2005 Nordea Nordic Light Open – Singles

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Singles
2005 Nordea Nordic Light Open
Final
Champion Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
Runner-up Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Myskina
Score7–5, 6–2
Events
Singles Doubles
  2004  · Nordea Nordic Light Open ·  2006  

Alicia Molik was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.

Contents

Katarina Srebotnik won the title by defeating Anastasia Myskina 7–5, 6–2 in the final.

Seeds

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams (withdrew)
  2. Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Myskina (final)
  3. Flag of Russia.svg Vera Dushevina (semifinals)
  4. Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round)
  5. Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik (champion)
  6. Flag of Slovakia.svg Martina Suchá (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of Colombia.svg Catalina Castaño (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of Spain.svg Laura Pous Tió (first round)
  9. Flag of Ukraine.svg Alona Bondarenko (second round)

Draw

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
3 Flag of Russia.svg Vera Dushevina 0 5
5 Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik 67
5 Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik 76
2 Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Myskina 5 2
Flag of France.svg Émilie Loit 61 4
2 Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Myskina 3 66

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
3 Flag of Russia.svg V Dushevina 66
Q Flag of Croatia.svg I Lisjak 4 2 3 Flag of Russia.svg V Dushevina 64 6
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg E Birnerová 3 1 Flag of Germany.svg J Schruff 2 63
Flag of Germany.svg J Schruff 663 Flag of Russia.svg V Dushevina 3 66
Flag of France.svg S Beltrame 666 Flag of Slovakia.svg M Suchá 64 3
Q Flag of Russia.svg A Kudryavtseva 1 2 Flag of France.svg S Beltrame 3 3
WC Flag of Denmark.svg C Wozniacki 651 6 Flag of Slovakia.svg M Suchá 66
6 Flag of Slovakia.svg M Suchá 7763 Flag of Russia.svg V Dushevina 0 5
5 Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik 665 Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik 67
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Chládková 3 4 5 Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik 66
Flag of Slovakia.svg Ľ Cervanová 4 1 Flag of Russia.svg E Bychkova 0 1
Flag of Russia.svg E Bychkova 665 Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik 4 76
Q Flag of Finland.svg E Laine 3 7777 Flag of Colombia.svg C Castaño 65 1
Flag of Spain.svg M Sánchez Lorenzo 65 65Q Flag of Finland.svg E Laine 651
Flag of France.svg S Foretz 3 637 Flag of Colombia.svg C Castaño 776
7 Flag of Colombia.svg C Castaño 677

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Flag of Spain.svg L Pous Tió 0 2
Flag of France.svg É Loit 66 Flag of France.svg É Loit 61 6
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg M Santangelo 66 Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg M Santangelo 2 62
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg S Kleinová 4 1 Flag of France.svg É Loit 67
Flag of Spain.svg A Parra Santonja 1 66 Flag of Spain.svg A Parra Santonja 2 5
Q Flag of Ukraine.svg O Savchuk 61 4 Flag of Spain.svg A Parra Santonja 776
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Paštiková 4 634 Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues 614
4 Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues 677 Flag of France.svg É Loit 61 4
9 Flag of Ukraine.svg A Bondarenko 662 Flag of Russia.svg A Myskina 3 66
Flag of Tunisia.svg S Sfar 3 2 9 Flag of Ukraine.svg A Bondarenko 2 3
WC Flag of Sweden.svg S Arvidsson 66WC Flag of Sweden.svg S Arvidsson 66
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Strýcová 4 4 WC Flag of Sweden.svg S Arvidsson 5 2
Flag of France.svg S Cohen-Aloro 2 2 2 Flag of Russia.svg A Myskina 76
Flag of France.svg C Pin 66 Flag of France.svg C Pin 774 1
LL Flag of Ukraine.svg V Kutuzova 64 0 2 Flag of Russia.svg A Myskina 6366
2 Flag of Russia.svg A Myskina 4 66

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