2005 ATP Tour

2005 ATP Tour

Details
Duration	3 January – 2 December
Edition	36th
Categories	Grand Slam (4) ATP Masters Series (9) ATP International Series Gold (9) ATP International Series (44)
Achievements
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
Most improved player of the year	Rafael Nadal
Newcomer of the year	Gael 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 3rd 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 of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 January	Next Generation Adelaide International Adelaide, Australia International Series $419,000 Hard	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 International Series $380,000 Hard	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 International Series $1,000,000 Hard	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 January	Heineken Open Auckland, New Zealand International Series $426,000 Hard	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 International Series $419,000 Hard	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 January 24 January	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $6,743,444 Hard	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 January	Milan Indoor Milan, Italy International Series $380,000 Carpet [i]	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 International Series $380,000 Clay	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 International Series $380,000 Hard	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 of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 February	SAP Open San Jose, USA International Series $380,000 Hard (i)	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 International Series $600,000 Hard (i)	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(4), 7-6(5)	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
	ATP Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, Argentina International Series $380,000 Clay	Gastón Gaudio 6-4, 6-4	Mariano Puerta	José Acasuso Alberto Martín	Carlos Moyà Nicolás Almagro Félix Mantilla Botella Rafael Nadal
		František Čermák Leoš Friedl 6-2, 7-5	José Acasuso Sebastien Prieto
14 February	Regions Morgan Keegan Championships Memphis, USA International Series Gold $690,000 Hard (i)	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 International Series Gold $925,000 Hard (i)	Roger Federer 5–7, 7–5, 7–6(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 International Series $380,000 Clay	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 February	Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates International Series Gold $1,000,000 Hard	Roger Federer 6–1, 6–7(6), 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 International Series Gold $643,000 Clay	Rafael Nadal 6-1, 6-0	Albert Montañés	Mariano Puerta Agustin 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 International Series $380,000 Hard	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 February	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) Braşov, 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 of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 March 14 March	Pacific Life Open Indian Wells, USA Master Series $2,974,600 Hard	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(6), 7–6(2)	Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley
21 March 28 March	NASDAQ-100 Open Florida, USA Master Series $3,450,000 Hard	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 of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 April	Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana Valencia, Spain International Series $400,000 Outdoor Clay	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
4 April	Grand Prix Hassan II Casablanca, Morocco International Series $380,000 Outdoor Clay	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
10 April	Monte Carlo Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco Masters Series $2,450,000 Outdoor Clay	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 withdrew	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
18 April	U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships Houston, Texas, USA International Series $380,000 Outdoor Clay	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
18 April	Torneo Godó Barcelona, Spain International Series Gold $1,000,000 Outdoor Clay	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
25 April	Estoril Open Oeiras, Portugal International Series $625,000 Outdoor Clay	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
25 April	BMW Open Munich, Germany International Series $380,000 Outdoor Clay	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 of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 May	Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy Masters Series $2,450,000 Outdoor Clay	Rafael Nadal 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(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 Masters Series $2,450,000 Outdoor Clay	Roger Federer 6-3, 7-5, 7-6(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 International Series $380,000 Outdoor 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
16 May	ARAG ATP World Team Championship Düsseldorf, Germany ATP World Team Championship $1,500,000 Outdoor Clay	Germany 2-1	Argentina	Round Robin losers (Red Group)  Czech Republic  Chile  France	Round Robin losers (Blue Group)  USA  Spain  Sweden
May 23 May 30	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $7,992,394 - Clay (Red)	Rafael Nadal 6–7(6), 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 of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 June	Stella Artois Championships London, United Kingdom International Series $800,000 Outdoor Grass	Andy Roddick 7-6(7), 7-6(4)	Ivo Karlović	Thomas Johansson Radek Štěpánek	Lleyton Hewitt Tim Henman Richard Gasquet Sébastien Grosjean
		Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 7-6(9), 7-6(4)	Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi
6 June	Gerry Weber Open Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany International Series $800,000 Outdoor Grass	Roger Federer 6–4, 6–7(6), 6–4	Marat Safin	Tommy Haas Guillermo Coria	Philipp Kohlschreiber Juan Carlos Ferrero Rainer Schüttler Olivier Rochus
		Roger Federer Yves Allegro 7–5, 6–7(6), 6–3	Joachim Johansson Marat Safin
13 June	Nottingham Open Nottingham, United Kingdom International Series $380,000 Outdoor Grass	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
13 June	Ordina Open 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands International Series $380,000 Outdoor Grass	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 June 27 June	Wimbledon Championships London, England Grand Slam $8,616,793 Outdoor Grass	Roger Federer 6-2, 7-6(2), 6-4	Andy Roddick	Lleyton Hewitt Thomas Johansson	Fernando González Feliciano López David Nalbandian Sébastien Grosjean
		Stephen Huss Wesley Moodie 7-6(4), 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-3	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
		Mary Pierce Mahesh Bhupathi 6-4, 6-2	Tatiana Perebiynis Paul Hanley

July

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 July	Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships Newport, USA International Series $380,000 Outdoor Grass	Greg Rusedski 7-6(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(5) 7-6(5)	Graydon Oliver Travis Parrott
4 July	Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad Gstaad, Switzerland International Series $495,000 Outdoor Clay	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(6), 7-6(11)	Michael Kohlmann Rainer Schüttler
4 July	Synsam Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden International Series $380,000 Outdoor Clay	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 (city), Croatia - Carpet (i)	Quarterfinals winners  Slovakia 4–1  Argentina 4–1  Russia 3–2  Croatia 4–1	Quarterfinals losers  Netherlands  Australia  France  Romania
18 July	Dutch Open Amersfoort, Netherlands International Series $380,000 Outdoor Clay	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
18 July	RCA Championships Indianapolis, Indiana, USA International Series $600,000 Outdoor Hard	Robby Ginepri 4-6, 6-3, 3-0ret	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
18 July	MercedesCup Stuttgart, Germany International Series Gold $719,000 Outdoor 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(4), 6–3	Mariano Hood Tommy Robredo
25 July	Generali Open Kitzbühel, Austria International Series Gold $760,000 Outdoor 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), 6-0	Christophe Rochus Olivier Rochus
25 July	Mercedes-Benz Cup Los Angeles, California, USA International Series $380,000 Outdoor Hard	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
25 July	Croatia Open Umag Umag, Croatia International Series $400,000 Outdoor 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 of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 August	Orange Prokom Open Warsaw, Poland International Series $500,000 Outdoor Clay	Gaël Monfils 7–6(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(7), 6–4	Lucas Arnold Ker Sebastián Prieto
1 August	Legg Mason Tennis Classic Washington, D.C., USA International Series $600,000 Outdoor Hard	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 August	Rogers Cup Montreal, Canada Master Series $2,450,000 Outdoor Hard	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), 6–3, 6–0	Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram
15 August	Western & Southern Financial Group Masters Mason, Ohio, USA Master Series $2,450,000 Outdoor Hard	Roger Federer 6–4, 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 August	Pilot Pen Tennis New Haven, Connecticut, USA International Series $675,000 Outdoor 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 August 5 September	US Open Flushing, New York, United States Grand Slam $7,950,000 Outdoor Hard	Roger Federer 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(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 of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
12 September	China Open Beijing, China International Series $500,000 Outdoor Hard	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
12 September	BCR Open Romania Bucharest, Romania International Series $380,000 Outdoor Clay	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 September	Davis Cup Semifinals Bratislava, Slovakia - Hard (i) Split (city), Croatia - Carpet (i)	Semifinals winners  Slovakia 4–1  Croatia 3–2	Semifinals losers  Argentina  Russia
26 September	PTT Thailand Open Bangkok, Thailand International Series $550,000 Indoor Hard	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), 6–1, 6–2	Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram
26 September	Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam International Series $380,000 Indoor Carpet	Jonas Björkman 6–3, 7–6(4)	Radek Štěpánek	Mariano Puerta Thomas Johansson	Rainer Schüttler Alexander Waske Juan Mónaco Cyril Saulnier
		Lars Burgsmüller Philipp Kohlschreiber 5–6(3), 6–4, 6–2	Ashley Fisher Robert Lindstedt
26 September	Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia Palermo, Italy International Series $380,000 Outdoor 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 of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 October	Open de Moselle Metz, France International Series $380,000 Outdoor Hard	Ivan Ljubičić 7–6(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(4)	José Acasuso Sebastián Prieto
3 October	AIG Japan Open Tennis Championship Tokyo, Japan International Series Gold $765,000 Outdoor Hard	Wesley Moodie 1-6, 7-6(7), 6-4	Mario Ančić	Björn Phau Jarkko Nieminen	Marcos Baghdatis Robby Ginepri Taylor Dent Radek Štěpánek
		Takao Suzuki Satoshi Iwabuchi 5-4(3), 5-4(13)	Simon Aspelin Todd Perry
10 October	BA-CA Tennis Trophy Vienna, Austria International Series Gold $689,000 Indoor Hard	Ivan Ljubičić 6–2, 6–4, 7–6(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(2)	Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram
10 October	Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden International Series $800,000 Indoor Hard	James Blake 6–1, 7–6(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
10 October	ATP Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia International Series $1,000,000 Indoor Carpet	Igor Andreev 5-7, 7–6(3), 6-2	Nicolas Kiefer	Dmitry Tursunov Igor Kunitsyn	Daniele Bracciali Mikhail Youzhny Max Mirnyi Andrei Pavel
		Max Mirnyi Mikhail Youzhny 6-1, 6-1	Igor Andreev Nikolay Davydenko
17 October	Mutua Madrilena Masters Madrid Madrid, Spain Master Series $2,450,000 Indoor Hard	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 October	Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland International Series $1,000,000 Indoor Carpet	Fernando González 6–7(8), 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
24 October	Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon Lyon, France International Series $800,000 Indoor Carpet	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
24 October	St. Petersburg Open Saint Petersburg, RUS International Series $1,000,000 Indoor Carpet	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 October	BNP Paribas Masters Paris, France Master Series $2,450,000 Indoor Carpet	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), 6–4	Daniel Nestor Mark Knowles

November/December

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
14 November	Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai, People's Republic of China Tennis Masters Cup $3,700,000 Indoor Carpet	David Nalbandian 6–7(4), 6–7(11), 6–2, 6–1, 7–6(3)	Roger Federer	Gastón Gaudio Nikolay Davydenko	Round Robin Red Group Guillermo Coria Ivan Ljubičić Gold Group Rafael Nadal Mariano Puerta Andre Agassi Fernando González
		Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro 6–7(6), 6–3, 7–6(4)	Leander Paes Nenad Zimonjić
2 December	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

Entry rankings

ATP 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

As of 1 January 2006 Rk Name Nation Points Change 1 Roger Federer  SUI 6,725 = 2 Rafael Nadal  ESP 4,765 NR 3 Andy Roddick  USA 3,085 -1 4 Lleyton Hewitt  AUS 2,490 -1 5 Nikolay Davydenko  RUS 2,390 NR 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 NR 10 Gastón Gaudio  ARG 2,050 = 11 Fernando González  CHI 1,790 NR 12 Mariano Puerta  ARG 1,779 NR 13 Marat Safin  RUS 1,730 -9 14 Thomas Johansson  SWE 1,645 -3 15 David Ferrer  ESP 1,620 NR 16 Richard Gasquet  FRA 1,529 NR 17 Robby Ginepri  USA 1,520 NR 18 Juan Carlos Ferrero  ESP 1,500 NR 19 Dominik Hrbatý  SVK 1,490 -5 20 Tommy Robredo  ESP 1,490 NR

• 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

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 agains Feliciano López in April.^[3]

•  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.^[4]

•  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.^[5]

•  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.^[6]

•  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.^[7]

•  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.^[8]

•  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.^[9]

See also

• 2005 WTA Tour

References

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