2005 Gaz de France Stars

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2005 Gaz de France Stars
DateOctober 24–30
Edition2nd
Champions
Singles
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters
Doubles
Flag of France.svg Émilie Loit / Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
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The 2005 Gaz de France Stars was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 2nd edition of the Gaz de France Stars, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2005 WTA Tour. It took place in Hasselt, Belgium, in late October, 2005. [1] [2]

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Singles entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Kim Clijsters 21
Flag of France.svg  FRA Nathalie Dechy 142
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Francesca Schiavone 183
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Dinara Safina 204
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues 305
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Silvia Farina Elia 316
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Anna Chakvetadze 357
Flag of Slovenia.svg  SLO Katarina Srebotnik 438

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Champions

Singles

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters def. Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Schiavone, 62, 63

Doubles

Flag of France.svg Émilie Loit / Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik def. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michaëlla Krajicek / Flag of Hungary.svg Ágnes Szávay, 63, 64

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