The 2005 Richard Luton Properties Canberra Women's Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the fifth edition of the Canberra International, and part of the WTA Tier V tournaments of the 2005 WTA Tour. It took place at the National Sports Club in Canberra, Australia, from 10 January until 16 January 2005. Unseeded Ana Ivanovic, who entered the main draw as a qualifier, won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Ana Ivanovic defeated Melinda Czink, 7–5, 6–1
Doubles
Tathiana Garbin / Tina Križan defeated Gabriela Navrátilová / Michaela Paštiková, 7–5, 1–6, 6–4
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 Seed Silvia Farina Elia 20 1 Anna Smashnova 32 2 Meghann Shaughnessy 40 3 Marion Bartoli 41 4 Émilie Loit 45 5 Nicole Pratt 50 6 María Sánchez Lorenzo 51 7 Tathiana Garbin 58 8 1 Rankings are as of 27 December 2004
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Monique Adamczak Lauren Breadmore
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Ekaterina Bychkova Evie Dominikovic Ana Ivanovic Lenka Němečková
The following player received entry as a lucky loser: Melinda Czink
Withdrawals Before the tournament Katarina Srebotnik → replaced by Melinda Czink
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 Country Player Rank1 Seed Marion Bartoli 37 Anna-Lena Grönefeld 47 1 Émilie Loit 31 Claudine Schaul 72 2 Tathiana Garbin 81 Tina Križan 59 3 Gabriela Navrátilová 62 Michaela Paštiková 88 4 1 Rankings are as of 27 December 2004
Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw: Monique Adamczak / Nicole Kriz
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw: Yuliya Beygelzimer / Sandra Klösel
The following pair received entry as lucky losers: Adriana Barna / Anca Barna
Withdrawals Before the tournament Émilie Loit / Claudine Schaul → replaced by Adriana Barna / Anca Barna
During the tournament Marion Bartoli / Anna-Lena Grönefeld
References
External links Official results archive (ITF) Official results archive (WTA)