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Men's singles Champion Rafael Nadal Runner-up Mariano Puerta Final score 6–7(6–8) , 6–3, 6–1, 7–5 Seeds 32
2005 tennis event results
Rafael Nadal defeated Mariano Puerta in the final, 6–7(6–8) , 6–3, 6–1, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2005 French Open. It was his first major title, the first of a record 13 French Open titles, and the first of a record 21 major men's singles titles overall. Nadal won the French Open on his tournament debut, the first man to do so since Mats Wilander in 1982 , and was the youngest champion since Michael Chang in 1989 .
Gastón Gaudio was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to David Ferrer .
This was the first French Open where future two-time champion Novak Djokovic competed, and marked the first time he won a major match. Future champion Stanislas Wawrinka also made his first appearance at a major, losing in the third round to Puerta. 1999 champion Andre Agassi made his last French Open appearance, losing a five-set match to Jarkko Nieminen in the first round.
Seeds [ ]
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
Qualifying [ ]
Draw [ ]
Key [ ]
Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
SE = Special exempt
PR = Protected ranking
ITF = ITF entry
JE = Junior exempt
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted
Finals [ ]
Top half [ ]
Section 1 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
1
R Federer
6
6
6
Q
D Sela
1
4
0
1
R Federer
6
77
6
N Almagro
77
6
6
N Almagro
3
60
2
P Kohlschreiber
64
4
3
1
R Federer
711
7
6
C Rochus
6
2
5
2
25
F González
69
5
2
Q
T Behrend
4
6
7
6
Q
T Behrend
3
4
4
M Llodra
63
3
2
25
F González
6
6
6
25
F González
77
6
6
1
R Federer
6
6
6
17
D Hrbatý
77
3
6
3
6
14
C Moyá
1
4
3
J Tipsarević
65
6
3
6
8
J Tipsarević
3
6
62
3
LL
H Armando
62
4
6
6
3
Q
F Vicente
6
1
77
6
Q
F Vicente
77
6
2
4
6
Q
F Vicente
4
64
77
6
4
Q
R Vik
6
78
7
14
C Moyá
6
77
63
0
6
K Kim
4
66
5
Q
R Vik
66
77
3
1
A Martín
7
1
4
2
14
C Moyá
78
64
6
6
14
C Moyá
5
6
6
6
Section 2 [ ]
Section 3 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
4
R Nadal
6
77
6
L Burgsmüller
1
64
1
4
R Nadal
6
6
6
M Fish
2
1
1
X Malisse
2
2
4
X Malisse
6
6
6
4
R Nadal
6
6
6
P Wessels
6
6
6
30
R Gasquet
4
3
2
R Mello
4
1
3
P Wessels
3
61
1
LL
D Bracciali
6
3
2
4
30
R Gasquet
6
77
6
30
R Gasquet
3
6
6
6
4
R Nadal
6
3
6
6
23
S Grosjean
7
6
6
23
S Grosjean
4
6
0
3
J Mónaco
5
3
1
23
S Grosjean
6
6
6
WC
T Ascione
6
7
0
3
4
D Sanguinetti
0
3
2
D Sanguinetti
3
5
6
6
6
23
S Grosjean
6
4
3
6
6
A Pavel
2
2
3
16
R Štěpánek
1
6
6
3
4
WC
F Serra
6
6
6
WC
F Serra
3
4
1
P Srichaphan
6
3
1
1
16
R Štěpánek
6
6
6
16
R Štěpánek
3
6
6
6
Section 4 [ ]
Bottom half [ ]
Section 5 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
8
G Coria
6
6
6
K Carlsen
4
2
4
8
G Coria
4
6
3
Q
N Djokovic
6
6
6
Q
N Djokovic
6
2
2r
R Ginepri
0
0
3
8
G Coria
6
6
77
J Melzer
6
6
77
J Melzer
1
1
62
W Arthurs
4
2
64
J Melzer
6
6
77
G Müller
4
1
0
29
M Youzhny
3
4
65
29
M Youzhny
6
6
6
8
G Coria
6
3
61
2
21
T Haas
6
6
6
12
N Davydenko
2
6
77
6
F Mayer
1
2
4
21
T Haas
6
6
0
V Spadea
6
78
6
V Spadea
4
3
0r
A Costa
4
66
2
21
T Haas
5
0
0
G García López
64
5
6
3
12
N Davydenko
7
6
6
O Rochus
77
7
4
6
O Rochus
6
5
2
3
Q
S Tuksar
2
4
3
12
N Davydenko
3
7
6
6
12
N Davydenko
6
6
6
Section 6 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
15
T Robredo
4
6
6
6
WC
P Luczak
6
3
3
3
15
T Robredo
6
6
6
LL
D Norman
6
6
6
LL
D Norman
4
2
4
J-R Lisnard
1
1
4
15
T Robredo
6
6
6
G Kuerten
3
0
6
1
D Sánchez
4
3
1
D Sánchez
6
6
4
6
D Sánchez
6
3
4
77
6
PR
S Draper
77
1
6
0
1
19
T Johansson
3
6
6
64
4
19
T Johansson
65
6
3
6
6
15
T Robredo
7
1
6
4
8
32
JC Ferrero
6
6
6
3
M Safin
5
6
1
6
6
K Beck
4
3
3
32
JC Ferrero
6
6
6
F Santoro
64
6
1
6
4
J Hernych
4
4
2
J Hernych
77
3
6
4
6
32
JC Ferrero
65
5
6
62
T Enqvist
2
63
1
3
M Safin
77
7
1
77
Q
L Dlouhý
6
77
6
Q
L Dlouhý
78
3
5
1
R Sluiter
1
6
4
2
3
M Safin
66
6
7
6
3
M Safin
6
4
6
6
Section 7 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
6
A Agassi
5
6
78
1
0
Q
J Nieminen
7
4
66
6
6
Q
J Nieminen
2
4
77
2
J Björkman
6
2
2
5
I Andreev
6
6
63
6
I Andreev
2
6
6
7
I Andreev
4
67
6
4
WC
A Clément
6
6
61
6
28
N Kiefer
6
79
3
6
PR
A Popp
2
4
77
2
WC
A Clément
6
2
2
6
4
I Karlović
3
3
4
28
N Kiefer
4
6
6
4
6
28
N Kiefer
6
6
6
28
N Kiefer
24
F López
2
0
77
4
9
G Cañas
w/o
P-H Mathieu
6
6
65
6
P-H Mathieu
6
6
6
Q
C Guccione
6
2
6
3
6
Q
C Guccione
3
4
4
S Ventura
3
6
1
6
2
P-H Mathieu
3
64
6
77
6
Á Montañés
6
6
6
9
G Cañas
6
77
2
65
8
S Sargsian
1
4
0
Á Montañés
1
3
4
WC
G Monfils
3
1
0
9
G Cañas
6
6
6
9
G Cañas
6
6
6
Section 8 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
13
I Ljubičić
5
5
2
M Puerta
7
7
6
M Puerta
6
7
6
Q
A Dupuis
4
1
2
Q
K Vliegen
3
5
2
Q
K Vliegen
6
6
6
M Puerta
1
6
6
6
Q
T Tenconi
2
4
68
Q
S Wawrinka
6
3
1
4
Q
J Blake
6
6
710
Q
J Blake
711
7
1
3
4
Q
S Wawrinka
64
6
6
6
Q
S Wawrinka
69
5
6
6
6
22
N Massú
77
2
2
4
M Puerta
6
6
6
27
F Volandri
6
6
6
J Acasuso
4
1
1
C Saulnier
0
2
1
27
F Volandri
6
6
6
G Rusedski
2
67
3
LL
F Saretta
4
1
2
LL
F Saretta
6
79
6
27
F Volandri
0r
J Acasuso
6
711
6
J Acasuso
3
M Mirnyi
4
69
2
J Acasuso
3
4
6
6
8
WC
J-W Tsonga
3
2
4
2
A Roddick
6
6
4
3
6
2
A Roddick
6
6
6
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