2005 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
2005 Australian Open
Champion	Marat Safin
Runner-up	Lleyton Hewitt
Final score	1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4

Roger Federer was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Marat Safin despite holding a match point in the fourth set.

Safin won the title, defeating home player Lleyton Hewitt in the final, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4. It was Safin's second and last Grand Slam title, having also won the 2000 U.S. Open.^[1]^[2]

The final attracted a large number of viewers in Australia, averaging 4.05 million viewers.^[3] The viewing audience remains one of the highest in Australian viewing history.

This tournament was the first Grand Slam in which future world No. 1 Novak Djokovic competed in the main draw, where he lost to Safin in the first round, and the last Australian Open where Andre Agassi competed in the main draw. It was also the last Grand Slam where either Federer, Djokovic, or Rafael Nadal failed to make the finals until the 2014 US Open, a span of 38 events.

Seeds

Roger Federer (Semifinals)
Andy Roddick (Semifinals)
Lleyton Hewitt (Final)
Marat Safin (Champion)
Carlos Moyá (First Round)
Guillermo Coria (Fourth Round)
Tim Henman (Third Round)
Andre Agassi (Quarterfinals)
David Nalbandian (Quarterfinals)
Gastón Gaudio (Third Round)
Joachim Johansson (Fourth Round)
Guillermo Cañas (Fourth Round)
Tommy Robredo (Third Round)
Sébastien Grosjean (Second Round)
Mikhail Youzhny (Second Round)
Tommy Haas (Second Round)
Andrei Pavel (Second Round)
Nicolás Massú (Second Round)
Vincent Spadea (First Round)
Dominik Hrbatý (Quarterfinals)
Nicolas Kiefer (First Round)
Ivan Ljubičić (Second Round)
Fernando González (Third Round)
Feliciano López (Third Round)
Juan Ignacio Chela (Third Round)
Nikolay Davydenko (Quarterfinals)
Paradorn Srichaphan (Second Round)
Mario Ančić (Third Round)
Taylor Dent (Third Round)
Thomas Johansson (Fourth Round)
Juan Carlos Ferrero (Third Round)
Jürgen Melzer (Third Round)

Qualifying

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final

1	Roger Federer	6	6	6
8	Andre Agassi	3	4	4
							1	Roger Federer	7	4	7	6⁶	7

							4	Marat Safin	5	6	5	7⁸	9
4	Marat Safin	6	6	6

20	Dominik Hrbatý	2	4	2
														4	Marat Safin	1	6	6	6
														3	Lleyton Hewitt	6	3	4	4
9	David Nalbandian	3	2	6	6	8
3	Lleyton Hewitt	6	6	1	3	10
							3	Lleyton Hewitt	3	7⁷	7⁷	6

							2	Andy Roddick	6	6³	6⁴	1
26	Nikolay Davydenko	3	5	1	r

2	Andy Roddick	6	7	4

Top Half

Section 1

First round							Second round						Third round					Fourth round

1	R Federer	6	6	6
	F Santoro	1	1	2			1	R Federer	6	6	6
Q	T Suzuki	6	6	6			Q	T Suzuki	3	4	4
	J-M Gambill	4	3	3									1	R Federer	6	5
	D Sanguinetti	6	4	3	2									J Nieminen	3	2	r
	J Nieminen	3	6	6	6			J Nieminen	6	6	6
	P Starace	6	2	5	4		27	P Srichaphan	3	4	2
27	P Srichaphan	1	6	7	6													1	R Federer	6	6	7⁷
22	I Ljubičić	6	6	6														Q	M Baghdatis	2	2	6⁴
	L Horna	4	3	3			22	I Ljubičić	6¹	4	7⁷	2
Q	F Luzzi	1	6	1	6	3	Q	M Baghdatis	7⁷	6	6²	6
Q	M Baghdatis	6	3	6	3	6							Q	M Baghdatis	7⁷	6	6
WC	Y-t Wang	6⁵	2	4									13	T Robredo	6²	4	1
Q	T Zíb	7⁷	6	6			Q	T Zíb	4	6	2	4
	S Draper	7	2	4	2		13	T Robredo	6	2	6	6
13	T Robredo	5	6	6	6

Section 2

First round							Second round						Third round							Fourth round

11	J Johansson	7⁸	6	6
	S Schalken	6⁶	2	3			11	J Johansson	6	7	6
	Y-h Lu	3	4	4				P Wessels	3	5	4
	P Wessels	6	6	6									11	J Johansson	6	3	5	7⁷	13
	S Sargsian	7⁷	4	1	6	6							24	F López	3	6	7	6²	11
	D Sánchez	6⁵	6	6	4	2		S Sargsian	6	3	4	6³
WC	P Baccanello	5	5	2			24	F López	4	6	6	7⁷
24	F López	7	7	6																11	J Johansson	7⁷	6⁵	6³	4
29	T Dent	7	6	6																8	A Agassi	6⁴	7⁷	7⁷	6
Q	F Serra	5	2	4			29	T Dent	6	6	6
	M Tabara	3	6	6	6			M Tabara	4	1	4
	T Enqvist	6	2	3	3								29	T Dent	5	6³	1
Q	O Patience	6³	3	2									8	A Agassi	7	7⁷	6
	R Schüttler	7⁷	6	6				R Schüttler	3	1	0
Q	D Kindlmann	4	3	0			8	A Agassi	6	6	6
8	A Agassi	6	6	6

Section 3

First round							Second round							Third round						Fourth round

4	M Safin	6	6	6
Q	N Djokovic	0	2	1			4	M Safin	6	6	6
	I Karlović	3	7⁷	5	2			B Ulihrach	4	1	3
	B Ulihrach	6	6⁵	7	6									4	M Safin	6	3	6	6
LL	B Phau	6	7⁷	6										28	M Ančić	4	6	3	4
	A Costa	3	6⁴	3			LL	B Phau	5	2	1
	Ó Hernández	3	2	1			28	M Ančić	7	6	6
28	M Ančić	6	6	6																4	M Safin	4	7⁷	7⁷	7⁷
21	N Kiefer	5	6	6	2	3															O Rochus	6	6¹	6⁵	6²
	O Rochus	7	2	3	6	6		O Rochus	6	6	6
	R Ginepri	6	3	4	6⁶		WC	G Monfils	1	3	3
WC	G Monfils	1	6	6	7⁸										O Rochus	6⁶	6	6	6
WC	T Reid	2	2	1											K Beck	7⁸	1	4	2
	K Beck	6	6	6				K Beck	5	2	6	7⁷	6
	X Malisse	3	2	3			16	T Haas	7	6	2	6⁵	3
16	T Haas	6	6	6

Section 4

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

10	G Gaudio	7⁷	6	6
	J Gimelstob	6³	4	3			10	G Gaudio	2	6	7	7⁷
	J Mónaco	6	0	4	6	7		M Fish	6	4	5	6⁴
	M Fish	2	6	6	4	9								10	G Gaudio	6⁵	7¹⁰	7⁷	1	3
Q	J Tipsarević	7⁷	7⁸	3	6									20	D Hrbatý	7⁷	6⁸	6³	6	6
Q	D Bracciali	6⁴	6⁶	6	1		Q	J Tipsarević	2	6¹	6	5
	R Söderling	4	2	0	r		20	D Hrbatý	6	7⁷	3	7
20	D Hrbatý	6	6	1																	20	D Hrbatý	7	6	6
30	T Johansson	7⁷	4	6	4	6															30	T Johansson	5	3	1
WC	P Luczak	6⁵	6	3	6	0	30	T Johansson	6	5	6	2	7
	A Calleri	6	5	6	4	6		A Calleri	4	7	3	6	5
	M Mirnyi	4	7	4	6	4								30	T Johansson	3	6	6⁴	6	6
	K Kim	3	6	6	3	6									K Kim	6	2	7⁷	2	2
	H-t Lee	6	4	3	6	1		K Kim	6	6	6
Q	G García-López	7	6	3	6		Q	G García-López	2	4	2
5	C Moyà	5	3	6	3

Bottom Half

Section 5

First round							Second round						Third round						Fourth round

6	G Coria	6	6	6
	T Berdych	2	4	0			6	G Coria	6	6³	6	7⁷
	R Mello	6	6	7⁷				R Mello	4	7⁷	3	6³
	A Martín	3	3	6⁵									6	G Coria	6	6	6
WC	M Kimmich	4	2	7⁷	3								31	JC Ferrero	3	2	1
	M Zabaleta	6	6	6⁵	6			M Zabaleta	1	2	0
Q	M Van Gemerden	6	3	4	4		31	JC Ferrero	6	6	6
31	JC Ferrero	2	6	6	6														6	G Coria	7	5	3	0
23	F González	3	3	6	6	7													9	D Nalbandian	5	7	6	6
	J Acasuso	6	6	3	3	5	23	F González	7	6	6
	L Burgsmüller	6²	1	2				I Andreev	5	2	3
	I Andreev	7⁷	6	6									23	F González	7⁷	5	2	3
	Á Calatrava	6	3	4	6	4							9	D Nalbandian	6³	7	6	6
	S Ventura	3	6	6	4	6		S Ventura	0	3	6	2
	D Ferrer	6¹	6	6	3	4	9	D Nalbandian	6	6	2	6
9	D Nalbandian	7⁷	4	4	6	6

Section 6

First round						Second round							Third round						Fourth round

15	M Youzhny	6	6	7
	J Haehnel	2	2	5		15	M Youzhny	1	6	6	5	3
	J Benneteau	0	4	2			R Nadal	6	4	4	7	6
	R Nadal	6	6	6										R Nadal	6	6	6
Q	B Reynolds	5	6	7⁹	7⁷								Q	B Reynolds	1	1	3
	N Almagro	7	4	6⁷	6⁵	Q	B Reynolds	7⁸	6	6
	O Mutis	4	4	0		17	A Pavel	6⁶	2	2
17	A Pavel	6	6	6																R Nadal	5	6	6	6³	2
25	JI Chela	6	7⁷	7⁷															3	L Hewitt	7	3	1	7⁷	6
	W Arthurs	4	6⁴	6¹		25	JI Chela	7⁹	6	7⁷
	P-H Mathieu	4	7	5	6⁵		G Carraz	6⁷	2	6³
	G Carraz	6	5	7	7⁷								25	JI Chela	2	6	1	4
	F Mayer	1	2	0									3	L Hewitt	6	4	6	6
	J Blake	6	6	6			J Blake	6	6⁸	0	3
	A Clément	3	4	1		3	L Hewitt	4	7¹⁰	6	6
3	L Hewitt	6	6	6

Section 7

First round							Second round							Third round					Fourth round

7	T Henman	6	6	4	6
	C Saulnier	1	2	6	3		7	T Henman	7	6	6
	F Volandri	3	4	6¹				V Hănescu	5	1	4
	V Hănescu	6	6	7⁷										7	T Henman	4	2	2
LL	C Rochus	6	6	6										26	N Davydenko	6	6	6
	A Montañés	2	3	3			LL	C Rochus	4	4	2
Q	R Karanušić	2	5	2			26	N Davydenko	6	6	6
26	N Davydenko	6	7	6															26	N Davydenko	6	6	6
19	V Spadea	3	7	6	5	3													12	G Cañas	3	4	3
	R Štěpánek	6	5	4	7	6		R Štěpánek	7⁷	6	1	6²	6
	F Mantilla	4	7⁷	1	0			J Hernych	6⁵	1	6	7⁷	0
	J Hernych	6	6⁵	6	6										R Štěpánek	1	2	2
	F Verdasco	6	6	6										12	G Cañas	6	6	6
	G Müller	3	0	4				F Verdasco	6	5	3	0
WC	C Guccione	4	2	6⁴			12	G Cañas	3	7	6	6
12	G Cañas	6	6	7⁷

Section 8

First round							Second round							Third round					Fourth round

14	S Grosjean	6	6	6
	M Llodra	3	4	3			14	S Grosjean	6	6	3	4	3
Q	O Marach	7	7	1	4	5	Q	J-R Lisnard	1	4	6	6	6
Q	J-R Lisnard	5	5	6	6	7								Q	J-R Lisnard	5	3	2
	K Carlsen	6²	2	1											P Kohlschreiber	7	6	6
	P Kohlschreiber	7⁷	6	6				P Kohlschreiber	6	2
	A Dupuis	7⁹	6²	3	2		18	N Massú	0	0	r
18	N Massú	6⁷	7⁷	6	6															P Kohlschreiber	3	6⁶	1
32	J Melzer	3																	2	A Roddick	6	7⁸	6
	R Sluiter	3	r				32	J Melzer	6	6	7⁷
	F Saretta	6	6	1	0	r	WC	N Healey	3	2	6³
WC	N Healey	4	4	6	5									32	J Melzer	2	2	5
	J Björkman	6	4	0	6⁷									2	A Roddick	6	6	7
	G Rusedski	2	6	6	7⁹			G Rusedski	0	6	2	3
	I Labadze	5	2	1			2	A Roddick	6	3	6	6
2	A Roddick	7	6	6

References

↑ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 365. ISBN 978-0942257700.
↑ "Australian Open Results Archive – 2005 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
↑ "3.74m viewers power MasterChef finale". TV Tonight.

External links

Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 2005 Australian Open Men's Singles draw

Australian Open singles drawsheets

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