2005 Richard Luton Properties Canberra Women's Classic

The 2005 Richard Luton Properties Canberra Women's Classic was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 5th edition of the Canberra International, and part of the WTA Tier V tournaments of the 2005 WTA Tour. It took place at the National Sports Club in Canberra, Australia, from 10 to 16 January 2005.

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings are as of 27 December 2004

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
 * 🇦🇺 Monique Adamczak
 * 🇦🇺 Lauren Breadmore

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇷🇺 Ekaterina Bychkova
 * 🇦🇺 Evie Dominikovic
 * Ana Ivanovic
 * 🇨🇿 Lenka Němečková

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
 * 🇭🇺 Melinda Czink

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * Katarina Srebotnik → replaced by Melinda Czink

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings are as of 27 December 2004

Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
 * 🇦🇺 Monique Adamczak / 🇦🇺 Nicole Kriz

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇺🇦 Yuliya Beygelzimer / 🇩🇪 Sandra Klösel

The following pair received entry as lucky losers:
 * 🇩🇪 Adriana Barna / 🇩🇪 Anca Barna

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * 🇫🇷 Émilie Loit / 🇱🇺 Claudine Schaul → replaced by Adriana Barna / Anca Barna


 * During the tournament
 * 🇫🇷 Marion Bartoli / 🇩🇪 Anna-Lena Grönefeld

Singles
Ana Ivanovic defeated 🇭🇺 Melinda Czink, 7–5, 6–1

Doubles
🇮🇹 Tathiana Garbin / Tina Križan defeated 🇨🇿 Gabriela Navrátilová / 🇨🇿 Michaela Paštiková, 7–5, 1–6, 6–4