| Singles Rankings (As of July 11, 2005) |
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| Cur | Prv | Player | |
| 1 | (1) | Lindsay Davenport | |
| 2 | (2) | Maria Sharapova | |
| 3 | (3) | Amelie Mauresmo | |
| 4 | (4) | Svetlana Kuznetsova | |
| 5 | (5) | Elena Dementieva | |
| 6 | (6) | Serena Williams | |
| 7 | (7) | J. H-Hardenne | |
| 8 | (8) | Venus Williams | |
| 9 | (9) | Nadia Petrova | |
| 10 | (10) | Anastasia Myskina | |
July 10, 2005 Led by Myskina, Team Russia defeated the USA Team in Fed Cup 4-1, to advance to the final against France in September. ``It was much tougher for me to play against Venus yesterday because she is playing on a much higher level,'' said Myskina, who beat Williams in the opening singles Saturday. ``Today I knew that we had a great chance to win and if I were to miss it that would have been terrible for the team.'' To view the article, click here