2005 ATP Tour explained

2005 ATP Tour
Duration:	1 January – 2 December 2005
Edition:	36th
Categories:	Grand Slam (4) Tennis Masters Cup ATP Masters Series (9) ATP International Series Gold (9) ATP International Series (44)
Most Tournament Titles:	Roger Federer (11) Rafael Nadal (11)
Most Tournament Finals:	Roger Federer (12) Rafael Nadal (12)
Most Match Wins:	Roger Federer (81)
Prize Money Leader:	Roger Federer ($6,137,018)
Points Leader:	Roger Federer (6,725)
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
Previous:	2004
Next:	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)	3–0
	Next Generation Adelaide International Adelaide, Australia ATP International Series Hard – $394,000 – 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	Juan Ignacio Chela Olivier Rochus	Lleyton Hewitt Jürgen Melzer Nicolas Kiefer Thomas Enqvist
		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	Guillermo García-López Tomáš Zíb
		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	Nikolay Davydenko Albert Costa
10 Jan		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	Jan Hernych Juan Ignacio Chela	Guillermo Coria José Acasuso Robby Ginepri Potito Starace
		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	Max Mirnyi Radek Štěpánek	Thomas Johansson Taylor Dent Andrei Pavel Feliciano López
17 Jan 24 Jan	bgcolor=#F3E6D7 rowspan=3	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard – $6,743,444 128S/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed 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		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	Max Mirnyi Ivan Ljubičić	Tomas Behrend Sergiy Stakhovsky Rainer Schüttler Karol Beck
		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	David Ferrer Filippo Volandri
		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	Vincent Spadea Wesley Moodie	Kevin Kim Ramón Delgado Peter Wessels Kenneth Carlsen

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Quarterfinalists
7 Feb		Andy Roddick 6–0, 6–4		Thomas Enqvist Max Mirnyi Vincent Spadea Andre Agassi
		Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley 7–6^(7–4), 6–4	Yves Allegro Michael Kohlmann	Thomas Enqvist Max Mirnyi Vincent Spadea Andre Agassi
		Joachim Johansson 7–5, 6–4		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	Sébastien de Chaunac Sjeng Schalken Karol Beck Taylor Dent
		Gastón Gaudio 6–4, 6–4		Carlos Moyà Nicolás Almagro Félix Mantilla Rafael Nadal
		František Čermák Leoš Friedl 6–2, 7–5	José Acasuso Sebastián Prieto	Carlos Moyà Nicolás Almagro Félix Mantilla Rafael Nadal
14 Feb		Kenneth Carlsen 7–5, 7–5		Robby Ginepri Jan-Michael Gambill Antony Dupuis Xavier Malisse
	Simon Aspelin Todd Perry 6–4, 6–4	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
		Roger Federer 5–7, 7–5, 7–6^(7–5)		Nikolay Davydenko Tim Henman Radek Štěpánek Paradorn Srichaphan
	Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram 6–4, 4–6, 6–3	Cyril Suk Pavel Vízner
		Rafael Nadal 6–0, 6–7^(2–7), 6–1		Santiago Ventura Bertomeu Agustín Calleri Mariano Zabaleta Edgardo Massa
		František Čermák Leoš Friedl 6–4, 6–4	José Acasuso Ignacio González King
21 Feb		Roger Federer 6–1, 6–7^(6–8), 6–3		Mikhail Youzhny Nikolay Davydenko Tim Henman Nicolas Kiefer
	Martin Damm Radek Štěpánek 6–2, 6–4	Jonas Björkman Fabrice Santoro		Mikhail Youzhny Nikolay Davydenko Tim Henman Nicolas Kiefer
		Rafael Nadal 6–1, 6–0		Félix Mantilla Guillermo Cañas Jiří Novák Filippo Volandri
	David Ferrer Santiago Ventura Bertomeu 4–6, 6–1, 6–4	Jiří Vaněk Tomáš Zíb		Félix Mantilla Guillermo Cañas Jiří Novák Filippo Volandri
		Wayne Arthurs 7–5, 6–3		Davide Sanguinetti Glenn Weiner Giovanni Lapentti James Blake
		Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 7–5, 6–4	Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley
28 Feb	bgcolor=#ECF2FF rowspan=1	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	4–1 3–2 5–0 5–0 4–1 3–2 3–2 3–2

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up
7 Mar 14 Mar	bgcolor=#E9E9E9 rowspan=2	Pacific Life Open Indian Wells, USA ATP Masters Series Hard – $2,974,600 – 96S/32D Singles – Doubles	Roger Federer 6–2, 6–4, 6–4	Nicolas Kiefer Tim Henman Carlos Moyà Andre Agassi
7 Mar 14 Mar	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 7–6^(8–6), 7–6^(7–2)	Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley		Nicolas Kiefer Tim Henman Carlos Moyà Andre Agassi
21 Mar 28 Mar	bgcolor=#E9E9E9 rowspan=2		Roger Federer 2–6, 6–7^(4–7), 7–6^(7–5), 6–3, 6–1	Tim Henman Taylor Dent Dominik Hrbatý Thomas Johansson
21 Mar 28 Mar	Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi 6–1 6–2	Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett		Tim Henman Taylor Dent Dominik Hrbatý Thomas Johansson

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 Singles – Doubles	Igor Andreev 6–3, 5–7, 6–3			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 Singles – Doubles	Mariano Puerta 6–4, 6–1		Tomáš Zíb Filippo Volandri	Christophe Rochus Gilles Simon Arnaud Clément Gilles Müller
		František Čermák Leoš Friedl 6–4, 6–3	Martin García Luis Horna	Tomáš Zíb Filippo Volandri	Christophe Rochus Gilles Simon Arnaud Clément Gilles Müller
11 Apr	bgcolor=#E9E9E9 rowspan=2	Monte Carlo Masters Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France ATP Masters Series Clay – $2,200,000 – 64S/24D Singles – Doubles	Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–1, 0–6, 7–5		Richard Gasquet Juan Carlos Ferrero	Roger Federer Gastón Gaudio David Ferrer Filippo Volandri
11 Apr	Leander Paes Nenad Zimonjić Walkover	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan			Richard Gasquet Juan Carlos Ferrero	Roger Federer Gastón Gaudio David Ferrer Filippo Volandri
18 Apr	Torneo Godó Barcelona, Spain ATP International Series Gold Clay – $900,000 – 56S/24D Singles – Doubles	Rafael Nadal 6–1, 7–6, 6–3	Juan Carlos Ferrero		Stanislas Wawrinka Agustín Calleri Max Mirnyi Gastón Gaudio
	Leander Paes Nenad Zimonjić 6–3, 6–3	Feliciano López Rafael Nadal			Stanislas Wawrinka Agustín Calleri Max Mirnyi Gastón Gaudio
		Andy Roddick 6–2, 6–2			Luis Horna Tommy Haas James Blake Andre Agassi
		Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 6–3, 6–4	Martín García Luis Horna		Luis Horna Tommy Haas James Blake Andre Agassi
25 Apr		Gastón Gaudio 6–1, 2–6, 6–1	Tommy Robredo		Paul-Henri Mathieu Davide Sanguinetti Juan Antonio Marín Feliciano López
		František Čermák Leoš Friedl 6–3, 6–4	Juan Ignacio Chela Tommy Robredo
		David Nalbandian 6–4, 6–1	Andrei Pavel		Juan Mónaco Michal Mertiňák Wayne Arthurs Raemon Sluiter
		Mario Ančić Julian Knowle 6–3, 1–6, 6–3	Florian Mayer Alexander Waske		Juan Mónaco Michal Mertiňák Wayne Arthurs Raemon Sluiter

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 May	bgcolor=#E9E9E9 rowspan=2	Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy ATP Masters Series Clay – $2,450,000 – 64S/24D Singles – Doubles	Rafael Nadal 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 7–6^(8–6)	Guillermo Coria		Fernando Verdasco Dominik Hrbatý Alberto Martín Radek Štěpánek
2 May	Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro 6–4 6–2	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
9 May	bgcolor=#E9E9E9 rowspan=2	Hamburg Masters Hamburg, Germany ATP Masters Series Clay – $2,450,000 – 64S/24D Singles – Doubles	Roger Federer 6–3, 7–5, 7–6^(7–4)			Guillermo Coria Filippo Volandri Juan Ignacio Chela Andreas Seppi
9 May	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		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		United States Spain Sweden
23 May 30 May		Rafael Nadal 6–7^(6–8), 6–3, 6–1, 7–5			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		Andy Roddick 7–6^(9–7), 7–6^(7–4)			Lleyton Hewitt Tim Henman Richard Gasquet Sébastien Grosjean
		Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 7–6^(11–9), 7–6^(7–4)	Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi
		Roger Federer 6–4, 6–7^(6–8), 6–4	Marat Safin		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		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	Olivier Rochus Taylor Dent
		Mario Ančić 7–5, 6–4	Michaël Llodra		Lars Burgsmüller Davide Sanguinetti Jonas Björkman Philipp Kohlschreiber
		Cyril Suk Pavel Vízner 6–3, 6–4	Tomáš Cibulec Leoš Friedl
20 Jun 27 Jun	bgcolor=#F3E6D7 rowspan=3	Wimbledon Championships London, United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass – $8,616,793 128S/64D/48X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Roger Federer 6–2, 7–6^(7–2), 6–4			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		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	Wesley Moodie Paul Goldstein	Michal Mertiňák Antony Dupuis Alexander Waske Dušan Vemić
		Gastón Gaudio 6–4, 6–4		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	Răzvan Sabău Nicolás Massú	Potito Starace František Čermák Luis Horna Andreas Seppi
		Rafael Nadal 2–6, 6–2, 6–4		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	Tommy Robredo Jiří Vaněk
11 Jul	bgcolor=#ECF2FF rowspan=1	Davis Cup Quarterfinals Bratislava, Slovakia – hard (i) Sydney, Australia – grass Moscow, Russia – clay (i) Split, Croatia – carpet (i)	4–1 4–1 3–2 4–1
18 Jul		Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–3, 6–4			Tomáš Zíb Andreas Seppi Mariano Zabaleta Tomáš Berdych
	José Acasuso Sebastián Prieto 7–6^(7–4), 6–3	Mariano Hood Tommy Robredo			Tomáš Zíb Andreas Seppi Mariano Zabaleta Tomáš Berdych
		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	Ivo Minář David Sánchez
		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	Karol Beck Greg Rusedski	Andy Roddick George Bastl Paul Goldstein Nicolas Kiefer
25 Jul	Generali Open Kitzbühel, Austria ATP International Series Gold Clay – $760,000 Singles – Doubles	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		Mariano Zabaleta Nicolás Massú
		Andre Agassi 6–4, 7–5	Gilles Müller		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 Singles – Doubles	Guillermo Coria 6–2, 4–6, 6–2		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	Jiří Novák Filippo Volandri	Lukáš Dlouhý David Ferrer Tommy Robredo Juan Carlos Ferrero

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Aug		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	Guillermo Coria Potito Starace	Jarkko Nieminen Igor Andreev José Acasuso Victor Hănescu
		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	Paradorn Srichaphan Tomáš Berdych	Ivo Karlović Luis Horna Arnaud Clément Bobby Reynolds
8 Aug	bgcolor=#E9E9E9 rowspan=2		Rafael Nadal 6–3, 4–6, 6–2	Andre Agassi	Paul-Henri Mathieu Greg Rusedski	Mariano Puerta Karol Beck Gastón Gaudio Dominik Hrbatý
8 Aug	Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett 6–7^(5–7), 6–3, 6–0	Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram			Paul-Henri Mathieu Greg Rusedski	Mariano Puerta Karol Beck Gastón Gaudio Dominik Hrbatý
15 Aug	bgcolor=#E9E9E9 rowspan=2		Roger Federer 6–3, 7–5	Andy Roddick	Robby Ginepri Lleyton Hewitt	José Acasuso Marat Safin Nikolay Davydenko Mikhail Youzhny
15 Aug	Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi 6–4, 5–7, 6–2	Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett			Robby Ginepri Lleyton Hewitt	José Acasuso Marat Safin Nikolay Davydenko Mikhail Youzhny
22 Aug	Pilot Pen Tennis New Haven, USA ATP International Series Hard – $675,000 Singles – Doubles	James Blake 3–6, 7–5, 6–1	Feliciano López	Victor Hănescu David Ferrer	Juan Ignacio Chela Tommy Robredo Igor Andreev Fernando Verdasco
22 Aug		Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez 6–4, 6–3	Rajeev Ram Bobby Reynolds	Victor Hănescu David Ferrer
29 Aug 5 Sep	bgcolor=#F3E6D7 rowspan=3	US Open New York, United States Grand Slam Hard – $7,950,000 128S/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed 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		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	Juan Carlos Ferrero Thomas Johansson	Peter Wessels David Nalbandian Carlos Moyà Mikhail Youzhny
		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	Victor Hănescu Andrei Pavel
19 Sep	bgcolor=#ECF2FF rowspan=1	Davis Cup Semifinals Bratislava, Slovakia – hard (i) Split, Croatia – carpet (i)	4–1 3–2
26 Sep		Roger Federer 6–3, 7–5	Andy Murray		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		Gilles Müller Yeu-Tzuoo Wang Robby Ginepri Lleyton Hewitt
		Jonas Björkman 6–3, 7–6^(7–4)	Radek Štěpánek		Rainer Schüttler Alexander Waske Juan Mónaco Cyril Saulnier
		Lars Burgsmüller Philipp Kohlschreiber 5–6^(3–7), 6–4, 6–2	Ashley Fisher Robert Lindstedt		Rainer Schüttler Alexander Waske Juan Mónaco Cyril Saulnier
	Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia Palermo, Italy ATP International Series Clay – $380,000	Igor Andreev 0–6, 6–1, 6–3		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	Andreas Seppi Tomas Behrend

October

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Oct	AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan ATP International Series Gold Hard – $765,000 Singles – Doubles	Wesley Moodie 1–6, 7–6^(9–7), 6–4		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		Björn Phau Jarkko Nieminen	Marcos Baghdatis Robby Ginepri Taylor Dent Radek Štěpánek
		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	Nikolay Davydenko Dominik Hrbatý
10 Oct		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		Radek Štěpánek Tommy Robredo
		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	Davide Sanguinetti Olivier Rochus
		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	Dmitry Tursunov Igor Kunitsyn	Daniele Bracciali Mikhail Youzhny Max Mirnyi Andrei Pavel
17 Oct	bgcolor=#E9E9E9 rowspan=2		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
17 Oct	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 3–6, 6–3, 6–2	Leander Paes Nenad Zimonjić			Robby Ginepri David Nalbandian	Radek Štěpánek David Ferrer Fernando González Ivo Karlović
24 Oct		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	Dominik Hrbatý David Nalbandian
		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	Fabrice Santoro Sébastien Grosjean	Mario Ančić Vince Spadea Marc Gicquel Olivier Rochus
		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	Robin Vik Fernando Verdasco
31 Oct	bgcolor=#E9E9E9 rowspan=2		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
31 Oct	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–4, 6–7^(3–7), 6–4	Daniel Nestor Mark Knowles			Andy Roddick Radek Štěpánek	David Ferrer Tommy Robredo Nikolay Davydenko Gastón Gaudio

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
14 Nov		David Nalbandian 6–7^(4–7), 6–7^(11–13), 6–2, 6–1, 7–6^(7–3)	Roger Federer		Ivan Ljubičić Guillermo Coria Fernando González Mariano Puerta Andre Agassi
14 Nov	Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro 6–7^(6–8), 6–3, 7–6^(7–4)	Leander Paes Nenad Zimonjić
28 Nov	bgcolor=#ECF2FF rowspan=1	Davis Cup Final Bratislava, Slovakia – hard (i)	3–2 Ivan Ljubičić Mario Ančić Ivo Karlović Goran Ivanišević	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.		Delray Beach, USA
2.		Scottsdale, USA
3.		Valencia, Spain
4.		Nottingham, England
5.		Rosmalen, Netherlands
6.		Sopot, Poland
7.		Bucharest, Romania
Players who reached their first ATP singles final this year:
1.		Sydney, Australia	L
2.		Sopot, Poland	W
3.		Sopot, Poland	L
4.		Bucharest, Romania	W
5.		Bangkok, Thailand	L
6.		Basel, Switzerland	L
Players who defended their singles title:
1.		Chennai, India
2.		Sydney, Australia
3.		Dubai, UAE
		Indian Wells AMS
		Hamburg, Germany
		Halle, Germany
		Wimbledon
		US Open
		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

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]

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