2005 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters

The 2005 Cincinnati Masters (also known as the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 104th edition of the Cincinnati Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2005 ATP Tour, and of the Tier III Series of the 2005 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, near Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, with the men playing from August 15 through August 22, 2005, and the women from August 23 through August 30, 2005.

2005 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters
and Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open
DateAugust 15 – August 22 (men)
July 18 – July 24 (women)
Edition104th
SurfaceHard / Outdoor
LocationMason, United States
VenueLindner Family Tennis Center
Champions
Men's singles
Switzerland Roger Federer
Women's singles
Switzerland Patty Schnyder
Men's doubles
Sweden Jonas Björkman / Belarus Max Mirnyi
Women's doubles
United States Laura Granville / United States Abigail Spears

The men's field was led by World No. 1 Roger Federer. Other top seeded players were Rafael Nadal, Lleyton Hewitt, Marat Safin, and home favorite Andy Roddick.

The women's draw featured Patty Schnyder and Vera Zvonareva. Also competing were Jelena Janković, Daniela Hantuchová, and Marion Bartoli.

Finals

Men's singles
Main article: 2005 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles

Switzerland Roger Federer defeated United States Andy Roddick, 6–3, 7–5

  • It was Roger Federer's 9th title of the year, and his 31st overall. It was his 4th Masters title of the year and his 8th overall.

Women's singles
Main article: 2005 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open – Singles

Switzerland Patty Schnyder defeated Japan Akiko Morigami 6–4, 6–0

  • It was Patty Schnyder's 2nd title of the year and her 10th overall.

Men's doubles
Main article: 2005 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Doubles

Sweden Jonas Björkman / Belarus Max Mirnyi defeated Zimbabwe Wayne Black / Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett, 6–4, 5–7, 6–2

Women's doubles
Main article: 2005 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open – Doubles

United States Laura Granville / United States Abigail Spears defeated Czech Republic Květa Peschke / Argentina María Emilia Salerni 3–6, 6–2, 6–4

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