The 2005 İstanbul Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the inaugural edition of the İstanbul Cup, and was part of the Tier III category of the 2005 WTA Tour. It was held in Istanbul from 16 May through 21 May 2005. First-seeded Venus Williams won the singles title.
Finals Singles
Venus Williams defeated Nicole Vaidišová, 6–3, 6–2 It was Williams' 1st singles title of the year and the 32nd of her career.
Doubles
Marta Marrero / Antonella Serra Zanetti defeated Daniela Klemenschits / Sandra Klemenschits, 6–4, 6–0
Points and prize money Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q3Q2Q1 Singles12018555302613.752.251 Doubles 1
Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q3Q2Q1Singles$30,500$16,450$8,840$4,745$2,550$1,370$735$395$215Doubles *$9,150$4,900$2,625$1,410$760 * per team
Singles main-draw entrants Seeds Country Player Rank Seed Venus Williams 14 1 Nicole Vaidišová 39 2 Anna Smashnova 41 3 Lisa Raymond 44 4 Anna-Lena Grönefeld 51 5 Meghann Shaughnessy 54 6 Anna Chakvetadze 61 7 Mashona Washington 67 8
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Çağla Büyükakçay Pemra Özgen
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Ivana Abramović Tsvetana Pironkova Lina Stančiūtė Elena Vesnina
The following players received entry as lucky losers: Katerina Bondarenko
Doubles main-draw entrants Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank SeedLisa RaymondRennae Stubbs141Jill CraybasJennifer Russell1152Emmanuelle Gagliardiİpek Şenoğlu1253Marta MarreroAntonella Serra Zanetti1544
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Anna Chakvetadze / Pemra Özgen
References
External links ITF tournament edition details WTA tournament draws