Women's singles
2005 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champion	Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up	Jelena Janković
Score	6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Draw	28
Seeds	8

Justine Henin-Hardenne was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.

Lindsay Davenport won the final, beating Jelena Janković, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4.^[1]

Singles results

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							Finals
	1	Lindsay Davenport	4	7	6
	8	Patty Schnyder	6	5	1
								1	Lindsay Davenport	6	3	6
									Jelena Janković	4	6	4
		Jelena Janković	6	4
	2	Serena Williams	0	3r

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	L Davenport	6	7
	Q	J Zheng	77	6				Q	J Zheng	2	5
		A Medina Garrigues	64	2											1	L Davenport	6	6
		S Asagoe	3	4											WC	C Martínez	1	4
	WC	C Martínez	6	6				WC	C Martínez	6	6
	Q	V Douchevina	77	4	64			7	N Dechy	1	2
	7	N Dechy	61	6	77																	1	L Davenport	4	7	6
																						8	P Schnyder	6	5	1
								3	A Myskina	4
	Q	M Bartoli	6	6				Q	M Bartoli	2r
		G Dulko	4	4											3	A Myskina	77	62	2
		A Sugiyama	6	64	2										8	P Schnyder	60	77	6
	Q	N Li	1	77	6			Q	N Li	3	69
		M Maleeva	61	2				8	P Schnyder	6	711
	8	P Schnyder	77	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	V Williams	5	66
		S Farina Elia	7	78					S Farina Elia	6	5	1
		J Janković	6	6					J Janković	4	7	6
		P Suárez	3	1												J Janković	6	6
	WC	S Mirza	62	6	6										WC	S Mirza	2	2
		J Kostanić	77	4	1			WC	S Mirza	6	6
								4	S Kuznetsova	4	2
																							J Janković	6	4
	6	A Molik	68	2																		2	S Williams	0	3r
		D Hantuchová	710	6					D Hantuchová	7	6
		E Likhovtseva	2	6	77				E Likhovtseva	5	4
	WC	S Sfar	6	2	65											D Hantuchová	4	3
		F Schiavone	1	6	4										2	S Williams	6	6
		E Bovina	6	3	6				E Bovina	6	1	4
								2	S Williams	1	6	6

Qualifying

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Marion Bartoli	6	6
		Stéphanie Foretz	2	2
								1	Marion Bartoli	6	6
									Silvija Talaja	2	2
		Silvija Talaja	6	6
		Yuliana Fedak	4	4
															1	Marion Bartoli	6	7
																Galina Voskoboeva	1	5
		Nicole Pratt	7	6
		Anne Kremer	5	2
									Nicole Pratt	7	4	1
									Galina Voskoboeva	5	6	6
		Galina Voskoboeva	2	6	6
	7	Martina Suchá	6	2	4

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Vera Douchevina	7	6
		Lenka Němečková	5	1
								2	Vera Douchevina	1	6	6
									Libuše Průšová	6	3	1
		Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro	4	7	5
		Libuše Průšová	6	5	7
															2	Vera Douchevina	6	6
															8	Ana Ivanovic	4	3
		Li Ting	77	65	1
		Maria Kirilenko	64	77	6
									Maria Kirilenko	5	1
								8	Ana Ivanovic	7	6
	WC	Heidi El Tabakh	1	2
	8	Ana Ivanovic	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Samantha Stosur	65	7	77
		Sun Tiantian	77	5	64
								3	Samantha Stosur	78	2	4
									Cara Black	66	6	6
		Tatiana Panova	1	2
		Cara Black	6	6
																Cara Black	2	710	3
															5	Li Na	6	68	6
		Anca Barna	6	2	77
	WC	Vanessa Henke	3	6	61
									Anca Barna	3	5
								5	Li Na	6	7
	WC	Martina Müller	1	1
	5	Li Na	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Maria Elena Camerin	77	1
		Roberta Vinci	61	0r
								4	Maria Elena Camerin	3	2
									Zheng Jie	6	6
		Zheng Jie	6	6
		Sandra Kleinová	1	4
																Zheng Jie	3	6	7
																Virginia Ruano Pascual	6	4	5
		Virginia Ruano Pascual	1	6	6
		Els Callens	6	3	4
									Virginia Ruano Pascual	6	1	78
								Alt	María Vento-Kabchi	4	6	66
	WC	Iroda Tulyaganova	2	3
	Alt	María Vento-Kabchi	6	6

References

External links

• 2005 Dubai Championship at wtatennis.com