| 2005 Generali Ladies Linz | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 22–30 October | |||
| Edition | 19th | |||
| Category | Tier II Series | |||
| Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
| Prize money | USD $585,000 | |||
| Surface | Hard (indoor) | |||
| Location | Linz,Austria | |||
| Venue | TipsArena Linz | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Nadia Petrova | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
 Gisela Dulko / Květa Peschke | ||||
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The2005 Generali Ladies Linz is the 2005Tier IIWTA Tour tournament of the annually-heldGenerali Ladies Linz tennis tournament. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and was held from 22 October until 30 October 2005 at theTipsArena Linz. Third-seededNadia Petrova won the singles title.[1][2]
Nadia Petrova defeated
Patty Schnyder, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
Gisela Dulko /Květa Peschke defeated
Conchita Martínez /Virginia Ruano Pascual, 6–2, 6–3
| 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 | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — | — |
* per team
| 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 |
 SCG | Jelena Janković | 21 | 7 |
| SCG | Ana Ivanovic | 22 | 8 |
| FRA | Tatiana Golovin | 24 | 9 |
Rankings are as of 17 October 2005.
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:
Jennifer Capriati → replaced byMarion Bartoli
Anna-Lena Grönefeld → replaced byVera Dushevina
Justine Henin → replaced byIveta BenešováAmélie Mauresmo → replaced by
Yvonne Meusburger
Flavia Pennetta → replaced byKlára KoukalováMary Pierce → replaced byVirginie RazzanoChanda Rubin → replaced byLisa RaymondConchita Martínez (Achilles tendon strain)| Country | Player | Country | Player | Player 1 Rank | Player 2 Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ZIM | Cara Black |  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
The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
