2005 Kremlin Cup – Women's singles

Mary Pierce defeated Francesca Schiavone in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2005 Kremlin Cup. It was Pierce's final career WTA Tour title.

Women's singles
2005 Kremlin Cup
Final
ChampionFrance Mary Pierce
Runner-upItaly Francesca Schiavone
Score6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Anastasia Myskina was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Elena Dementieva in a rematch of the previous year's final.

Seeds

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A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1.   Maria Sharapova (quarterfinals)
  2.   Amélie Mauresmo (second round)
  3.   Mary Pierce (champion)
  4.   Elena Dementieva (semifinals)
  5.   Patty Schnyder (second round)
  6.   Anastasia Myskina (quarterfinals)
  7.   Alicia Molik (first round)
  8.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
    Dinara Safina 62 3  
3   Mary Pierce 77 6  
3   Mary Pierce 6 6  
    Francesca Schiavone 4 3  
4   Elena Dementieva 3 1  
    Francesca Schiavone 6 6  

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   M Sharapova 1 2  
    A-L Grönefeld 3 7 6     A-L Grönefeld 6 4r
LL   V Razzano 6 5 1 1   M Sharapova 6 4 5
    S Farina Elia 1 5       D Safina 1 6 7
    D Safina 6 7       D Safina 4 77 6
Q   S Stosur 6 6   Q   S Stosur 6 65 4
7   A Molik 3 2       D Safina 62 3  
3   M Pierce 77 6  
3   M Pierce 4 6 6
    F Pennetta 6 7       F Pennetta 6 2 3
    N Dechy 3 5   3   M Pierce 7 4 78
    V Dushevina 6 2 5     E Likhovtseva 5 6 66
    E Likhovtseva 3 6 7     E Likhovtseva 1 6 6
    A Chakvetadze 6 2 5 5   P Schnyder 6 4 3
5   P Schnyder 2 6 7

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6   A Myskina 2 6 6
WC   M Maleeva 6 4 2 6   A Myskina 6 4 6
WC   E Linetskaya 2 2       K Peschke 4 6 3
    K Peschke 6 6   6   A Myskina 2 3  
Q   S Karatantcheva 6 6   4   E Dementieva 6 6  
    J Janković 2 1   Q   S Karatantcheva 0 1  
4   E Dementieva 6 6  
4   E Dementieva 3 1  
8   S Kuznetsova 6 6       F Schiavone 6 6  
Q   E Gagliardi 0 4   8   S Kuznetsova 3 7 6
WC   M Kirilenko 2 3       V Zvonareva 6 5 2
    V Zvonareva 6 6   8   S Kuznetsova 3 1  
    F Schiavone 6 6       F Schiavone 6 6  
Q   I Benešová 3 2       F Schiavone 6 6  
2   A Mauresmo 1 1  
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