2005 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles

Tomáš Berdych defeated Ivan Ljubičić in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2005 Paris Masters.^[1][2]

Singles
2005 BNP Paribas Masters
Champion	Tomáš Berdych
Runner-up	Ivan Ljubičić
Score	6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4
Draw	48 (6 Q / 3 WC / 2 LL)
Seeds	16

Main article: 2005 BNP Paribas Masters

Marat Safin was the reigning champion, but did not compete.

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
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Andy Roddick	2	6	710
	10	David Ferrer	6	3	68
								1	Andy Roddick	3	5
								6	Ivan Ljubičić	6	7
	14	Tommy Robredo	66	6	1
	6	Ivan Ljubičić	78	3	6
															6	Ivan Ljubičić	3	4	6	6	4
																Tomáš Berdych	6	6	3	4	6
	8	Radek Štěpánek	7	6
	3	Nikolay Davydenko	5	4
								8	Radek Štěpánek	1	6	3
									Tomáš Berdych	6	3	6
	7	Gastón Gaudio	5	0
		Tomáš Berdych	7	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	A Roddick	6	62	7
		S Grosjean	4	64					T Dent	4	77	5
		T Dent	6	77											1	A Roddick	6	6
	Q	N Mahut	3	6	65										16	D Hrbatý	1	2
	LL	J-R Lisnard	6	1	77			LL	J-R Lisnard	3	3
								16	D Hrbatý	6	6
																						1	A Roddick	2	6	710
																						10	D Ferrer	6	3	68
								10	D Ferrer	6	6
		N Massú	2	3					M Mirnyi	4	4
		M Mirnyi	6	6											10	D Ferrer	6	63	6
		A Pavel	66	4												T Haas	2	77	3
		T Haas	78	6					T Haas	6	6
								5	D Nalbandian	4	3

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	M Puerta	3	69
	Q	N Djokovic	4					Q	N Djokovic	6	711
		V Hănescu	1r												Q	N Djokovic	4	3
	WC	A Clément	6	1	78										14	T Robredo	6	6
		N Kiefer	4	6	66			WC	A Clément	5	2
								14	T Robredo	7	6
																						14	T Robredo	66	6	1
																						6	I Ljubičić	78	3	6
								9	T Johansson	6	6
	Q	K Vliegen	3	77	6			Q	K Vliegen	3	2
		C Rochus	6	63	2										9	T Johansson	3	64
		O Rochus	4	3											6	I Ljubičić	6	77
		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	77	6				F López	5	2
		X Malisse	6	62	4										8	R Štěpánek	7	6
		D Sanguinetti	7	64	4											P-H Mathieu	5	4
		P-H Mathieu	5	77	6				P-H Mathieu	6	3	77
								11	F González	3	6	64
																						8	R Štěpánek	7	6
																						3	N Davydenko	5	4
								15	M Ančić	7	4	63
	Q	D Tursunov	6	6				Q	D Tursunov	5	6	77
		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	710	64	3			WC	F Santoro	4	5
	WC	F Santoro	68	77	6										7	G Gaudio	6	6
	Q	N Lapentti	77	5	5										12	R Ginepri	4	1
		F Verdasco	65	7	7				F Verdasco	3	79	3
								12	R Ginepri	6	67	6
																						7	G Gaudio	5	0
																							T Berdych	7	6
								13	J C Ferrero	77	77
	LL	S Wawrinka	6	6				LL	S Wawrinka	64	64
	WC	F Serra	3	4											13	J C Ferrero	5	79	4
		T Berdych	7	6												T Berdych	7	67	6
		J Novák	5	3					T Berdych	6	6
								2	G Coria	4	2

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

1. Paradorn Srichaphan (first round)
2. Stanislas Wawrinka (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
3. Tomáš Zíb (first round)
4. Andreas Seppi (qualified)
5. Cyril Saulnier (first round, retired)
6. Ivo Minář (first round)
7. Dmitry Tursunov (qualified)
8. Jan Hernych (first round)
9. Daniele Bracciali (first round)
10. Nicolás Lapentti (qualified)
11. Răzvan Sabău (first round)
12. Novak Djokovic (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Novak Djokovic
2. Kristof Vliegen
3. Nicolas Mahut
4. Andreas Seppi
5. Dmitry Tursunov
6. Nicolás Lapentti

Lucky losers

1. Stanislas Wawrinka
2. Jean-René Lisnard

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Paradorn Srichaphan	7	3	1
		Jean-René Lisnard	5	6	6
									Jean-René Lisnard	6	1	4
								12	Novak Djokovic	4	6	6
		Jérôme Haehnel	3	4
	12	Novak Djokovic	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Stanislas Wawrinka	77	62	6
		Guillermo García López	64	77	3
								2	Stanislas Wawrinka	4	6	4
									Kristof Vliegen	6	2	6
		Kristof Vliegen	6	6
	8	Jan Hernych	4	4

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Tomáš Zíb	4	3
	WC	Nicolas Mahut	6	6
								WC	Nicolas Mahut	63	77	77
									Antony Dupuis	77	62	64
		Antony Dupuis	6	77
	11	Răzvan Sabău	4	62

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Andreas Seppi	6	7
		George Bastl	4	5
								4	Andreas Seppi	713	6
									Stefan Koubek	611	0
		Stefan Koubek	715	6
	9	Daniele Bracciali	613	1

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Cyril Saulnier	1r
	WC	Marc Gicquel	6
								WC	Marc Gicquel	3	4
								7	Dmitry Tursunov	6	6
	WC	Thomas Enqvist	62	4
	7	Dmitry Tursunov	77	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Ivo Minář	3	612
	WC	Julien Benneteau	6	714
								WC	Julien Benneteau	3	64
								10	Nicolás Lapentti	6	77
		Gilles Simon	63	6	4
	10	Nicolás Lapentti	77	4	6