2005 J&S Cup – Singles
# 2005 J&S Cup – Singles

Venus Williams was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.

Unseeded Justine Henin-Hardenne won the title, defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final, 3–6, 6–2, 7–5.

## Seeds

* Amélie Mauresmo (withdrew)
* Svetlana Kuznetsova (final)
* Vera Zvonareva (second round)
* Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
* Elena Bovina (quarterfinals)
* Nathalie Dechy (quarterfinals)
* Kim Clijsters (semifinals)
* Silvia Farina Elia (quarterfinals)
* Francesca Schiavone (first round)

## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ana Ivanovic | 4 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 7 | | | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | 2 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | 3 | V Zvonareva | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | M Suchá | 0 | 0 | | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | A Ivanovic | 7 | 6 | | | |
| | V Razzano | $6^4$ | 5 | | | | | 6 | N Dechy | $6^2$ | 4 | | | |
| | M Domachowska | 7 | 7 | | M Domachowska | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | |
| | M Maleeva | 4 | 4 | 6 | N Dechy | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | A Ivanovic | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | 4 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Vakulenko | 7 | 6 | Q | J Vakulenko | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Chakvetadze | $6^5$ | 1 | | | | | 4 | P Schnyder | 1 | 2 | | | |
| | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 | | | |
| LL | D Chládková | 2 | 2 | | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | M Vento-Kabchi | 5 | | | M Vento-Kabchi | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | F Schiavone | 1 | r | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | K Clijsters | 7 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | T Perebiynis | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Kirilenko | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Benešová | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 7 | K Clijsters | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | K Kosińska | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | 5 | E Bovina | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | D Hantuchová | 6 | 7 | | | D Hantuchová | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | E Bovina | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | K Clijsters | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Kuznetsova | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| LL | M Paštiková | 2 | 0 | | 8 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Dushevina | 3 | 4 | | Q | Z Ondrášková | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Z Ondrášková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | S Farina Elia | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | K Koukalová | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Smashnova | 7 | 7 | | | A Smashnova | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
