2005 French Open – Men's Singles

Rafael Nadal defeated Mariano Puerta in the final 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–1, 7–5 in his first French Open appearance (and first as a seeded player in a major), as well as his first major final, to capture the Men's Singles tennis title at the 2005 French Open. Nadal became the first player to win the French Open in his first try since Mats Wilander in 1982, and the youngest champion since Michael Chang in 1989.

Men's Singles
2005 French Open
Champion Rafael Nadal
Runner-up Mariano Puerta
Final score6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–1, 7–5
Seeds32
Main article: 2005 French Open

This was also the beginning of an unprecedented run of success at Roland Garros for Nadal, who would go on to win the tournament a record twelve times. Gastón Gaudio was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to David Ferrer.

This was notably the first French Open that Novak Djokovic competed in and the first time he went beyond the first round in a Grand Slam. Future three-time Grand Slam champion Stanislas Wawrinka also made his first appearance at a major. 1999 champion Andre Agassi made his last French Open appearance, losing a five-set match to Jarkko Nieminen in the first round.

Seeds
01.   Roger Federer (Semifinals)
02.   Andy Roddick (Second round)
03.   Marat Safin (Fourth round)
04.   Rafael Nadal (Champion)
05.   Gastón Gaudio (Fourth round)
06.   Andre Agassi (First round)
07.   Tim Henman (Second round)
08.   Guillermo Coria (Fourth round)
09.   Guillermo Cañas (Quarterfinals)
10.   David Nalbandian (Fourth round)
11.   Joachim Johansson (Withdrew due to an elbow injury)
12.   Nikolay Davydenko (Semifinals)
13.   Ivan Ljubičić (First round)
14.   Carlos Moyá (Fourth round)
15.   Tommy Robredo (Quarterfinals)
16.   Radek Štěpánek (Third round)
17.   Dominik Hrbatý (First round)
18.   Mario Ančić (Third round)
19.   Thomas Johansson (Second round)
20.   David Ferrer (Quarterfinals)
21.   Tommy Haas (Third round)
22.   Nicolás Massú (First round)
23.   Sébastien Grosjean (Fourth round)
24.   Feliciano López (First round)
25.   Fernando González (Third round)
26.   Jiří Novák (Second round)
27.   Filippo Volandri (Third round, retired due to a hand injury)
28.   Nicolas Kiefer (Fourth round, withdrew due to a neck injury)
29.   Mikhail Youzhny (Second round)
30.   Richard Gasquet (Third round)
31.   Juan Ignacio Chela (Second round)
32.   Juan Carlos Ferrero (Third round)
33.   Robin Söderling (Second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying
Main article: 2005 French Open – Men's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Roger Federer 6 77 6
  Victor Hănescu 2 63 3
1 Roger Federer 3 6 4 3
4 Rafael Nadal 6 4 6 6
4 Rafael Nadal 7 6 6
20 David Ferrer 5 2 0
4 Rafael Nadal 66 6 6 7
  Mariano Puerta 78 3 1 5
12 Nikolay Davydenko 3 6 6 4 6
15 Tommy Robredo 6 1 2 6 4
12 Nikolay Davydenko 3 7 6 4 4
  Mariano Puerta 6 5 2 6 6
9 Guillermo Cañas 2 6 6 3 4
  Mariano Puerta 6 3 1 6 6

Top half

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 R Federer 6 6 6
Q D Sela 1 4 0 1 R Federer 6 77 6
  N Almagro 77 6 6   N Almagro 3 60 2
  P Kohlschreiber 64 4 3 1 R Federer 711 7 6
  C Rochus 6 2 5 2 25 F González 69 5 2
Q T Behrend 4 6 7 6 Q T Behrend 3 4 4
  M Llodra 63 3 2 25 F González 6 6 6
25 F González 77 6 6 1 R Federer 6 6 6
17 D Hrbatý 77 3 6 3 6 14 C Moyá 1 4 3
  J Tipsarević 65 6 3 6 8   J Tipsarević 3 6 62 3
LL H Armando 62 4 6 6 3 Q F Vicente 6 1 77 6
Q F Vicente 77 6 2 4 6 Q F Vicente 4 64 77 6 4
Q R Vik 6 78 7 14 C Moyá 6 77 63 0 6
  K Kim 4 66 5 Q R Vik 66 77 3 1
  A Martín 7 1 4 2 14 C Moyá 78 64 6 6
14 C Moyá 5 6 6 6

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 D Nalbandian 0 6 6 6
  M Baghdatis 6 4 4 4 10 D Nalbandian 6 6 6
  T Berdych 6 6 6   T Berdych 3 2 1
  J Morrison 3 2 4 10 D Nalbandian 6 77 6
  Ó Hernández 64 6 6 6 18 M Ančić 4 64 3
Q D Gimeno Traver 77 0 3 4   Ó Hernández 6 1 2 3
Q M Daniel 2 1 64 18 M Ančić 4 6 6 6
18 M Ančić 6 6 77 10 D Nalbandian 3 6 7 1 2
31 JI Chela 3 6 6 6   V Hănescu 6 4 5 6 6
  R Schüttler 6 1 4 3 31 JI Chela 5 1 6 5
  V Hănescu 6 4 6 6   V Hănescu 7 6 3 7
  M Tabara 2 6 2 1   V Hănescu 6 6 6
  L Horna 77 7 6   L Horna 3 4 4
  J Haehnel 62 5 3   L Horna 7 62 6 6
LL JP Brzezicki 2 1 4 7 T Henman 5 77 3 4
7 T Henman 6 6 6

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 R Nadal 6 77 6
  L Burgsmüller 1 64 1 4 R Nadal 6 6 6
  M Fish 2 1 1   X Malisse 2 2 4
  X Malisse 6 6 6 4 R Nadal 6 6 6
  P Wessels 6 6 6 30 R Gasquet 4 3 2
  R Mello 4 1 3   P Wessels 3 61 1
LL D Bracciali 6 3 2 4 30 R Gasquet 6 77 6
30 R Gasquet 3 6 6 6 4 R Nadal 6 3 6 6
23 S Grosjean 7 6 6 23 S Grosjean 4 6 0 3
  J Mónaco 5 3 1 23 S Grosjean 6 6 6
WC T Ascione 6 7 0 3 4   D Sanguinetti 0 3 2
  D Sanguinetti 3 5 6 6 6 23 S Grosjean 6 4 3 6 6
  A Pavel 2 2 3 16 R Štěpánek 1 6 6 3 4
WC F Serra 6 6 6 WC F Serra 3 4 1
  P Srichaphan 6 3 1 1 16 R Štěpánek 6 6 6
16 R Štěpánek 3 6 6 6

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
33 R Söderling 1 3 6 6 6
  F Verdasco 6 6 3 3 3 33 R Söderling 2 3 4
  H-t Lee 6 2 5 77 6   H-t Lee 6 6 6
  Á Calatrava 4 6 7 64 4   H-t Lee 3 1 5
WC G Simon 2 2 6 3 20 D Ferrer 6 6 7
WC O Patience 6 6 4 6 WC O Patience 3 65 5
  J Vaněk 6 68 4 0 20 D Ferrer 6 77 7
20 D Ferrer 2 710 6 6 20 D Ferrer 2 6 77 5 6
26 J Novák 4 6 6 6 5 G Gaudio 6 4 65 7 4
  B Phau 6 2 3 1 26 J Novák 2 6 6 5 3
  F Mantilla 6 6 6   F Mantilla 6 0 3 7 6
  T Zíb 2 1 3   F Mantilla 4 4 3
PR D Tursunov 4 6 6 6 5 G Gaudio 6 6 6
  S Koubek 6 1 4 1 PR D Tursunov
  J Benneteau 5 0 1 5 G Gaudio w/o
5 G Gaudio 7 6 6

Bottom half

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 G Coria 6 6 6
  K Carlsen 4 2 4 8 G Coria 4 6 3
Q N Djokovic 6 6 6 Q N Djokovic 6 2 2r
  R Ginepri 0 0 3 8 G Coria 6 6 77
  J Melzer 6 6 77   J Melzer 1 1 62
  W Arthurs 4 2 64   J Melzer 6 6 77
  G Müller 4 1 0 29 M Youzhny 3 4 65
29 M Youzhny 6 6 6 8 G Coria 6 3 61 2
21 T Haas 6 6 6 12 N Davydenko 2 6 77 6
  F Mayer 1 2 4 21 T Haas 6 6 0
  V Spadea 6 78 6   V Spadea 4 3 0r
  A Costa 4 66 2 21 T Haas 5 0 0
  G García López 64 5 6 3 12 N Davydenko 7 6 6
  O Rochus 77 7 4 6   O Rochus 6 5 2 3
Q S Tuksar 2 4 3 12 N Davydenko 3 7 6 6
12 N Davydenko 6 6 6

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 T Robredo 4 6 6 6
WC P Luczak 6 3 3 3 15 T Robredo 6 6 6
LL D Norman 6 6 6 LL D Norman 4 2 4
  J-R Lisnard 1 1 4 15 T Robredo 6 6 6
  G Kuerten 3 0 6 1   D Sánchez 4 3 1
  D Sánchez 6 6 4 6   D Sánchez 6 3 4 77 6
PR S Draper 77 1 6 0 1 19 T Johansson 3 6 6 64 4
19 T Johansson 65 6 3 6 6 15 T Robredo 7 1 6 4 8
32 JC Ferrero 6 6 6 3 M Safin 5 6 1 6 6
  K Beck 4 3 3 32 JC Ferrero 6 6 6
  F Santoro 64 6 1 6 4   J Hernych 4 4 2
  J Hernych 77 3 6 4 6 32 JC Ferrero 65 5 6 62
  T Enqvist 2 63 1 3 M Safin 77 7 1 77
Q L Dlouhý 6 77 6 Q L Dlouhý 78 3 5 1
  R Sluiter 1 6 4 2 3 M Safin 66 6 7 6
3 M Safin 6 4 6 6

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 A Agassi 5 6 78 1 0
Q J Nieminen 7 4 66 6 6 Q J Nieminen 2 4 77 2
  J Björkman 6 2 2 5   I Andreev 6 6 63 6
  I Andreev 2 6 6 7   I Andreev 4 67 6 4
WC A Clément 6 6 61 6 28 N Kiefer 6 79 3 6
PR A Popp 2 4 77 2 WC A Clément 6 2 2 6 4
  I Karlović 3 3 4 28 N Kiefer 4 6 6 4 6
28 N Kiefer 6 6 6 28 N Kiefer
24 F López 2 0 77 4 9 G Cañas w/o
  P-H Mathieu 6 6 65 6   P-H Mathieu 6 6 6
Q C Guccione 6 2 6 3 6 Q C Guccione 3 4 4
  S Ventura 3 6 1 6 2   P-H Mathieu 3 64 6 77 6
  Á Montañés 6 6 6 9 G Cañas 6 77 2 65 8
  S Sargsian 1 4 0   Á Montañés 1 3 4
WC G Monfils 3 1 0 9 G Cañas 6 6 6
9 G Cañas 6 6 6

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 I Ljubičić 5 5 2
  M Puerta 7 7 6   M Puerta 6 7 6
Q A Dupuis 4 1 2 Q K Vliegen 3 5 2
Q K Vliegen 6 6 6   M Puerta 1 6 6 6
Q T Tenconi 2 4 68 Q S Wawrinka 6 3 1 4
Q J Blake 6 6 710 Q J Blake 711 7 1 3 4
Q S Wawrinka 64 6 6 6 Q S Wawrinka 69 5 6 6 6
22 N Massú 77 2 2 4   M Puerta 6 6 6
27 F Volandri 6 6 6   J Acasuso 4 1 1
  C Saulnier 0 2 1 27 F Volandri 6 6 6
  G Rusedski 2 67 3 LL F Saretta 4 1 2
LL F Saretta 6 79 6 27 F Volandri 0r
  J Acasuso 6 711 6   J Acasuso 3
  M Mirnyi 4 69 2   J Acasuso 3 4 6 6 8
WC J-W Tsonga 3 2 4 2 A Roddick 6 6 4 3 6
2 A Roddick 6 6 6
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