Amélie Mauresmo was the defending champion, but she withdrew due to illness. Martina Hingis won the first title in four years, beating in the final Dinara Safina with the score 6–2, 7–5. Seeds The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round. Champion seeds are shown in bold while text in italics indicates the round in which seeds were eliminated. Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 External links Draw Italian Open - Singles Women's Singles