2005 Italian Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
2005 Italian Open
Champion	Rafael Nadal
Runner-up	Guillermo Coria
Score	6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(8–6)
Draw	64 (4WC/8Q/1LL)
Seeds	16

Main article: 2005 Italian Open (tennis)

Rafael Nadal defeated Guillermo Coria in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 7–6^(8–6) to win the men's singles title at the 2005 Italian Open. Nadal was making his tournament debut, at only 18 years old.

Carlos Moyá was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Potito Starace.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

1. Andy Roddick (third round)
2. Marat Safin (second round)
3. Gastón Gaudio (third round)
4. Tim Henman (third round)
5. Rafael Nadal (champion)
6. Andre Agassi (semifinals)
7. Carlos Moyà (first round)
8. David Nalbandian (first round)
9. Guillermo Coria (final)
10. Joachim Johansson (first round)
11. Guillermo Cañas (third round)
12. Ivan Ljubičić (third round)
13. Tommy Robredo (first round)
14. Nikolay Davydenko (first round)
15. Radek Štěpánek (quarterfinals)
16. Thomas Johansson (second 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
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	9	Guillermo Coria	7	77
	6	Andre Agassi	5	60
								9	Guillermo Coria	4	6	3	6	66
								5	Rafael Nadal	6	3	6	4	78
		David Ferrer	6	4	5
	5	Rafael Nadal	4	6	7

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	A Roddick	6	6
		G Rusedski	4	2				1	A Roddick	6	7
		Á Costa	6	6					Á Costa	4	5
	Q	A Montañés	4	4											1	A Roddick	77	63	4
	Q	S Wawrinka	6	6												F Verdasco	61	77	6
		T Berdych	1	4				Q	S Wawrinka	68	2
		F Verdasco	6	7					F Verdasco	710	6
	14	N Davydenko	3	5																			F Verdasco	6	3	3
	9	G Coria	77	5	6																	9	G Coria	3	6	6
		F González	65	7	4			9	G Coria	6	6
		N Kiefer	6	6					N Kiefer	1	1
		T Haas	3	1											9	G Coria	6	6
		M Mirnyi	7	4	66										WC	D Sanguinetti	0	4
	WC	D Sanguinetti	5	6	78			WC	D Sanguinetti	6	7
		F Santoro	6	1	6				F Santoro	3	5
	8	D Nalbandian	4	6	4

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	T Henman	6	6
		G Kuerten	3	3				4	T Henman	6	6
		N Massú	6	6					N Massú	3	2
	Q	P-H Mathieu	0	4											4	T Henman	3	6	3
		R Mello	4	3												D Hrbatý	6	3	6
		D Hrbatý	6	6					D Hrbatý	77	6
	Q	J Benneteau	6	6				Q	J Benneteau	64	0
	13	T Robredo	1	0																			D Hrbatý	3	3
	12	I Ljubičić	6	6																		6	A Agassi	6	6
		O Rochus	3	3				12	I Ljubičić	6	3	6
		K Carlsen	3	2					S Grosjean	4	6	3
		S Grosjean	6	6											12	I Ljubičić	64	3
	Q	R Gasquet	6	6											6	A Agassi	77	6
		P Srichaphan	0	2				Q	R Gasquet	2	3
	WC	A di Mauro	5	2				6	A Agassi	6	6
	6	A Agassi	7	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	C Moyà	4	67
	WC	P Starace	6	79				WC	P Starace	3	6	3
	LL	A Martín	6	1				LL	A Martín	6	3	6
		R Schüttler	0	0r											LL	A Martín	6	6
		F Mayer	6	3	5											L Horna	1	3
		L Horna	4	6	7				L Horna	2	6	6
	WC	A Seppi	6	6				WC	A Seppi	6	3	4
	10	J Johansson	1	2																		LL	A Martín	2	6	5
	16	T Johansson	6	6																			D Ferrer	6	3	7
		F López	3	2				16	T Johansson	3	4
		C Saulnier	1	3					D Ferrer	6	6
		D Ferrer	6	6												D Ferrer	6	6
		F Volandri	6	6											3	G Gaudio	0	1
		Y El Aynaoui	0	2					F Volandri	4	2
		K Beck	4	3				3	G Gaudio	6	6
	3	G Gaudio	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	R Nadal	6	6
		M Youzhny	0	2				5	R Nadal	6	6
	Q	V Hănescu	6	3	6			Q	V Hănescu	1	1
		J Melzer	4	6	3										5	R Nadal	6	6
	Q	J Mónaco	6	6											11	G Cañas	3	1
		R Söderling	3	2				Q	J Mónaco	0	0
		A Pavel	5	2				11	G Cañas	6	6
	11	G Cañas	7	6																		5	R Nadal	5	6	6
	15	R Štěpánek	6	65	6																	15	R Štěpánek	7	1	1
		M Ančić	1	77	3			15	R Štěpánek	6	4	6
		M Llodra	4	4					J I Chela	4	6	1
		J I Chela	6	6											15	R Štěpánek	4	6	6
	Q	N Almagro	3	6	6										Q	N Almagro	6	4	2
		I Andreev	6	4	1			Q	N Almagro	6	6
		J Novák	77	1	1			2	M Safin	4	3
	2	M Safin	63	6	6

Qualifying

Lucky loser

1. Alberto Martín

Qualifying draws

First qualifier

First round

Qualifying competition

Second qualifier

First round

Qualifying competition

Third qualifier

First round

Qualifying competition

Fourth qualifier

First round

Qualifying competition

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Santiago Ventura	6	77
		Ivo Heuberger	2	65
								5	Santiago Ventura	2	2
									Nicolás Almagro	6	6
		Nicolás Almagro	6	7
	Alt	Răzvan Sabău	0	5

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Juan Mónaco	77	6
	WC	Federico Luzzi	65	4
								6	Juan Mónaco	6	3	6
								10	Peter Wessels	3	6	3
	WC	Daniele Bracciali	2	2
	10	Peter Wessels	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Paul-Henri Mathieu	6	6
		Thomas Enqvist	4	3
								7	Paul-Henri Mathieu	6	6
									Gilles Simon	4	2
		Gilles Simon	6
	16	Wayne Arthurs	2	r

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Albert Montañés	77	6
	WC	Fabio Fognini	64	0
								8	Albert Montañés	3	6	3
									Olivier Patience	6	1	0r
		Olivier Patience	6	6
	9	Jan Hernych	3	4

External links

• 2005 Internazionali BNL d'Italia Singles draw
• Men's singles draw
• Men's qualifying singles draw
• ITF tournament profile