2005 Bausch & Lomb Championships

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.

Prize money

 * per team

Seeds
1 Rankings as of 21 March 2005.

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
 * 🇨🇿 Dája Bedáňová
 * Eleni Daniilidou
 * 🇮🇱 Shahar Pe'er
 * 🇦🇺 Nicole Pratt

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)

Seeds
1 Rankings as of 21 March 2005.

Other entrants
The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
 * Eleni Daniilidou / 🇺🇸 Carly Gullickson
 * 🇺🇸 Corina Morariu / 🇫🇷 Mary Pierce

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇪🇸 Lourdes Domínguez Lino / 🇷🇺 Evgenia Linetskaya

The following pair received entry as lucky losers:
 * 🇺🇸 Jill Craybas / 🇺🇸 Jennifer Russell
 * Janet Lee / 🇨🇳 Peng Shuai

Withdrawals
Before the tournament
 * 🇫🇷 Émilie Loit (left wrist tendinitis) → replaced by Craybas/Russell
 * 🇺🇸 Meghann Shaughnessy (lower back injury) → replaced by Lee/Peng

Singles
It was the 2nd title for Davenport in the season and the 47th title in her singles career.
 * 🇺🇸 Lindsay Davenport defeated 🇮🇹 Silvia Farina Elia, 7–5, 7–5

Doubles
It was the 2nd title for both Stewart and Stosur in their respective doubles careers.
 * 🇦🇺 Bryanne Stewart / 🇦🇺 Samantha Stosur defeated 🇨🇿 Květa Peschke / Patty Schnyder, 6–4, 6–2