2005 Monte Carlo Masters – Singles

Rafael Nadal defeated the defending champion Guillermo Coria in the final, 63, 61, 06, 75 to win the singles tennis title at the 2005 Monte Carlo Masters. It was his first Masters title, and the first of eleven titles at the Monte-Carlo Masters. Nadal became the youngest Masters champion since Michael Chang at the 1990 Canadian Open.

Singles
2005 Monte Carlo Masters
ChampionSpain Rafael Nadal
Runner-upArgentina Guillermo Coria
Score6–3, 6–1, 0–6, 7–5
Draw64 (7 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds16

Seeds

  1. Switzerland Roger Federer (quarterfinals)
  2. Russia Marat Safin (third round)
  3. United Kingdom Tim Henman (first round)
  4. Argentina Gastón Gaudio (quarterfinals)
  5. Spain Carlos Moyá (first round)
  6. Argentina Guillermo Coria (final)
  7. Sweden Joachim Johansson (first round)
  8. Croatia Ivan Ljubičić (first round)
  9. Argentina Guillermo Cañas (second round)
  10. Russia Nikolay Davydenko (third round)
  11. Spain Rafael Nadal (champion)
  12. Sweden Thomas Johansson (first round)
  13. Croatia Mario Ančić (second round)
  14. Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý (first round)
  15. Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek (second round)
  16. Czech Republic Jiří Novák (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
1 Switzerland R Federer 77 2 68
Q France R Gasquet 61 6 710
Q France R Gasquet 78 4 3
11 Spain R Nadal 66 6 6
4 Argentina G Gaudio 3 0
11 Spain R Nadal 6 6
11 Spain R Nadal 6 6 0 7
6 Argentina G Coria 3 1 6 5
6 Argentina G Coria 3 6 6
  Spain D Ferrer 6 4 3
6 Argentina G Coria 6 7
WC Spain JC Ferrero 2 5
  Italy F Volandri 2 3
WC Spain JC Ferrero 6 6

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Switzerland R Federer 6 6
  United Kingdom G Rusedski 3 1 1 Switzerland R Federer 6 6
  Morocco Y El Aynaoui 1 3   Spain A Montañés 3 4
  Spain A Montañés 6 6 1 Switzerland R Federer 6 63 6
  Spain F Verdasco 4 5   Chile F González 2 77 4
  Chile F González 6 7   Chile F González 6 77
  Brazil G Kuerten 5 2 13 Croatia M Ančić 2 64
13 Croatia M Ančić 7 6 1 Switzerland R Federer 77 2 68
10 Russia N Davydenko 5 6 6 Q France R Gasquet 61 6 710
  Austria J Melzer 7 1 3 10 Russia N Davydenko 77 6
  France M Llodra 65 2   Spain A Costa 62 2
  Spain A Costa 77 6 10 Russia N Davydenko 6 5 2
Q France R Gasquet 6 6 Q France R Gasquet 4 7 6
Q Spain G García-López 2 0 Q France R Gasquet 7 6
Q Spain F Mantilla 2 6 6 Q Spain F Mantilla 5 1
7 Sweden J Johansson 6 3 2

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Argentina G Gaudio 77 6
Q Belgium C Rochus 63 2 4 Argentina G Gaudio 7 5
  Germany R Schüttler 2 6 1   Germany N Kiefer 5 2r
  Germany N Kiefer 6 2 6 4 Argentina G Gaudio 6 6
Q Romania V Hănescu 6 2 6 Q Romania V Hănescu 2 0
  Argentina A Calleri 3 6 0 Q Romania V Hănescu 6 2 6
  United States V Spadea 0 5 15 Czech Republic R Štěpánek 3 6 0
15 Czech Republic R Štěpánek 6 7 4 Argentina G Gaudio 3 0
11 Spain R Nadal 6 6 11 Spain R Nadal 6 6
WC France G Monfils 3 2 11 Spain R Nadal 6 6
  Argentina JI Chela 2 5   Belgium X Malisse 0 3
  Belgium X Malisse 6 7 11 Spain R Nadal 6 6
  Czech Republic T Berdych 4 77 77   Belgium O Rochus 1 2
  Peru L Horna 6 63 61   Czech Republic T Berdych 64 6 2
  Belgium O Rochus 6 6   Belgium O Rochus 77 3 6
8 Croatia I Ljubičić 2 2

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 Argentina G Coria 6 7
WC France P-H Mathieu 2 5 6 Argentina G Coria 6 6
Q France T Ascione 6 7 Q France T Ascione 2 1
  Slovakia K Beck 3 5 6 Argentina G Coria 77 6
  Italy P Starace 3 5   Spain A Martín 60 1
  Spain A Martín 6 7   Spain A Martín 6 6
WC France J-R Lisnard 4 6 6 WC France J-R Lisnard 1 2
12 Sweden T Johansson 6 4 2 6 Argentina G Coria 3 6 6
14 Slovakia D Hrbatý 4 3   Spain D Ferrer 6 4 3
  Spain D Ferrer 6 6   Spain D Ferrer 6 6
Q Italy A Seppi 6 6 Q Italy A Seppi 3 3
  Spain F López 3 4   Spain D Ferrer 3 1
  Sweden R Söderling 63 5   Argentina M Zabaleta 6 0r
  France F Santoro 77 7   France F Santoro 77 3 4
  Argentina M Zabaleta 6 4 6   Argentina M Zabaleta 61 6 6
3 United Kingdom T Henman 4 6 2

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 Spain C Moyá 610 6 3
  Argentina M Puerta 712 1 6   Argentina M Puerta 6 6
France J Benneteau 3 3   Germany F Mayer 2 1
  Germany F Mayer 6 6   Argentina M Puerta 78 63 4
  Italy F Volandri 7 6   Italy F Volandri 66 77 6
  Australia W Arthurs 5 2   Italy F Volandri 6 2 6
  Russia I Andreev 610 1 9 Argentina G Cañas 4 6 3
9 Argentina G Cañas 712 6   Italy F Volandri 2 3
16 Czech Republic J Novák 3 6 6 WC Spain JC Ferrero 6 6
  Belarus M Mirnyi 6 4 3 16 Czech Republic J Novák 6 2 3
WC Spain JC Ferrero 6 6 WC Spain JC Ferrero 3 6 6
  Croatia I Karlović 4 1 WC Spain JC Ferrero 6 6
  France C Saulnier 6 6 2 Russia M Safin 2 4
  Thailand P Srichaphan 2 4   France C Saulnier 3 1
  South Korea H-t Lee 0 5 2 Russia M Safin 6 6
2 Russia M Safin 6 7
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