2005 ATP Tour

2005 ATP Tour

Roger Federer won eleven titles, including two Grand Slam tournaments and held the world no. 1 ranking for all 52 weeks of the year
Details
Duration	3 January – 2 December
Edition	36th
Categories	Grand Slam (4) Tennis Masters Cup ATP Masters Series (9) ATP International Series Gold (9) ATP International Series (44)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	Roger Federer (11) Rafael Nadal (11)
Most tournament 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
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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

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

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 $419,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 $380,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 $1,000,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 $426,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 $419,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 $6,743,444 – Hard 128S/64D/32X Singles – Doubles Mixed draw	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 $380,000 Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 $380,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 $380,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 $380,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 $600,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 $380,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 $690,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 $925,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 $380,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 $1,000,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 $643,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 $380,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 Master Series $2,974,600 – Hard – 96S/32D Singles – Doubles	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 Master Series $3,450,000 – Hard – 96S/32D Singles – Doubles	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 $375,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 $355,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 $2,200,000 – Clay – 64S/24D Singles – Doubles	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 $900,000 – Clay – 56S/24D Singles – Doubles	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 $355,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 $625,000 – Clay Singles – Doubles	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 $380,000 – Clay Singles – Doubles	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 $2,450,000 – Clay – 64S/24D Singles – Doubles	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 $2,450,000 – Clay – 64S/24D Singles – Doubles	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	Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro
16 May	International Raiffeisen Grand Prix St. Pölten, Austria ATP International Series $380,000 Clay	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 $1,500,000 – Clay	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 $7,992,394 – Clay 128S/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed draw	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 $800,000 – Grass Singles – Doubles	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 $800,000 – Grass Singles – Doubles	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 $380,000 – Grass Singles – Doubles	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 $380,000 – Grass Singles – Doubles	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 $8,616,793 – Grass 128S/64D/48X Singles – Doubles – Mixed draw	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 $380,000 – Grass Singles – Doubles	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 $495,000 – Clay Singles – Doubles	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 $380,000 – Clay Singles – Doubles	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 July	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	MercedesCup Stuttgart, Germany ATP International Series Gold $719,000 – Clay	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 $380,000 – Clay Singles – Doubles	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 $600,000 – Hard Singles – Doubles	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, 3-1ret	Simon Aspelin Todd Perry
25 Jul	Generali Open Kitzbühel, Austria ATP International Series Gold $760,000 – Clay	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 $380,000 – Hard Singles – Doubles	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 $400,000 – Clay	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 $500,000 – Clay Singles – Doubles	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 $600,000 – Hard Singles – Doubles	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 Master Series $2,450,000 – Hard Singles – Doubles	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 Master Series $2,450,000 – Hard Singles – Doubles	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
21 Aug	Pilot Pen Tennis New Haven, USA ATP International Series $675,000 – Hard	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
28 Aug 5 Sep	US Open New York, United States Grand Slam $7,950,000 – Hard 128S/64D/32X Singles – Doubles Mixed draw	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 $500,000 – Hard Singles – Doubles	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 $380,000 – Clay Singles – Doubles	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 $550,000 – Hard (i) Singles – Doubles	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 $380,000 – Carpet (i) 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 $380,000 – Clay	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 Championship Tokyo, Japan ATP International Series Gold $765,000 – Hard	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 $380,000 – Hard (i) Singles – Doubles	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 $689,000 – Hard (i) Singles – Doubles	Ivan Ljubičić 6–2, 6–4, 7–6(9–7)	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 $800,000 – Hard (i) Singles – Doubles	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 6–3 6–3	Leander Paes Nenad Zimonjić
	ATP Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia ATP International Series $1,000,000 – Carpet (i) Singles – Doubles	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 Master Series $2,450,000 – Hard (i) Singles – Doubles	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 $1,000,000 – Carpet (i) Singles – Doubles	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 $800,000 – Carpet (i) Singles – Doubles	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 $1,000,000 – Carpet (i) Singles – Doubles	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 Master Series $2,450,000 – Carpet (i) Singles – Doubles	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 $3,700,000 – Carpet (i) Singles – Doubles	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
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 (20 December 2004)[2] 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) 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

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 he 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 would then go on to reach 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.

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, losing 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, 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] the run to the final 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:

• ESP 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]
• RSA 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.^[7]
• AUS 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.^[8]
• SVK 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
• USA 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.^[9]
• SUI 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.^[10]
• ARG 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.^[11]
• AUS 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.^[12]

See also

• 2005 WTA Tour

References