2005 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles

Singles
2005 BNP Paribas Masters
Final
Champion Tomáš Berdych
Runner-up Ivan Ljubičić
Score6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4
Details
Draw48 (6 Q / 3 WC / 2 LL)
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
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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.

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

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

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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

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Second qualifier

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Third qualifier

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Fourth qualifier

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Fifth qualifier

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Sixth qualifier

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References

  1. ^ "Tennis: Berdych upsets Ljubicic in Paris final". The New Zealand Herald. Paris. Reuters. 6 November 2005. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Tennis: Berdych Downs Ljubicic in five sets to win Paris Masters". The Malta Independent. 7 November 2005. Retrieved 3 February 2025.