2005 Roger Federer tennis season

Roger Federer made two Grand Slam finals in 2005, winning both at Wimbledon over Andy Roddick, 6–2, 7–6(2), 6–4, and then defeating Andre Agassi in his last Grand Slam final at the US Open, 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(1), 6–1. However, Federer failed to make the final at the other two Majors, losing in the semifinals of the Australian Open to Marat Safin and the French Open to Rafael Nadal. Nevertheless, Federer won four ATP Masters Series 1000 at Indian Wells, Miami, and Cincinnati on hard courts and one lone clay court title at Hamburg. Furthermore, Federer won two ATP 500 series events at Rotterdam and Dubai. Federer lost the Year-End Championships to David Nalbandian in the final.

2005 Roger Federer tennis season
Calendar prize money$6,137,018
Singles
Season record81–4 (95.29%)
Calendar titles11
Year-end rankingNo. 1
Ranking change from previous year =
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian OpenSF
French OpenSF
WimbledonW
US OpenW
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsF
Davis Cup
Davis CupWG PO
(adv. to 2006 WG)
Main article: Roger Federer

Year summary

The season was statistically one of the most dominant in the Open Era. He won 11 singles titles which tied his 2004 season as the most in over two decades, his 81 match victories were the most since Pete Sampras in 1993, and his record of 81–4 (95.2%) remains the second best winning percentage in the Open Era behind only John McEnroe in 1984.

Early hard court season

At the start of the year, Federer hired former Australian player Tony Roche to coach him on a limited basis.[1] Federer began the year with a debut appearance at the Qatar Open where he defeated Croatian Ivan Ljubicic in the final. Federer dominated the field and for the first time in career he won a tournament without ever dropping his serve.

Federer entered the first Grand Slam of the year on a 21-match winning streak that stretched over a five-month period. Federer swept through the first five rounds of the Australian Open without dropping a set, including a quarterfinal straight set win over Andre Agassi. He reached the semifinals in a repeat of the previous year's final, before falling to eventual winner Marat Safin, 7–5, 4–6, 7–5, 6–7(6), 7–9.[2] Federer had held a match point at 6–5 in the fourth-set tiebreaker and rushed the net, however, Safin responded with a lob; Federer rushed back to retrieve the ball and hit an aggressive between-the-legs trick shot which failed to clear the net. Safin went on to win the tiebreaker and the 80-minute fifth set.

Federer pulled out of the first round of Davis Cup for the first time in his career and would not participate again in the World Group until 2012. Federer next entered the Rotterdam Open seeking his first title in the Netherlands after making the final in 2001. In the second round he played Swiss compatriot and future Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka, easily defeating the teenager in straight sets. In the final he again played Ljubicic, who pushed Federer to the limit, with the Swiss prevailing in a final-set tiebreaker.

Federer next flew to the Middle East, where he was the two-time defending champion at the prestigious Dubai Tennis Championships. Federer and Agassi attracted worldwide headlines with a publicity stunt that saw the two tennis legends play on a helipad almost 700 feet above sea level at the world-famous seven-star luxury hotel the Burj al-Arab. Federer fought through final-set tiebreakers in his first two matches, the second of which, against former world number one Juan-Carlos Ferrero, saw Federer fend off a match point. Federer went on to defeat Agassi in the semifinals and defeated a red-hot Ljubicic in a third final of the young season. This was the first tournament that Federer was able to win three times, and consequently it was also the first he was able to win three times consecutively.

Federer continued to dominate with the commencement of the Masters series. Federer flew from one desert to another and arrived at the Indian Wells Masters in California as the defending champion. He played Ljubicic for the fourth time in five tournaments, again defeating the streaking Croat. In the finals Federer faced the number two player in the world and twice former champion Lleyton Hewitt, easily defeating the Australian in straight sets.

Federer next arrived in the luxury island resort of Key Biscayne seeking his first victory at the Miami Open. Federer reached the finals beating top ten players Tim Henman and Andre Agassi along the way. In the championship match Federer met the player who had knocked him out of Miami the previous year, an 18-year-old Spaniard named Rafael Nadal. Nadal showed why he would become Federer's top rival over the next decade by sweeping the opening two sets. Federer responded by winning a third-set tiebreaker and going on to win the championship in a five set epic 2–6, 6–7(4), 7–6(5), 6–3, 6–1, after being down two sets to love, and two points from defeat. The victory made Federer only sixth man to complete the Indian Wells/Miami "double" and the first since Agassi in 2001. With this victory Federer had won 8 of the last 10 Masters tournaments he had entered.

Federer compiled an astounding 27–1 record in the early hard court season with 5 titles.

Clay court season

Federer next transitioned to the clay courts of the Monte-Carlo Masters, entering the tournament for the first time since 2002. His 25-match winning streak was halted in the quarterfinals by 18 year old Frenchman Richard Gasquet who survived three match points and a final-set tiebreaker to defeat the world number one.

Federer skipped the Rome Masters, instead taking three weeks off to treat tendonitis in his feet that had troubled him since the Australian Open.

He won his third Hamburg Masters clay-court title in May by defeating Gasquet without the loss of a set throughout the tournament.

After his victory in Germany Federer flew to Lisbon, Portugal to attend the Laureus Awards. Federer won the prestigious award for "World Sportsman of the Year" and was presented with the Cartier trophy by Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Martina Navratilova before a television audience estimated at 500 million.

Federer, for the first time, entered the French Open with a chance to become only the sixth man to win the Career Grand Slam. He flew through the first five rounds without the loss of a set to reach his first semifinal in Paris. There he met clay specialist Rafael Nadal who had dominated the dirt courts in 2005 with titles in Costa do Sauípe, Acapulco, Monte-Carlo, Barcelona, and Rome. The match did not start until 6:20 pm local time. They split the first two sets with Nadal breaking in the last game of the third set to seize the two sets to one lead. Due to the late start time darkness began to fall in the fourth set and Federer requested for the match to be suspended until the next day. They played on in the near darkness, however, and Nadal broke in the eighth game of the set and served out the match. One positive Federer took from the match was that he now believed he had the game to someday win the clay Grand Slam. Additionally the crowds in Paris had taken a great liking to Federer's stylish and flamboyant style of play giving him enormous support and encouragement throughout the tournament; none more so than against Nadal, who the Parisian crowds had nicknamed him "l'Ogre" for what they deemed to be his ugly and unstylish grinding manner of play, as well as his loud obnoxious grunting after every shot.[3][4]

Grass court season
Federer at the 2005 Wimbledon Championships.

Federer began the grass swing with his usual warm-up tournament in Halle, Germany, where he was the two-time defending champion. After surviving a difficult first round against the Swede Robin Soderling, Federer swept past three Germans to reach the final. In the final he took revenge on the Australian Open champion Marat Safin, defeating the Russian 6–4, 6–7(6), 6–4.

Federer entered Wimbledon as the overwhelming favorite with a 29-match winning streak on grass which spanned back to 2003. Federer glided into the semifinals where he faced world number 2 and former WImbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt. Although they were the top two players in the world, the special grass seedings of Wimbledon elevated Andy Roddick as the second seed over Hewitt. This created the strange and rare circumstance of the world's top 2 players meeting before a tournament final. Federer defeated Hewitt in straight sets and advanced to the final where Andy Roddick awaited a rematch of the previous year's final. For a third consecutive year Federer defeated Roddick at the All-England Club and notched his third consecutive Wimbledon crown with a clear 6–2, 7–6(2), 6–4 victory. This marked Federer's fifth Grand Slam championship and remarkably his first of the season. He also became only the third man in the Open Era to win three consecutive Wimbledon Championships along with Björn Borg (1976–78) and Pete Sampras (1993–95 and 1997–99).

Summer hard court season

Upon doctors orders Federer was forced to skip the Canadian Open because of lingering foot issues, instead focusing on recovery for the American hard court summer.

After a six-week hiatus Federer returned to the Cincinnati Masters seeking his first title on the lightning quick courts of the American midwest. Strangely, Federer had only won a single match in his four previous appearances at the tournament. Federer was able to navigate his way to the finals where he faced a familiar foe in Andy Roddick, defeating the American in straight sets. This victory was historic as Federer became the first player in ATP history to win four masters titles in a single season.[5] He also was able to sweep all three of the American Masters tournaments for the first time in his career, with victories in Indian Wells, Miami, and Cincinnati.

Federer at the 2005 US Open tournament.

Federer arrived in New York and once again found himself in another Grand Slam semifinal. By making the semifinals of all four Grand Slams that year he became only the fourth man to accomplish the feat in the Open Era along with Rod Laver, Ivan Lendl and his coach Tony Roche. He dismissed Hewitt once again in the semifinals, this time in four sets. In the finals he faced American legend and 8 time Grand Slam champion Andre Agassi. Federer stated prior to the final that playing Agassi in New York in the finals of the US Open would be "the highlight of my career." Celebrities such as Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Lance Armstrong and Donald Trump flocked to Arthur Ashe Stadium to witness a historic generation clash of tennis superstars. The final was played on the fourth anniversary of 9/11 and patriotic fervor was in the air; it would be one of the last matches in Federer's career where the New York crowd would be pulling for his opponent. They split the first two sets, and Agassi led 4–2 in the third set before Federer leveled and the match went to a pivotal third-set tiebreaker. Federer elevated his game and won the final six points of the set to capture the tiebreaker 7–1. Federer then rolled through the fourth set to capture his second championship at the US Open. Agassi praised Federer after match, saying "Pete (Sampras) was great, no question, but there was a place to get to with Pete. It could be on your terms. There's no such place with Roger. I think he's the best I've played against." With his 6th Grand Slam championship, Federer equaled his childhood idols Stefan Edberg and Boris Becker. He became only the third man to win both Wimbledon and the US Open for two consecutive years, along with Bill Tilden (1920–21) and Don Budge (1937-38). He also became the first man in 72 years to win his first six Grand Slam finals. Federer appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman who asked him the question many were beginning to wonder: was Sampras' all-time record of 14 Grand Slams, set only three years before, starting to look approachable?

Fall indoor season

Federer immediately flew back to Geneva in order to play the Davis Cup playoffs and keep Switzerland in the World Group. Switzerland easily crushed Great Britain to remain in the World Group for the twelfth consecutive year.

Federer then traveled to Bangkok for the Thailand Open, where he was the defending champion. In the finals he defeated Scottish teenager and future rival Andy Murray in straight sets.[6] Federer extended his incredible record of 24 consecutive victories in tournament finals, a streak dating back to October 2003. This victory clinched the year-end No. 1 ranking which made him only the fifth man to spend every week of a calendar season as the world No. 1.

While training in Switzerland in preparation for his home tournament the Swiss Indoors Basel among others, Federer once again suffered a significant injury which hampered his fall season. During a training session he severely injured his ankle, falling to the ground and needing to be helped off the court. He was diagnosed with torn ligaments in his ankle, which forced him to withdraw from Madrid, Basel, and Paris. This injury would prove to be the most significant injury of his young career, and his status for the remainder of the year was doubtful.[7]

Federer was in a cast and crutches for several weeks and underwent an ultrasound and lymph drainage in order to be fit to compete for the Year-End Championships, where he was the two-time defending champion. Federer traveled to Shanghai but was unsure if he would be able to play even two days before the start of the tournament. The tournament appeared to be in shambles as many of the top eight including Marat Safin, Andy Roddick, Rafael Nadal, and Andre Agassi had already withdrawn with various injuries, and Lleyton Hewitt chose not to compete in order to spend time with his wife and his newborn child. A hobbled Federer struggled throughout all three of his round robin matches but was able to make the semifinals. In the semifinals he faced Gastón Gaudio, the 2004 French Open champion, and delivered an inexplicable demolition of the Argentine 6–0, 6–0. In the final he faced long-time nemesis David Nalbandian who prevailed in a fifth-set tiebreaker to deny Federer his third consecutive Masters Cup. This loss ended his 35-match winning streak that stretched back to the French Open and his record 24 consecutive finals won. Had he won the match, Federer would have tied John McEnroe's 1984 record for the highest yearly winning percentage in the open era (82–3).[8]

Matches

Grand Slam performance

All matches
Singles
Match Tournament Start
Date		 Type I/O Surface Round Opponent Result Score
427 Doha 1/3 250 Outdoor Hard R32 David Ferrer W 6–1, 6–1
428 Doha 1/3 250 Outdoor Hard R16 Greg Rusedski W 6–3, 6–4
429 Doha 1/3 250 Outdoor Hard Q Feliciano Lopez W 6–1, 6–2
430 Doha 1/3 250 Outdoor Hard S Nikolay Davydenko W 6–3, 6–4
431 Doha 1/3 250 Outdoor Hard Win (1) Ivan Ljubicic W 6–3, 6–1
432 Australian Open 1/17 GS Outdoor Hard R128 Fabrice Santoro W 6–1, 6–1, 6–2
433 Australian Open 1/17 GS Outdoor Hard R64 Takao Suzuki W 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
434 Australian Open 1/17 GS Outdoor Hard R32 Jarkko Nieminen W 6–3, 5–2 RET
435 Australian Open 1/17 GS Outdoor Hard R16 Marcos Baghdatis W 6–2, 6–2, 7–6(4)
436 Australian Open 1/17 GS Outdoor Hard Q Andre Agassi W 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
437 Australian Open 1/17 GS Outdoor Hard S Marat Safin L 7–5, 4–6, 7–5, 6–7(6), 7–9
438 Rotterdam 2/14 500 Indoor Hard R32 Bohdan Ulihrach W 6–3, 6–4
439 Rotterdam 2/14 500 Indoor Hard R16 Stanislas Wawrinka W 6–1, 6–4
440 Rotterdam 2/14 500 Indoor Hard Q Nikolay Davydenko (2) W 7–5, 7–5
441 Rotterdam 2/14 500 Indoor Hard S Mario Ancic W 7–5, 6–3
442 Rotterdam 2/14 500 Indoor Hard Win (2) Ivan Ljubicic (2) W 5–7, 7–5, 7–6(5)
443 Dubai 2/21 500 Outdoor Hard R32 Ivo Minar W 6–7(5), 6–3, 7–6(5)
444 Dubai 2/21 500 Outdoor Hard R16 Juan Carlos Ferrero W 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(6)
445 Dubai 2/21 500 Outdoor Hard Q Mikhail Youzhny W 6–3, 7–5
446 Dubai 2/21 500 Outdoor Hard S Andre Agassi (2) W 6–3, 6–1
447 Dubai 2/21 500 Outdoor Hard Win (3) Ivan Ljubicic (3) W 6–1, 6–7(6), 6–3
- Indian Wells Masters 3/7 1000 Outdoor Hard R128 Bye -  
448 Indian Wells Masters 3/7 1000 Outdoor Hard R64 Mardy Fish W 6–3, 6–3
449 Indian Wells Masters 3/7 1000 Outdoor Hard R32 Gilles Muller W 6–3, 6–2
450 Indian Wells Masters 3/7 1000 Outdoor Hard R16 Ivan Ljubicic (4) W 7–6(3), 7–6(4)
451 Indian Wells Masters 3/7 1000 Outdoor Hard Q Nicolas Kiefer W 6–4, 6–1
452 Indian Wells Masters 3/7 1000 Outdoor Hard S Guillermo Canas W 6–3, 6–1
453 Indian Wells Masters 3/7 1000 Outdoor Hard Win (4) Lleyton Hewitt W 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
- Miami Masters 3/21 1000 Outdoor Hard R128 Bye -  
454 Miami Masters 3/21 1000 Outdoor Hard R64 Olivier Rochus W 6–3, 6–1
455 Miami Masters 3/21 1000 Outdoor Hard R32 Mariano Zabaleta W 6–2, 5–7, 6–3
456 Miami Masters 3/21 1000 Outdoor Hard R16 Mario Ancic (2) W 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
457 Miami Masters 3/21 1000 Outdoor Hard Q Tim Henman W 6–4, 6–2
458 Miami Masters 3/21 1000 Outdoor Hard S Andre Agassi (3) W 6–4, 6–3
459 Miami Masters 3/21 1000 Outdoor Hard Win (5) Rafael Nadal W 2–6, 6–7(4), 7–6(5), 6–3, 6–1
460 Monte Carlo Masters 4/11 1000 Outdoor Clay R64 Greg Rusedski (2) W 6–3, 6–1
461 Monte Carlo Masters 4/11 1000 Outdoor Clay R32 Albert Montanes W 6–3, 6–4
462 Monte Carlo Masters 4/11 1000 Outdoor Clay R16 Fernando Gonzalez W 6–2, 6–7(3), 6–4
463 Monte Carlo Masters 4/11 1000 Outdoor Clay Q Richard Gasquet L 7–6(1), 2–6, 6–7(8)
464 Hamburg Masters 5/9 1000 Outdoor Clay R64 Fernando Verdasco W 6–4, 6–3
465 Hamburg Masters 5/9 1000 Outdoor Clay R32 Tomas Berdych W 6–2, 6–1
466 Hamburg Masters 5/9 1000 Outdoor Clay R16 Tommy Robredo W 6–2, 6–3
467 Hamburg Masters 5/9 1000 Outdoor Clay Q Guillermo Coria W 6–4, 7–6(3)
468 Hamburg Masters 5/9 1000 Outdoor Clay S Nikolay Davydenko (3) W 6–3, 6–4
469 Hamburg Masters 5/9 1000 Outdoor Clay Win (6) Richard Gasquet (2) W 6–3, 7–5, 7–6(4)
470 Roland Garros 5/23 GS Outdoor Clay R128 Dudi Sela W 6–1, 6–4, 6–0
471 Roland Garros 5/23 GS Outdoor Clay R64 Nicolas Almagro W 6–3, 7–6, 6–2
472 Roland Garros 5/23 GS Outdoor Clay R32 Fernando Gonzalez (2) W 7–6(9), 7–5, 6–2
473 Roland Garros 5/23 GS Outdoor Clay R16 Carlos Moya W 6–1, 6–4, 6–3
474 Roland Garros 5/23 GS Outdoor Clay Q Victor Hanescu W 6–2, 7–6(3), 6–3
475 Roland Garros 5/23 GS Outdoor Clay S Rafael Nadal (2) L 3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
476 Halle 6/6 250 Outdoor Grass R32 Robin Soderling W 6–7(5), 7–6(6), 6–4
477 Halle 6/6 250 Outdoor Grass R16 Florian Mayer W 6–2, 6–4
478 Halle 6/6 250 Outdoor Grass Q Philipp Kohlschreiber W 6–3, 6–4
479 Halle 6/6 250 Outdoor Grass S Tommy Haas W 6–4, 7–6(9)
480 Halle 6/6 250 Outdoor Grass Win (7) Marat Safin (2) W 6–4, 6–7(6), 6–4
481 Wimbledon 6/20 GS Outdoor Grass R128 Paul-Henri Mathieu W 6–4, 6–2, 6–4
482 Wimbledon 6/20 GS Outdoor Grass R64 Ivo Minar (2) W 6–4, 6–4, 6–1
483 Wimbledon 6/20 GS Outdoor Grass R32 Nicolas Kiefer (2) W 6–2, 6–7(5), 6–1, 7–5
484 Wimbledon 6/20 GS Outdoor Grass R16 Juan Carlos Ferrero (2) W 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(6)
485 Wimbledon 6/20 GS Outdoor Grass Q Fernando Gonzalez (3) W 7–5, 6–2, 7–6(2)
486 Wimbledon 6/20 GS Outdoor Grass S Lleyton Hewitt (2) W 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(4)
487 Wimbledon 6/20 GS Outdoor Grass Win (8) Andy Roddick W 6–2, 7–6(2), 6–4
488 Cincinnati Masters 8/15 1000 Outdoor Hard R64 James Blake W 7–6(3), 7–5
489 Cincinnati Masters 8/15 1000 Outdoor Hard R32 Nicolas Kiefer (3) W 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
490 Cincinnati Masters 8/15 1000 Outdoor Hard R16 Olivier Rochus (2) W 6–3, 6–4
491 Cincinnati Masters 8/15 1000 Outdoor Hard Q José Acasuso W 6–4, 6–3
492 Cincinnati Masters 8/15 1000 Outdoor Hard S Robby Ginepri W 4–6, 7–5, 6–4
493 Cincinnati Masters 8/15 1000 Outdoor Hard Win (9) Andy Roddick (2) W 6–3, 7–5
494 US Open 8/29 GS Outdoor Hard R128 Ivo Minar (3) W 6–1, 6–1, 6–1
495 US Open 8/29 GS Outdoor Hard R64 Fabrice Santoro (2) W 7–5, 7–5, 7–6(2)
496 US Open 8/29 GS Outdoor Hard R32 Olivier Rochus (3) W 6–3, 7–6(6), 6–2
497 US Open 8/29 GS Outdoor Hard R16 Nicolas Kiefer (4) W 6–4, 6–7(3), 6–3, 6–4
498 US Open 8/29 GS Outdoor Hard Q David Nalbandian W 6–2, 6–4, 6–1
499 US Open 8/29 GS Outdoor Hard S Lleyton Hewitt (3) W 6–3, 7–6, 4–6, 6–3
500 US Open 8/29 GS Outdoor Hard Win (10) Andre Agassi (4) W 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(1), 6–1
501 SUI v. GBR WG Play-offs 9/23 DC Indoor Clay RR Alan Mackin W 6–0, 6–0, 6–2
502 Bangkok 9/26 250 Indoor Hard R32 Marcos Daniel W 7–6(4), 6–4
503 Bangkok 9/26 250 Indoor Hard R16 Denis Gremelmayr W 6–3, 6–2
504 Bangkok 9/26 250 Indoor Hard Q Gilles Muller (2) W 6–4, 6–3
505 Bangkok 9/26 250 Indoor Hard S Jarkko Nieminen (2) W 6–3, 6–4
506 Bangkok 9/26 250 Indoor Hard Win (11) Andy Murray W 6–3, 7–5
507 Tennis Masters Cup 11/14 WC Indoor Carpet RR David Nalbandian (2) W 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
508 Tennis Masters Cup 11/14 WC Indoor Carpet RR Ivan Ljubicic (5) W 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(4)
509 Tennis Masters Cup 11/14 WC Indoor Carpet RR Guillermo Coria (2) W 6–0, 1–6, 6–2
510 Tennis Masters Cup 11/14 WC Indoor Carpet S Gastón Gaudio W 6–0, 6–0
511 Tennis Masters Cup 11/14 WC Indoor Carpet F David Nalbandian (3) L 7–6(4), 7–6(11), 2–6, 1–6, 6–7(3)

Singles schedule
Date Championship Location Category Surface 2004 Result 2004 Points New Points Outcome
3 January 2005–
8 January 2005		Qatar OpenDoha (QAT)ATP International SeriesHardA0250Winner (defeated Ivan Ljubicic, 6–3, 6–1)
17 January 2005–
30 January 2005		Australian OpenMelbourne (AUS)Grand SlamHardW1000450Semifinals (lost to Marat Safin, 7–5, 4–6, 7–5, 6–7(6–8), 7–9)
14 February 2005–
20 February 2005		Rotterdam OpenRotterdam (NED)ATP International Series GoldHard (i)QF60250Winner (defeated Ivan Ljubicic, 5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–5))
21 February 2005–
27 February 2005		Dubai Tennis ChampionshipsDubai (UAE)ATP International Series GoldHardW300300Winner (defeated Ivan Ljubicic, 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–3)
7 March 2005–
20 March 2005		Indian Wells MastersIndian Wells (USA)ATP Masters SeriesHardW500500Winner (defeated Lleyton Hewitt, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4)
21 March 2005–
3 April 2005		Miami OpenMiami (USA)ATP Masters SeriesHardR3235500Winner (defeated Rafael Nadal, 2–6, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–3, 6–1)
11 April 2005–
17 April 2005		Monte Carlo MastersMonte Carlo (MON)ATP Masters SeriesClayA0125Quarterfinals (lost to Richard Gasquet, 7–6(7–1), 2–6, 6–7(8–10))
9 May 2005–
15 May 2005		German OpenHamburg (GER)ATP Masters SeriesClayW500500Winner (defeated Richard Gasquet, 6–3, 7–5, 7–6(7–4))
23 May 2005–
5 June 2005		French OpenParis (FRA)Grand SlamClayR3275450Semifinals (lost to Rafael Nadal, 3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 3–6)
6 June 2005–
12 June 2005		Halle OpenHalle (GER)ATP International SeriesGrassW225225Winner (defeated Marat Safin, 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–4)
20 June 2005–
3 July 2005		The Championships, WimbledonWimbledon (GBR)Grand SlamGrassW10001000Winner (defeated Andy Roddick, 6–2, 7–6(7–2), 6–4)
15 August 2005–
21 August 2005		Cincinnati MastersCincinnati (USA)ATP Masters SeriesHardR645500Winner (defeated Andy Roddick, 6–3, 7–5)
29 August 2005–
11 September 2005		US OpenNew York (USA)Grand SlamHardW10001000Winner (defeated Andre Agassi, 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–1)
23 September 2005–
25 September 2005		Davis Cup WG Play-offs:
Switzerland vs. Great Britain		Geneva (SUI)Davis CupClay (i)  Switzerland def.  United Kingdom 5–0, advances to 2006 World Group
26 September 2005–
2 October 2005		Thailand OpenBangkok (THA)ATP International SeriesHard (i)W175175Winner (defeated Andy Murray, 6–3, 7–5)
14 November 2005–
20 November 2005		Tennis Masters CupShanghai (CHN)Tennis Masters CupCarpet (i)W750500Final (lost to David Nalbandian, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(13–11), 2–6, 1–6, 6–7(3–7))
Total year-end points6,3356,725 390 difference

Yearly records

Finals

Singles: 12 (11–1)
Legend
Grand Slam (2–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–1)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (4–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (2–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (3–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (8–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (2–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Titles by surface
Outdoors (9–0)
Indoors (2–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 23. 9 January 2005 Qatar Open, Qatar Hard Ivan Ljubičić 6–3, 6–1
Winner 24. 20 February 2005 Rotterdam Open, Netherlands Hard (i) Ivan Ljubičić 5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Winner 25. 27 February 2005 Dubai Tennis Championships, United Arab Emirates (3) Hard Ivan Ljubičić 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–3
Winner 26. 20 March 2005 Indian Wells Masters, United States (2) Hard Lleyton Hewitt 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
Winner 27. 3 April 2005 Miami Masters, United States Hard Rafael Nadal 2–6, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–3, 6–1
Winner 28. 15 May 2005 Hamburg Masters, Germany (3) Clay Richard Gasquet 6–3, 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Winner 29. 13 June 2005 Halle Open, Germany (3) Grass Marat Safin 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–4
Winner 30. 3 July 2005 Wimbledon, England, UK (3) Grass Andy Roddick 6–2, 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Winner 31. 21 August 2005 Cincinnati Masters, United States Hard Andy Roddick 6–3, 7–5
Winner 32. 11 September 2005 US Open, United States (2) Hard Andre Agassi 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–1
Winner 33. 2 October 2005 Thailand Open, Thailand (2) Hard (i) Andy Murray 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 9. 20 November 2005 Year-End Championships, China Carpet (i) David Nalbandian 7–6(7–4), 7–6(13–11), 2–6, 1–6, 6–7(3–7)
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See also

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