2005 Pacific Life Open – Women's singles

Kim Clijsters defeated Lindsay Davenport in the final, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2005 Indian Wells Masters. Clijsters was unseeded due to not having played tennis for much of the prior season, and defeated world No. 1 Davenport en route to the title.

Justine Henin was the reigning champion, but did not participate this year.

Seeds
All seeds received a bye into the second round. • # 🇺🇸 Lindsay Davenport (final)

• # 🇫🇷 Amélie Mauresmo (third round)

• # 🇷🇺 Maria Sharapova (semifinals)

• # 🇷🇺 Elena Dementieva (semifinals)

• # 🇷🇺 Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)

• # 🇷🇺 Nadia Petrova (fourth round)

• # 🇫🇷 Nathalie Dechy (quarterfinals)

• # 🇷🇺 Elena Bovina (second round)

• # 🇮🇹 Francesca Schiavone (second round)

• # 🇷🇺 Elena Likhovtseva (second round)

• # Karolina Šprem (second round)

• # 🇦🇷 Paola Suárez (second round)

• # 🇸🇰 Daniela Hantuchová (third round)

• # 🇫🇷 Tatiana Golovin (fourth round)

• # 🇮🇹 Flavia Pennetta (second round)

• # 🇯🇵 Shinobu Asagoe (second round)

• # 🇺🇸 Amy Frazier (third round)

• # Jelena Janković (second round)

• # 🇨🇴 Fabiola Zuluaga (fourth round)

• # 🇫🇷 Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)

• # 🇦🇷 Gisela Dulko (second round)

• # 🇫🇷 Marion Bartoli (second round)

• # 🇪🇸 Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)

• # 🇨🇿 Iveta Benešová (third round)

• # 🇷🇺 Dinara Safina (third round)

• # 🇩🇪 Anna-Lena Grönefeld (second round)

• # 🇺🇸 Meghann Shaughnessy (third round)

• # 🇪🇸 Anabel Medina Garrigues (third round)

• # 🇦🇺 Samantha Stosur (third round)

• # 🇷🇺 Eugenia Linetskaia (fourth round)

• # 🇺🇸 Lisa Raymond (third round)

• # 🇻🇪 María Vento-Kabchi (third round)

Seeds
• # 🇷🇺 Maria Kirilenko (qualified)

• # 🇦🇷 Mariana Díaz Oliva (qualifying competition)

• # 🇺🇦 Alona Bondarenko (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)

• # 🇫🇷 Séverine Beltrame (moved to Main Draw)

• # 🇫🇷 Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro (first round)

• # 🇮🇹 Antonella Serra Zanetti (qualified)

• # 🇺🇸 Lilia Osterloh (first round)

• # 🇯🇵 Aiko Nakamura (first round)

• # 🇨🇿 Michaela Paštiková (moved to Main Draw)

• # Silvija Talaja (qualified)

• # 🇩🇪 Julia Schruff (qualifying competition)

• # 🇫🇷 Camille Pin (qualified)

• # Emmanuelle Gagliardi (qualified)

• # 🇨🇴 Catalina Castaño (first round)

• # 🇧🇾 Anastasiya Yakimova (qualifying competition)

• # 🇨🇿 Sandra Kleinová (qualifying competition)

• # 🇨🇦 Marie-Ève Pelletier (first round)

• # 🇭🇺 Melinda Czink (qualifying competition)

• # 🇺🇸 Jennifer Hopkins (first round)

• # 🇨🇿 Eva Birnerová (qualified)

• # 🇨🇿 Katerina Böhmová (first round)

• # 🇪🇸 Laura Pous Tió (qualifying competition)

• # 🇺🇸 Kelly McCain (qualifying competition)

• # 🇷🇺 Ekaterina Bychkova (qualifying competition)

• # 🇮🇳 Shikha Uberoi (qualified)

• # 🇷🇺 Galina Voskoboeva (qualified)

Qualifiers
• # 🇷🇺 Maria Kirilenko

• # 🇦🇷 Mariana Díaz Oliva

• # 🇧🇾 Anastasiya Yakimova

• # 🇷🇺 Galina Voskoboeva

• # 🇯🇵 Rika Fujiwara

• # 🇮🇹 Antonella Serra Zanetti

• # 🇦🇷 María Emilia Salerni

• # Emmanuelle Gagliardi

• # 🇮🇳 Shikha Uberoi

• # Silvija Talaja

• # 🇨🇿 Eva Birnerová

• # 🇫🇷 Camille Pin

Lucky losers

 * 1) 🇺🇦 Alona Bondarenko