Dinara Safina gained the World No. 1 ranking for the first time at the conclusion of this tournament, despite not participating. This is because Williams' withdrawal, and loss of her championship ranking points, allowed her to be superseded by Safina in the rankings.
Seeds
The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
Bold denotes the mandatory events, and the year-end championships
S = Singles draw, D = Doubles draw, X = Mixed Doubles draw
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