2005 ATP Tour

2005 ATP Tour
Roger Federer finished the year ranked world No. 1 for the second time in his career. He won eleven tournaments during the season, including two majors at the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open. He also won four Masters Series events.
Details
Duration1 January – 2 December 2005
Edition36th
CategoriesGrand Slam (4)
Tennis Masters Cup
ATP Masters Series (9)
ATP International Series Gold (9)
ATP International Series (44)
Achievements (singles)
Most titles Roger Federer (11)
Rafael Nadal (11)
Most finals Roger Federer (12)
Rafael Nadal (12)
Prize money
leader
Roger Federer ($6,137,018)
Points leader Roger Federer (6,725)
Awards
Player of the year Roger Federer
Doubles team
of the year
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
Most improved
player of the year
Rafael Nadal
Newcomer
of the year
Gaël Monfils
Comeback
player of the year
James Blake
2004
2006

This is a list of the tournaments played in the 2005 season of Men's tennis (calendar year), including ATP events and ITF events (This does not include the ITF Men's Circuit, only the ATP circuit). Changes were made to match format during this season. The third set of doubles matches was no longer played as a traditional set. Instead it was played as a match tie break first to 10 and clear by 2, to decide the winner.[1]

Calendar

Key
Grand Slam
Tennis Masters Cup
ATP Masters Series
ATP International Series Gold
ATP International Series
Team events













January

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 Jan Hopman Cup
Perth, Australia
ITF Mixed Team Championships
Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR)
 Slovakia
3–0
 Argentina
Round Robin (Group A)
 Germany
 Italy
 Russia
Round Robin (Group B)
 Netherlands
 Australia
 United States
Next Generation Adelaide International
Adelaide, Australia
ATP International Series
Hard – $394,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Joachim Johansson
7–5, 6–3
Taylor Dent Juan Ignacio Chela
Olivier Rochus
Lleyton Hewitt
Jürgen Melzer
Nicolas Kiefer
Thomas Enqvist
Xavier Malisse
Olivier Rochus
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Simon Aspelin
Todd Perry
Chennai Open
Chennai, India
ATP International Series
Hard – $355,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Carlos Moyà
3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Paradorn Srichaphan Guillermo García-López
Tomáš Zíb
Paul-Henri Mathieu
Michal Tabara
Justin Gimelstob
Kristof Vliegen
Rainer Schüttler
Yen-Hsun Lu
7–5, 4–6, 7–6(7–4)
Mahesh Bhupathi
Jonas Björkman
Qatar ExxonMobil Open
Doha, Qatar
ATP International Series
Hard – $975,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Roger Federer
6–3, 6–1
Ivan Ljubičić Nikolay Davydenko
Albert Costa
Feliciano López
Sébastien Grosjean
Rafael Nadal
Fabrice Santoro
Albert Costa
Rafael Nadal
6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Andrei Pavel
Mikhail Youzhny
10 Jan Heineken Open
Auckland, New Zealand
ATP International Series
Hard – $401,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Fernando González
6–4, 6–2
Olivier Rochus Jan Hernych
Juan Ignacio Chela
Guillermo Coria
José Acasuso
Robby Ginepri
Potito Starace
Yves Allegro
Michael Kohlmann
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Simon Aspelin
Todd Perry
Medibank International
Sydney, Australia
ATP International Series
Hard – $419,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Lleyton Hewitt
7–5, 6–0
Ivo Minář Max Mirnyi
Radek Štěpánek
Thomas Johansson
Taylor Dent
Andrei Pavel
Feliciano López
Todd Woodbridge
Mahesh Bhupathi
6–3, 6–3
Arnaud Clément
Michaël Llodra
17 Jan
24 Jan
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Hard – $6,743,444
128S/64D/32X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Marat Safin
1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Lleyton Hewitt Roger Federer
Andy Roddick
Andre Agassi
Dominik Hrbatý
David Nalbandian
Nikolay Davydenko
Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett
6–4, 6–4
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
Samantha Stosur
Scott Draper
6–2, 2–6, [10–6]
Liezel Huber
Kevin Ullyett
31 Jan Milan Indoor
Milan, Italy
ATP International Series
Carpet (i) – $355,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Robin Söderling
6–3, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5)
Radek Štěpánek Max Mirnyi
Ivan Ljubičić
Tomas Behrend
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Rainer Schüttler
Karol Beck
Giorgio Galimberti
Daniele Bracciali
6–7(8–10), 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Jean-François Bachelot
Arnaud Clément
Movistar Open
Viña del Mar, Chile
ATP International Series
Clay – $380,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Gastón Gaudio
6–3, 6–4
Fernando González David Ferrer
Filippo Volandri
José Acasuso
Agustín Calleri
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Mariano Zabaleta
David Ferrer
Santiago Ventura
6–3, 6–4
Gastón Etlis
Martín Rodríguez
Delray Beach International Tennis Championships
Delray Beach, USA
ATP International Series
Hard – $380,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Xavier Malisse
7–6(8–6), 6–2
Jiří Novák Vincent Spadea
Wesley Moodie
Kevin Kim
Ramón Delgado
Peter Wessels
Kenneth Carlsen
Simon Aspelin
Todd Perry
6–3, 6–3
Jordan Kerr
Jim Thomas

February

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 Feb SAP Open
San Jose, USA
ATP International Series
Hard (i) – $380,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Andy Roddick
6–0, 6–4
Cyril Saulnier Tommy Haas
Jürgen Melzer
Thomas Enqvist
Max Mirnyi
Vincent Spadea
Andre Agassi
Wayne Arthurs
Paul Hanley
7–6(7–4), 6–4
Yves Allegro
Michael Kohlmann
Open 13
Marseille, France
ATP International Series
Hard (i) – $600,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Joachim Johansson
7–5, 6–4
Ivan Ljubičić Mario Ančić
Feliciano López
Sébastien de Chaunac
Sjeng Schalken
Karol Beck
Taylor Dent
Martin Damm
Radek Štěpánek
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
ATP Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, Argentina
ATP International Series
Clay – $380,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Gastón Gaudio
6–4, 6–4
Mariano Puerta José Acasuso
Alberto Martín
Carlos Moyà
Nicolás Almagro
Félix Mantilla
Rafael Nadal
František Čermák
Leoš Friedl
6–2, 7–5
José Acasuso
Sebastián Prieto
14 Feb Regions Morgan Keegan Championships
Memphis, USA
ATP International Series Gold
Hard (i) – $690,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Kenneth Carlsen
7–5, 7–5
Max Mirnyi Andy Roddick
Tommy Haas
Robby Ginepri
Jan-Michael Gambill
Antony Dupuis
Xavier Malisse
Simon Aspelin
Todd Perry
6–4, 6–4
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
Rotterdam, Netherlands
ATP International Series Gold
Hard (i) – $925,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Roger Federer
5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Ivan Ljubičić Mario Ančić
Thomas Johansson
Nikolay Davydenko
Tim Henman
Radek Štěpánek
Paradorn Srichaphan
Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram
6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Cyril Suk
Pavel Vízner
Brasil Open
Bahia, Brazil
ATP International Series
Clay – $380,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Rafael Nadal
6–0, 6–7(2–7), 6–1
Alberto Martín Ricardo Mello
Peter Luczak
Santiago Ventura Bertomeu
Agustín Calleri
Mariano Zabaleta
Edgardo Massa
František Čermák
Leoš Friedl
6–4, 6–4
José Acasuso
Ignacio González King
21 Feb Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ATP International Series Gold
Hard – $1,000,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Roger Federer
6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–3
Ivan Ljubičić Andre Agassi
Tommy Robredo
Mikhail Youzhny
Nikolay Davydenko
Tim Henman
Nicolas Kiefer
Martin Damm
Radek Štěpánek
6–2, 6–4
Jonas Björkman
Fabrice Santoro
Abierto Mexicano Telcel
Acapulco, Mexico
ATP International Series Gold
Clay – $643,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Rafael Nadal
6–1, 6–0
Albert Montañés Mariano Puerta
Agustín Calleri
Félix Mantilla
Guillermo Cañas
Jiří Novák
Filippo Volandri
David Ferrer
Santiago Ventura Bertomeu
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Jiří Vaněk
Tomáš Zíb
Tennis Channel Open
Scottsdale, USA
ATP International Series
Hard – $380,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Wayne Arthurs
7–5, 6–3
Mario Ančić Christophe Rochus
Vincent Spadea
Davide Sanguinetti
Glenn Weiner
Giovanni Lapentti
James Blake
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
7–5, 6–4
Wayne Arthurs
Paul Hanley
28 Feb Davis Cup First Round
Bratislava, Slovakia – hard (i)
Fribourg, Switzerland – hard (i)
Sydney, Australia – grass
Buenos Aires, Argentina – clay
Moscow, Russia – carpet (i)
Strasbourg, France – clay (i)
Brașov, Romania – clay (i)
Carson, California, United States – hard
First-round winners
 Slovakia 4–1
 Netherlands 3–2
 Australia 5–0
 Argentina 5–0
 Russia 4–1
 France 3–2
 Romania 3–2
 Croatia 3–2
First-round losers
 Spain
  Switzerland
 Austria
 Czech Republic
 Chile
 Sweden
 Belarus
 United States

March

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 Mar
14 Mar
Pacific Life Open
Indian Wells, USA
ATP Masters Series
Hard – $2,974,600 – 96S/32D
SinglesDoubles
Roger Federer
6–2, 6–4, 6–4
Lleyton Hewitt Guillermo Cañas
Andy Roddick
Nicolas Kiefer
Tim Henman
Carlos Moyà
Andre Agassi
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–2)
Wayne Arthurs
Paul Hanley
21 Mar
28 Mar
NASDAQ-100 Open
Key Biscayne, USA
ATP Masters Series
Hard – $3,450,000 – 96S/32D
SinglesDoubles
Roger Federer
2–6, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–3, 6–1
Rafael Nadal Andre Agassi
David Ferrer
Tim Henman
Taylor Dent
Dominik Hrbatý
Thomas Johansson
Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi
6–1 6–2
Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett

April

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Apr Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana
Valencia, Spain
ATP International Series
Clay – $375,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Igor Andreev
6–3, 5–7, 6–3
David Ferrer Albert Costa
Iván Navarro
Fernando Verdasco
Alberto Martín
Rafael Nadal
Fernando González
Fernando González
Martín Rodríguez
6–4, 6–4
Lucas Arnold Ker
Mariano Hood
Grand Prix Hassan II
Casablanca, Morocco
ATP International Series
Clay – $355,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Mariano Puerta
6–4, 6–1
Juan Mónaco Tomáš Zíb
Filippo Volandri
Christophe Rochus
Gilles Simon
Arnaud Clément
Gilles Müller
František Čermák
Leoš Friedl
6–4, 6–3
Martin García
Luis Horna
11 Apr Monte Carlo Masters
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
ATP Masters Series
Clay – $2,200,000 – 64S/24D
SinglesDoubles
Rafael Nadal
6–3, 6–1, 0–6, 7–5
Guillermo Coria Richard Gasquet
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Roger Federer
Gastón Gaudio
David Ferrer
Filippo Volandri
Leander Paes
Nenad Zimonjić
Walkover
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
18 Apr Torneo Godó
Barcelona, Spain
ATP International Series Gold
Clay – $900,000 – 56S/24D
SinglesDoubles
Rafael Nadal
6–1, 7–6, 6–3
Juan Carlos Ferrero Radek Štěpánek
Nikolay Davydenko
Stanislas Wawrinka
Agustín Calleri
Max Mirnyi
Gastón Gaudio
Leander Paes
Nenad Zimonjić
6–3, 6–3
Feliciano López
Rafael Nadal
U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
Houston, Texas, USA
ATP International Series
Clay – $355,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Andy Roddick
6–2, 6–2
Sébastien Grosjean Jürgen Melzer
Nicolás Lapentti
Luis Horna
Tommy Haas
James Blake
Andre Agassi
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
6–3, 6–4
Martín García
Luis Horna
25 Apr Estoril Open
Oeiras, Portugal
ATP International Series
Clay – $625,000
SinglesDoubles
Gastón Gaudio
6–1, 2–6, 6–1
Tommy Robredo Carlos Moyà
Guillermo García-López
Paul-Henri Mathieu
Davide Sanguinetti
Juan Antonio Marín
Feliciano López
František Čermák
Leoš Friedl
6–3, 6–4
Juan Ignacio Chela
Tommy Robredo
BMW Open
Munich, Germany
ATP International Series
Clay – $380,000
SinglesDoubles
David Nalbandian
6–4, 6–1
Andrei Pavel Jarkko Nieminen
Tommy Haas
Juan Mónaco
Michal Mertiňák
Wayne Arthurs
Raemon Sluiter
Mario Ančić
Julian Knowle
6–3, 1–6, 6–3
Florian Mayer
Alexander Waske

May

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
2 May Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Rome, Italy
ATP Masters Series
Clay – $2,450,000 – 64S/24D
SinglesDoubles
Rafael Nadal
6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(8–6)
Guillermo Coria Andre Agassi
David Ferrer
Fernando Verdasco
Dominik Hrbatý
Alberto Martín
Radek Štěpánek
Michaël Llodra
Fabrice Santoro
6–4 6–2
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
9 May Hamburg Masters
Hamburg, Germany
ATP Masters Series
Clay – $2,450,000 – 64S/24D
SinglesDoubles
Roger Federer
6–3, 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Richard Gasquet Nikolay Davydenko
Christophe Rochus
Guillermo Coria
Filippo Volandri
Juan Ignacio Chela
Andreas Seppi
Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi
4–6, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3)
Michaël Llodra
Fabrice Santoro
16 May International Raiffeisen Grand Prix
St. Pölten, Austria
ATP International Series
Clay – $380,000
Nikolay Davydenko
6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Jürgen Melzer José Acasuso
Christophe Rochus
Félix Mantilla
Michael Kohlmann
David Sánchez
Guillermo García-López
Lucas Arnold Ker
Paul Hanley
6–3, 6–4
Martin Damm
Mariano Hood
ARAG ATP World Team Championship
Düsseldorf, Germany
World Team Cup
Clay – $1,500,000
Germany
2–1
Argentina
Round Robin (Red Group)
Czech Republic
Chile
France
Round Robin (Blue Group)
United States
Spain
Sweden
23 May
30 May
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay – $7,992,394
128S/64D/32X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Rafael Nadal
6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–1, 7–5
Mariano Puerta Roger Federer
Nikolay Davydenko
Victor Hănescu
David Ferrer
Tommy Robredo
Guillermo Cañas
Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi
2–6, 6–1, 6–4
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
Daniela Hantuchová
Fabrice Santoro
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Martina Navratilova
Leander Paes

June

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 Jun Stella Artois Championships
London, United Kingdom
ATP International Series
Grass – $800,000
SinglesDoubles
Andy Roddick
7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–4)
Ivo Karlović Thomas Johansson
Radek Štěpánek
Lleyton Hewitt
Tim Henman
Richard Gasquet
Sébastien Grosjean
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
7–6(11–9), 7–6(7–4)
Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi
Gerry Weber Open
Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
ATP International Series
Grass – $800,000
SinglesDoubles
Roger Federer
6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–4
Marat Safin Tommy Haas
Guillermo Cañas
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Rainer Schüttler
Olivier Rochus
Roger Federer
Yves Allegro
7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–3
Joachim Johansson
Marat Safin
13 Jun Nottingham Open
Nottingham, United Kingdom
ATP International Series
Grass – $380,000
SinglesDoubles
Richard Gasquet
6–2, 6–3
Max Mirnyi Olivier Rochus
Taylor Dent
Ivo Karlović
Kenneth Carlsen
Paradorn Srichaphan
Thomas Johansson
Andy Ram
Jonathan Erlich
4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Simon Aspelin
Todd Perry
Ordina Open
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
ATP International Series
Grass – $380,000
SinglesDoubles
Mario Ančić
7–5, 6–4
Michaël Llodra Mark Philippoussis
Jan Hernych
Lars Burgsmüller
Davide Sanguinetti
Jonas Björkman
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Cyril Suk
Pavel Vízner
6–3, 6–4
Tomáš Cibulec
Leoš Friedl
20 Jun
27 Jun
Wimbledon Championships
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam
Grass – $8,616,793
128S/64D/48X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Roger Federer
6–2, 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Andy Roddick Lleyton Hewitt
Thomas Johansson
Fernando González
Feliciano López
David Nalbandian
Sébastien Grosjean
Stephen Huss
Wesley Moodie
7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–3
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
Mary Pierce
Mahesh Bhupathi
6–4, 6–2
Tatiana Perebiynis
Paul Hanley

July

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Jul Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
Newport, USA
ATP International Series
Grass – $380,000
SinglesDoubles
Greg Rusedski
7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–4
Vince Spadea Wesley Moodie
Paul Goldstein
Michal Mertiňák
Antony Dupuis
Alexander Waske
Dušan Vemić
Jordan Kerr
Jim Thomas
7–6(7–5) 7–6(7–5)
Graydon Oliver
Travis Parrott
Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad
Gstaad, Switzerland
ATP International Series
Clay – $495,000
SinglesDoubles
Gastón Gaudio
6–4, 6–4
Stanislas Wawrinka Răzvan Sabău
Nicolás Massú
Potito Starace
František Čermák
Luis Horna
Andreas Seppi
František Čermák
Leoš Friedl
7–6(8–6), 7–6(13–11)
Michael Kohlmann
Rainer Schüttler
Synsam Swedish Open
Båstad, Sweden
ATP International Series
Clay – $380,000
SinglesDoubles
Rafael Nadal
2–6, 6–2, 6–4
Tomáš Berdych Tommy Robredo
Jiří Vaněk
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Mikhail Youzhny
Óscar Hernández
Mariano Zabaleta
Jonas Björkman
Joachim Johansson
6–2, 6–3
José Acasuso
Sebastián Prieto
11 Jul Davis Cup Quarterfinals
Bratislava, Slovakia – hard (i)
Sydney, Australia – grass
Moscow, Russia – clay (i)
Split, Croatia – carpet (i)
Quarterfinals winners
 Slovakia 4–1
 Argentina 4–1
 Russia 3–2
 Croatia 4–1
Quarterfinals losers
 Netherlands
 Australia
 France
 Romania
18 Jul Mercedes Cup
Stuttgart, Germany
ATP International Series Gold
Clay – $719,000
SinglesDoubles
Rafael Nadal
6–3, 6–3, 6–4
Gastón Gaudio Jarkko Nieminen
Nikolay Davydenko
Tomáš Zíb
Andreas Seppi
Mariano Zabaleta
Tomáš Berdych
José Acasuso
Sebastián Prieto
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Mariano Hood
Tommy Robredo
Dutch Open
Amersfoort, Netherlands
ATP International Series
Clay – $380,000
SinglesDoubles
Fernando González
7–5, 6–3
Agustín Calleri Ivo Minář
David Sánchez
Mariano Puerta
Melle Van Gemerden
Nicolás Massú
Daniele Bracciali
Martín García
Luis Horna
6–4, 6–4
Fernando González
Nicolás Massú
RCA Championships
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
ATP International Series
Hard – $600,000
SinglesDoubles
Robby Ginepri
4–6, 6–3, 3–0 ret.
Taylor Dent Karol Beck
Greg Rusedski
Andy Roddick
George Bastl
Paul Goldstein
Nicolas Kiefer
Paul Hanley
Graydon Oliver
6–2, 3-1 ret.
Simon Aspelin
Todd Perry
25 Jul Generali Open
Kitzbühel, Austria
ATP International Series Gold
Clay – $760,000
SinglesDoubles
Gastón Gaudio
2–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
Fernando Verdasco Mariano Zabaleta
Nicolás Massú
Feliciano López
Mikhail Youzhny
Nicolás Lapentti
Victor Hănescu
Leoš Friedl
Andrei Pavel
6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–0
Christophe Rochus
Olivier Rochus
Mercedes-Benz Cup
Los Angeles, USA
ATP International Series
Hard – $380,000
SinglesDoubles
Andre Agassi
6–4, 7–5
Gilles Müller Juan Ignacio Chela
Dominik Hrbatý
Paradorn Srichaphan
Xavier Malisse
Robby Ginepri
Ricardo Mello
Brian MacPhie
Rick Leach
6–3, 6–4
Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram
Croatia Open Umag
Umag, Croatia
ATP International Series
Clay – $400,000
SinglesDoubles
Guillermo Coria
6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Carlos Moyà Jiří Novák
Filippo Volandri
Lukáš Dlouhý
David Ferrer
Tommy Robredo
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Jiří Novák
Petr Pála
6–3, 6–3
Michal Mertiňák
David Škoch

August

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 Aug Orange Prokom Open
Sopot, Poland
ATP International Series
Clay – $500,000
SinglesDoubles
Gaël Monfils
7–6(8–6), 4–6, 7–5
Florian Mayer Guillermo Coria
Potito Starace
Jarkko Nieminen
Igor Andreev
José Acasuso
Victor Hănescu
Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski
7–6(9–7), 6–4
Lucas Arnold Ker
Sebastián Prieto
Legg Mason Tennis Classic
Washington, D.C., USA
ATP International Series
Hard – $600,000
SinglesDoubles
Andy Roddick
7–5, 6–3
James Blake Paradorn Srichaphan
Tomáš Berdych
Ivo Karlović
Luis Horna
Arnaud Clément
Bobby Reynolds
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
7–5, 6–3
Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett
8 Aug Rogers Cup
Montreal, Canada
ATP Masters Series
Hard – $2,450,000
SinglesDoubles
Rafael Nadal
6–3, 4–6, 6–2
Andre Agassi Paul-Henri Mathieu
Greg Rusedski
Mariano Puerta
Karol Beck
Gastón Gaudio
Dominik Hrbatý
Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett
6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–0
Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram
15 Aug Western & Southern Financial Group Masters
Mason, USA
ATP Masters Series
Hard – $2,450,000
SinglesDoubles
Roger Federer
6–3, 7–5
Andy Roddick Robby Ginepri
Lleyton Hewitt
José Acasuso
Marat Safin
Nikolay Davydenko
Mikhail Youzhny
Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi
6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett
22 Aug Pilot Pen Tennis
New Haven, USA
ATP International Series
Hard – $675,000
SinglesDoubles
James Blake
3–6, 7–5, 6–1
Feliciano López Victor Hănescu
David Ferrer
Juan Ignacio Chela
Tommy Robredo
Igor Andreev
Fernando Verdasco
Gastón Etlis
Martín Rodríguez
6–4, 6–3
Rajeev Ram
Bobby Reynolds
29 Aug
5 Sep
US Open
New York, United States
Grand Slam
Hard – $7,950,000
128S/64D/32X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Roger Federer
6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–1
Andre Agassi Lleyton Hewitt
Robby Ginepri
David Nalbandian
Jarkko Nieminen
Guillermo Coria
James Blake
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6–1, 6–4
Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi
Daniela Hantuchová
Mahesh Bhupathi
6–4, 6–2
Katarina Srebotnik
Nenad Zimonjić

September

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
12 Sep China Open
Beijing, China
ATP International Series
Hard – $500,000
SinglesDoubles
Rafael Nadal
5–7, 6–1, 6–2
Guillermo Coria Juan Carlos Ferrero
Thomas Johansson
Peter Wessels
David Nalbandian
Carlos Moyà
Mikhail Youzhny
Justin Gimelstob
Nathan Healey
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Dmitry Tursunov
Mikhail Youzhny
BCR Open Romania
Bucharest, Romania
ATP International Series
Clay – $380,000
SinglesDoubles
Florent Serra
6–3, 6–4
Igor Andreev Victor Hănescu
Andrei Pavel
Mariano Puerta
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Florian Mayer
Paul-Henri Mathieu
José Acasuso
Sebastián Prieto
6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Victor Hănescu
Andrei Pavel
19 Sep Davis Cup Semifinals
Bratislava, Slovakia – hard (i)
Split, Croatia – carpet (i)
Semifinals winners
 Slovakia 4–1
 Croatia 3–2
Semifinals losers
 Argentina
 Russia
26 Sep PTT Thailand Open
Bangkok, Thailand
ATP International Series
Hard (i) – $550,000
SinglesDoubles
Roger Federer
6–3, 7–5
Andy Murray Jarkko Nieminen
Paradorn Srichaphan
Gilles Müller
Yeu-Tzuoo Wang
Robby Ginepri
Lleyton Hewitt
Paul Hanley
Leander Paes
6–7(5–7), 6–1, 6–2
Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram
Vietnam Open
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
ATP International Series
Carpet (i) – $380,000
Singles – Doubles
Jonas Björkman
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Radek Štěpánek Mariano Puerta
Thomas Johansson
Rainer Schüttler
Alexander Waske
Juan Mónaco
Cyril Saulnier
Lars Burgsmüller
Philipp Kohlschreiber
5–6(3–7), 6–4, 6–2
Ashley Fisher
Robert Lindstedt
Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia
Palermo, Italy
ATP International Series
Clay – $380,000
Igor Andreev
0–6, 6–1, 6–3
Filippo Volandri Andreas Seppi
Tomas Behrend
Alberto Martín
Davide Sanguinetti
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Tommy Robredo
Martín García
Mariano Hood
6–2, 6–3
Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski

October

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 Oct AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Tokyo, Japan
ATP International Series Gold
Hard – $765,000
SinglesDoubles
Wesley Moodie
1–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4
Mario Ančić Björn Phau
Jarkko Nieminen
Marcos Baghdatis
Robby Ginepri
Taylor Dent
Radek Štěpánek
Takao Suzuki
Satoshi Iwabuchi
5–4(7–3), 5–4(15–13)
Simon Aspelin
Todd Perry
Open de Moselle
Metz, France
ATP International Series
Hard (i) – $380,000
SinglesDoubles
Ivan Ljubičić
7–6(9–7), 6–0
Gaël Monfils Nikolay Davydenko
Dominik Hrbatý
Andreas Seppi
Robin Söderling
Mark Philippoussis
Richard Gasquet
Michaël Llodra
Fabrice Santoro
5–2, 3–5, 5–4(7–4)
José Acasuso
Sebastián Prieto
10 Oct BA-CA Tennis Trophy
Vienna, Austria
ATP International Series Gold
Hard (i) – $689,000
SinglesDoubles
Ivan Ljubičić
6–2, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Juan Carlos Ferrero Radek Štěpánek
Tommy Robredo
David Nalbandian
Feliciano López
Fernando González
Jean-René Lisnard
Daniel Nestor
Mark Knowles
5–3, 5–4(7–2)
Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram
Stockholm Open
Stockholm, Sweden
ATP International Series
Hard (i) – $800,000
SinglesDoubles
James Blake
6–1, 7–6(8–6)
Paradorn Srichaphan Davide Sanguinetti
Olivier Rochus
Thomas Johansson
Rainer Schüttler
Jonas Björkman
Alberto Martín
Wayne Arthurs
Paul Hanley
5–3, 5–3
Leander Paes
Nenad Zimonjić
ATP Kremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia
ATP International Series
Carpet (i) – $1,000,000
SinglesDoubles
Igor Andreev
5–7, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Nicolas Kiefer Dmitry Tursunov
Igor Kunitsyn
Daniele Bracciali
Mikhail Youzhny
Max Mirnyi
Andrei Pavel
Max Mirnyi
Mikhail Youzhny
5–1, 5–1
Igor Andreev
Nikolay Davydenko
17 Oct Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid
Madrid, Spain
ATP Masters Series
Hard (i) – $2,450,000
SinglesDoubles
Rafael Nadal
3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Ivan Ljubičić Robby Ginepri
David Nalbandian
Radek Štěpánek
David Ferrer
Fernando González
Ivo Karlović
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Leander Paes
Nenad Zimonjić
24 Oct Davidoff Swiss Indoors
Basel, Switzerland
ATP International Series
Carpet (i) – $1,000,000
SinglesDoubles
Fernando González
6–7(8–10), 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
Marcos Baghdatis Dominik Hrbatý
David Nalbandian
Kristof Vliegen
Andy Murray
José Acasuso
Paradorn Srichaphan
Agustín Calleri
Fernando González
7–5, 7–5
Stephen Huss
Wesley Moodie
Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
Lyon, France
ATP International Series
Carpet (i) – $800,000
SinglesDoubles
Andy Roddick
6–3, 6–2
Gaël Monfils Fabrice Santoro
Sébastien Grosjean
Mario Ančić
Vince Spadea
Marc Gicquel
Olivier Rochus
Michaël Llodra
Fabrice Santoro
6–3, 6–1
Jeff Coetzee
Rogier Wassen
St. Petersburg Open
Saint Petersburg, Russia
ATP International Series
Carpet (i) – $1,000,000
SinglesDoubles
Thomas Johansson
6–4, 6–2
Nicolas Kiefer Robin Vik
Fernando Verdasco
Nikolay Davydenko
Mikhail Youzhny
Kenneth Carlsen
Greg Rusedski
Julian Knowle
Jürgen Melzer
4–6, 7–5, 7–5
Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi
31 Oct BNP Paribas Masters
Paris, France
ATP Masters Series
Carpet (i) – $2,450,000
SinglesDoubles
Tomáš Berdych
6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4
Ivan Ljubičić Andy Roddick
Radek Štěpánek
David Ferrer
Tommy Robredo
Nikolay Davydenko
Gastón Gaudio
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–4
Daniel Nestor
Mark Knowles

November

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
14 Nov Tennis Masters Cup
Shanghai, China
Tennis Masters Cup
Carpet (i) – $3,700,000
SinglesDoubles
David Nalbandian
6–7(4–7), 6–7(11–13), 6–2, 6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Roger Federer Gastón Gaudio
Nikolay Davydenko
Round Robin
Ivan Ljubičić
Guillermo Coria
Fernando González
Mariano Puerta
Andre Agassi
Michaël Llodra
Fabrice Santoro
6–7(6–8), 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Leander Paes
Nenad Zimonjić
28 Nov Davis Cup Final
Bratislava, Slovakia – hard (i)
 Croatia 3–2
Ivan Ljubičić
Mario Ančić
Ivo Karlović
Goran Ivanišević
 Slovakia
Dominik Hrbatý
Karol Kučera
Michal Mertiňák
Karol Beck

Statistics

Number of singles titles:
11 Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal
5 Andy Roddick
Gastón Gaudio
3 Fernando González
Igor Andreev
2 Joachim Johansson
Ivan Ljubičić
David Nalbandian
Players who won their first ATP singles title this year:
1. Xavier Malisse Delray Beach, USA
2. Wayne Arthurs Scottsdale, USA
3. Igor Andreev Valencia, Spain
4. Richard Gasquet Nottingham, England
5. Mario Ančić Rosmalen, Netherlands
6. Gaël Monfils Sopot, Poland
7. Florent Serra Bucharest, Romania
Players who reached their first ATP singles final this year:
1. Ivo Minář Sydney, Australia L
2. Gaël Monfils Sopot, Poland W
3. Florian Mayer Sopot, Poland L
4. Florent Serra Bucharest, Romania W
5. Andy Murray Bangkok, Thailand L
6. Marcos Baghdatis Basel, Switzerland L
Players who defended their singles title:
1. Carlos Moyà Chennai, India
2. Lleyton Hewitt Sydney, Australia
3. Roger Federer Dubai, UAE
Roger Federer Indian Wells AMS
Roger Federer Hamburg, Germany
Roger Federer Halle, Germany
Roger Federer Wimbledon
Roger Federer US Open
Roger Federer Bangkok
Winners/runners-up by country:
1. Spain 12–10
2. Switzerland 11–2
3. Argentina 9–8
USA 9–8
5. Russia 5–2
6. Sweden 5–0
7. Croatia 3–9
8. France 3–6
9. Chile 3–1
10. Australia 2–2
11. Czech Republic 1–5
12. Belgium 1–1
Great Britain 1–1
14. South Africa 1–0
Denmark 1–0
15. Germany 0–3
16. Belarus 0–2
Thailand 0–2
18. Cyprus 0–1
Romania 0–1
Austria 0–1
Luxemburg 0–1
Italy 0–1
  • Number of tournaments played on hardcourts: 30 (2 Grand Slams)
  • Number of tournaments played on clay: 24 (1 Grand Slam)
  • Number of tournaments played on grass: 6 (1 Grand Slam)
  • Number of tournaments played on carpet: 7

Entry rankings

Final rankings as of (27 December 2004)
Rk Name Nation Points
1 Roger Federer  SUI 6,335
2 Andy Roddick  USA 3,655
3 Lleyton Hewitt AUS 3,590
4 Marat Safin RUS 3,060
5 Carlos Moyà ESP 2,520
6 Tim Henman GBR 2,465
7 Guillermo Coria ARG 2,400
8 Andre Agassi  USA 2,100
9 David Nalbandián ARG 1,945
10 Gastón Gaudio ARG 1,920
11 Joachim Johansson SWE 1,595
12 Guillermo Cañas ARG 1,595
13 Tommy Robredo ESP 1,465
14 Dominik Hrbatý SVK 1,380
15 Sébastien Grosjean FRA 1,370
16 Mikhail Youzhny RUS 1,340
17 Tommy Haas GER 1,330
18 Andrei Pavel ROU 1,325
19 Nicolas Massú CHI 1,320
20 Vincent Spadea  USA 1,285
Year-end rankings 2005 (26 December 2005)[2]
Rk Name Nation Points Change
1 Roger Federer  SUI 6,725
2 Rafael Nadal ESP 4,765 49
3 Andy Roddick  USA 3,085 1
4 Lleyton Hewitt AUS 2,490 1
5 Nikolay Davydenko RUS 2,390 23
6 David Nalbandian ARG 2,370 3
7 Andre Agassi  USA 2,275 1
8 Guillermo Coria ARG 2,190 1
9 Ivan Ljubičić CRO 2,180 13
10 Gastón Gaudio ARG 2,050
11 Fernando González CHI 1,790 12
12 Marat Safin RUS 1,730 8
13 Thomas Johansson SWE 1,645 17
14 David Ferrer ESP 1,620 35
15 Robby Ginepri  USA 1,520 48
16 Richard Gasquet FRA 1,506 91
17 Juan Carlos Ferrero ESP 1,500 14
18 Dominik Hrbatý SVK 1,490 4
19 Tommy Robredo ESP 1,490 6
20 Radek Štěpánek CZE 1,440 13

Note: Mariano Puerta received a ranking penalty at the end of the 2005 season. His ranking dropped from 13 to 56.

Notable breakthrough players

The 2005 season saw the debut of future world No. 1 Novak Djokovic into the main ATP Tour. Ranked world no. 186 at the beginning of the year, he qualified for the Australian Open but was defeated heavily in the first round by the eventual champion Marat Safin.[3] He then recorded his first Grand Slam match victory at the French Open, defeating Robby Ginepri in the first round, before losing to Guillermo Coria in the second. He then reached the third round at both Wimbledon and the US Open, losing to Sébastien Grosjean and Fernando Verdasco, respectively. Djokovic would finish 2005 ranked world no. 78.

Future world No. 1 Andy Murray also made his breakthrough into the ATP Tour in 2005. Murray began the season ranked world No. 407 and was still participating in the junior tour, where he reached the semifinals of the French Open but lost to eventual champion Marin Čilić. He was awarded a wildcard into the main draw at Wimbledon, where he defeated George Bastl in the first round,[4] and fourteenth seed Radek Štěpánek in the second, before losing to former finalist David Nalbandian in the third, despite having gone two sets to love up. He reached his first ATP Tour level final in October, at the 2005 Thailand Open as a wildcard, losing to Roger Federer;[5] his run saw him enter the ATP's Top 100 for the first time. He eventually finished the season ranked world No. 63.

Retirements

Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP rankings top 100 (singles) or top 50 (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2002 season:

  • Àlex Corretja (born 11 April 1974 in Barcelona, Spain) He turned professional in 1991 and finished runner-up twice at the French Open (in 1998 and 2001). He won the ATP Tour World Championships in 1998 and reached his career-high singles ranking of world no. 2 in 1999. He also played a key role in helping Spain win its first-ever Davis Cup title in 2000. He played his last match in Estoril against Feliciano López in April.[6]
  • Thomas Enqvist (born 13 March 1974 in Stockholm, Sweden) He turned professional in 1991 and reached his career-high ranking of no. 4 in 1999. He was a finalist at the Australian Open in 1999, losing to Yevgeny Kafelnikov, and a quarterfinalist at Wimbledon. He was also a semifinalist at the year-end championships. He played his last match in Luxemburg in November 2005 against George Bastl.[7]
  • Wayne Ferreira (born 15 September 1971 in Johannesburg, South Africa) He turned professional in 1989 and reached a career-high ranking of world no. 6 in 1995. He was a semifinalist twice at the Australian Open and a quarterfinalist at Wimbledon and the US Open. He earned 15 career singles titles. In doubles, he was ranked world no. 9 and earned 11 titles. He also won a silver medal at the 1992 Olympics. He played his last career match in Davis Cup competition in March.[8]
  • Richard Fromberg (born 28 April 1970 in Ulverstone, Australia) He turned professional in 1988 and reached his career-high ranking of world no. 24 in 1990. He earned four career ATP titles. He played his last career ATP match in doubles in Canberra in April partnering Chris Guccione.[9]
  • Karol Kučera (born March 4, 1974, in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia) He turned professional in 1992 and reached a career-high ranking of world no. 6 in 1998. He was a semifinalist at the Australian Open and a quarterfinalist at the US Open in 1998. He earned six career ATP titles. He played his last
  • Jared Palmer (born 2 July 1971 in New York City, New York) He turned professional in 1991 and reached his career-high singles ranking of world no. 35 in 1994. He earned one career ATP title. In doubles, he was ranked world no. 1 and won the Australian Open in 1995 and Wimbledon in 2001. He was also a finalist at the US Open in 2001 and a semifinalist at the French Open in 1996. His last career ATP match was at the US Open partnering Travis Parrott.[10]
  • Marc Rosset (born 7 November 1970 in Geneva, Switzerland) He turned professional in 1988 and reached his career-high ranking of world no. 9 in 1995. He was a semifinalist at the French Open in 1996 and a quarterfinalist at the Australian Open in 1999. He won the gold medal at the Olympics in 1992 and earned 15 career ATP titles. In doubles, he won eight titles and had a career-high ranking of world no. 8 in 1992. His last career match was in Lübeck in February against Dieter Kindlmann.[11]
  • Franco Squillari (born 22 August 1975 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) He turned professional in 1994 and reached a career-high ranking of world no. 11. He was a semifinalist at the French Open in 2000 and earned three career ATP titles. He played his last career match in Quito in October against Pablo Cuevas.[12]
  • Todd Woodbridge (born 2 April 1971 in Sydney, Australia) He turned professional in 1988 and reached a career-high singles ranking of world no. 19 and a doubles ranking of world no. 1. He won men's doubles at the Australian Open three times (1992, 1997, and 2001), at the French Open once (2000), Wimbledon nine times (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2004), the US Open twice (1992 and 1996) and the year-end tour finals twice (1992 and 1996). He won a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics and a silver at the 2000 Olympics. He also won seven mixed doubles Grand Slam titles: Australia in 1993, French in 1992 and 1995, Wimbledon in 1994, and the US Open in 1990, 1993, and 2001. He played his last doubles match at Wimbledon, partnering Mahesh Bhupathi.[13]

See also

References

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