2005 ATP Tour

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2005 ATP Tour
Roger Federer finished the year ranked world No. 1 for the second time in his career. He won eleven tournaments during the season, including two majors at the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open. He also won four Masters Series events.
Details
Duration1 January – 2 December 2005
Edition36th
CategoriesGrand Slam (4)
Tennis Masters Cup
ATP Masters Series (9)
ATP International Series Gold (9)
ATP International Series (44)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesSwitzerland Roger Federer (11)
Spain Rafael Nadal (11)
Most tournament finalsSwitzerland Roger Federer (12)
Spain Rafael Nadal (12)
Prize money leaderSwitzerland Roger Federer ($6,137,018)
Points leaderSwitzerland Roger Federer (6,725)
Awards
Player of the yearSwitzerland Roger Federer
Doubles team of the yearUnited States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
Most improved
player of the year
Spain Rafael Nadal
Newcomer of the yearFrance Gaël Monfils
Comeback
player of the year
United States James Blake
2004
2006

This is a list of the tournaments played in the 2005 season of Men's tennis (calendar year), including ATP events and ITF events (This does not include the ITF Men's Circuit, only the ATP circuit). Changes were made to match format during this season. The third set of doubles matches was no longer played as a traditional set. Instead it was played as a match tie break first to 10 and clear by 2, to decide the winner.[1]

Calendar[edit]

Key
Grand Slam
Tennis Masters Cup
ATP Masters Series
ATP International Series Gold
ATP International Series
Team events

January[edit]

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 Jan Hopman Cup
Perth, Australia
ITF Mixed Team Championships
Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR)
 Slovakia
3–0
 Argentina
Round Robin (Group A)
 Germany
 Italy
 Russia
Round Robin (Group B)
 Netherlands
 Australia
 United States
Next Generation Adelaide International
Adelaide, Australia
ATP International Series
Hard – $394,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Sweden Joachim Johansson
7–5, 6–3
United States Taylor Dent Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela
Belgium Olivier Rochus
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
Austria Jürgen Melzer
Germany Nicolas Kiefer
Sweden Thomas Enqvist
Belgium Xavier Malisse
Belgium Olivier Rochus
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Sweden Simon Aspelin
Australia Todd Perry
Chennai Open
Chennai, India
ATP International Series
Hard – $355,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Spain Carlos Moyà
3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan Spain Guillermo García-López
Czech Republic Tomáš Zíb
France Paul-Henri Mathieu
Czech Republic Michal Tabara
United States Justin Gimelstob
Belgium Kristof Vliegen
Germany Rainer Schüttler
Chinese Taipei Yen-Hsun Lu
7–5, 4–6, 7–6(7–4)
India Mahesh Bhupathi
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Qatar ExxonMobil Open
Doha, Qatar
ATP International Series
Hard – $975,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Switzerland Roger Federer
6–3, 6–1
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić Russia Nikolay Davydenko
Spain Albert Costa
Spain Feliciano López
France Sébastien Grosjean
Spain Rafael Nadal
France Fabrice Santoro
Spain Albert Costa
Spain Rafael Nadal
6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Romania Andrei Pavel
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
10 Jan Heineken Open
Auckland, New Zealand
ATP International Series
Hard – $401,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Chile Fernando González
6–4, 6–2
Belgium Olivier Rochus Czech Republic Jan Hernych
Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela
Argentina Guillermo Coria
Argentina José Acasuso
United States Robby Ginepri
Italy Potito Starace
Switzerland Yves Allegro
Germany Michael Kohlmann
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Sweden Simon Aspelin
Australia Todd Perry
Medibank International
Sydney, Australia
ATP International Series
Hard – $419,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
7–5, 6–0
Czech Republic Ivo Minář Belarus Max Mirnyi
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
Sweden Thomas Johansson
United States Taylor Dent
Romania Andrei Pavel
Spain Feliciano López
Australia Todd Woodbridge
India Mahesh Bhupathi
6–3, 6–3
France Arnaud Clément
France Michaël Llodra
17 Jan
24 Jan
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Hard – $6,743,444
128S/64D/32X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Russia Marat Safin
1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Australia Lleyton Hewitt Switzerland Roger Federer
United States Andy Roddick
United States Andre Agassi
Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
Argentina David Nalbandian
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
6–4, 6–4
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
Australia Samantha Stosur
Australia Scott Draper
6–2, 2–6, [10–6]
South Africa Liezel Huber
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
31 Jan Milan Indoor
Milan, Italy
ATP International Series
Carpet (i) – $355,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Sweden Robin Söderling
6–3, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5)
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek Belarus Max Mirnyi
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić
Germany Tomas Behrend
Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky
Germany Rainer Schüttler
Slovakia Karol Beck
Italy Giorgio Galimberti
Italy Daniele Bracciali
6–7(8–10), 7–6(8–6), 6–4
France Jean-François Bachelot
France Arnaud Clément
Movistar Open
Viña del Mar, Chile
ATP International Series
Clay – $380,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Argentina Gastón Gaudio
6–3, 6–4
Chile Fernando González Spain David Ferrer
Italy Filippo Volandri
Argentina José Acasuso
Argentina Agustín Calleri
Spain Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Argentina Mariano Zabaleta
Spain David Ferrer
Spain Santiago Ventura
6–3, 6–4
Argentina Gastón Etlis
Argentina Martín Rodríguez
Delray Beach International Tennis Championships
Delray Beach, USA
ATP International Series
Hard – $380,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Belgium Xavier Malisse
7–6(8–6), 6–2
Czech Republic Jiří Novák United States Vincent Spadea
South Africa Wesley Moodie
United States Kevin Kim
Paraguay Ramón Delgado
Netherlands Peter Wessels
Denmark Kenneth Carlsen
Sweden Simon Aspelin
Australia Todd Perry
6–3, 6–3
Australia Jordan Kerr
United States Jim Thomas

February[edit]

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 Feb SAP Open
San Jose, USA
ATP International Series
Hard (i) – $380,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Andy Roddick
6–0, 6–4
France Cyril Saulnier Germany Tommy Haas
Austria Jürgen Melzer
Sweden Thomas Enqvist
Belgium Max Mirnyi
United States Vincent Spadea
United States Andre Agassi
Australia Wayne Arthurs
Australia Paul Hanley
7–6(7–4), 6–4
Switzerland Yves Allegro
Germany Michael Kohlmann
Open 13
Marseille, France
ATP International Series
Hard (i) – $600,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Sweden Joachim Johansson
7–5, 6–4
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić Croatia Mario Ančić
Spain Feliciano López
France Sébastien de Chaunac
Netherlands Sjeng Schalken
Slovakia Karol Beck
United States Taylor Dent
Czech Republic Martin Damm
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
ATP Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, Argentina
ATP International Series
Clay – $380,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Argentina Gastón Gaudio
6–4, 6–4
Argentina Mariano Puerta Argentina José Acasuso
Spain Alberto Martín
Spain Carlos Moyà
Spain Nicolás Almagro
Spain Félix Mantilla
Spain Rafael Nadal
Czech Republic František Čermák
Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
6–2, 7–5
Argentina José Acasuso
Argentina Sebastián Prieto
14 Feb Regions Morgan Keegan Championships
Memphis, USA
ATP International Series Gold
Hard (i) – $690,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Denmark Kenneth Carlsen
7–5, 7–5
Belarus Max Mirnyi United States Andy Roddick
Germany Tommy Haas
United States Robby Ginepri
United States Jan-Michael Gambill
France Antony Dupuis
Belgium Xavier Malisse
Sweden Simon Aspelin
Australia Todd Perry
6–4, 6–4
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
Rotterdam, Netherlands
ATP International Series Gold
Hard (i) – $925,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Switzerland Roger Federer
5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić Croatia Mario Ančić
Sweden Thomas Johansson
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
United Kingdom Tim Henman
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan
Israel Jonathan Erlich
Israel Andy Ram
6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Czech Republic Cyril Suk
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
Brasil Open
Bahia, Brazil
ATP International Series
Clay – $380,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Spain Rafael Nadal
6–0, 6–7(2–7), 6–1
Spain Alberto Martín Brazil Ricardo Mello
Australia Peter Luczak
Spain Santiago Ventura Bertomeu
Argentina Agustín Calleri
Argentina Mariano Zabaleta
Argentina Edgardo Massa
Czech Republic František Čermák
Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
6–4, 6–4
Argentina José Acasuso
Argentina Ignacio González King
21 Feb Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ATP International Series Gold
Hard – $1,000,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Switzerland Roger Federer
6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–3
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić United States Andre Agassi
Spain Tommy Robredo
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
United Kingdom Tim Henman
Germany Nicolas Kiefer
Czech Republic Martin Damm
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
6–2, 6–4
Sweden Jonas Björkman
France Fabrice Santoro
Abierto Mexicano Telcel
Acapulco, Mexico
ATP International Series Gold
Clay – $643,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Spain Rafael Nadal
6–1, 6–0
Spain Albert Montañés Argentina Mariano Puerta
Argentina Agustín Calleri
Spain Félix Mantilla
Argentina Guillermo Cañas
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Italy Filippo Volandri
Spain David Ferrer
Spain Santiago Ventura Bertomeu
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Czech Republic Jiří Vaněk
Czech Republic Tomáš Zíb
Tennis Channel Open
Scottsdale, USA
ATP International Series
Hard – $380,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Australia Wayne Arthurs
7–5, 6–3
Croatia Mario Ančić Belgium Christophe Rochus
United States Vincent Spadea
Italy Davide Sanguinetti
United States Glenn Weiner
Ecuador Giovanni Lapentti
United States James Blake
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
7–5, 6–4
Australia Wayne Arthurs
Australia Paul Hanley
28 Feb Davis Cup First Round
Bratislava, Slovakia – hard (i)
Fribourg, Switzerland – hard (i)
Sydney, Australia – grass
Buenos Aires, Argentina – clay
Moscow, Russia – carpet (i)
Strasbourg, France – clay (i)
Brașov, Romania – clay (i)
Carson, California, United States – hard
First-round winners
 Slovakia 4–1
 Netherlands 3–2
 Australia 5–0
 Argentina 5–0
 Russia 4–1
 France 3–2
 Romania 3–2
 Croatia 3–2
First-round losers
 Spain
  Switzerland
 Austria
 Czech Republic
 Chile
 Sweden
 Belarus
 United States

March[edit]

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 Mar
14 Mar
Pacific Life Open
Indian Wells, USA
ATP Masters Series
Hard – $2,974,600 – 96S/32D
SinglesDoubles
Switzerland Roger Federer
6–2, 6–4, 6–4
Australia Lleyton Hewitt Argentina Guillermo Cañas
United States Andy Roddick
Germany Nicolas Kiefer
United Kingdom Tim Henman
Spain Carlos Moyà
United States Andre Agassi
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–2)
Australia Wayne Arthurs
Australia Paul Hanley
21 Mar
28 Mar
NASDAQ-100 Open
Key Biscayne, USA
ATP Masters Series
Hard – $3,450,000 – 96S/32D
SinglesDoubles
Switzerland Roger Federer
2–6, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–3, 6–1
Spain Rafael Nadal United States Andre Agassi
Spain David Ferrer
United Kingdom Tim Henman
United States Taylor Dent
Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
Sweden Thomas Johansson
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Belarus Max Mirnyi
6–1 6–2
Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett

April[edit]

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Apr Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana
Valencia, Spain
ATP International Series
Clay – $375,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Russia Igor Andreev
6–3, 5–7, 6–3
Spain David Ferrer Spain Albert Costa
Spain Iván Navarro
Spain Fernando Verdasco
Spain Alberto Martín
Spain Rafael Nadal
Chile Fernando González
Chile Fernando González
Argentina Martín Rodríguez
6–4, 6–4
Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker
Argentina Mariano Hood
Grand Prix Hassan II
Casablanca, Morocco
ATP International Series
Clay – $355,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Argentina Mariano Puerta
6–4, 6–1
Argentina Juan Mónaco Czech Republic Tomáš Zíb
Italy Filippo Volandri
Belgium Christophe Rochus
France Gilles Simon
France Arnaud Clément
Luxembourg Gilles Müller
Czech Republic František Čermák
Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
6–4, 6–3
Argentina Martin García
Peru Luis Horna
11 Apr Monte Carlo Masters
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
ATP Masters Series
Clay – $2,200,000 – 64S/24D
SinglesDoubles
Spain Rafael Nadal
6–3, 6–1, 0–6, 7–5
Argentina Guillermo Coria France Richard Gasquet
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero
Switzerland Roger Federer
Argentina Gastón Gaudio
Spain David Ferrer
Italy Filippo Volandri
India Leander Paes
Serbia and Montenegro Nenad Zimonjić
Walkover
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
18 Apr Torneo Godó
Barcelona, Spain
ATP International Series Gold
Clay – $900,000 – 56S/24D
SinglesDoubles
Spain Rafael Nadal
6–1, 7–6, 6–3
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka
Argentina Agustín Calleri
Belarus Max Mirnyi
Argentina Gastón Gaudio
India Leander Paes
Serbia and Montenegro Nenad Zimonjić
6–3, 6–3
Spain Feliciano López
Spain Rafael Nadal
U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
Houston, Texas, USA
ATP International Series
Clay – $355,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Andy Roddick
6–2, 6–2
France Sébastien Grosjean Austria Jürgen Melzer
Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti
Peru Luis Horna
Germany Tommy Haas
United States James Blake
United States Andre Agassi
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
6–3, 6–4
Argentina Martín García
Peru Luis Horna
25 Apr Estoril Open
Oeiras, Portugal
ATP International Series
Clay – $625,000
SinglesDoubles
Argentina Gastón Gaudio
6–1, 2–6, 6–1
Spain Tommy Robredo Spain Carlos Moyà
Spain Guillermo García-López
France Paul-Henri Mathieu
Italy Davide Sanguinetti
Costa Rica Juan Antonio Marín
Spain Feliciano López
Czech Republic František Čermák
Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
6–3, 6–4
Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela
Spain Tommy Robredo
BMW Open
Munich, Germany
ATP International Series
Clay – $380,000
SinglesDoubles
Argentina David Nalbandian
6–4, 6–1
Romania Andrei Pavel Finland Jarkko Nieminen
Germany Tommy Haas
Argentina Juan Mónaco
Slovakia Michal Mertiňák
Australia Wayne Arthurs
Netherlands Raemon Sluiter
Croatia Mario Ančić
Austria Julian Knowle
6–3, 1–6, 6–3
Germany Florian Mayer
Germany Alexander Waske

May[edit]

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
2 May Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Rome, Italy
ATP Masters Series
Clay – $2,450,000 – 64S/24D
SinglesDoubles
Spain Rafael Nadal
6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(8–6)
Argentina Guillermo Coria United States Andre Agassi
Spain David Ferrer
Spain Fernando Verdasco
Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
Spain Alberto Martín
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
France Michaël Llodra
France Fabrice Santoro
6–4 6–2
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
9 May Hamburg Masters
Hamburg, Germany
ATP Masters Series
Clay – $2,450,000 – 64S/24D
SinglesDoubles
Switzerland Roger Federer
6–3, 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
France Richard Gasquet Russia Nikolay Davydenko
Belgium Christophe Rochus
Argentina Guillermo Coria
Italy Filippo Volandri
Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela
Italy Andreas Seppi
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Belarus Max Mirnyi
4–6, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3)
France Michaël Llodra
France Fabrice Santoro
16 May International Raiffeisen Grand Prix
St. Pölten, Austria
ATP International Series
Clay – $380,000
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Austria Jürgen Melzer Argentina José Acasuso
Belgium Christophe Rochus
Spain Félix Mantilla
Germany Michael Kohlmann
Spain David Sánchez
Spain Guillermo García-López
Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker
Australia Paul Hanley
6–3, 6–4
Czech Republic Martin Damm
Argentina Mariano Hood
ARAG ATP World Team Championship
Düsseldorf, Germany
World Team Cup
Clay – $1,500,000
 Germany
2–1
 Argentina
Round Robin (Red Group)
 Czech Republic
 Chile
 France
Round Robin (Blue Group)
 United States
 Spain
 Sweden
23 May
30 May
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay – $7,992,394
128S/64D/32X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Spain Rafael Nadal
6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–1, 7–5
Argentina Mariano Puerta Switzerland Roger Federer
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
Romania Victor Hănescu
Spain David Ferrer
Spain Tommy Robredo
Argentina Guillermo Cañas
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Belarus Max Mirnyi
2–6, 6–1, 6–4
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
France Fabrice Santoro
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
United States Martina Navratilova
India Leander Paes

June[edit]

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 Jun Stella Artois Championships
London, United Kingdom
ATP International Series
Grass – $800,000
SinglesDoubles
United States Andy Roddick
7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–4)
Croatia Ivo Karlović Sweden Thomas Johansson
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
United Kingdom Tim Henman
France Richard Gasquet
France Sébastien Grosjean
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
7–6(11–9), 7–6(7–4)
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Belarus Max Mirnyi
Gerry Weber Open
Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
ATP International Series
Grass – $800,000
SinglesDoubles
Switzerland Roger Federer
6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–4
Russia Marat Safin Germany Tommy Haas
Argentina Guillermo Cañas
Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero
Germany Rainer Schüttler
Belgium Olivier Rochus
Switzerland Roger Federer
Switzerland Yves Allegro
7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–3
Sweden Joachim Johansson
Russia Marat Safin
13 Jun Nottingham Open
Nottingham, United Kingdom
ATP International Series
Grass – $380,000
SinglesDoubles
France Richard Gasquet
6–2, 6–3
Belarus Max Mirnyi Belgium Olivier Rochus
United States Taylor Dent
Croatia Ivo Karlović
Denmark Kenneth Carlsen
Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan
Sweden Thomas Johansson
Israel Andy Ram
Israel Jonathan Erlich
4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Sweden Simon Aspelin
Australia Todd Perry
Ordina Open
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
ATP International Series
Grass – $380,000
SinglesDoubles
Croatia Mario Ančić
7–5, 6–4
France Michaël Llodra Australia Mark Philippoussis
Czech Republic Jan Hernych
Germany Lars Burgsmüller
Italy Davide Sanguinetti
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber
Czech Republic Cyril Suk
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
6–3, 6–4
Czech Republic Tomáš Cibulec
Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
20 Jun
27 Jun
Wimbledon Championships
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam
Grass – $8,616,793
128S/64D/48X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Switzerland Roger Federer
6–2, 7–6(7–2), 6–4
United States Andy Roddick Australia Lleyton Hewitt
Sweden Thomas Johansson
Chile Fernando González
Spain Feliciano López
Argentina David Nalbandian
France Sébastien Grosjean
Australia Stephen Huss
South Africa Wesley Moodie
7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–3
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
France Mary Pierce
India Mahesh Bhupathi
6–4, 6–2
Ukraine Tatiana Perebiynis
Australia Paul Hanley

July[edit]

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Jul Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
Newport, USA
ATP International Series
Grass – $380,000
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–4
United States Vince Spadea South Africa Wesley Moodie
United States Paul Goldstein
Slovakia Michal Mertiňák
France Antony Dupuis
Germany Alexander Waske
Serbia and Montenegro Dušan Vemić
Australia Jordan Kerr
United States Jim Thomas
7–6(7–5) 7–6(7–5)
United States Graydon Oliver
United States Travis Parrott
Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad
Gstaad, Switzerland
ATP International Series
Clay – $495,000
SinglesDoubles
Argentina Gastón Gaudio
6–4, 6–4
Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka Romania Răzvan Sabău
Chile Nicolás Massú
Italy Potito Starace
Czech Republic František Čermák
Peru Luis Horna
Italy Andreas Seppi
Czech Republic František Čermák
Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
7–6(8–6), 7–6(13–11)
Germany Michael Kohlmann
Germany Rainer Schüttler
Synsam Swedish Open
Båstad, Sweden
ATP International Series
Clay – $380,000
SinglesDoubles
Spain Rafael Nadal
2–6, 6–2, 6–4
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych Spain Tommy Robredo
Czech Republic Jiří Vaněk
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
Spain Óscar Hernández
Argentina Mariano Zabaleta
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Sweden Joachim Johansson
6–2, 6–3
Argentina José Acasuso
Argentina Sebastián Prieto
11 Jul Davis Cup Quarterfinals
Bratislava, Slovakia – hard (i)
Sydney, Australia – grass
Moscow, Russia – clay (i)
Split, Croatia – carpet (i)
Quarterfinals winners
 Slovakia 4–1
 Argentina 4–1
 Russia 3–2
 Croatia 4–1
Quarterfinals losers
 Netherlands
 Australia
 France
 Romania
18 Jul Mercedes Cup
Stuttgart, Germany
ATP International Series Gold
Clay – $719,000
SinglesDoubles
Spain Rafael Nadal
6–3, 6–3, 6–4
Argentina Gastón Gaudio Finland Jarkko Nieminen
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
Czech Republic Tomáš Zíb
Italy Andreas Seppi
Argentina Mariano Zabaleta
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych
Argentina José Acasuso
Argentina Sebastián Prieto
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Argentina Mariano Hood
Spain Tommy Robredo
Dutch Open
Amersfoort, Netherlands
ATP International Series
Clay – $380,000
SinglesDoubles
Chile Fernando González
7–5, 6–3
Argentina Agustín Calleri Czech Republic Ivo Minář
Spain David Sánchez
Argentina Mariano Puerta
Netherlands Melle Van Gemerden
Chile Nicolás Massú
Italy Daniele Bracciali
Argentina Martín García
Peru Luis Horna
6–4, 6–4
Chile Fernando González
Chile Nicolás Massú
RCA Championships
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
ATP International Series
Hard – $600,000
SinglesDoubles
United States Robby Ginepri
4–6, 6–3, 3–0 ret.
United States Taylor Dent Slovakia Karol Beck
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
United States Andy Roddick
Switzerland George Bastl
United States Paul Goldstein
Germany Nicolas Kiefer
Argentina Paul Hanley
United States Graydon Oliver
6–2, 3-1 ret.
Sweden Simon Aspelin
Australia Todd Perry
25 Jul Generali Open
Kitzbühel, Austria
ATP International Series Gold
Clay – $760,000
SinglesDoubles
Argentina Gastón Gaudio
2–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
Spain Fernando Verdasco Argentina Mariano Zabaleta
Chile Nicolás Massú
Spain Feliciano López
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti
Romania Victor Hănescu
Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
Romania Andrei Pavel
6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–0
Belgium Christophe Rochus
Belgium Olivier Rochus
Mercedes-Benz Cup
Los Angeles, USA
ATP International Series
Hard – $380,000
SinglesDoubles
United States Andre Agassi
6–4, 7–5
Luxembourg Gilles Müller Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela
Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan
Belgium Xavier Malisse
United States Robby Ginepri
Brazil Ricardo Mello
United States Brian MacPhie
United States Rick Leach
6–3, 6–4
Israel Jonathan Erlich
Israel Andy Ram
Croatia Open Umag
Umag, Croatia
ATP International Series
Clay – $400,000
SinglesDoubles
Argentina Guillermo Coria
6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Spain Carlos Moyà Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Italy Filippo Volandri
Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý
Spain David Ferrer
Spain Tommy Robredo
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Czech Republic Petr Pála
6–3, 6–3
Slovakia Michal Mertiňák
Czech Republic David Škoch

August[edit]

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 Aug Orange Prokom Open
Sopot, Poland
ATP International Series
Clay – $500,000
SinglesDoubles
France Gaël Monfils
7–6(8–6), 4–6, 7–5
Germany Florian Mayer Argentina Guillermo Coria
Italy Potito Starace
Finland Jarkko Nieminen
Russia Igor Andreev
Argentina José Acasuso
Romania Victor Hănescu
Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski
7–6(9–7), 6–4
Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker
Argentina Sebastián Prieto
Legg Mason Tennis Classic
Washington, D.C., USA
ATP International Series
Hard – $600,000
SinglesDoubles
United States Andy Roddick
7–5, 6–3
United States James Blake Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych
Croatia Ivo Karlović
Peru Luis Horna
France Arnaud Clément
United States Bobby Reynolds
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
7–5, 6–3
Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
8 Aug Rogers Cup
Montreal, Canada
ATP Masters Series
Hard – $2,450,000
SinglesDoubles
Spain Rafael Nadal
6–3, 4–6, 6–2
United States Andre Agassi France Paul-Henri Mathieu
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
Argentina Mariano Puerta
Slovakia Karol Beck
Argentina Gastón Gaudio
Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–0
Israel Jonathan Erlich
Israel Andy Ram
15 Aug Western & Southern Financial Group Masters
Mason, USA
ATP Masters Series
Hard – $2,450,000
SinglesDoubles
Switzerland Roger Federer
6–3, 7–5
United States Andy Roddick United States Robby Ginepri
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
Argentina José Acasuso
Russia Marat Safin
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Belarus Max Mirnyi
6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
21 Aug Pilot Pen Tennis
New Haven, USA
ATP International Series
Hard – $675,000
SinglesDoubles
United States James Blake
3–6, 7–5, 6–1
Spain Feliciano López Romania Victor Hănescu
Spain David Ferrer
Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela
Spain Tommy Robredo
Russia Igor Andreev
Spain Fernando Verdasco
Argentina Gastón Etlis
Argentina Martín Rodríguez
6–4, 6–3
United States Rajeev Ram
United States Bobby Reynolds
28 Aug
5 Sep
US Open
New York, United States
Grand Slam
Hard – $7,950,000
128S/64D/32X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Switzerland Roger Federer
6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–1
United States Andre Agassi Australia Lleyton Hewitt
United States Robby Ginepri
Argentina David Nalbandian
Finland Jarkko Nieminen
Argentina Guillermo Coria
United States James Blake
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
6–1, 6–4
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Belarus Max Mirnyi
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
India Mahesh Bhupathi
6–4, 6–2
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Serbia and Montenegro Nenad Zimonjić

September[edit]

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
12 Sep China Open
Beijing, China
ATP International Series
Hard – $500,000
SinglesDoubles
Spain Rafael Nadal
5–7, 6–1, 6–2
Argentina Guillermo Coria Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero
Sweden Thomas Johansson
Netherlands Peter Wessels
Argentina David Nalbandian
Spain Carlos Moyà
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
United States Justin Gimelstob
Australia Nathan Healey
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Russia Dmitry Tursunov
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
BCR Open Romania
Bucharest, Romania
ATP International Series
Clay – $380,000
SinglesDoubles
France Florent Serra
6–3, 6–4
Russia Igor Andreev Romania Victor Hănescu
Romania Andrei Pavel
Argentina Mariano Puerta
Spain Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Germany Florian Mayer
France Paul-Henri Mathieu
Argentina José Acasuso
Argentina Sebastián Prieto
6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Romania Victor Hănescu
Romania Andrei Pavel
19 Sep Davis Cup Semifinals
Bratislava, Slovakia – hard (i)
Split, Croatia – carpet (i)
Semifinals winners
 Slovakia 4–1
 Croatia 3–2
Semifinals losers
 Argentina
 Russia
26 Sep PTT Thailand Open
Bangkok, Thailand
ATP International Series
Hard (i) – $550,000
SinglesDoubles
Switzerland Roger Federer
6–3, 7–5
United Kingdom Andy Murray Finland Jarkko Nieminen
Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan
Luxembourg Gilles Müller
Chinese Taipei Yeu-Tzuoo Wang
United States Robby Ginepri
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
Australia Paul Hanley
India Leander Paes
6–7(5–7), 6–1, 6–2
Israel Jonathan Erlich
Israel Andy Ram
Vietnam Open
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
ATP International Series
Carpet (i) – $380,000
SinglesDoubles
Sweden Jonas Björkman
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek Argentina Mariano Puerta
Sweden Thomas Johansson
Germany Rainer Schüttler
Germany Alexander Waske
Argentina Juan Mónaco
France Cyril Saulnier
Germany Lars Burgsmüller
Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber
5–6(3–7), 6–4, 6–2
Australia Ashley Fisher
Sweden Robert Lindstedt
Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia
Palermo, Italy
ATP International Series
Clay – $380,000
Russia Igor Andreev
0–6, 6–1, 6–3
Italy Filippo Volandri Italy Andreas Seppi
Germany Tomas Behrend
Spain Alberto Martín
Italy Davide Sanguinetti
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero
Spain Tommy Robredo
Argentina Martín García
Argentina Mariano Hood
6–2, 6–3
Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski

October[edit]

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 Oct AIG Japan Open Tennis Championship
Tokyo, Japan
ATP International Series Gold
Hard – $765,000
SinglesDoubles
South Africa Wesley Moodie
1–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4
Croatia Mario Ančić Germany Björn Phau
Finland Jarkko Nieminen
Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis
United States Robby Ginepri
United States Taylor Dent
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
Japan Takao Suzuki
Japan Satoshi Iwabuchi
5–4(7–3), 5–4(15–13)
Sweden Simon Aspelin
Australia Todd Perry
Open de Moselle
Metz, France
ATP International Series
Hard (i) – $380,000
SinglesDoubles
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić
7–6(9–7), 6–0
France Gaël Monfils Russia Nikolay Davydenko
Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
Italy Andreas Seppi
Sweden Robin Söderling
Australia Mark Philippoussis
France Richard Gasquet
France Michaël Llodra
France Fabrice Santoro
5–2, 3–5, 5–4(7–4)
Argentina José Acasuso
Argentina Sebastián Prieto
10 Oct BA-CA Tennis Trophy
Vienna, Austria
ATP International Series Gold
Hard (i) – $689,000
SinglesDoubles
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić
6–2, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
Spain Tommy Robredo
Argentina David Nalbandian
Spain Feliciano López
Chile Fernando González
Monaco Jean-René Lisnard
Canada Daniel Nestor
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
5–3, 5–4(7–2)
Israel Jonathan Erlich
Israel Andy Ram
Stockholm Open
Stockholm, Sweden
ATP International Series
Hard (i) – $800,000
SinglesDoubles
United States James Blake
6–1, 7–6(8–6)
Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan Italy Davide Sanguinetti
Belgium Olivier Rochus
Sweden Thomas Johansson
Germany Rainer Schüttler
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Spain Alberto Martín
Australia Wayne Arthurs
Australia Paul Hanley
5–3, 5–3
India Leander Paes
Serbia and Montenegro Nenad Zimonjić
ATP Kremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia
ATP International Series
Carpet (i) – $1,000,000
SinglesDoubles
Russia Igor Andreev
5–7, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Germany Nicolas Kiefer Russia Dmitry Tursunov
Russia Igor Kunitsyn
Italy Daniele Bracciali
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
Belarus Max Mirnyi
Romania Andrei Pavel
Belarus Max Mirnyi
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
5–1, 5–1
Russia Igor Andreev
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
17 Oct Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid
Madrid, Spain
ATP Masters Series
Hard (i) – $2,450,000
SinglesDoubles
Spain Rafael Nadal
3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić United States Robby Ginepri
Argentina David Nalbandian
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
Spain David Ferrer
Chile Fernando González
Croatia Ivo Karlović
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
India Leander Paes
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
24 Oct Davidoff Swiss Indoors
Basel, Switzerland
ATP International Series
Carpet (i) – $1,000,000
SinglesDoubles
Chile Fernando González
6–7(8–10), 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
Argentina David Nalbandian
Belgium Kristof Vliegen
United Kingdom Andy Murray
Argentina José Acasuso
Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan
Argentina Agustín Calleri
Chile Fernando González
7–5, 7–5
Australia Stephen Huss
South Africa Wesley Moodie
Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
Lyon, France
ATP International Series
Carpet (i) – $800,000
SinglesDoubles
United States Andy Roddick
6–3, 6–2
France Gaël Monfils France Fabrice Santoro
France Sébastien Grosjean
Croatia Mario Ančić
United States Vince Spadea
France Marc Gicquel
Belgium Olivier Rochus
France Michaël Llodra
France Fabrice Santoro
6–3, 6–1
South Africa Jeff Coetzee
Netherlands Rogier Wassen
St. Petersburg Open
Saint Petersburg, Russia
ATP International Series
Carpet (i) – $1,000,000
SinglesDoubles
Sweden Thomas Johansson
6–4, 6–2
Germany Nicolas Kiefer Czech Republic Robin Vik
Spain Fernando Verdasco
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
Denmark Kenneth Carlsen
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
Austria Julian Knowle
Austria Jürgen Melzer
4–6, 7–5, 7–5
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Belarus Max Mirnyi
31 Oct BNP Paribas Masters
Paris, France
ATP Masters Series
Carpet (i) – $2,450,000
SinglesDoubles
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych
6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić United States Andy Roddick
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
Spain David Ferrer
Spain Tommy Robredo
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
Argentina Gastón Gaudio
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–4
Canada Daniel Nestor
The Bahamas Mark Knowles

November[edit]

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
14 Nov Tennis Masters Cup
Shanghai, China
Tennis Masters Cup
Carpet (i) – $3,700,000
SinglesDoubles
Argentina David Nalbandian
6–7(4–7), 6–7(11–13), 6–2, 6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Switzerland Roger Federer Argentina Gastón Gaudio
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
Round Robin
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić
Argentina Guillermo Coria
Chile Fernando González
Argentina Mariano Puerta
United States Andre Agassi
France Michaël Llodra
France Fabrice Santoro
6–7(6–8), 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
India Leander Paes
Serbia and Montenegro Nenad Zimonjić
28 Nov Davis Cup Final
Bratislava, Slovakia – hard (i)
 Croatia 3–2
Ivan Ljubičić
Mario Ančić
Ivo Karlović
Goran Ivanišević
 Slovakia
Dominik Hrbatý
Karol Kučera
Michal Mertiňák
Karol Beck

Statistics[edit]

Number of singles titles:
11 Switzerland Roger Federer
Spain Rafael Nadal
5 United States Andy Roddick
Argentina Gastón Gaudio
3 Chile Fernando González
Russia Igor Andreev
2 Sweden Joachim Johansson
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić
Argentina David Nalbandian
Players who won their first ATP singles title this year:
1. Belgium Xavier Malisse Delray Beach, USA
2. Australia Wayne Arthurs Scottsdale, USA
3. Russia Igor Andreev Valencia, Spain
4. France Richard Gasquet Nottingham, England
5. Croatia Mario Ančić Rosmalen, Netherlands
6. France Gaël Monfils Sopot, Poland
7. France Florent Serra Bucharest, Romania
Players who reached their first ATP singles final this year:
1. Czech Republic Ivo Minář Sydney, Australia L
2. France Gaël Monfils Sopot, Poland W
3. Germany Florian Mayer Sopot, Poland L
4. France Florent Serra Bucharest, Romania W
5. United Kingdom Andy Murray Bangkok, Thailand L
6. Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis Basel, Switzerland L
Players who defended their singles title:
1. Spain Carlos Moyà Chennai, India
2. Australia Lleyton Hewitt Sydney, Australia
3. Switzerland Roger Federer Dubai, UAE
Switzerland Roger Federer Indian Wells AMS
Switzerland Roger Federer Hamburg, Germany
Switzerland Roger Federer Halle, Germany
Switzerland Roger Federer Wimbledon
Switzerland Roger Federer US Open
Switzerland Roger Federer Bangkok
Winners/runners-up by country:
1. Spain Spain 12–10
2. Switzerland Switzerland 11–2
3. Argentina Argentina 9–8
United States USA 9–8
5. Russia Russia 5–2
6. Sweden Sweden 5–0
7. Croatia Croatia 3–9
8. France France 3–6
9. Chile Chile 3–1
10. Australia Australia 2–2
11. Czech Republic Czech Republic 1–5
12. Belgium Belgium 1–1
United Kingdom Great Britain 1–1
14. South Africa South Africa 1–0
Denmark Denmark 1–0
15. Germany Germany 0–3
16. Belarus Belarus 0–2
Thailand Thailand 0–2
18. Cyprus Cyprus 0–1
Romania Romania 0–1
Austria Austria 0–1
Luxembourg Luxemburg 0–1
Italy Italy 0–1
  • Number of tournaments played on hardcourts: 30 (2 Grand Slams)
  • Number of tournaments played on clay: 24 (1 Grand Slam)
  • Number of tournaments played on grass: 6 (1 Grand Slam)
  • Number of tournaments played on carpet: 7

Entry rankings[edit]

Final rankings as of (27 December 2004)
Rk Name Nation Points
1 Roger Federer   SUI 6,335
2 Andy Roddick  USA 3,655
3 Lleyton Hewitt  AUS 3,590
4 Marat Safin  RUS 3,060
5 Carlos Moyà  ESP 2,520
6 Tim Henman  GBR 2,465
7 Guillermo Coria  ARG 2,400
8 Andre Agassi  USA 2,100
9 David Nalbandián  ARG 1,945
10 Gastón Gaudio  ARG 1,920
11 Joachim Johansson  SWE 1,595
12 Guillermo Cañas  ARG 1,595
13 Tommy Robredo  ESP 1,465
14 Dominik Hrbatý  SVK 1,380
15 Sébastien Grosjean  FRA 1,370
16 Mikhail Youzhny  RUS 1,340
17 Tommy Haas  GER 1,330
18 Andrei Pavel  ROU 1,325
19 Nicolas Massú  CHI 1,320
20 Vincent Spadea  USA 1,285
Year-end rankings 2005 (26 December 2005)[2]
Rk Name Nation Points Change
1 Roger Federer   SUI 6,725 Steady
2 Rafael Nadal  ESP 4,765 Increase 49
3 Andy Roddick  USA 3,085 Decrease 1
4 Lleyton Hewitt  AUS 2,490 Decrease 1
5 Nikolay Davydenko  RUS 2,390 Increase 23
6 David Nalbandian  ARG 2,370 Increase 3
7 Andre Agassi  USA 2,275 Increase 1
8 Guillermo Coria  ARG 2,190 Decrease 1
9 Ivan Ljubičić  CRO 2,180 Increase 13
10 Gastón Gaudio  ARG 2,050 Steady
11 Fernando González  CHI 1,790 Increase 12
12 Marat Safin  RUS 1,730 Decrease 8
13 Thomas Johansson  SWE 1,645 Increase 17
14 David Ferrer  ESP 1,620 Increase 35
15 Robby Ginepri  USA 1,520 Increase 48
16 Richard Gasquet  FRA 1,506 Increase 91
17 Juan Carlos Ferrero  ESP 1,500 Increase 14
18 Dominik Hrbatý  SVK 1,490 Decrease 4
19 Tommy Robredo  ESP 1,490 Decrease 6
20 Radek Štěpánek  CZE 1,440 Increase 13

Note: Mariano Puerta received a ranking penalty at the end of the 2005 season. His ranking dropped from 13 to 56.

Notable breakthrough players[edit]

The 2005 season saw the debut of future world No. 1 Novak Djokovic into the main ATP Tour. Ranked world no. 186 at the beginning of the year, he qualified for the Australian Open but was defeated heavily in the first round by the eventual champion Marat Safin.[3] He then recorded his first Grand Slam match victory at the French Open, defeating Robby Ginepri in the first round, before losing to Guillermo Coria in the second. He then reached the third round at both Wimbledon and the US Open, losing to Sébastien Grosjean and Fernando Verdasco, respectively. Djokovic would finish 2005 ranked world no. 78.

Future world No. 1 Andy Murray also made his breakthrough into the ATP Tour in 2005. Murray began the season ranked world No. 407 and was still participating in the junior tour, where he reached the semifinals of the French Open but lost to eventual champion Marin Čilić. He was awarded a wildcard into the main draw at Wimbledon, where he defeated George Bastl in the first round,[4] and fourteenth seed Radek Štěpánek in the second, before losing to former finalist David Nalbandian in the third, despite having gone two sets to love up. He reached his first ATP Tour level final in October, at the 2005 Thailand Open as a wildcard, losing to Roger Federer;[5] his run saw him enter the ATP's Top 100 for the first time. He eventually finished the season ranked world No. 63.

Retirements[edit]

Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP rankings top 100 (singles) or top 50 (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2002 season:

  • Spain Àlex Corretja (born 11 April 1974 in Barcelona, Spain) He turned professional in 1991 and finished runner-up twice at the French Open (in 1998 and 2001). He won the ATP Tour World Championships in 1998 and reached his career-high singles ranking of world no. 2 in 1999. He also played a key role in helping Spain win its first-ever Davis Cup title in 2000. He played his last match in Estoril against Feliciano López in April.[6]
  • Sweden Thomas Enqvist (born 13 March 1974 in Stockholm, Sweden) He turned professional in 1991 and reached his career-high ranking of no. 4 in 1999. He was a finalist at the Australian Open in 1999, losing to Yevgeny Kafelnikov, and a quarterfinalist at Wimbledon. He was also a semifinalist at the year-end championships. He played his last match in Luxemburg in November 2005 against George Bastl.[7]
  • South Africa Wayne Ferreira (born 15 September 1971 in Johannesburg, South Africa) He turned professional in 1989 and reached a career-high ranking of world no. 6 in 1995. He was a semifinalist twice at the Australian Open and a quarterfinalist at Wimbledon and the US Open. He earned 15 career singles titles. In doubles, he was ranked world no. 9 and earned 11 titles. He also won a silver medal at the 1992 Olympics. He played his last career match in Davis Cup competition in March.[8]
  • Australia Richard Fromberg (born 28 April 1970 in Ulverstone, Australia) He turned professional in 1988 and reached his career-high ranking of world no. 24 in 1990. He earned four career ATP titles. He played his last career ATP match in doubles in Canberra in April partnering Chris Guccione.[9]
  • Slovakia Karol Kučera (born March 4, 1974, in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia) He turned professional in 1992 and reached a career-high ranking of world no. 6 in 1998. He was a semifinalist at the Australian Open and a quarterfinalist at the US Open in 1998. He earned six career ATP titles. He played his last
  • United States Jared Palmer (born 2 July 1971 in New York City, New York) He turned professional in 1991 and reached his career-high singles ranking of world no. 35 in 1994. He earned one career ATP title. In doubles, he was ranked world no. 1 and won the Australian Open in 1995 and Wimbledon in 2001. He was also a finalist at the US Open in 2001 and a semifinalist at the French Open in 1996. His last career ATP match was at the US Open partnering Travis Parrott.[10]
  • Switzerland Marc Rosset (born 7 November 1970 in Geneva, Switzerland) He turned professional in 1988 and reached his career-high ranking of world no. 9 in 1995. He was a semifinalist at the French Open in 1996 and a quarterfinalist at the Australian Open in 1999. He won the gold medal at the Olympics in 1992 and earned 15 career ATP titles. In doubles, he won eight titles and had a career-high ranking of world no. 8 in 1992. His last career match was in Lübeck in February against Dieter Kindlmann.[11]
  • Argentina Franco Squillari (born 22 August 1975 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) He turned professional in 1994 and reached a career-high ranking of world no. 11. He was a semifinalist at the French Open in 2000 and earned three career ATP titles. He played his last career match in Quito in October against Pablo Cuevas.[12]
  • Australia Todd Woodbridge (born 2 April 1971 in Sydney, Australia) He turned professional in 1988 and reached a career-high singles ranking of world no. 19 and a doubles ranking of world no. 1. He won men's doubles at the Australian Open three times (1992, 1997, and 2001), at the French Open once (2000), Wimbledon nine times (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2004), the US Open twice (1992 and 1996) and the year-end tour finals twice (1992 and 1996). He won a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics and a silver at the 2000 Olympics. He also won seven mixed doubles Grand Slam titles: Australia in 1993, French in 1992 and 1995, Wimbledon in 1994, and the US Open in 1990, 1993, and 2001. He played his last doubles match at Wimbledon, partnering Mahesh Bhupathi.[13]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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