2005 Italian Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
2005 Italian Open
Champion Rafael Nadal
Runner-up Guillermo Coria
Score6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(8–6)
Draw64 (4WC/8Q/1LL)
Seeds16
Main article: 2005 Italian Open (tennis)

Rafael Nadal defeated Guillermo Coria in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(8–6) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2005 Italian Open. Nadal was making his tournament debut, and it was the first of an eventual record ten Italian Open titles. The final is considered one of the best matches in tournament history.[1][2][3]

Carlos Moyá was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Potito Starace.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. Andy Roddick (third round)
  2. Marat Safin (second round)
  3. Gastón Gaudio (third round)
  4. Tim Henman (third round)
  5. Rafael Nadal (champion)
  6. Andre Agassi (semifinals)
  7. Carlos Moyà (first round)
  8. David Nalbandian (first round)
  9. Guillermo Coria (final)
  10. Joachim Johansson (first round)
  11. Guillermo Cañas (third round)
  12. Ivan Ljubičić (third round)
  13. Tommy Robredo (first round)
  14. Nikolay Davydenko (first round)
  15. Radek Štěpánek (quarterfinals)
  16. Thomas Johansson (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
            
9 Guillermo Coria 7 77  
6 Andre Agassi 5 60  
9 Guillermo Coria 4 6 3 6 66
5 Rafael Nadal 6 3 6 4 78
  David Ferrer 6 4 5
5 Rafael Nadal 4 6 7

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 A Roddick 6 6  
  G Rusedski 4 2   1 A Roddick 6 7  
  Á Costa 6 6     Á Costa 4 5  
Q A Montañés 4 4   1 A Roddick 77 63 4
Q S Wawrinka 6 6     F Verdasco 61 77 6
  T Berdych 1 4   Q S Wawrinka 68 2  
  F Verdasco 6 7     F Verdasco 710 6  
14 N Davydenko 3 5     F Verdasco 6 3 3
9 G Coria 77 5 6 9 G Coria 3 6 6
  F González 65 7 4 9 G Coria 6 6  
  N Kiefer 6 6     N Kiefer 1 1  
  T Haas 3 1   9 G Coria 6 6  
  M Mirnyi 7 4 66 WC D Sanguinetti 0 4  
WC D Sanguinetti 5 6 78 WC D Sanguinetti 6 7  
  F Santoro 6 1 6   F Santoro 3 5  
8 D Nalbandian 4 6 4

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 T Henman 6 6  
  G Kuerten 3 3   4 T Henman 6 6  
  N Massú 6 6     N Massú 3 2  
Q P-H Mathieu 0 4   4 T Henman 3 6 3
  R Mello 4 3     D Hrbatý 6 3 6
  D Hrbatý 6 6     D Hrbatý 77 6  
Q J Benneteau 6 6   Q J Benneteau 64 0  
13 T Robredo 1 0     D Hrbatý 3 3  
12 I Ljubičić 6 6   6 A Agassi 6 6  
  O Rochus 3 3   12 I Ljubičić 6 3 6
  K Carlsen 3 2     S Grosjean 4 6 3
  S Grosjean 6 6   12 I Ljubičić 64 3  
Q R Gasquet 6 6   6 A Agassi 77 6  
  P Srichaphan 0 2   Q R Gasquet 2 3  
WC A di Mauro 5 2   6 A Agassi 6 6  
6 A Agassi 7 6  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 C Moyà 4 67  
WC P Starace 6 79   WC P Starace 3 6 3
LL A Martín 6 1   LL A Martín 6 3 6
  R Schüttler 0 0r LL A Martín 6 6  
  F Mayer 6 3 5   L Horna 1 3  
  L Horna 4 6 7   L Horna 2 6 6
WC A Seppi 6 6   WC A Seppi 6 3 4
10 J Johansson 1 2   LL A Martín 2 6 5
16 T Johansson 6 6     D Ferrer 6 3 7
  F López 3 2   16 T Johansson 3 4  
  C Saulnier 1 3     D Ferrer 6 6  
  D Ferrer 6 6     D Ferrer 6 6  
  F Volandri 6 6   3 G Gaudio 0 1  
  Y El Aynaoui 0 2     F Volandri 4 2  
  K Beck 4 3   3 G Gaudio 6 6  
3 G Gaudio 6 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 R Nadal 6 6  
  M Youzhny 0 2   5 R Nadal 6 6  
Q V Hănescu 6 3 6 Q V Hănescu 1 1  
  J Melzer 4 6 3 5 R Nadal 6 6  
Q J Mónaco 6 6   11 G Cañas 3 1  
  R Söderling 3 2   Q J Mónaco 0 0  
  A Pavel 5 2   11 G Cañas 6 6  
11 G Cañas 7 6   5 R Nadal 5 6 6
15 R Štěpánek 6 65 6 15 R Štěpánek 7 1 1
  M Ančić 1 77 3 15 R Štěpánek 6 4 6
  M Llodra 4 4     J I Chela 4 6 1
  J I Chela 6 6   15 R Štěpánek 4 6 6
Q N Almagro 3 6 6 Q N Almagro 6 4 2
  I Andreev 6 4 1 Q N Almagro 6 6  
  J Novák 77 1 1 2 M Safin 4 3  
2 M Safin 63 6 6

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

  1. Richard Gasquet (qualified)
  2. Alberto Martín (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  3. Ivo Karlović (first round)
  4. Kevin Kim (first round)
  5. Santiago Ventura (qualifying competition)
  6. Juan Mónaco (qualified)
  7. Paul-Henri Mathieu (qualified)
  8. Albert Montañés (qualified)
  9. Jan Hernych (first round)
  10. Peter Wessels (qualifying competition)
  11. Álex Calatrava (first round)
  12. Victor Hănescu (qualified)
  13. (n/a)
  14. Jérôme Haehnel (first round)
  15. Óscar Hernández (qualifying competition)
  16. Wayne Arthurs (first round, retired)

Qualifiers

  1. Richard Gasquet
  2. Stanislas Wawrinka
  3. Julien Benneteau
  4. Victor Hănescu
  5. Nicolás Almagro
  6. Juan Mónaco
  7. Paul-Henri Mathieu
  8. Albert Montañés

Lucky loser

  1. Alberto Martín

Qualifying draws

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Richard Gasquet 7 78
David Sánchez 5 66
1 Richard Gasquet 63 6 6
15 Óscar Hernández 77 1 0
WC Francesco Aldi 66 2
15 Óscar Hernández 78 6

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Alberto Martín 6 6
Jean-René Lisnard 3 2
2 Alberto Martín 3 6 4
Stanislas Wawrinka 6 4 6
Stanislas Wawrinka 6 3 6
14 Jérôme Haehnel 1 6 2

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Ivo Karlović 4 3
Julien Benneteau 6 6
Julien Benneteau 6 6
Lars Burgsmüller 4 1
Lars Burgsmüller 77 6
11 Álex Calatrava 64 1

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Kevin Kim 4 1
Jonas Björkman 6 6
Jonas Björkman 64 6 3
12 Victor Hănescu 77 4 6
Grégory Carraz 2 3
12 Victor Hănescu 6 6

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Santiago Ventura 6 77
Ivo Heuberger 2 65
5 Santiago Ventura 2 2
Nicolás Almagro 6 6
Nicolás Almagro 6 7
Alt Răzvan Sabău 0 5

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Juan Mónaco 77 6
WC Federico Luzzi 65 4
6 Juan Mónaco 6 3 6
10 Peter Wessels 3 6 3
WC Daniele Bracciali 2 2
10 Peter Wessels 6 6

Seventh qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
7 Paul-Henri Mathieu 6 6
Thomas Enqvist 4 3
7 Paul-Henri Mathieu 6 6
Gilles Simon 4 2
Gilles Simon 6
16 Wayne Arthurs 2 r

Eighth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
8 Albert Montañés 77 6
WC Fabio Fognini 64 0
8 Albert Montañés 3 6 3
Olivier Patience 6 1 0r
Olivier Patience 6 6
9 Jan Hernych 3 4

References

  1. ^ Tignor, Steve (18 April 2023). "No. 3, 2005: Nadal takes the next step, and puts on his big-boy piratas, in Coria epic in Rome". Tennis. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  2. ^ Martín, Jesús Mariano (14 May 2020). "El día que Nadal ganó a Coria en Roma: "Uno de los partidos más duros de mi vida"" [The day that Nadal defeated Coria at Rome: "One of the toughest matches in my life"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Rafa Nadal v Guillermo Coria: Rome 2005 Final Classic Highlights" (video). YouTube. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
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