| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2005 Guangzhou International Women's Open | |
| Champion |  Yan Zi |
| Runner-up |  Nuria Llagostera Vives |
| Score | 6–4, 4–0 retired |
| Draw | 32 (2WC/4Q) |
| Seeds | 8 |
Li Na was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Yan Zi.
Yan reached the final, where she was leading 6–4, 4–0 when her opponent Nuria Llagostera Vives retired due to a hamstring injury, giving Yan the title.
Vera Zvonareva (first round) Peng Shuai (second round, retired due to heat illness) Li Na (quarterfinals) Maria Kirilenko (quarterfinals) Zheng Jie (semifinals) Nuria Llagostera Vives (final, retired due to a hamstring injury)
Marta Domachowska (second round)
Martina Suchá (second round)| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Nuria Llagostera Vives | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Zheng Jie | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Nuria Llagostera Vives | 4 | 0r | ||||||||||
| Yan Zi | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Yan Zi | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Q |  Victoria Azarenka | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | V Zvonareva | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T Li | 6 | 7 | T Li | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | S Sun | 3 | 2 | A Jidkova | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Jidkova | 6 | 6 | T Li | 6 | 4 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 A Harkleroad | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | N Llagostera Vives | 3 | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||
| T Sun | 5 | 6 | 6 | T Sun | 3 | 2r | |||||||||||||||||||||
 S Bammer | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | N Llagostera Vives | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | N Llagostera Vives | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | N Llagostera Vives | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 77 | 5 | J Zheng | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 ME Camerin | 4 | 61 | 4 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | M Yuan | 3 | 4 | A Parra Santonja | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Parra Santonja | 6 | 6 | 4 | M Kirilenko | 3 | 712 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 V Kutuzova | 2 | 1 | 5 | J Zheng | 6 | 610 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J Jackson | 6 | 6 | J Jackson | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Gullickson | 77 | 5 | 5 | 5 | J Zheng | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | J Zheng | 61 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | M Domachowska | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Serra Zanetti | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | M Domachowska | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Z Yan | 6 | 6 | Z Yan | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | Y Chen | 1 | 1 | Z Yan | 65 | 7 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LL |  I Lisjak | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | N Li | 77 | 5 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
 E Gagliardi | 7 | 4 | 7 | E Gagliardi | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 S Uberoi | 4 | 1 | 3 | N Li | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | N Li | 6 | 6 | Z Yan | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | M Suchá | 6 | 6 | Q | V Azarenka | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | Y Xie | 0 | 1 | 8 | M Suchá | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G Voskoboeva | 4 | 0 | Q | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | Q | V Azarenka | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  J Lee | 3 | 4 | 2 | S Peng | 4 | 0r | ||||||||||||||||||||
 T Obziler | 6 | 6 | T Obziler | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 E Dominikovic | 3 | 4 | 2 | S Peng | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | S Peng | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Flavia Pennetta won in the final 6–4, 5–4, after Klára Zakopalová retired due to a left ankle injury.
Roberta Vinci was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
Lourdes Domínguez Lino and Arantxa Parra Santonja were the defending champions, but were forced to withdraw due to a right foot injury for Domínguez Lino, before their quarterfinals match against Nuria Llagostera Vives and María José Martínez Sánchez
Katarina Srebotnik and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions, but Srebotnik chose not to participate this year due to injury.
Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova were the defending champions. Both were present that year, but chose to compete with different players.
Kirilenko partnered with Elena Vesnina, but lost in the second round to Nuria Llagostera Vives and María José Martínez Sánchez.
Petrova partnered with Bethanie Mattek-Sands, but lost in the quarterfinals to Cara Black and Liezel Huber.
Cara Black and Liezel Huber won in the final 6–3, 0–6, 10–2 against Nuria Llagostera Vives and María José Martínez Sánchez.
Cara Black and Liezel Huber were the defending champions; however, they lost in the semifinals 4–6, 6–2, [9–11], against Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik.
Nuria Llagostera Vives and María José Martínez Sánchez won in the finals 7–6(5), 6–4 against Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik.
Svetlana Kuznetsova and Amélie Mauresmo were the defending champions, but Mauresmo retired from the sport on December 3, 2009.
Kuznetsova chose to compete with Alicia Molik, but they lost in the first round to Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta.
The unseeded pair Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta won in the final 6–3, 4–6, [10–7], against Nadia Petrova and Samantha Stosur.
Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai were the defending champions, but Hsieh chose not to compete this year and Peng chose to compete in Estoril instead.
6th-seeded Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta won in the final 6–4, 6–2, against 2nd-seeded Nuria Llagostera Vives and María José Martínez Sánchez.
Nuria Llagostera Vives and María José Martínez Sánchez were the defending champions, but Martínez Sánchez decided to not start this year, due to injury.
Llagostera Vives partnered with Arantxa Parra Santonja but lost in the first round 6–2, 6–0 against Elena Vesnina and Vera Zvonareva.
Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta won in the final against Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik, 7–5, 3–6, [12–10].
Serena Williams and Venus Williams were the defending champions. However, Serena withdrew from the tournament because of a foot injury and Venus chose to participate in the singles event only. Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova defeated Liezel Huber and Nadia Petrova 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) in the final. This match was played over two days due to heavy rainfall on September 12.
Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai were the defending champions, but they competed with different partners.
Hsieh played with Natalie Grandin, while Peng partnered with Kimiko Date-Krumm, but they all lost in the second round .
In the end, it was Chuang Chia-jung and Olga Govortsova who won in the final against Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta, 7–6(2), 1–6, [10–7].
Caroline Wozniacki defeated Marion Bartoli in the final, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2011 Indian Wells Masters.
Lucie Hradecká and Anabel Medina Garrigues were the defending champions, but Garrigues chose to participate in the 2011 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo.
Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik were the defending champions, but decided not to play together. Peschke partnered with Anna-Lena Grönefeld, but lost in the quarterfinals to Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova. Srebotnik played alongside Zheng Jie, but lost in the semifinals to Nuria Llagostera Vives and Sania Mirza.
Third seeds Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina won the title, defeating Llagostera Vives and Mirza in the final by the score of 7–5, 7–5.
Russian pair Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva were the defending champions, but Zvonareva decided not to participate due to injury. Kuznetsova partnered up with Yanina Wickmayer but they lost in the second round to Nuria Llagostera Vives and Zheng Jie.
Marion Bartoli and Anna-Lena Grönefeld were the defending champions, but none competed this year as both were in Paris at the same week.
Émilie Loit was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.
Amanda Coetzer was the defending champion, but lost in quarterfinals to Paola Suárez.
Nuria Llagostera Vives was the defending champion, but chose to play at the 2006 Telecom Italia Masters, which was held during the same week.
Émilie Loit was the defending champion, but lost to Nuria Llagostera Vives in the semifinals.