2005 Gaz de France Stars
| 2005 Gaz de France Stars | |
|---|---|
| Date | 24–30 October |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Category | Tier III |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $170,000 |
| Surface | Hard / indoor |
| Location | Hasselt, Belgium |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| Kim Clijsters | |
| Doubles | |
| Émilie Loit / Katarina Srebotnik | |
The 2005 Gaz de France Stars was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the Gaz de France Stars, and was part of the Tier III category of the 2005 WTA Tour. It took place in Hasselt, Belgium, from 24 October until 30 October 2005. First-seeded Kim Clijsters won the singles title.[1][2]
Finals
Singles
Kim Clijsters defeated Francesca Schiavone, 6–2, 6–3
- It was Clijsters' 9th and last singles title of the year and the 30th of her career.
Doubles
Émilie Loit / Katarina Srebotnik defeated Michaëlla Krajicek / Ágnes Szávay, 6–3, 6–4
- It was Loit's 6th and last doubles title of the year and the 14th of her career. It was Srebotnik's 4th and last doubles title of the year and the 11th of her career.
Singles entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEL | Kim Clijsters | 2 | 1 |
| FRA | Nathalie Dechy | 14 | 2 |
| ITA | Francesca Schiavone | 18 | 3 |
| RUS | Dinara Safina | 20 | 4 |
| ESP | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 30 | 5 |
| ITA | Silvia Farina Elia | 31 | 6 |
| RUS | Anna Chakvetadze | 35 | 7 |
| SLO | Katarina Srebotnik | 43 | 8 |
- Rankings as of October 17, 2005
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Catalina Castaño
- Mariana Díaz Oliva
- Maria Kirilenko
- Alicia Molik (vestibular neuronitis)
- María Vento-Kabchi