2005 WTA Tour Championships – Singles
# 2005 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

Amélie Mauresmo defeated Mary Pierce in the final, 5–7, $7–6^{(7–3)},$ 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2005 WTA Tour Championships.

Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Mauresmo.

## Seeds

* (1) Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
* (2) Kim Clijsters (round robin)
* (3) Maria Sharapova (semifinals)
* (4) Amélie Mauresmo (champion)
* (5) Mary Pierce (final)
* (8) Patty Schnyder (round robin)
* (9) Nadia Petrova (round robin)
* (10) Elena Dementieva (round robin)

Note:

* Justine Henin-Hardenne had qualified but pulled out due a hamstring injury.

## Alternates

* Venus Williams (not used)
* Nathalie Dechy (not used)

## 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Mary Pierce | $7^7$ | $7^8$ | | | | | |
| 1 | Lindsay Davenport | $6^5$ | $6^6$ | | | | | |
| 1 | Lindsay Davenport | $6^5$ | $6^6$ | 5 | Mary Pierce | 7 | $6^3$ | 4 |
| | | | | 4 | Amélie Mauresmo | 5 | $7^7$ | 6 |
| 3 | Maria Sharapova | $6^1$ | 3 | 4 | Amélie Mauresmo | 5 | $7^7$ | 6 |
| 4 | Amélie Mauresmo | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |

### Black group

| | | Clijsters | Mauresmo | Pierce | Dementieva | RR W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Kim Clijsters | | 3–6, $6–7^{(4–7)}$ | 1–6, 6–4, $6–7^{(2–7)}$ | 6–2, 6–3 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 3 |
| 4 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6–3, $7–6^{(7–4)}$ | | 6–2, 4–6, 2–6 | 6–2, 6–3 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2 |
| 5 | Mary Pierce | 6–1, 4–6, $7–6^{(7–2)}$ | 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 | | 6–2, 6–3 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 1 |
| 8 | Elena Dementieva | 2–6, 3–6 | 2–6, 3–6 | 2–6, 3–6 | | 0–3 | 0–6 | 4 |

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

### Green group

| | | Davenport | Sharapova | Schnyder | Petrova | RR W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lindsay Davenport | | 3–6, 7–5, 4–6 | 6–3, 7–5 | 6–2, $7–6^{(7–1)}$ | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2 |
| 3 | Maria Sharapova | 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 | | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 | 1–6, 2–6 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 1 |
| 6 | Patty Schnyder | 3–6, 5–7 | 1–6, 6–3, 3–6 | | 6–0, 5–7, 6–4 | 1–2 | 3–5 | 3 |
| 7 | Nadia Petrova | 2–6, $6–7^{(1–7)}$ | 6–1, 6–2 | 0–6, 7–5, 4–6 | | 1–2 | 3–4 | 4 |

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

