2005 Generali Ladies Linz

{{TennisEventInfo|2005|Generali Ladies Linz|

| date=22 – 30 October

| edition=19th

| category=Tier II Series

| prize_money=USD $585,000

| surface=Hard (indoor)

| location=Linz, Austria

| venue=TipsArena Linz

| champs={{flagicon|RUS}} Nadia Petrova

| champd={{flagicon|ARG}} Gisela Dulko / {{flagicon|CZE}} Květa Peschke

| main_name=Linz Open

| before_name=Generali Ladies Linz

| after_name=Generali Ladies Linz

}}

The 2005 Generali Ladies Linz is the 2005 Tier II WTA Tour tournament of the annually-held Generali Ladies Linz tennis tournament. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and was held from October 22–30, 2005 at the TipsArena Linz. Nadia Petrova won the singles title.

Points and prize money

=Point distribution=

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style="width:130px; background:#dfe2e9;"\|Event \| style="width:80px; background:lime;"\|W \| style="width:85px; background:thistle;"\|F \| style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"\|SF \| style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"\|QF \| style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"\|Round of 16 \| style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"\|Round of 32 \|width=85 \|Q \|width=85 \|Q3 \|width=85 \|Q2 \|width=85 \|Q1
style="background:#ededed;"\| Singles \|rowspan=2\|195 \|rowspan=2\|137 \|rowspan=2\|88 \|rowspan=2\|49 \|25 \|1 \|rowspan=2\|11.75 \|6.75 \|4 \|1
style="background:#ededed;"\| Doubles \| 1 \| {{n/a}} \| {{n/a}} \| {{n/a}} \| {{n/a}}

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style="width:130px; background:#dfe2e9;"|Event

| style="width:80px; background:lime;"|W

| style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F

| style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF

| style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF

| style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16

| style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32

|width=85 |Q

|width=85 |Q3

|width=85 |Q2

|width=85 |Q1

style="background:#ededed;"| Singles

|rowspan=2|195

|rowspan=2|137

|rowspan=2|88

|rowspan=2|49

|25

|rowspan=2|11.75

|6.75

style="background:#ededed;"| Doubles

| 1

| {{n/a}}

=Prize money=

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style="width:130px; background:#dfe2e9;"|Event

| style="width:80px; background:lime;"|W

| style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F

| style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF

| style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF

| style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16

| style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32

|width=85|Q3

|width=85|Q2

|width=85|Q1

style="background:#dfe2e9;"|Singles

|$95,500

|$51,000

|$27,300

|$14,600

|$7,820

|$4,175

|$2,230

|$1,195

|$640

style="background:#dfe2e9;"|Doubles *

|$30,000

|$16,120

|$8,620

|$4,610

|$2,465

| {{n/a}}

_{* per team}

Singles main draw entrants

= Seeds =

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width="70"\| Country ! width="175"\| Player ! Rank ! Seed
~~{{flag\|FRA}}~~ \|~~Amélie Mauresmo~~ \|4 \|1
{{flag\|RUS}} \| Elena Dementieva \| 8 \| 2
style="background:#cfc;" \| {{flag\|RUS}} \| Nadia Petrova \| 9 \| 3
style="background:#fcc;" \| {{flag\|SUI}} \| Patty Schnyder \| 10 \| 4
{{flag\|RUS}} \| Elena Likhovtseva \| 16 \| 5
{{flag\|SVK}} \| Daniela Hantuchová \| 19 \| 6
{{flag\|SCG}} \| Jelena Janković \| 21 \| 7
{{flag\|SCG}} \| Ana Ivanovic \| 22 \| 8
{{flag\|FRA}} \| Tatiana Golovin \| 24 \| 9

class="sortable wikitable"

width="70"| Country

! width="175"| Player

! Rank

! Seed

~~{{flag|FRA}}~~

|~~Amélie Mauresmo~~

| Elena Dementieva

| 8

| 2

style="background:#cfc;"

| {{flag|RUS}}

| Nadia Petrova

| 9

| 3

style="background:#fcc;"

| {{flag|SUI}}

| Patty Schnyder

| 10

| 4

| Elena Likhovtseva

| 16

| 5

| Daniela Hantuchová

| 19

| 6

| Jelena Janković

| 21

| 7

| Ana Ivanovic

| 22

| 8

| Tatiana Golovin

| 24

| 9

Rankings are as of 17 October 2005.

= Other entrants =

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

{{flagicon|AUT}} Sybille Bammer
{{flagicon|USA}} Lisa Raymond

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

{{flagicon|SWE}} Sofia Arvidsson
{{flagicon|POL}} Marta Domachowska
{{flagicon|CZE}} Barbora Strýcová
{{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Vesnina

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

{{flagicon|AUT}} Yvonne Meusburger

= Withdrawals =

{{flagicon|USA}} Jennifer Capriati → replaced by {{flagicon|FRA}} Marion Bartoli
{{flagicon|GER}} Anna-Lena Grönefeld → replaced by {{flagicon|RUS}} Vera Dushevina
{{flagicon|BEL}} Justine Henin → replaced by {{flagicon|CZE}} Iveta Benešová
{{flagicon|FRA}} Amélie Mauresmo → replaced by {{flagicon|AUT}} Yvonne Meusburger
{{flagicon|ITA}} Flavia Pennetta → replaced by {{flagicon|CZE}} Klára Koukalová
{{flagicon|FRA}} Mary Pierce → replaced by {{flagicon|FRA}} Virginie Razzano
{{flagicon|USA}} Chanda Rubin → replaced by {{flagicon|USA}} Lisa Raymond

= Retirements =

{{flagicon|ESP}} Conchita Martínez (Achilles tendon strain)

Doubles main draw entrants

= Seeds =

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width="70"\| Country ! width="175"\| Player ! width="70"\| Country ! width="175"\| Player ! Player 1 Rank ! Player 2 Rank ! Seed
{{flag\|ZIM}} \|Cara Black \|{{flag\|AUS}} \|Rennae Stubbs \|2 \|5 \|1
style="background:#fcc;" \|{{flag\|ESP}} \|Conchita Martínez \|{{flag\|ESP}} \|Virginia Ruano Pascual \|14 \|2 \|2
{{flag\|RUS}} \|Elena Likhovtseva \|{{flag\|RUS}} \|Vera Zvonareva \|10 \|13 \|3
{{flag\|SVK}} \|Daniela Hantuchová \|{{flag\|JPN}} \|Ai Sugiyama \|17 \|19 \|4

class="sortable wikitable"

width="70"| Country

! width="175"| Player

! width="70"| Country

! width="175"| Player

! Player 1 Rank

! Player 2 Rank

! Seed

|Cara Black

|{{flag|AUS}}

|Rennae Stubbs

style="background:#fcc;"

|{{flag|ESP}}

|Conchita Martínez

|{{flag|ESP}}

|Virginia Ruano Pascual

|14

|Elena Likhovtseva

|{{flag|RUS}}

|Vera Zvonareva

|10

|13

|Daniela Hantuchová

|{{flag|JPN}}

|Ai Sugiyama

|17

|19

Rankings are as of 17 October 2005

=Other entrants=

The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

{{flagicon|AUT}} Yvonne Meusburger / {{flagicon|AUT}} Tamira Paszek

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:

{{flagicon|UKR}} Yuliana Fedak / {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Vesnina

Champions

=Singles=

{{flagicon|RUS}} Nadia Petrova defeated {{flagicon|SUI}} Patty Schnyder, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1.{{cite news|title=Petrova wins maiden title in Linz|url=https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/wta-linz/2005/petrova-wins-maiden-title_sto783883/story.shtml|accessdate=5 May 2020|work=Eurosport|date=30 October 2005|location=Linz}}

It was Petrova's first WTA singles title.

=Doubles=

{{flagicon|ARG}} Gisela Dulko / {{flagicon|CZE}} Květa Peschke defeated {{flagicon|ESP}} Conchita Martínez / {{flagicon|ESP}} Virginia Ruano Pascual, 6–2, 6–3.

It was the 4th title of both Dulko and Peschke's careers, and their only title together as a pair.

References