2005 Australian Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
2005 Australian Open
Champion Marat Safin
Runner-up Lleyton Hewitt
Score1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Draw128
Seeds32
Main article: 2005 Australian Open

Marat Safin defeated Lleyton Hewitt in the final, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2005 Australian Open. It was his first Australian Open title (following two runner-up finishes in 2002 and 2004) and second and last major title overall, after the 2000 US Open. Safin saved a match point en route to the title, against Roger Federer in the semifinals. Hewitt was the first Australian to reach the final since Pat Cash in 1988.[1][2]

Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Safin in a rematch of the previous year's final, despite holding a match point in the fourth set. Federer's loss ended his 26-match winning streak dating to the 2004 US Open.[3]

The final attracted many viewers in Australia (primarily due to the presence of countryman Hewitt), averaging 4.05 million viewers.[4] The viewing audience remains one of the highest in Australian history. The match was broadcast in the host nation by host broadcaster the Seven Network with commentators Bruce McAvaney and two-time champion Jim Courier (in his first appearance on Australian commercial television).

This tournament marked the major main-draw debut of future ten-time Australian Open champion and 24-time major champion Novak Djokovic (who qualified for the main draw before losing to Safin in the first round), and the last Australian Open for four-time champion Andre Agassi. Additionally, future 22-time major champion Rafael Nadal advanced beyond the third round of a major for the first time, losing to Hewitt in the fourth round. The tournament was also the only major in which Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic all competed but none reached the final, and the only Australian Open from 2004 to 2023 in which none of the trio reached the final.

Seeds

  1. Roger Federer (semifinals)
  2. Andy Roddick (semifinals)
  3. Lleyton Hewitt (final)
  4. Marat Safin (champion)
  5. Carlos Moyá (first round)
  6. Guillermo Coria (fourth round)
  7. Tim Henman (third round)
  8. Andre Agassi (quarterfinals)
  9. David Nalbandian (quarterfinals)
  10. Gastón Gaudio (third round)
  11. Joachim Johansson (fourth round)
  12. Guillermo Cañas (fourth round)
  13. Tommy Robredo (third round)
  14. Sébastien Grosjean (second round)
  15. Mikhail Youzhny (second round)
  16. Tommy Haas (second round)
  17. Andrei Pavel (second round)
  18. Nicolás Massú (second round)
  19. Vincent Spadea (first round)
  20. Dominik Hrbatý (quarterfinals)
  21. Nicolas Kiefer (first round)
  22. Ivan Ljubičić (second round)
  23. Fernando González (third round)
  24. Feliciano López (third round)
  25. Juan Ignacio Chela (third round)
  26. Nikolay Davydenko (quarterfinals)
  27. Paradorn Srichaphan (second round)
  28. Mario Ančić (third round)
  29. Taylor Dent (third round)
  30. Thomas Johansson (fourth round)
  31. Juan Carlos Ferrero (third round)
  32. Jürgen Melzer (third round)

Qualifying

Main article: 2005 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Roger Federer 6 6 6
8 Andre Agassi 3 4 4
1 Roger Federer 7 4 7 66 7
4 Marat Safin 5 6 5 78 9
4 Marat Safin 6 6 6
20 Dominik Hrbatý 2 4 2
4 Marat Safin 1 6 6 6
3 Lleyton Hewitt 6 3 4 4
9 David Nalbandian 3 2 6 6 8
3 Lleyton Hewitt 6 6 1 3 10
3 Lleyton Hewitt 3 77 77 6
2 Andy Roddick 6 63 64 1
26 Nikolay Davydenko 3 5 1r
2 Andy Roddick 6 7 4

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 R Federer 6 6 6
F Santoro 1 1 2 1 R Federer 6 6 6
Q T Suzuki 6 6 6 Q T Suzuki 3 4 4
J-M Gambill 4 3 3 1 R Federer 6 5
D Sanguinetti 6 4 3 2 J Nieminen 3 2r
J Nieminen 3 6 6 6 J Nieminen 6 6 6
P Starace 6 2 5 4 27 P Srichaphan 3 4 2
27 P Srichaphan 1 6 7 6 1 R Federer 6 6 77
22 I Ljubičić 6 6 6 Q M Baghdatis 2 2 64
L Horna 4 3 3 22 I Ljubičić 61 4 77 2
Q F Luzzi 1 6 1 6 3 Q M Baghdatis 77 6 62 6
Q M Baghdatis 6 3 6 3 6 Q M Baghdatis 77 6 6
WC Y-t Wang 65 2 4 13 T Robredo 62 4 1
Q T Zíb 77 6 6 Q T Zíb 4 6 2 4
PR S Draper 7 2 4 2 13 T Robredo 6 2 6 6
13 T Robredo 5 6 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 J Johansson 78 6 6
S Schalken 66 2 3 11 J Johansson 6 7 6
Y-h Lu 3 4 4 P Wessels 3 5 4
P Wessels 6 6 6 11 J Johansson 6 3 5 77 13
S Sargsian 77 4 1 6 6 24 F López 3 6 7 62 11
D Sánchez 65 6 6 4 2 S Sargsian 6 3 4 63
WC P Baccanello 5 5 2 24 F López 4 6 6 77
24 F López 7 7 6 11 J Johansson 77 65 63 4
29 T Dent 7 6 6 8 A Agassi 64 77 77 6
Q F Serra 5 2 4 29 T Dent 6 6 6
M Tabara 3 6 6 6 M Tabara 4 1 4
T Enqvist 6 2 3 3 29 T Dent 5 63 1
Q O Patience 63 3 2 8 A Agassi 7 77 6
R Schüttler 77 6 6 R Schüttler 3 1 0
Q D Kindlmann 4 3 0 8 A Agassi 6 6 6
8 A Agassi 6 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 M Safin 6 6 6
Q N Djokovic 0 2 1 4 M Safin 6 6 6
I Karlović 3 77 5 2 B Ulihrach 4 1 3
B Ulihrach 6 65 7 6 4 M Safin 6 3 6 6
LL B Phau 6 77 6 28 M Ančić 4 6 3 4
A Costa 3 64 3 LL B Phau 5 2 1
Ó Hernández 3 2 1 28 M Ančić 7 6 6
28 M Ančić 6 6 6 4 M Safin 4 77 77 77
21 N Kiefer 5 6 6 2 3 O Rochus 6 61 65 62
O Rochus 7 2 3 6 6 O Rochus 6 6 6
R Ginepri 6 3 4 66 WC G Monfils 1 3 3
WC G Monfils 1 6 6 78 O Rochus 66 6 6 6
WC T Reid 2 2 1 K Beck 78 1 4 2
K Beck 6 6 6 K Beck 5 2 6 77 6
X Malisse 3 2 3 16 T Haas 7 6 2 65 3
16 T Haas 6 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 G Gaudio 77 6 6
PR J Gimelstob 63 4 3 10 G Gaudio 2 6 7 77
J Mónaco 6 0 4 6 7 M Fish 6 4 5 64
M Fish 2 6 6 4 9 10 G Gaudio 65 710 77 1 3
Q J Tipsarević 77 78 3 6 20 D Hrbatý 77 68 63 6 6
Q D Bracciali 64 66 6 1 Q J Tipsarević 2 61 6 5
R Söderling 4 2 0r 20 D Hrbatý 6 77 3 7
20 D Hrbatý 6 6 1 20 D Hrbatý 7 6 6
30 T Johansson 77 4 6 4 6 30 T Johansson 5 3 1
WC P Luczak 65 6 3 6 0 30 T Johansson 6 5 6 2 7
A Calleri 6 5 6 4 6 A Calleri 4 7 3 6 5
M Mirnyi 4 7 4 6 4 30 T Johansson 3 6 64 6 6
K Kim 3 6 6 3 6 K Kim 6 2 77 2 2
H-t Lee 6 4 3 6 1 K Kim 6 6 6
Q G García-López 7 6 3 6 Q G García-López 2 4 2
5 C Moyà 5 3 6 3

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 G Coria 6 6 6
T Berdych 2 4 0 6 G Coria 6 63 6 77
R Mello 6 6 77 R Mello 4 77 3 63
A Martín 3 3 65 6 G Coria 6 6 6
WC M Kimmich 4 2 77 3 31 JC Ferrero 3 2 1
M Zabaleta 6 6 65 6 M Zabaleta 1 2 0
Q M Van Gemerden 6 3 4 4 31 JC Ferrero 6 6 6
31 JC Ferrero 2 6 6 6 6 G Coria 7 5 3 0
23 F González 3 3 6 6 7 9 D Nalbandian 5 7 6 6
J Acasuso 6 6 3 3 5 23 F González 7 6 6
L Burgsmüller 62 1 2 I Andreev 5 2 3
I Andreev 77 6 6 23 F González 77 5 2 3
Á Calatrava 6 3 4 6 4 9 D Nalbandian 63 7 6 6
S Ventura 3 6 6 4 6 S Ventura 0 3 6 2
D Ferrer 61 6 6 3 4 9 D Nalbandian 6 6 2 6
9 D Nalbandian 77 4 4 6 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 M Youzhny 6 6 7
J Haehnel 2 2 5 15 M Youzhny 1 6 6 5 3
J Benneteau 0 4 2 R Nadal 6 4 4 7 6
R Nadal 6 6 6 R Nadal 6 6 6
Q B Reynolds 5 6 79 77 Q B Reynolds 1 1 3
N Almagro 7 4 67 65 Q B Reynolds 78 6 6
O Mutis 4 4 0 17 A Pavel 66 2 2
17 A Pavel 6 6 6 R Nadal 5 6 6 63 2
25 JI Chela 6 77 77 3 L Hewitt 7 3 1 77 6
W Arthurs 4 64 61 25 JI Chela 79 6 77
PR P-H Mathieu 4 7 5 65 G Carraz 67 2 63
G Carraz 6 5 7 77 25 JI Chela 2 6 1 4
F Mayer 1 2 0 3 L Hewitt 6 4 6 6
J Blake 6 6 6 J Blake 6 68 0 3
A Clément 3 4 1 3 L Hewitt 4 710 6 6
3 L Hewitt 6 6 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 T Henman 6 6 4 6
C Saulnier 1 2 6 3 7 T Henman 7 6 6
F Volandri 3 4 61 V Hănescu 5 1 4
V Hănescu 6 6 77 7 T Henman 4 2 2
LL C Rochus 6 6 6 26 N Davydenko 6 6 6
A Montañés 2 3 3 LL C Rochus 4 4 2
Q R Karanušić 2 5 2 26 N Davydenko 6 6 6
26 N Davydenko 6 7 6 26 N Davydenko 6 6 6
19 V Spadea 3 7 6 5 3 12 G Cañas 3 4 3
R Štěpánek 6 5 4 7 6 R Štěpánek 77 6 1 62 6
F Mantilla 4 77 1 0 J Hernych 65 1 6 77 0
J Hernych 6 65 6 6 R Štěpánek 1 2 2
F Verdasco 6 6 6 12 G Cañas 6 6 6
G Müller 3 0 4 F Verdasco 6 5 3 0
WC C Guccione 4 2 64 12 G Cañas 3 7 6 6
12 G Cañas 6 6 77

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 S Grosjean 6 6 6
M Llodra 3 4 3 14 S Grosjean 6 6 3 4 3
Q O Marach 7 7 1 4 5 Q J-R Lisnard 1 4 6 6 6
Q J-R Lisnard 5 5 6 6 7 Q J-R Lisnard 5 3 2
K Carlsen 62 2 1 P Kohlschreiber 7 6 6
P Kohlschreiber 77 6 6 P Kohlschreiber 6 2
A Dupuis 79 62 3 2 18 N Massú 0 0r
18 N Massú 67 77 6 6 P Kohlschreiber 3 66 1
32 J Melzer 3 2 A Roddick 6 78 6
R Sluiter 3r 32 J Melzer 6 6 77
F Saretta 6 6 1 0r WC N Healey 3 2 63
WC N Healey 4 4 6 5 32 J Melzer 2 2 5
J Björkman 6 4 0 67 2 A Roddick 6 6 7
G Rusedski 2 6 6 79 G Rusedski 0 6 2 3
I Labadze 5 2 1 2 A Roddick 6 3 6 6
2 A Roddick 7 6 6

Other entry information

Wild cards

Protected ranking

Qualifiers

See also: 2005 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying

Lucky losers

Withdrawals

References

  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 365. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ "Australian Open Results Archive – 2005 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Open just that as Safin halts Federer". Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  4. ^ "3.74m viewers power MasterChef finale". TV Tonight.
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