2005 China Open – Women's singles

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Sun Tiantian. Tiantian became the first ever player ranked outside the top 100 to defeat Williams in a main draw match.

Women's singles
2005 China Open
Final
ChampionRussia Maria Kirilenko
Runner-upGermany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Score6–3, 6–4
Details
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Maria Kirilenko won the title by defeating Anna-Lena Grönefeld 6–3, 6–4 in the final.

Seeds

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The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1.   Maria Sharapova (semifinals, retired)
  2.   Lindsay Davenport (withdrew due to a low back strain)
  3.   Venus Williams (quarterfinals, withdrew)
  4.   Serena Williams (second round)
  5.   Alicia Molik (first round)
  6.   Jelena Janković (first round)
  7.   Tatiana Golovin (first round)
  8.   Flavia Pennetta (first round)
  9.   Anna-Lena Grönefeld (final)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Maria Sharapova 4 1r
  Maria Kirilenko 6 2
  Maria Kirilenko 6 6
9   Anna-Lena Grönefeld 3 4
  Marta Domachowska 5 3
9   Anna-Lena Grönefeld 7 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   M Sharapova 6 5 6
  S Pe'er 6 6   S Pe'er 0 7 2
  V Dushevina 2 0 1   M Sharapova 6 6
  N Li 6 64 5   S Asagoe 4 1
  J Craybas 4 77 7   J Craybas 2 4
  S Asagoe 6 6   S Asagoe 6 6
7   T Golovin 3 4 1   M Sharapova 4 1r
  M Kirilenko 6 2
4   S Williams 2 67
Q   T Panova 3 4 WC   T Sun 6 79
WC   T Sun 6 6 WC   T Sun 1 3
  M Kirilenko 7 7   M Kirilenko 6 6
Q   J Jackson 5 5   M Kirilenko 6 77
Q   A Nakamura 3 6 6 Q   A Nakamura 1 63
8   F Pennetta 6 4 4

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6   J Janković 5 6 5
WC   J Zheng 7 4 7 WC   J Zheng 3 1
  M Shaughnessy 3 3   M Domachowska 6 6
  M Domachowska 6 6   M Domachowska w/o
  N Llagostera Vives 2 6 77 3   V Williams
LL   A Jidkova 6 0 65   N Llagostera Vives 3 1
3   V Williams 6 6
  M Domachowska 5 3
5   A Molik 61 77 4 9   A-L Grönefeld 7 6
  M Díaz Oliva 77 64 6   M Díaz Oliva 6 2 60
Q   E Laine 1 1   S Peng 3 6 77
  S Peng 6 6   S Peng 5 1
  A Morigami 63 4 9   A-L Grönefeld 7 6
WC   A Sugiyama 77 6 WC   A Sugiyama 2 3
9   A-L Grönefeld 6 6

References

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