| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 2005 ECM Prague Open | |
| Champion |  Dinara Safina |
| Runner-up |  Zuzana Ondrášková |
| Final score | 7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
| Draw | 32 (2WC/4Q/1LL) |
| Seeds | 8 |
The women's singles of the 2005 ECM Prague Open tournament was played on clay in Prague, Czech Republic.
This event was last held in 1998.
Dinara Safina won the title. [1] [2]
Dinara Safina (Winner) Klára Koukalová (semifinals)
Jelena Kostanić (second round)
Nuria Llagostera Vives (withdrew due to a right quadriceps sprain) Iveta Benešová (quarterfinals)
Tamarine Tanasugarn (first round)
Marlene Weingärtner (first round)
Martina Suchá (first round) Arantxa Parra Santonja (first round)| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Dinara Safina | 4 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
| Q | Laura Pous Tió | 6 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||
| 1 | Dinara Safina | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Zuzana Ondrášková | 62 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Zuzana Ondrášková | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Klára Koukalová | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | D Safina | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | L Průšová | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | D Safina | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| M Paštiková | 6 | 3 | 6 | M Paštiková | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ľ Cervanová | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | D Safina | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| B Strýcová | 0 | 4 | 5 | I Benešová | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 A Kremer | 6 | 6 | A Kremer | 7 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | A Hlaváčková | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | I Benešová | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | I Benešová | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | D Safina | 4 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | A Parra Santonja | 1 | 1 | Q | L Pous Tió | 6 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
 J Jackson | 6 | 6 | J Jackson | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 K Brandi | 66 | 7 | 6 | K Brandi | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 É Loit | 7 | 5 | 1 | K Brandi | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | L Pous Tió | 6 | 7 | Q | L Pous Tió | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 A Yakimova | 1 | 5 | Q | L Pous Tió | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| H Nagyová | 6 | 6 | H Nagyová | 6 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | T Tanasugarn | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | M Weingärtner | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 M Díaz Oliva | 6 | 6 | M Díaz Oliva | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 N Pratt | 6 | 6 | N Pratt | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LL |  Y Meusburger | 4 | 1 | M Díaz Oliva | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Z Ondrášková | 6 | 6 | Z Ondrášková | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  J Dokić | 4 | 1 | Z Ondrášková | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| L Osterloh | 3 | 66 | 3 | J Kostanić | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | J Kostanić | 6 | 7 | Z Ondrášková | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | M Suchá | 3 | 3 | 2 | K Koukalová | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J Craybas | 6 | 6 | J Craybas | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Y-j Cho | 6 | 6 | Y-j Cho | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 E Daniilidou | 2 | 4 | J Craybas | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | M Tu | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | K Koukalová | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 M Matevžič | 4 | 6 | 6 | M Matevžič | 3 | 0 | r | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  S Pe'er | 3 | 5 | 2 | K Koukalová | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | K Koukalová | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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