2005 İstanbul Cup
The 2005 İstanbul Cup was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the first edition of the İstanbul Cup, and was part of the WTA Tier III tournaments of the 2005 WTA Tour. It was held in İstanbul from 16 through 21 May 2005.* per teamSingles main-draw entrants
Seeds
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Seeds
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Singles
Venus Williams def. Nicole Vaidišová, 6–3, 6–2Doubles
Marta Marrero / Antonella Serra Zanetti def. Daniela Klemenschits / Sandra Klemenschits, 6–4, 6–0