The 2005 WTA Tour Championships, also known as the Sony Ericsson Championships, was a women's round robin tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, United States. It was the 35th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 30th edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 2005 WTA Tour. The tournament was held between November 8 and November 13, 2005. Fourth-seeded Amélie Mauresmo won the singles event, the first French player to win the title, and she earned $1,000,000 first-prize money as well as 485 ranking points.
Justine Henin-Hardenne had qualified for the tournament but withdrew due to a hamstring injury.
Finals
Singles
Amélie Mauresmo defeated Mary Pierce, 5–7, 7–6(7–3), 6–4.
Doubles
Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur defeated Cara Black / Rennae Stubbs, 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–4.
Singles Championship Race
Singles Players in gold have qualified for Los Angeles. Players in brown withdrawn. The low-ranked players in blue after them would be played as alternates in Los Angeles.
Rank Player1234567891011121314151617 Total points Tourn1W650+372W325+286W325+202W300+110W195+108W195+99W195+96W195+91W120+78R1690+58SF88+47R1690+26QF75+31QF49+50QF55+8R1642+144,665162 Lindsay DavenportF456+334F456+206W300+124W220+136F228+114W195+114W195+109QF162+122F210+60W195+73QF162+102W145+37QF75+3QF49+23R1614,606153 Maria SharapovaSF292+184SF292+178W300+148SF292+150F228+80W195+88QF162+60SF135+68SF146+44W120+64SF88+20QF75+23QF75+18QF49+233,597144 Amélie MauresmoSF292+148W300+119W195+136W195+85QF162+112F154+109QF162+56SF146+56F137+65SF135+61F137+53SF88+12QF75+20R3256+8R3228+8R161R1613,313184 Amélie MauresmoR1613,313185 Mary PierceF456+438F456+378W300+105W300+96QF162+96QF81+47R1642+31R1642+14R1625+15R1625+10R3225+8R1625+5R12823,184136 Justine Henin-HardenneW650+434W300+214W300+171F210+97W195+104QF81+55R1690+32R1282R1612,93697 Patty SchnyderF210+103F210+69QF162+106SF135+76F137+54R1690+82SF88+75SF135+24W120+35W120+22R1690+32SF88+23QF75+25QF49+38SF66+12QF49+10R1642+152,905257 Patty SchnyderQF49+1R1629+23R1625+10R1625+8R1625+8R3228+4R1282R1612,905258 Nadia PetrovaSF292+128F210+114W195+61QF162+62QF162+36SF88+53R1690+48QF55+58F85+22SF88+14SF88+7QF75+20QF75+18QF49+23QF49+19QF49+10R1645+142,769248 Nadia PetrovaR1642+10R1642+2QF30+8R1625+10QF30+4R641R3212,769249 Elena DementievaSF292+348F210+59SF146+74SF99+105SF135+45F137+17R1690+46SF88+45QF81+48R1690+36R1690+32SF88+26QF75+35QF75+4QF49+15R321R3212,684199 Elena DementievaR161R1612,6841910 Venus WilliamsW650+470QF162+160SF146+84F137+66F137+55R1690+70W120+24R3256+28QF49+16QF49+8R1642+8R3212,6281211 Nathalie Dechy SF292+272R1690+38SF88+31R1690+28QF81+20R3256+24R1642+35QF49+23SF55+12QF49+17R1642+23QF49+16R1629+35SF55+8QF30+14R1625+15R1625+151,8872611 Nathalie Dechy R3228+10R1625+10R3225+10R321R321R641R641R321R3211,8872612 Serena Williams W650+558SF88+58R1690+48QF81+35QF49+25R3256+12QF49+4R1642+4R321R1611,85110
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WTA tournament draws