2005 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.
| 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 | 
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
|  Nadia Petrova | |
| Doubles | |
|  Gisela Dulko /  Květa Peschke | |
Points and prize money
    
    Point distribution
    
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | 
| Singles | 195 | 137 | 88 | 49 | 25 | 1 | 11.75 | 6.75 | 4 | 1 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 
Prize money
    
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | 
| Singles | $95,500 | $51,000 | $27,300 | $14,600 | $7,820 | $4,175 | $2,230 | $1,195 | $640 | 
| Doubles * | $30,000 | $16,120 | $8,620 | $4,610 | $2,465 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 
* per team
Singles main draw entrants
    
    Seeds
    
| Country | Player | Rank | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  FRA | |||
|  RUS | Elena Dementieva | 8 | 2 | 
|  RUS | Nadia Petrova | 9 | 3 | 
|  SUI | Patty Schnyder | 10 | 4 | 
|  RUS | Elena Likhovtseva | 16 | 5 | 
|  SVK | Daniela Hantuchová | 19 | 6 | 
| .svg.png.webp) SCG | Jelena Janković | 21 | 7 | 
| .svg.png.webp) SCG | Ana Ivanovic | 22 | 8 | 
|  FRA | Tatiana Golovin | 24 | 9 | 
Rankings are as of 17 October 2005.
Other entrants
    
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
    
 Jennifer Capriati → replaced by Jennifer Capriati → replaced by Marion Bartoli Marion Bartoli
 Anna-Lena Grönefeld → replaced by Anna-Lena Grönefeld → replaced by Vera Dushevina Vera Dushevina
.svg.png.webp) Justine Henin → replaced by Justine Henin → replaced by Iveta Benešová Iveta Benešová
 Amélie Mauresmo → replaced by Amélie Mauresmo → replaced by Yvonne Meusburger Yvonne Meusburger
 Flavia Pennetta → replaced by Flavia Pennetta → replaced by Klára Koukalová Klára Koukalová
 Mary Pierce → replaced by Mary Pierce → replaced by Virginie Razzano Virginie Razzano
 Chanda Rubin → replaced by Chanda Rubin → replaced by Lisa Raymond Lisa Raymond
Retirements
    
 Conchita Martínez (Achilles tendon strain) Conchita Martínez (Achilles tendon strain)
Doubles main draw entrants
    
    Seeds
    
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Player 1 Rank | Player 2 Rank | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  ZIM | Cara Black | .svg.png.webp) AUS | Rennae Stubbs | 2 | 5 | 1 | 
|  ESP | Conchita Martínez |  ESP | Virginia Ruano Pascual | 14 | 2 | 2 | 
|  RUS | Elena Likhovtseva |  RUS | Vera Zvonareva | 10 | 13 | 3 | 
|  SVK | Daniela Hantuchová |  JPN | Ai Sugiyama | 17 | 19 | 4 | 
Rankings are as of 17 October 2005
Other entrants
    
The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
Champions
    
    Singles
    
 Nadia Petrova defeated Nadia Petrova defeated Patty Schnyder, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1.[1] Patty Schnyder, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1.[1]
It was Petrova's first WTA singles title.
Doubles
    
 Gisela Dulko / Gisela Dulko / Květa Peschke defeated Květa Peschke defeated Conchita Martínez / Conchita Martínez / Virginia Ruano Pascual, 6–2, 6–3. 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
    
- "Petrova wins maiden title in Linz". Eurosport. Linz. 30 October 2005. Retrieved 5 May 2020.


