Defending champion Amélie Mauresmo defeated Patty Schnyder in the final, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2005 Italian Open.

Women's singles
2005 Italian Open
Final
ChampionFrance Amélie Mauresmo
Runner-upSwitzerland Patty Schnyder
Score2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw56
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Seeds

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The first eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1.   Maria Sharapova (semifinals)
  2.   Amélie Mauresmo (champion)
  3.   Serena Williams (second round)
  4.   Elena Dementieva (second round)
  5.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (second round)
  6.   Vera Zvonareva (semifinals)
  7.   Nadia Petrova (third round, withdrew due to a right thigh strain)
  8.   Patty Schnyder (final)
  9.   Elena Bovina (quarterfinals)
  10.   Nathalie Dechy (first round)
  11.   Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
  12.   Tatiana Golovin (first round)
  13.   Silvia Farina Elia (third round)
  14.   Shinobu Asagoe (first round)
  15.   Ai Sugiyama (third round)
  16.   Daniela Hantuchová (first round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Maria Sharapova 6 6
9   Elena Bovina 2 2
1   Maria Sharapova 6 3 1
8   Patty Schnyder 3 6 6
  Evgenia Linetskaya 1 0
8   Patty Schnyder 6 6
8   Patty Schnyder 6 3 4
2   Amélie Mauresmo 2 6 6
6   Vera Zvonareva 7 77
  Francesca Schiavone 5 64
6   Vera Zvonareva 2 4
2   Amélie Mauresmo 6 6
  Conchita Martínez 1 2
2   Amélie Mauresmo 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   M Sharapova 6 6
  A Jidkova 4 1   A Medina Garrigues 4 2
  A Medina Garrigues 6 6 1   M Sharapova 77 6
  M Pierce 6 7   M Pierce 64 4
  S Peng 1 5   M Pierce 6 6
Q   S Mamić 6 6 Q   S Mamić 4 4
16   D Hantuchová 1 2 1   M Sharapova 6 6
9   E Bovina 6 6 9   E Bovina 2 2
  M Washington 2 2 9   E Bovina 7 6
  D Chládková 64 1 WC   R Vinci 5 2
WC   R Vinci 77 6 9   E Bovina 3 6 77
  K Šprem 3 0   P Suárez 6 3 65
  P Suárez 6 6   P Suárez 6 6
5   S Kuznetsova 2 4

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   E Dementieva 5 4
  G Dulko 6 7   G Dulko 7 6
LL   V Ruano Pascual 3 5   G Dulko 7 4 4
  E Linetskaya 6 6   E Linetskaya 5 6 6
  T Garbin 3 4   E Linetskaya 6 4 77
  F Pennetta 6 6   F Pennetta 2 6 65
14   S Asagoe 2 3   E Linetskaya 1 0
12   T Golovin 3 4 8   P Schnyder 6 6
  A Ivanovic 6 6   A Ivanovic 5 6 6
Q   L Kurhajcová 3 6 1   A Chakvetadze 7 3 2
  A Chakvetadze 6 3 6   A Ivanovic 3 2
WC   An Serra Zanetti 1 2 8   P Schnyder 6 6
  A-L Grönefeld 6 6   A-L Grönefeld 2 4
8   P Schnyder 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6   V Zvonareva 6 6
  D Randriantefy 77 2 1   J Janković 4 1
  J Janković 63 6 6 6   V Zvonareva 6 5 6
Q   T Perebiynis 3 2 Q   C Castaño 1 7 2
Q   C Castaño 6 6 Q   C Castaño 6 6
  ME Camerin 4 6 6   ME Camerin 2 2
10   N Dechy 6 1 4 6   V Zvonareva 7 77
15   A Sugiyama 6 6   F Schiavone 5 64
  M Maleeva 2 4 15   A Sugiyama 6 6
  M Vento-Kabchi 6 77   M Vento-Kabchi 3 0
  V Razzano 4 64 15   A Sugiyama 3 5
  M Shaughnessy 5 0   F Schiavone 6 7
  F Schiavone 7 6   F Schiavone 77 6
3   S Williams 62 1

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7   N Petrova 6 6
Q   M Santangelo 6 6 Q   M Santangelo 3 1
  F Zuluaga 2 2 7   N Petrova
  C Martínez 6 6   C Martínez w/o
Q   A Haynes 0 1   C Martínez 3 6 6
  A Smashnova 6 6   A Smashnova 6 1 1
11   E Likhovtseva 1 3   C Martínez 1 2
13   S Farina Elia 6 6 2   A Mauresmo 6 6
  M Kirilenko 4 1 13   S Farina Elia 6 6
Q   S Cohen-Aloro 2 77 6 Q   S Cohen-Aloro 3 3
WC   N Viérin 6 64 2 13   S Farina Elia 4 3
  S Stosur 6 6 2   A Mauresmo 6 6
Q   Y Fedak 3 3   S Stosur 2 0
2   A Mauresmo 6 6
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