2005 WTA Tier I Series

{{Short description|2005 WTA Tier I circuit.}}

{{ Infobox tennis circuit season

| name = 2005 WTA Tier I Series

| duration = January 31 – October 23

| edition = 16th

| tournaments = 10

| most_tournament_titles = {{flagg|cxxlo|BEL}} Kim Clijsters (3)

| most_tournament_finals = {{flagg|cxxlo|BEL}} Kim Clijsters
{{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Lindsay Davenport
{{flagg|cxxlo|BEL}} Justine Henin (3)

| previous = 2004

| next = 2006

}}

{{main article|2005 WTA Tour}}

The WTA Tier I events are part of the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour.{{Cite web |title=2005 Tournaments {{!}} WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/tournaments/2005 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220920184933/https://www.wtatennis.com/tournaments/2005|archive-date=2022-09-20 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}

{{Toc limit|3}}

Tournaments

class="wikitable plainrowheaders nowrap"
scope="col"|Tournament

!scope="col"|Country

!scope="col"|Location

!scope="col"|Surface

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Prize money{{Cite web |title=2005 WTA Calendar Prize Money |url=http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/page/TournamentArchive/0,,12781~0~2005,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815140805/http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/page/TournamentArchive/0,,12781~0~2005,00.html |archive-date=15 August 2009}}

scope="row"| Toray Pan Pacific Open

|Japan

|Tokyo

|align="center" |Carpet (i)

|Jan 31 – Feb 6

|align="center" |$1,300,000

scope="row"| Pacific Life Open

|United States

|Indian Wells

|align="center" |Hard

|Mar 7 – 20

|align="center" |$2,100,000

scope="row"| NASDAQ-100 Open

|United States

|Key Biscayne

|align="center" |Hard

|Mar 21 – Apr 3

|align="center" |$3,115,000

scope="row"| Family Circle Cup{{Cite web |title=Charleston 2005 Tennis Tournament {{!}} ITF |url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/charleston/usa/2005/w-t1-usa-03a-2005/draws-and-results/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220922200007/https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/charleston/usa/2005/w-t1-usa-03a-2005/draws-and-results/ |archive-date=22 September 2022 |website=www.itftennis.com}}

|United States

|Charleston

|align="center" |Clay (green)

|Apr 11 – 17

|align="center" |$1,300,000

scope="row"| Qatar Total German Open{{Cite web |title=Berlin 2005 Tennis Tournament {{!}} ITF |url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/berlin/ger/2005/w-t1-ger-01a-2005/draws-and-results/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220922200511/https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/berlin/ger/2005/w-t1-ger-01a-2005/draws-and-results/ |archive-date=22 September 2022 |access-date= |website=www.itftennis.com}}

|Germany

|Berlin

|align="center" |Clay

|May 2 – 8

|align="center" |$1,300,000

scope="row"| Telecom Italia Masters Rome{{cite book |author=Bud Collins |title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis |publisher=New Chapter Press |year=2010 |isbn=978-0942257700 |edition=2nd |location=New York City |pages=740–741}}

|Italy

|Rome

|align="center" |Clay

|May 9 – 15

|align="center" |$1,300,000

scope="row"| Acura Classic

|United States

|San Diego

|align="center" |Hard

|Aug 1 – 7

|align="center" |$1,300,000

scope="row"| Rogers Cup

|Canada

|Toronto

|align="center" |Hard

|Aug 15 – 21

|align="center" |$1,300,000

scope="row"| Kremlin Cup

|Russia

|Moscow

|align="center" |Carpet (i)

|Oct 10 – 16

|align="center" |$1,340,000

scope="row"| Zurich Open

|Switzerland

|Zürich

|align="center" |Hard (i)

|Oct 17 – 23

|align="center" |$1,340,000

Results

{{Legend|#ddfddd|text=*|First-time champion}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" style="min-width:7em"| Tournament

! scope="col"| Singles champions

! scope="col"| Runners-up

! scope="col"| Score

! scope="col"| Doubles champions

! scope="col"| Runners-up

! scope="col"| Score

scope="row" | Tokyo

{{small|SinglesDoubles}}

| style="background:#ddfddd"| {{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Maria Sharapova

| {{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Lindsay Davenport

| 6–1, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)

| {{flagg|cxxlo|SVK}} Janette Husárová
{{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Elena Likhovtseva

| {{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Lindsay Davenport
{{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Corina Morariu

| 6–4, 6–3

scope="row" | Indian Wells

{{small|SinglesDoubles}}

| {{flagg|cxxlo|BEL}} Kim Clijsters

| {{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Lindsay Davenport

| 6–4, 4–6, 6–2

| {{flagg|cxxlo|ESP}} Virginia Ruano Pascual
{{flagg|cxxlo|ARG}} Paola Suárez

| {{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Nadia Petrova
{{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Meghann Shaughnessy

| 7–6(7–3), 6–1

scope="row" rowspan=2| Miami

{{small|SinglesDoubles}}

| rowspan="2" | {{flagg|cxxlo|BEL}} Kim Clijsters

| rowspan="2" | {{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Maria Sharapova

| rowspan="2" | 7–5, 6–3

| {{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Svetlana Kuznetsova

| rowspan="2" | {{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Lisa Raymond
{{flagg|cxxlo|AUS}} Rennae Stubbs

| rowspan="2" | 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–2

style="background:#ddfddd"| {{flagg|cxxlo|AUS}} Alicia Molik*
scope="row" | Charleston

{{small|SinglesDoubles}}

| {{flagg|cxxlo|BEL}} Justine Henin

| {{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Elena Dementieva

| 7–5, 6–4

| {{flagg|cxxlo|ESP}} Conchita Martínez
{{flagg|cxxlo|ESP}} Virginia Ruano Pascual

| {{flagg|cxxlo|CZE}} Iveta Benešová
{{flagg|cxxlo|CZE}} Květa Peschke

| 6–1, 6–4

scope="row" | Berlin

{{small|SinglesDoubles}}

| {{flagg|cxxlo|BEL}} Justine Henin

| {{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Nadia Petrova

| 6–3, 4–6, 6–3

| {{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Elena Likhovtseva
{{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Vera Zvonareva

| {{flagg|cxxlo|ZIM}} Cara Black
{{flagg|cxxlo|RSA}} Liezel Huber

| 4–6, 6–4, 6–3

scope="row" | Rome

{{small|SinglesDoubles}}

| {{flagg|cxxlo|FRA}} Amélie Mauresmo

| {{flagg|cxxlo|SUI}} Patty Schnyder

| 2–6, 6–3, 6–4

| {{flagg|cxxlo|ZIM}} Cara Black
{{flagg|cxxlo|RSA}} Liezel Huber

| {{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Maria Kirilenko
{{flagg|cxxlo|ESP}} Anabel Medina Garrigues

| 6–0, 4–6, 6–1

scope="row" | San Diego

{{small|SinglesDoubles}}

| {{flagg|cxxlo|FRA}} Mary Pierce

| {{flagg|cxxlo|JPN}} Ai Sugiyama

| 6–3, 6–0

| {{flagg|cxxlo|ESP}} Conchita Martínez
{{flagg|cxxlo|ESP}} Virginia Ruano Pascual

| {{flagg|cxxlo|SVK}} Daniela Hantuchová
{{flagg|cxxlo|JPN}} Ai Sugiyama

| 6–7(7–9), 6–1, 7–5

scope="row" rowspan=2| Toronto

{{small|SinglesDoubles}}

| rowspan="2" | {{flagg|cxxlo|BEL}} Kim Clijsters

| rowspan="2" | {{flagg|cxxlo|BEL}} Justine Henin

| rowspan="2" | 7–5, 6–1

| style="background:#ddfddd"| {{flagg|cxxlo|GER}} Anna-Lena Grönefeld*

| rowspan="2" | {{flagg|cxxlo|ESP}} Conchita Martínez
{{flagg|cxxlo|ESP}} Virginia Ruano Pascual

| rowspan="2" | 5–7, 6–3, 6–4

{{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Martina Navratilova
scope="row" rowspan=2| Moscow

{{small|SinglesDoubles}}

| rowspan="2" | {{flagg|cxxlo|FRA}} Mary Pierce

| rowspan="2" | {{flagg|cxxlo|ITA}} Francesca Schiavone

| rowspan="2" | 6–4, 6–3

| {{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Lisa Raymond

| rowspan="2" | {{flagg|cxxlo|ZIM}} Cara Black
{{flagg|cxxlo|AUS}} Rennae Stubbs

| rowspan="2" | 6–2, 6–4

style="background:#ddfddd"| {{flagg|cxxlo|AUS}} Samantha Stosur*
scope="row" | Zürich

{{small|SinglesDoubles}}

| {{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Lindsay Davenport

| {{flagg|cxxlo|SUI}} Patty Schnyder

| 7–6, 6–3

| {{flagg|cxxlo|ZIM}} Cara Black
{{flagg|cxxlo|AUS}} Rennae Stubbs

| {{flagg|cxxlo|SVK}} Daniela Hantuchová
{{flagg|cxxlo|JPN}} Ai Sugiyama

| 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–4), 6–3

See also

References

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