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

1. Roger Federer (Semifinals)
2. Andy Roddick (Semifinals)
3. Lleyton Hewitt (Final)
4. Marat Safin (Champion)
5. Carlos Moyá (First Round)
6. Guillermo Coria (Fourth Round)
7. Tim Henman (Third Round)
8. Andre Agassi (Quarterfinals)
9. David Nalbandian (Quarterfinals)
10. Gastón Gaudio (Third Round)
11. Joachim Johansson (Fourth Round)
12. Guillermo Cañas (Fourth Round)
13. Tommy Robredo (Third Round)
14. Sébastien Grosjean (Second Round)
15. Mikhail Youzhny (Second Round)
16. Tommy Haas (Second Round)
17. Andrei Pavel (Second Round)
18. Nicolás Massú (Second Round)
19. Vincent Spadea (First Round)
20. Dominik Hrbatý (Quarterfinals)
21. Nicolas Kiefer (First Round)
22. Ivan Ljubičić (Second Round)
23. Fernando González (Third Round)
24. Feliciano López (Third Round)
25. Juan Ignacio Chela (Third Round)
26. Nikolay Davydenko (Quarterfinals)
27. Paradorn Srichaphan (Second Round)
28. Mario Ančić (Third Round)
29. Taylor Dent (Third Round)
30. Thomas Johansson (Fourth Round)
31. Juan Carlos Ferrero (Third Round)
32. Jürgen Melzer (Third Round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Roger Federer	6	6	6
	8	Andre Agassi	3	4	4
										1	Roger Federer	7	4	7	6^6	7
										4	Marat Safin	5	6	5	7^8	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	7^7	7^7	6
										2	Andy Roddick	6	6^3	6^4	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	7^7
	22	I Ljubičić	6	6	6																							Q	M Baghdatis	2	2	6^4
		L Horna	4	3	3					22	I Ljubičić	6^1	4	7^7	2
	Q	F Luzzi	1	6	1	6	3			Q	M Baghdatis	7^7	6	6^2	6
	Q	M Baghdatis	6	3	6	3	6												Q	M Baghdatis	7^7	6	6
	WC	Y-t Wang	6^5	2	4														13	T Robredo	6^2	4	1
	Q	T Zíb	7^7	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	7^8	6	6
		S Schalken	6^6	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	7^7	13
		S Sargsian	7^7	4	1	6	6												24	F López	3	6	7	6^2	11
		D Sánchez	6^5	6	6	4	2				S Sargsian	6	3	4	6^3
	WC	P Baccanello	5	5	2					24	F López	4	6	6	7^7
	24	F López	7	7	6																							11	J Johansson	7^7	6^5	6^3	4
	29	T Dent	7	6	6																							8	A Agassi	6^4	7^7	7^7	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	6^3	1
	Q	O Patience	6^3	3	2														8	A Agassi	7	7^7	6
		R Schüttler	7^7	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	7^7	5	2					B Ulihrach	4	1	3
		B Ulihrach	6	6^5	7	6													4	M Safin	6	3	6	6
	LL	B Phau	6	7^7	6														28	M Ančić	4	6	3	4
		A Costa	3	6^4	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	7^7	7^7	7^7
	21	N Kiefer	5	6	6	2	3																						O Rochus	6	6^1	6^5	6^2
		O Rochus	7	2	3	6	6				O Rochus	6	6	6
		R Ginepri	6	3	4	6^6				WC	G Monfils	1	3	3
	WC	G Monfils	1	6	6	7^8														O Rochus	6^6	6	6	6
	WC	T Reid	2	2	1															K Beck	7^8	1	4	2
		K Beck	6	6	6						K Beck	5	2	6	7^7	6
		X Malisse	3	2	3					16	T Haas	7	6	2	6^5	3
	16	T Haas	6	6	6

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	10	G Gaudio	7^7	6	6
		J Gimelstob	6^3	4	3					10	G Gaudio	2	6	7	7^7
		J Mónaco	6	0	4	6	7				M Fish	6	4	5	6^4
		M Fish	2	6	6	4	9												10	G Gaudio	6^5	7^10	7^7	1	3
	Q	J Tipsarević	7^7	7^8	3	6													20	D Hrbatý	7^7	6^8	6^3	6	6
	Q	D Bracciali	6^4	6^6	6	1				Q	J Tipsarević	2	6^1	6	5
		R Söderling	4	2	0	r				20	D Hrbatý	6	7^7	3	7
	20	D Hrbatý	6	6	1																							20	D Hrbatý	7	6	6
	30	T Johansson	7^7	4	6	4	6																					30	T Johansson	5	3	1
	WC	P Luczak	6^5	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	6^4	6	6
		K Kim	3	6	6	3	6													K Kim	6	2	7^7	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	6^3	6	7^7
		R Mello	6	6	7^7						R Mello	4	7^7	3	6^3
		A Martín	3	3	6^5														6	G Coria	6	6	6
	WC	M Kimmich	4	2	7^7	3													31	JC Ferrero	3	2	1
		M Zabaleta	6	6	6^5	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	6^2	1	2						I Andreev	5	2	3
		I Andreev	7^7	6	6														23	F González	7^7	5	2	3
		Á Calatrava	6	3	4	6	4												9	D Nalbandian	6^3	7	6	6
		S Ventura	3	6	6	4	6				S Ventura	0	3	6	2
		D Ferrer	6^1	6	6	3	4			9	D Nalbandian	6	6	2	6
	9	D Nalbandian	7^7	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	7^9	7^7													Q	B Reynolds	1	1	3
		N Almagro	7	4	6^7	6^5				Q	B Reynolds	7^8	6	6
		O Mutis	4	4	0					17	A Pavel	6^6	2	2
	17	A Pavel	6	6	6																								R Nadal	5	6	6	6^3	2
	25	JI Chela	6	7^7	7^7																							3	L Hewitt	7	3	1	7^7	6
		W Arthurs	4	6^4	6^1					25	JI Chela	7^9	6	7^7
		P-H Mathieu	4	7	5	6^5					G Carraz	6^7	2	6^3
		G Carraz	6	5	7	7^7													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	6^8	0	3
		A Clément	3	4	1					3	L Hewitt	4	7^10	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	6^1						V Hănescu	5	1	4
		V Hănescu	6	6	7^7														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	7^7	6	1	6^2	6
		F Mantilla	4	7^7	1	0					J Hernych	6^5	1	6	7^7	0
		J Hernych	6	6^5	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	6^4					12	G Cañas	3	7	6	6
	12	G Cañas	6	6	7^7

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	6^2	2	1															P Kohlschreiber	7	6	6
		P Kohlschreiber	7^7	6	6						P Kohlschreiber	6	2
		A Dupuis	7^9	6^2	3	2				18	N Massú	0	0	r
	18	N Massú	6^7	7^7	6	6																							P Kohlschreiber	3	6^6	1
	32	J Melzer	3																									2	A Roddick	6	7^8	6
		R Sluiter	3	r						32	J Melzer	6	6	7^7
		F Saretta	6	6	1	0	r			WC	N Healey	3	2	6^3
	WC	N Healey	4	4	6	5													32	J Melzer	2	2	5
		J Björkman	6	4	0	6^7													2	A Roddick	6	6	7
		G Rusedski	2	6	6	7^9					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

1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 365. ISBN 978-0942257700.
2. "Australian Open Results Archive – 2005 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
3. "3.74m viewers power MasterChef finale". TV Tonight.

External links

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