2005 ASB Classic | |
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Date | 3–8 January |
Edition | 20th |
Category | WTA Tier IV |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | USD $140,000 |
Surface | Hard / Outdoor |
Location | Auckland, New Zealand |
Venue | ASB Tennis Centre |
Champions | |
Singles | |
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Doubles | |
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The 2005 ASB Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland, New Zealand that was part of Tier IV of the 2005 WTA Tour. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and took place from 3 January until 8 January 2005. Unseeded Katarina Srebotnik won the singles title and earned $22,000 first-prize money. [1]
Katarina Srebotnik defeated
Shinobu Asagoe, 5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Singles | $22,000 | $12,000 | $6,300 | $3,400 | $1,825 | $1,000 | $550 | $300 | $175 |
Doubles * | $6,500 | $3,475 | $1,850 | $1,000 | $550 | — | — | — | — |
* per team
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 |
Singles | 95 | 67 | 43 | 24 | 12 | 1 |
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Doubles | 1 | — |
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Shinobu Asagoe is a Japanese former tennis player. She turned professional in 1997, and retired in 2006.
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