2005 Mercedes Cup – Singles

Singles
2005 Mercedes Cup
Champion	Rafael Nadal
Runner-up	Gastón Gaudio
Final score	6–3, 6–3, 6–4

Guillermo Cañas was the defending champion but did not participate.

Rafael Nadal defeated Gastón Gaudio 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 in the final.

Seeds

1. Rafael Nadal (Champion)
2. Nikolay Davydenko (Semifinals, retired due to sickness)
3. Gastón Gaudio (Final)
4. Tommy Robredo (Third Round)
5. David Ferrer (Second Round)
6. Jiří Novák (Third Round)
7. Mikhail Youzhny (Second Round)
8. Filippo Volandri (Second Round)
9. Olivier Rochus (Second Round)
10. Jürgen Melzer (Second Round)
11. Tomáš Berdych (Quarterfinals)
12. Andrei Pavel (Second Round)
13. José Acasuso (Second Round)
14. Igor Andreev (Second Round)
15. Alberto Martín (Second Round)
16. Paul-Henri Mathieu (Third Round)

Draws

Key

• Q - Qualifier
• WC - Wild Card
• r - Retired
• LL - Lucky Loser
• w/o - Walkover

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Rafael Nadal	6	6
		Tomáš Zíb	2	1
								1	Rafael Nadal	6	7
									Jarkko Nieminen	2	5
		Andreas Seppi	2	3
		Jarkko Nieminen	6	6
															1	Rafael Nadal	6	6	6
															3	Gastón Gaudio	3	3	4
		Mariano Zabaleta	4	6	2
	3	Gastón Gaudio	6	1	6
								3	Gastón Gaudio	6	2
								2	Nikolay Davydenko	3	1	r
	11	Tomáš Berdych	4	2
	2	Nikolay Davydenko	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	R Nadal	6	6
	G Kuerten	4	1				Q	H Armando	1	2
Q	H Armando	6	6											1	R Nadal	6	6
	N Almagro	6^4	0												F Verdasco	3	2
	F Verdasco	7^7	6					F Verdasco	6	5	7^7
							14	I Andreev	4	7	6^5
																					1	R Nadal	6	6
																						T Zíb	2	1
							12	A Pavel	7	3	1
Q	S Greul	6	6^7	2				T Zíb	5	6	6
	T Zíb	4	7^9	6											T Zíb	6	7^7
WC	T Summerer	1	4												J Mónaco	4	6^4
	J Mónaco	6	6					J Mónaco	6	6
							5	D Ferrer	4	2

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							4	T Robredo	6^4	6	6
	G Monfils	2	3					P Starace	7^7	3	2
	P Starace	6	6											4	T Robredo	5	6	1
	F Mayer	6^3	3												A Seppi	7	2	6
	A Seppi	7^7	6					A Seppi	6	6
							15	A Martín	4	4
																						A Seppi	2	3
																						J Nieminen	6	6
							10	J Melzer	4	7^7	4
	J Nieminen	6^5	6	6				J Nieminen	6	6^4	6
	L Burgsmüller	7^7	0	1											J Nieminen	2	6	7^10
Q	C Berlocq	2	2											6	J Novák	6	2	6^8
	R Sabău	6	6					R Sabău	6	4	0
							6	J Novák	4	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							8	F Volandri	3	6	4
	G Simon	6^3	6	6				G Simon	6	2	6
	A Montañés	7^7	1	1											G Simon	6^3	1
	M Zabaleta	6	6												M Zabaleta	7^7	6
WC	A Thron	2	3					M Zabaleta	4	6	6
							9	O Rochus	6	2	3
																						M Zabaleta	4	6	2
																					3	G Gaudio	6	1	6
							16	P-H Mathieu	6	6
	A Costa	6	6					A Costa	3	4
Q	G Blanco	4	4											16	P-H Mathieu	2	7^7	0
	A di Mauro	4	3											3	G Gaudio	6	6^3	6
WC	A Beck	6	6				WC	A Beck	3	3
							3	G Gaudio	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							7	M Youzhny	5	3
	R Schüttler	7^7	6					R Schüttler	7	6
Q	F Vicente	6^3	4												R Schüttler	6^4	1
Q	JP Brzezicki	6	3	3										11	T Berdych	7^7	6
	P Kohlschreiber	3	6	6				P Kohlschreiber	6^4	6	3
							11	T Berdych	7^7	1	6
																					11	T Berdych	4	2
																					2	N Davydenko	6	6
							13	J Acasuso	5	4
WC	A Waske	7	6				WC	A Waske	7	6
	J Haehnel	5	2											WC	A Waske	6^3	3
	R Ramírez Hidalgo	6	6											2	N Davydenko	7^7	6
	S Koubek	4	3					R Ramírez Hidalgo	4	1
							2	N Davydenko	6	6

References

• Main Draw