2005 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles

Marat Safin was the defending champion but chose not to compete.

Singles
2005 BNP Paribas Masters
2004 Champion	Marat Safin
Champion	Tomáš Berdych
Runner-up	Ivan Ljubičić
Final score	6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4

Main article: 2005 BNP Paribas Masters

Tomas Berdych won the title, defeating Ivan Ljubicic in the final 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Andy Roddick (Semifinals)
2. Guillermo Coria (Second round)
3. Nikolay Davydenko (Quarterfinals)
4. Mariano Puerta (Second round)
5. David Nalbandian (Second round)
6. Ivan Ljubičić (Final)
7. Gastón Gaudio (Quarterfinals)
8. Radek Štěpánek (Semifinals)
9. Thomas Johansson (Third round)
10. David Ferrer (Quarterfinals)
11. Fernando González (Second round)
12. Robby Ginepri (Third round)
13. Juan Carlos Ferrero (Third round)
14. Tommy Robredo (Quarterfinals)
15. Mario Ančić (Second round)
16. Dominik Hrbatý (Third round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Finals
	1	Andy Roddick	3	5
	6	Ivan Ljubičić	6	7
								6	Ivan Ljubičić	3	4	6	6	4
									Tomáš Berdych	6	6	3	4	6
	8	Radek Štěpánek	1	6	3
		Tomáš Berdych	6	3	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	A Roddick	6	6^2	7
		S Grosjean	4	6^4					T Dent	4	7^7	5
		T Dent	6	7^7											1	A Roddick	6	6
	Q	N Mahut	3	6	6^5										16	D Hrbatý	1	2
	LL	J-R Lisnard	6	1	7^7			LL	J-R Lisnard	3	3
								16	D Hrbatý	6	6
																						1	A Roddick	2	6	7^10
																						10	D Ferrer	6	3	6^8
								10	D Ferrer	6	6
		N Massú	2	3					M Mirnyi	4	4
		M Mirnyi	6	6											10	D Ferrer	6	6^3	6
		A Pavel	6^6	4												T Haas	2	7^7	3
		T Haas	7^8	6					T Haas	6	6
								5	D Nalbandian	4	3

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								4	M Puerta	3	6^9
	Q	N Djokovic	4					Q	N Djokovic	6	7^11
		V Hănescu	1^r												Q	N Djokovic	4	3
	WC	A Clément	6	1	7^8										14	T Robredo	6	6
		N Kiefer	4	6	6^6			WC	A Clément	5	2
								14	T Robredo	7	6
																						14	T Robredo	6^6	6	1
																						6	I Ljubičić	7^8	3	6
								9	T Johansson	6	6
	Q	K Vliegen	3	7^7	6			Q	K Vliegen	3	2
		C Rochus	6	6^3	2										9	T Johansson	3	6^4
		O Rochus	4	3											6	I Ljubičić	6	7^7
		J Blake	6	6					J Blake	3	4
								6	I Ljubičić	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								8	R Štěpánek	7	6
		F López	4	7^7	6				F López	5	2
		X Malisse	6	6^2	4										8	R Štěpánek	7	6
		D Sanguinetti	7	6^4	4											P-H Mathieu	5	4
		P-H Mathieu	5	7^7	6				P-H Mathieu	6	3	7^7
								11	F González	3	6	6^4
																						8	R Štěpánek	7	6
																						3	N Davydenko	5	4
								15	M Ančić	7	4	6^3
	Q	D Tursunov	6	6				Q	D Tursunov	5	6	7^7
		V Spadea	1	2											Q	D Tursunov	6	2	3
		G Rusedski	6	6											3	N Davydenko	3	6	6
	Q	A Seppi	3	4					G Rusedski	2	2
								3	N Davydenko	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								7	G Gaudio	6	7
		J Nieminen	7^10	6^4	3			WC	F Santoro	4	5
	WC	F Santoro	6^8	7^7	6										7	G Gaudio	6	6
	Q	N Lapentti	7^7	5	5										12	R Ginepri	4	1
		F Verdasco	6^5	7	7				F Verdasco	3	7^9	3
								12	R Ginepri	6	6^7	6
																						7	G Gaudio	5	0
																							T Berdych	7	6
								13	J C Ferrero	7^7	7^7
	LL	S Wawrinka	6	6				LL	S Wawrinka	6^4	6^4
	WC	F Serra	3	4											13	J C Ferrero	5	7^9	4
		T Berdych	7	6												T Berdych	7	6^7	6
		J Novák	5	3					T Berdych	6	6
								2	G Coria	4	2

References

• 2005 BNP Paribas Masters Draw