2005 China Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2005 China Open
Final
Champion	Maria Kirilenko
Runner-up	Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Score	6–3, 6–4
Details
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Serena Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Sun Tiantian. Tiantian became the first ever player ranked outside the top 100 to defeat Williams in a main draw match.

Maria Kirilenko won the title by defeating Anna-Lena Grönefeld 6–3, 6–4 in the final.

The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Maria Sharapova	4	1r
		Maria Kirilenko	6	2
									Maria Kirilenko	6	6
								9	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	3	4
		Marta Domachowska	5	3
	9	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	7	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	M Sharapova	6	5	6
		S Pe'er	6	6					S Pe'er	0	7	2
		V Dushevina	2	0											1	M Sharapova	6	6
		N Li	6	64	5											S Asagoe	4	1
		J Craybas	4	77	7				J Craybas	2	4
		S Asagoe	6	6					S Asagoe	6	6
	7	T Golovin	3	4																		1	M Sharapova	4	1r
																							M Kirilenko	6	2
								4	S Williams	2	67
	Q	T Panova	3	4				WC	T Sun	6	79
	WC	T Sun	6	6											WC	T Sun	1	3
		M Kirilenko	7	7												M Kirilenko	6	6
	Q	J Jackson	5	5					M Kirilenko	6	77
	Q	A Nakamura	3	6	6			Q	A Nakamura	1	63
	8	F Pennetta	6	4	4

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	J Janković	5	6	5
	WC	J Zheng	7	4	7			WC	J Zheng	3	1
		M Shaughnessy	3	3					M Domachowska	6	6
		M Domachowska	6	6												M Domachowska	w/o
		N Llagostera Vives	2	6	77										3	V Williams
	LL	A Jidkova	6	0	65				N Llagostera Vives	3	1
								3	V Williams	6	6
																							M Domachowska	5	3
	5	A Molik	61	77	4																	9	A-L Grönefeld	7	6
		M Díaz Oliva	77	64	6				M Díaz Oliva	6	2	60
	Q	E Laine	1	1					S Peng	3	6	77
		S Peng	6	6												S Peng	5	1
		A Morigami	63	4											9	A-L Grönefeld	7	6
	WC	A Sugiyama	77	6				WC	A Sugiyama	2	3
								9	A-L Grönefeld	6	6

• Main and Qualifying Draw (WTA)

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