2005 Guangzhou International Women's Open

The 2005 Guangzhou International Women's Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 2nd edition of the Guangzhou International Women's Open, and was a Tier III event on the 2005 WTA Tour. It was held in Guangzhou, China, from September 26 through October 2, 2005. Total prize money for the tournament was $170,000.

Seeds

 * 1 Seeds are based on the rankings of September 15, 2005.

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw
 * 🇨🇳 Chen Yan-chong
 * 🇨🇳 Xie Yan-ze

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
 * 🇧🇾 Victoria Azarenka
 * Janet Lee
 * 🇨🇳 Sun Shengnan
 * 🇨🇳 Yuan Meng

The following player received entry as a Lucky loser from the singles qualifying draw:
 * Ivana Lisjak

Singles
🇫🇷 Yan Zi def. 🇪🇸 Nuria Llagostera Vives, 6–4, 4–0, ret.
 * Yan won the first WTA title of her career.

Doubles
🇮🇹 Maria Elena Camerin / Emmanuelle Gagliardi def. 🇺🇸 Neha Uberoi / 🇮🇳 Shikha Uberoi, 7–6(7–5), 6–3