2005 Pacific Life Open – Women's Singles

Clijsters was unseeded due to not having played tennis for much of the prior season, and defeated world No. 1 Davenport en route to the title.

Women's singles
2005 Pacific Life Open
Final
Champion	Kim Clijsters
Runner-up	Lindsay Davenport
Score	6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Details
Draw	96 (8WC/12Q/1LL)
Seeds	32
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Justine Henin was the reigning champion, but did not participate this year.

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Lindsay Davenport	77	6
	7	Nathalie Dechy	62	0
								1	Lindsay Davenport	6	6
								3	Maria Sharapova	0	0
	3	Maria Sharapova	6	6
	20	Mary Pierce	4	3
															1	Lindsay Davenport	4	6	2
																Kim Clijsters	6	4	6
	5	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6	3	5
	4	Elena Dementieva	3	6	7
								4	Elena Dementieva	4	2
									Kim Clijsters	6	6
	23	Conchita Martínez	1	6	2
		Kim Clijsters	6	3	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	L Davenport	6	6
	WC	S Karatantcheva	65	6	6			WC	S Karatantcheva	3	2
		M Weingärtner	77	0	2										1	L Davenport	6	2	6
	Q	S Uberoi	6	7											27	M Shaughnessy	2	6	2
		A Morigami	4	5				Q	S Uberoi	5	1
								27	M Shaughnessy	7	6
																						1	L Davenport	6	6
																						WC	V Kutuzova	1	4
								17	A Frazier	6	64	6
	WC	D Bedáňová	6	3	6			WC	D Bedáňová	3	77	2
		K Peschke	3	6	3										17	A Frazier	3	3
	WC	V Kutuzova	77	6											WC	V Kutuzova	6	6
		E Gagliardi	64	4				WC	V Kutuzova	77	4	6
								15	F Pennetta	64	6	3

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								10	E Likhovtseva	1	4
	WC	A Glatch	1	2					J Craybas	6	6
		J Craybas	6	6												J Craybas	3	3
	WC	J Kirkland	6	0	77										WC	J Kirkland	6	6
	Q	G Voskoboeva	2	6	64			WC	J Kirkland	6	6
								22	M Bartoli	0	1
																						WC	J Kirkland	5	2
																						7	N Dechy	7	6
								29	S Stosur	7	6
		M Marrero	6	0	3				Y-j Cho	5	3
		Y-j Cho	2	6	6										29	S Stosur	4	711	64
		P Mandula	3	0											7	N Dechy	6	69	77
		É Loit	6	6					É Loit	2	6	3
								7	N Dechy	6	4	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								3	M Sharapova	6	6
	WC	A Haynes	6	6				WC	A Haynes	1	2
		M Santangelo	4	4											3	M Sharapova	6	6
		M Paštiková	6	2	3										25	D Safina	2	3
		L Lee-Waters	2	6	6				L Lee-Waters	2	4
								25	D Safina	6	6
																						3	M Sharapova	4	6	7
																						19	F Zuluaga	6	2	5
								19	F Zuluaga	6	7
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	7	6					M Sánchez Lorenzo	2	5
		C Schaul	5	0											19	F Zuluaga	6	6
		A Kremer	6	6											13	D Hantuchová	3	2
	WC	A Kleybanova	4	4					A Kremer	6	3	5
								13	D Hantuchová	4	6	7

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								11	K Šprem	1	6	1
		N Vaidišová	77	6					N Vaidišová	6	3	6
		M Washington	64	4												N Vaidišová	4	4
	Q	A Yakimova	6	2	2										20	M Pierce	6	6
		Ľ Cervanová	2	6	6				Ľ Cervanová	6	1	5
								20	M Pierce	2	6	7
																						20	M Pierce	6	6
																						6	N Petrova	2	2
								31	L Raymond	4	6	6
	LL	A Bondarenko	6	2	6			LL	A Bondarenko	6	3	3
		K Srebotnik	4	6	3										31	L Raymond	79	3	3
		B Strýcová	6	3	1										6	N Petrova	67	6	6
	Q	An Serra Zanetti	2	6	6			Q	An Serra Zanetti	0	1
								6	N Petrova	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								5	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	Q	E Birnerová	6	6				Q	E Birnerová	3	2
		T Tanasugarn	4	2											5	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	Q	S Talaja	6	6											32	M Vento-Kabchi	2	1
		A Parra Santoja	2	0				Q	S Talaja	6	2	2
								32	M Vento-Kabchi	4	6	6
																						5	S Kuznetsova	6	6
																						Q	R Fujiwara	3	2
								24	I Benešová	6	6
		N Llagostera Vives	6	6					N Llagostera Vives	0	2
	Q	C Pin	4	0											24	I Benešová	61	63
		A Jidkova	3	3											Q	R Fujiwara	77	77
	Q	R Fujiwara	6	6				Q	R Fujiwara	6	77
								9	F Schiavone	3	65

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								14	T Golovin	6	77
		V Razzano	3	0					Y Fedak	3	64
		Y Fedak	6	6											14	T Golovin	6	2	6
		K Brandi	4	2											Q	M Díaz Oliva	2	6	2
	Q	M Díaz Oliva	6	6				Q	M Díaz Oliva	6	1	6
								21	G Dulko	4	6	4
																						14	T Golovin	6	4	4
																						4	E Dementieva	2	6	6
								26	A-L Grönefeld	3	67
		D Chládková	2	61					S Beltrame	6	79
		S Beltrame	6	77												S Beltrame	7	3	65
		A Spears	4	6	77										4	E Dementieva	5	6	77
		Ľ Kurhajcová	6	3	60				A Spears	2	65
								4	E Dementieva	6	77

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								8	E Bovina	3	1
		T Perebiynis	0	1				Q	M Kirilenko	6	6
	Q	M Kirilenko	6	6											Q	M Kirilenko	6	6
	Q	ME Salerni	3	6	4										28	A Medina Garrigues	4	4
		M Domachowska	6	3	6				M Domachowska	3	2
								28	A Medina Garrigues	6	6
																						Q	M Kirilenko	5	3
																						23	C Martínez	7	6
								23	C Martínez	6	6
		V Ruano Pascual	66	1					D Randriantefy	2	3
		D Randriantefy	78	6											23	C Martínez	6	7
		A Barna	64	4											WC	J Jackson	0	5
	WC	J Jackson	77	6				WC	J Jackson	711	7
								12	P Suárez	69	5

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								16	S Asagoe	3	3
		K Clijsters	6	6					K Clijsters	6	6
		N Pratt	2	1												K Clijsters	6	77
		A Chakvetadze	6	7												A Chakvetadze	1	64
		M Suchá	0	5					A Chakvetadze	2	6	6
								18	J Janković	6	2	4
																							K Clijsters	6	6
																						30	E Linetskaia	2	1
								30	E Linetskaia	6	77
		M Irvin	3	6	4				L Granville	2	64
		L Granville	6	3	6										30	E Linetskaia	2	6	7
		T Garbin	6	6											2	A Mauresmo	6	2	5
		A Kapros	1	2					T Garbin	2	1
								2	A Mauresmo	6	6

Seeds

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

1.   Alona Bondarenko

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Maria Kirilenko	64	6	4
		Tina Pisnik	77	3	0r			1	Maria Kirilenko	6	6
		Paula García	3	6	3			23	Kelly McCain	1	3
	23	Kelly McCain	6	4	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Mariana Díaz Oliva	6	6
		Martina Müller	3	4				2	Mariana Díaz Oliva	5	2
		Maureen Drake	4	6	6				Maureen Drake	7	6
	19	Jennifer Hopkins	6	1	2

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Alona Bondarenko	4	6	6
		Bethanie Mattek	6	2	2			3	Alona Bondarenko	6	3	1
	WC	Brittany Blalock	3	0				15	Anastasiya Yakimova	0	6	6
	15	Anastasiya Yakimova	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	26	Galina Voskoboeva	4	7	6
		Lioudmila Skavronskaia	6	5	1			26	Galina Voskoboeva	6	6
		Sandra Klösel	4	3				22	Laura Pous Tió	0	4
	22	Laura Pous Tió	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro	6	4	3
		Rika Fujiwara	2	6	6				Rika Fujiwara	6	6
		Vanina García Sokol	64	2				18	Melinda Czink	3	2
	18	Melinda Czink	77	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Antonella Serra Zanetti	3	6	6
		Maria Fernanda Alves	6	2	2			6	Antonella Serra Zanetti	7	7
		Yuliya Beygelzimer	5	6	6				Yuliya Beygelzimer	5	5
	17	Marie-Ève Pelletier	7	1	4

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Lilia Osterloh	6	4	4
		Jelena Dokic	3	6	6				Jelena Dokic	62	0
		María Emilia Salerni	6	6					María Emilia Salerni	77	6
	14	Catalina Castaño	0	2

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Aiko Nakamura	6	4	5
		Seda Noorlander	4	6	7				Seda Noorlander	1	7	1
	WC	Anne Yelsey	63	4				13	Emmanuelle Gagliardi	6	5	6
	13	Emmanuelle Gagliardi	77	6

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	25	Shikha Uberoi	6	6
		Saori Obata	3	1				25	Shikha Uberoi	6	3	6
	WC	Anne Mall	5	1				24	Ekaterina Bychkova	2	6	4
	24	Ekaterina Bychkova	7	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	10	Silvija Talaja	7	6
	WC	Meilen Tu	5	4				10	Silvija Talaja	6	6
		Cara Black	6	6					Cara Black	2	3
	21	Kateřina Böhmová	3	3

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	Julia Schruff	6	6
		Sybille Bammer	3	3				11	Julia Schruff	2	1
		Delia Sescioreanu	4	77	2			20	Eva Birnerová	6	6
	20	Eva Birnerová	6	65	6

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Camille Pin	77	6
		Lenka Němečková	61	3				12	Camille Pin	4	6	6
	WC	Ashley Joelson	0	0				16	Sandra Kleinová	6	3	1
	16	Sandra Kleinová	6	6