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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.[1] [2] 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.
All seeds received a bye into the second round.
