2005 Stuttgart Open – Singles

Singles
2005 Mercedes Cup
Champion	Rafael Nadal
Runner-up	Gastón Gaudio
Final score	6–3, 6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw	48
Seeds	16
Events
Singles Doubles
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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[]

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	1r
	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	64	0												F Verdasco	3	2
		F Verdasco	77	6					F Verdasco	6	5	77
								14	I Andreev	4	7	65
																						1	R Nadal	6	6
																							T Zíb	2	1
								12	A Pavel	7	3	1
	Q	S Greul	6	67	2				T Zíb	5	6	6
		T Zíb	4	79	6											T Zíb	6	77
	WC	T Summerer	1	4												J Mónaco	4	64
		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	64	6	6
		G Monfils	2	3					P Starace	77	3	2
		P Starace	6	6											4	T Robredo	5	6	1
		F Mayer	63	3												A Seppi	7	2	6
		A Seppi	77	6					A Seppi	6	6
								15	A Martín	4	4
																							A Seppi	2	3
																							J Nieminen	6	6
								10	J Melzer	4	77	4
		J Nieminen	65	6	6				J Nieminen	6	64	6
		L Burgsmüller	77	0	1											J Nieminen	2	6	710
	Q	C Berlocq	2	2											6	J Novák	6	2	68
		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	63	6	6				G Simon	6	2	6
		A Montañés	77	1	1											G Simon	63	1
		M Zabaleta	6	6												M Zabaleta	77	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	77	0
		A di Mauro	4	3											3	G Gaudio	6	63	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	77	6					R Schüttler	7	6
	Q	F Vicente	63	4												R Schüttler	64	1
	Q	JP Brzezicki	6	3	3										11	T Berdych	77	6
		P Kohlschreiber	3	6	6				P Kohlschreiber	64	6	3
								11	T Berdych	77	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	63	3
		R Ramírez Hidalgo	6	6											2	N Davydenko	77	6
		S Koubek	4	3					R Ramírez Hidalgo	4	1
								2	N Davydenko	6	6

External links[]

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw