2005 BNP Paribas Masters
The 2005 Paris Masters (also known as the BNP Paribas Masters for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 34th edition of the Paris Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2005 ATP Tour. It took place at the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from October 31 through November 6, 2005.
The singles line up included ATP No. 3, Wimbledon and Indianapolis runner-up, Cincinnati champion Andy Roddick, US Open quarterfinalist, Umag winner, Monte Carlo, Rome and Beijing finalist Guillermo Coria, and French Open semifinalist, St. Pölten winner Nikolay Davydenko. Other top seeds were French Open runner-up, Casablanca titlist Mariano Puerta, Munich winner David Nalbandian, Ivan Ljubičić, Gastón Gaudio and Radek Štěpánek.
Champions
Singles
Tomáš Berdych defeated Ivan Ljubičić, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4
- It was Tomáš Berdych's 1st title of the year, and his 2nd overall. It was his first and only career Masters title, and it was the first of three finals.
Doubles
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan defeated Daniel Nestor / Mark Knowles, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–4
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