2005 Bausch & Lomb Championships
| 2005 Bausch & Lomb Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 4 – 10 April |
| Edition | 26th |
| Category | WTA Tier II |
| Prize money | USD $585,000 |
| Surface | Clay / Outdoor |
| Location | Amelia Island, Florida, United States |
| Venue | Amelia Island Plantation |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Lindsay Davenport | |
| Doubles | |
 Bryanne Stewart / Samantha Stosur | |
The 2005 Bausch & Lomb Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 26th edition of the Amelia Island Championships, and was part of the WTA Tier II series of the 2005 WTA Tour. It took place at the Amelia Island Plantation in Amelia Island, Florida, from April 4 through April 10, 2005.
Points and prize money
[edit]Point distribution
[edit]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 195 | 137 | 88 | 49 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 6.75 | 4 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | 11.75 | — | — |
Prize money
[edit]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $93,000 | $47,500 | $24,300 | $12,450 | $6,380 | $3,270 | $1,675 | $860 | $440 |
| Doubles * | $29,000 | $14,920 | $7,650 | $3,930 | $2,010 | — | — | — | — |
* per team
Singles main draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
Lindsay Davenport | 1 | 1 |
| USA
|
Serena Williams | 4 | 2 |
 RUS
|
Anastasia Myskina | 6 | 3 |
| AUS
|
Alicia Molik | 8 | 4 |
| USA
|
Venus Williams | 9 | 5 |
| RUS
|
Vera Zvonareva | 11 | 6 |
| RUS
|
Nadia Petrova | 12 | 7 |
 SUI
|
Patty Schnyder | 13 | 8 |
| RUS
|
Elena Likhovtseva | 17 | 9 |
 CRO
|
Karolina Šprem | 18 | 10 |
 SCG
|
Jelena Janković | 20 | 11 |
 ITA
|
Silvia Farina Elia | 22 | 12 |
 JPN
|
Ai Sugiyama | 24 | 13 |
 FRA
|
Mary Pierce | 25 | 14 |
| JPN
|
Shinobu Asagoe | 26 | 15 |
| USA
|
Amy Frazier | 27 | 16 |
1 Rankings as of 21 March 2005.
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Kateryna Bondarenko
Kristina Brandi
Catalina Castaño
Marta Domachowska
Marissa Irvin
Akiko Morigami
Tzipora Obziler
Květa Peschke
Retirements
[edit]
Émilie Loit (left wrist tendinitis)- Meghann Shaughnessy (lower back injury)
- Serena Williams (left ankle sprain)
Doubles main draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUS |
USA |
Withdrew | |||
| USA
|
Lisa Raymond | AUS
|
Rennae Stubbs | 17 | 2 |
| RUS
|
Elena Likhovtseva | JPN
|
Ai Sugiyama | 18 | 3 |
 ESP
|
Conchita Martínez | ESP
|
Virginia Ruano Pascual | 19 | 4 |
| AUS
|
Alicia Molik | USA
|
Martina Navratilova | 21 | 5 |
1 Rankings as of 21 March 2005.
Other entrants
[edit]The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following pair received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
[edit]Before the tournament
- Émilie Loit (left wrist tendinitis) → replaced by Craybas/Russell
- Meghann Shaughnessy (lower back injury) → replaced by Lee/Peng
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit]- Lindsay Davenport defeated
Silvia Farina Elia, 7–5, 7–5[1]
It was the 2nd title for Davenport in the season and the 47th title in her singles career.
Doubles
[edit]
Bryanne Stewart / Samantha Stosur defeated Květa Peschke / 
Patty Schnyder, 6–4, 6–2
It was the 2nd title for both Stewart and Stosur in their respective doubles careers.
References
[edit]- ^ "Davenport claims Amelia Island title". ABC Australia. AFP. 11 April 2005. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
External links
[edit]- ITF tournament edition details Archived 2016-01-04 at the Wayback Machine