul → replaced by Adriana Barna / Anca Barna

During the tournament

• Marion Bartoli / Anna-Lena Grönefeld

Champions

Singles

Ana Ivanovic defeated Melinda Czink, 7–5, 6–1

Doubles

Tathiana Garbin / Tina Križan defeated Gabriela Navrátilová / Michaela Paštiková, 7–5, 1–6, 6–4

References

1. "Retired Player: Evie Dominikovic - ITF Richard Luton Properties Canberra Women's Classic Australia Jan 9-Jan 15, 2005". wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

External links

• Official Results Archive (ITF) Archived 23 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine
• Official Results Archive (WTA)

• 2005 Richard Luton Properties Canberra Women's Classic
• 2005 WTA Tour
• 2005 in Australian tennis
• January 2005 sports events in Australia