2005 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
2005 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champion	Roger Federer
Runner-up	Ivan Ljubičić
Final score	6–1, 6–7^(6–8), 6–3

Two-time defending champion Roger Federer clinched a third successive success at the event, defeating Ivan Ljubičić 6–1, 6–7^(6–8), 6–3, in the final.

Seeds

1. Roger Federer (Champion)
2. Marat Safin (First Round)
3. Tim Henman (Quarterfinals)
4. Andre Agassi (Semifinals)
5. Tommy Robredo (Semifinals)
6. Nikolay Davydenko (Quarterfinals)
7. Mikhail Youzhny (Quarterfinals)
8. Ivan Ljubičić (Final)

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

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Roger Federer	6	6
	4	Andre Agassi	3	1
								1	Roger Federer	6	6^6	6
								8	Ivan Ljubičić	1	7^8	3
	8	Ivan Ljubičić	6	6
	5	Tommy Robredo	4	3

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	R Federer	6^5	6	7^7
	Q	I Minář	7^7	3	6^5			1	R Federer	4	6	7^8
	WC	JC Ferrero	6	6				WC	JC Ferrero	6	3	6^6
		F Mayer	3	4											1	R Federer	6	7
		Y El Aynaoui	0	1											7	M Youhzny	3	5
		R Schüttler	6	6					R Schüttler	5	4
		T Johansson	6^3	1				7	M Youhzny	7	6
	7	M Youhzny	7^7	6																		1	R Federer	6	6
	4	A Agassi	6	7																		4	A Agassi	3	1
		R Štěpánek	4	5				4	A Agassi	6	6
		P Srichaphan	2	6	3				F López	1	3
		F López	6	3	6										4	A Agassi	6	7^7
		D Hrbatý	6	6											6	N Davydenko	4	6^4
	WC	O Bahrouzyan	0	4					D Hrbatý	5	3
		F Santoro	3	0				6	N Davydenko	7	6
	6	N Davydenko	6	6

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	I Ljubičić	6	6
	Q	J-R Lisnard	1	1				8	I Ljubičić	6^4	6	7^10
	Q	V Voltchkov	2	2					F Verdasco	7^7	4	6^8
		F Verdasco	6	6											8	I Ljubičić	7	6
		I Andreev	6	7											3/WC	T Henman	5	4
	Q	M Chiudinelli	3	5					I Andreev	6^5	1
		G Rusedski	6	6^7	4			3/WC	T Henman	7^7	6
	3/WC	T Henman	4	7^9	6																	8	I Ljubičić	6	6
	5	T Robredo	7^7	7^8																		5	T Robredo	4	3
		O Rochus	6^5	6^6				5	T Robredo	6	6
		T Berdych	6	7^7					T Berdych	2	4
		K Beck	4	6^4											5	T Robredo	6	6
		Lee H-t	7	6												N Kiefer	4	4
		R Söderling	5	4					Lee H-t	6	1	3
		N Kiefer	7^7	6					N Kiefer	2	6	6
	2	M Safin	6^2	4

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw