2005 IBF World Championships – Women's singles

The 2005 IBF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) took place in Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, United States, between August 15 and August 21, 2005. Following the results in the women's singles.

Seeds

 * 1) 🇨🇳 Zhang Ning, Runner-up
 * 2) 🇨🇳 Xie Xingfang, Champion
 * 3) 🇫🇷 Pi Hongyan, Quarter-final
 * 4) 🇭🇰 Wang Chen, Quarter-final
 * 5) Yao Jie, Third round
 * 6) 🇩🇪 Xu Huaiwen, Semi-final
 * 7) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tracey Hallam, Quarter-final
 * 8) 🇨🇳 Zhou Mi, First round
 * 9) 🇯🇵 Eriko Hirose, Third round
 * 10) 🇧🇬 Petya Nedeltcheva, First round
 * 11) 🇯🇵 Kanako Yonekura, Second round
 * 12) 🇯🇵 Kaori Mori, Quarter-final
 * 13) Mia Audina Tjiptawan, Third round
 * 14) 🇹🇭 Salakjit Ponsana, Third round
 * 15) Xing Aiying, First round
 * 16) Li Li, Third round