2005 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
2005 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion	Wesley Moodie
Runner-up	Mario Ančić
Final score	1–6, 7–6^(9–7), 6–4

Jiří Novák was the defending champion, but did not participate.

Wesley Moodie won the title, defeating Mario Ančić in the final 1–6, 7–6^(9–7), 6–4.^[1]

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1. Mariano Puerta (Third Round)
2. Radek Štěpánek (Quarterfinals)
3. Robby Ginepri (Quarterfinals)
4. Taylor Dent (Quarterfinals)
5. Mario Ančić (Final)
6. Mikhail Youzhny (Second Round)
7. Jarkko Nieminen (Semifinals)
8. Vince Spadea (Second Round)
9. Paradorn Srichaphan (Third Round)
10. Kenneth Carlsen (Third Round)
11. Luis Horna (Third Round)
12. Cyril Saulnier (Third Round)
13. Gilles Müller (Third Round)
14. Ivo Minář (Second Round)
15. Robin Vik (Second Round)
16. Juan Mónaco (Second Round)

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
		Marcos Baghdatis	1	6^4
	5	Mario Ančić	6	7^7
								5	Mario Ančić	6	6
									Björn Phau	2	1
	3	Robby Ginepri	4	3
		Björn Phau	6	6
															5	Mario Ančić	6	6^7	4
																Wesley Moodie	1	7^9	6
	7	Jarkko Nieminen	6	5	7^7
	4	Taylor Dent	4	7	6^3
								7	Jarkko Nieminen	6	1	6^4
									Wesley Moodie	4	6	7^7
		Wesley Moodie	7^7	7^8
	2	Radek Štěpánek	6^2	6^6

Top half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	M Puerta	6	6
Q	T Iwami	6^9	4				Q	E Taino	3	4
Q	E Taino	7^11	6											1	M Puerta	2	7^13	5
	M Baghdatis	6	6												M Baghdatis	6	6^11	7
	J Tipsarević	4	4					M Baghdatis	6	6
							14	I Minář	4	2
																						M Baghdatis	1	6^4
																					5	M Ančić	6	7^7
							12	C Saulnier	6	6^5	7
Q	R Sluiter	6	6				Q	R Sluiter	3	7^7	5
	L Burgsmüller	3	1											12	C Saulnier	2	1
Q	J-M Gambill	6	5	6										5	M Ančić	6	6
	P Wessels	2	7	3			Q	J-M Gambill	6	3	4
							5	M Ančić	3	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							3	R Ginepri	6	6
WC	G Motomura	2	4				PR	A Popp	4	0
PR	A Popp	6	6											3	R Ginepri	6	6
	A Waske	3	7^7	7^7										13	G Müller	4	4
	J Gimelstob	6	6^5	6^3				A Waske	5	6	1
							13	G Müller	7	4	6
																					3	R Ginepri	4	3
																						B Phau	6	6
							10	K Carlsen	7^7	7^11
WC	T Ittogi	0	1					N Lapentti	6^1	6^9
	N Lapentti	6	6											10	K Carlsen	1	2
	S Koubek	7^9	4	6^5											B Phau	6	6
	B Phau	6^7	6	7^7				B Phau	6	7
							8	V Spadea	4	5

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							7	J Nieminen	6	6
Q	G Soeda	4	6	2				R Schüttler	1	1
	R Schüttler	6	4	6										7	J Nieminen	2	7^8	7
	P Kohlschreiber	3	6^1											9	P Srichaphan	6	6^6	5
WC	T Terachi	6	7^7				WC	T Terachi	1	4
							9	P Srichaphan	6	6
																					7	J Nieminen	6	5	7^7
																					4	T Dent	4	7	6^3
							16	J Mónaco	6	1	4
	W Arthurs	6	1	7^7				W Arthurs	4	6	6
WC	T Suzuki	3	6	6^2											W Arthurs	4	7^7	3
PR	D Tursunov	3	6	6										4	T Dent	6	6^5	6
	G García-López	6	4	1			PR	D Tursunov	3	6^3
							4	T Dent	6	7^7

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							6	M Youzhny	1	6	3
	W Moodie	6	6					W Moodie	6	3	6
	J Wang	1	4												W Moodie	7^7	6^2	6
	D Udomchoke	6^5	4											11	L Horna	6^4	7^7	4
	R Karanušić	7^7	6					R Karanušić	2	5
							11	L Horna	6	7
																						W Moodie	7^7	7^8
																					2	R Štěpánek	6^2	6^6
							15	R Vik	2	4
Q	D Gremelmayr	2	6^3					K Kim	6	6
	K Kim	6	7^7												K Kim	1	3
	J Vaněk	7^7	7^7											2	R Štěpánek	6	6
	L Dlouhý	6^4	6^5					J Vaněk	5	4
							2	R Štěpánek	7	6

References

• Draw

1. "Moodie beats Ancic in Tokyo final". CNN. 9 October 2005. Retrieved 24 September 2014.