Women's singles
2005 NASDAQ-100 Open
Champion	Kim Clijsters
Runner-up	Maria Sharapova
Score	6–3, 7–5
Draw	96 (8WC/12Q/1LL)
Seeds	32

Kim Clijsters defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–3, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2005 Miami Open. She did not lose a set during the tournament, and became the second woman to achieve the Sunshine Double (after Steffi Graf).^[1][2][3] Clijsters became the lowest-ranked player to win the title, doing so as the world No. 38.

Serena Williams was the three-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to her sister, Venus Williams.^[4]

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Amélie Mauresmo	6	6
		Ana Ivanovic	1	4
								1	Amélie Mauresmo	1	0
									Kim Clijsters	6	6
	4	Elena Dementieva	2	1
		Kim Clijsters	6	6
																Kim Clijsters	6	7
															2	Maria Sharapova	3	5
	8	Venus Williams	6	710
	3	Serena Williams	1	68
								8	Venus Williams	4	3
								2	Maria Sharapova	6	6
	19	Justine Henin-Hardenne	1	78	2
	2	Maria Sharapova	6	66	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	A Mauresmo	4	6	6
		A Chakvetadze	5	3					M Kirilenko	6	4	1
		M Kirilenko	7	6											1	A Mauresmo	6	6
	WC	J Kirkland	2	2											30	A Smashnova	2	1
		A Morigami	6	6					A Morigami	5	4
								30	A Smashnova	7	6
																						1	A Mauresmo	6	7
																						16	K Šprem	1	5
								20	D Hantuchová	63	2
		B Strýcová	6	4	3			LL	S Cohen-Aloro	7	6
	LL	S Cohen-Aloro	3	6	6										LL	S Cohen-Aloro	2	2
		A Parra Santonja	6	0	6										16	K Šprem	6	6
	WC	A Tatishvili	3	6	2				A Parra Santonja	3	6	4
								16	K Šprem	6	1	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								10	N Petrova	4	5
		A Ivanovic	6	7					A Ivanovic	6	7
	Q	L Granville	3	5												A Ivanovic	6	7
		K Srebotnik	5	1												N Vaidišová	2	64
		N Vaidišová	7	6					N Vaidišová	6	7
								18	J Janković	2	66
																							A Ivanovic	6	3	7
																						8	S Kuznetsova	3	6	5
								32	K Koukalová	2	1
		D Randriantefy	6	6					D Randriantefy	6	6
	Q	J Peterson	4	3												D Randriantefy	1	3
	WC	N Uberoi	4	2											8	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	Q	G Voskoboeva	6	6				Q	G Voskoboeva	1	3
								8	S Kuznetsova	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								4	E Dementieva	6	2	6
		M Suchá	1	4					E Linetskaya	3	6	4
		E Linetskaya	6	6											4	E Dementieva	6	6
	WC	V Kutuzova	3	5											27	M Maleeva	3	4
		V Ruano Pascual	6	7					V Ruano Pascual	4	6	5
								27	M Maleeva	6	3	7
																						4	E Dementieva	3	6	6
																						22	T Golovin	6	2	1
								22	T Golovin	6	68	6
	WC	A Haynes	6	7				WC	A Haynes	0	7	3
	Q	M Díaz Oliva	3	65											22	T Golovin	6	7
		T Perebiynis	6	2	6										13	E Bovina	3	64
		M Marrero	3	6	3				T Perebiynis	3	2
								13	E Bovina	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								12	N Dechy	6	6
		M Washington	4	2					L Raymond	4	2
		L Raymond	6	6											12	N Dechy	0	2
	Q	S Kloesel	0	1												K Clijsters	6	6
		K Clijsters	6	6					K Clijsters	6	6
								24	A Frazier	2	3
																							K Clijsters	6	6
																						5	A Myskina	3	4
								26	F Pennetta	6	6
	WC	S Mirza	2	5					M Sánchez Lorenzo	3	3
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	7											26	F Pennetta	4	0
		M Vento-Kabchi	6	6											5	A Myskina	6	6
		C Schaul	3	1					M Vento-Kabchi	2	1
								5	A Myskina	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								8	V Williams	6	6
		A-L Grönefeld	6	6					A-L Grönefeld	2	0
	Q	J Schruff	4	2											8	V Williams	6	6
		A Medina Garrigues	6	4											25	F Zuluaga	2	0
		M Weingärtner	1	3	r				A Medina Garrigues	5	1
								25	F Zuluaga	7	6
																						8	V Williams	6	2	6
																						Q	C Castaño	4	6	1
								17	P Suárez	5	3
	Q	C Castaño	6	6				Q	C Castaño	7	6
	Q	S Foretz	1	3											Q	C Castaño	6	2	6
		K Peschke	6	6											11	P Schnyder	3	6	1
	WC	S Karatantcheva	3	1					K Peschke	4	1
								11	P Schnyder	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								15	E Likhovtseva	7	6
		I Benešová	4	6	2				D Chládková	64	2
		D Chládková	6	4	6										15	E Likhovtseva	6	3	6
		V Razzano	6	3	2										21	A Sugiyama	4	6	3
		J Craybas	4	6	6				J Craybas	5	4
								21	A Sugiyama	7	6
																						15	E Likhovtseva	4	6	4
																						3	S Williams	6	1	6
								28	M Bartoli	6	4	5
	Q	S Pe'er	6	2	7			Q	S Pe'er	2	6	7
		M Domachowska	2	6	5										Q	S Pe'er	3	3
		V Dushevina	6	6											3	S Williams	6	6
		É Loit	3	3					V Dushevina	3	0
								3	S Williams	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								7	A Molik	6	6
		T Tanasugarn	3	2					N Pratt	2	3
		N Pratt	6	6											7	A Molik	3	6	6
		K Brandi	6	6											29	G Dulko	6	3	4
	WC	J Jackson	3	2					K Brandi	6	0	3
								29	G Dulko	4	6	6
																						7	A Molik	4	6	2
																						19	J Henin-Hardenne	6	2	6
								19	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		S Stosur	65	6	1				A Spears	4	3
		A Spears	7	4	6										19	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		L Lee-Waters	2	0												N Llagostera Vives	3	2
		N Llagostera Vives	6	6					N Llagostera Vives	3	6	6
								9	V Zvonareva	6	3	1

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								14	F Schiavone	7	4	6
		M Shaughnessy	6	6					M Shaughnessy	65	6	62
	Q	Y Fedak	3	0											14	F Schiavone	0	3
	Q	A Bondarenko	2	0											23	S Asagoe	6	6
		A Jidkova	6	6					A Jidkova	7	4	64
								23	S Asagoe	65	6	7
																						23	S Asagoe	1	2
																						2	M Sharapova	6	6
								31	D Safina	64	6	4
		M Irvin	6	7					M Irvin	7	0	6
	Q	M Serna	3	5												M Irvin	2	0
		E Daniilidou	6	4	6										2	M Sharapova	6	6
		T Garbin	3	6	1				E Daniilidou	0	4
								2	M Sharapova	6	6

Qualifying

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Yuliana Fedak	6	3	77
		Laura Pous Tió	2	6	62			1	Yuliana Fedak	3	6	6
		Kelly McCain	66	6	3			17	Evie Dominikovic	6	4	3
	17	Evie Dominikovic	78	4	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Laura Granville	6	6
		Milagros Sequera	0	0				2	Laura Granville	77	3	6
	WC	Ahsha Rolle	1	5				16	Emmanuelle Gagliardi	64	6	0
	16	Emmanuelle Gagliardi	6	7

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Alona Bondarenko	6	6
		Seda Noorlander	0	1				3	Alona Bondarenko	6	3	6
		Jennifer Hopkins	6	6					Jennifer Hopkins	4	6	1
	20	Camille Pin	2	1

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Séverine Beltrame	3	2
	WC	Alisa Kleybanova	6	6				WC	Alisa Kleybanova	1	3
	WC	Aleksandra Wozniak	2	6	0			23	Julia Schruff	6	6
	23	Julia Schruff	6	0	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Mariana Díaz Oliva	6	6
	WC	Alexandra Mueller	4	4				5	Mariana Díaz Oliva	6	64	6
		Anastasiya Yakimova	77	2	6				Anastasiya Yakimova	3	77	3
	13	Sanda Mamić	62	6	4

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro	6	6
	WC	Dája Bedáňová	3	4				6	Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro	4	3
		Magüi Serna	7	6					Magüi Serna	6	6
	24	Tzipora Obziler	5	4

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Anne Kremer	4	3
		María Emilia Salerni	6	6					María Emilia Salerni	4	3
	WC	Jewel Peterson	6	6				WC	Jewel Peterson	6	6
	15	Michaela Paštiková	3	4

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Stéphanie Foretz	6	6
	Alt	Delia Sescioreanu	1	1				8	Stéphanie Foretz	6	6
		Kateřina Böhmová	6	6					Kateřina Böhmová	2	3
	22	Selima Sfar	4	1

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	Antonella Serra Zanetti	3	1
		Shahar Pe'er	6	6					Shahar Pe'er	6	6
		Melinda Czink	0	3				14	Silvija Talaja	1	1
	14	Silvija Talaja	6	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	10	Lilia Osterloh	0	3
		Zuzana Ondrášková	6	6					Zuzana Ondrášková	4	2
		Marie-Ève Pelletier	3	5				18	Catalina Castaño	6	6
	18	Catalina Castaño	6	7

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	Aiko Nakamura	6	6
		Shikha Uberoi	1	2				11	Aiko Nakamura	1	3
		Galina Voskoboeva	77	1	6				Galina Voskoboeva	6	6
	21	Cho Yoon-jeong	64	6	3

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	25	Elena Baltacha	6	6
		Alena Vašková	4	3				25	Elena Baltacha	2	0
		Sandra Klösel	65	6	6				Sandra Klösel	6	6
	19	Ľubomíra Kurhajcová	77	1	2

References

External links

• Official results archive (ITF)
• Official results archive (WTA)