2005 Bausch & Lomb Championships
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| 2005 Bausch & Lomb Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 4 – 10 April |
| Edition | 26th |
| Category | WTA Tier II |
| Prize money | USD $585,000 |
| Surface | Clay / Outdoor |
| Location | Amelia Island, Florida, United States |
| Venue | Amelia Island Plantation |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Lindsay Davenport | |
| Doubles | |
 Bryanne Stewart / Samantha Stosur | |
The 2005 Bausch & Lomb Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 26th edition of the Amelia Island Championships, and was part of the WTA Tier II series of the 2005 WTA Tour. It took place at the Amelia Island Plantation in Amelia Island, Florida, from April 4 through April 10, 2005.
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 195 | 137 | 88 | 49 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 6.75 | 4 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | 11.75 | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $93,000 | $47,500 | $24,300 | $12,450 | $6,380 | $3,270 | $1,675 | $860 | $440 |
| Doubles * | $29,000 | $14,920 | $7,650 | $3,930 | $2,010 | — | — | — | — |
* per team
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA |
Lindsay Davenport | 1 | 1 |
| USA |
Serena Williams | 4 | 2 |
 RUS |
Anastasia Myskina | 6 | 3 |
| AUS |
Alicia Molik | 8 | 4 |
| USA |
Venus Williams | 9 | 5 |
| RUS |
Vera Zvonareva | 11 | 6 |
| RUS |
Nadia Petrova | 12 | 7 |
 SUI |
Patty Schnyder | 13 | 8 |
| RUS |
Elena Likhovtseva | 17 | 9 |
 CRO |
Karolina Šprem | 18 | 10 |
 SCG |
Jelena Janković | 20 | 11 |
 ITA |
Silvia Farina Elia | 22 | 12 |
 JPN |
Ai Sugiyama | 24 | 13 |
 FRA |
Mary Pierce | 25 | 14 |
| JPN |
Shinobu Asagoe | 26 | 15 |
| USA |
Amy Frazier | 27 | 16 |
1 Rankings as of 21 March 2005.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Kateryna Bondarenko
Kristina Brandi
Catalina Castaño
Marta Domachowska
Marissa Irvin
Akiko Morigami
Tzipora Obziler
Květa Peschke
Retirements
Émilie Loit (left wrist tendinitis)- Meghann Shaughnessy (lower back injury)
- Serena Williams (left ankle sprain)
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUS |
USA |
Withdrew | |||
| USA |
Lisa Raymond | AUS |
Rennae Stubbs | 17 | 2 |
| RUS |
Elena Likhovtseva | JPN |
Ai Sugiyama | 18 | 3 |
 ESP |
Conchita Martínez | ESP |
Virginia Ruano Pascual | 19 | 4 |
| AUS |
Alicia Molik | USA |
Martina Navratilova | 21 | 5 |
1 Rankings as of 21 March 2005.
Other entrants
The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following pair received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
- Émilie Loit (left wrist tendinitis) → replaced by Craybas/Russell
- Meghann Shaughnessy (lower back injury) → replaced by Lee/Peng