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| 2005 İstanbul Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 16 – 21 May | |||
| Edition | 1st | |||
| Category | WTA Tier III | |||
| Prize money | USD 200,000 | |||
| Surface | Clay / Outdoor | |||
| Location | Istanbul, Turkey | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Venus Williams | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
 Marta Marrero / Antonella Serra Zanetti | ||||
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The2005 İstanbul Cup was atennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the first edition of theİstanbul Cup, and was part of theWTA Tier III tournaments of the2005 WTA Tour. It was held inIstanbul from 16 through 21 May 2005.
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 120 | 185 | 55 | 30 | 26 | 1 | 3.75 | 2.25 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $30,500 | $16,450 | $8,840 | $4,745 | $2,550 | $1,370 | $735 | $395 | $215 |
| Doubles * | $9,150 | $4,900 | $2,625 | $1,410 | $760 | — | — | — | — |
* per team
| Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Venus Williams | 14 | 1 |
 CZE | Nicole Vaidišová | 39 | 2 |
 ISR | Anna Smashnova | 41 | 3 |
| USA | Lisa Raymond | 44 | 4 |
 GER | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 51 | 5 |
| USA | Meghann Shaughnessy | 54 | 6 |
 RUS | Anna Chakvetadze | 61 | 7 |
| USA | Mashona Washington | 67 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Lisa Raymond |  AUS | Rennae Stubbs | 14 | 1 |
| USA | Jill Craybas | USA | Jennifer Russell | 115 | 2 |
 SUI | Emmanuelle Gagliardi |  TUR | İpek Şenoğlu | 125 | 3 |
| ESP | Marta Marrero | ITA | Antonella Serra Zanetti | 154 | 4 |
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Venus Williams defeatedNicole Vaidišová, 6–3, 6–2[1]
Marta Marrero /Antonella Serra Zanetti defeated
Daniela Klemenschits /Sandra Klemenschits, 6–4, 6–0
