2005 Australian Open – Men's singles

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 second and last major title, having also won the 2000 US Open. Hewitt was the first Australian to reach the final since Pat Cash in 1988.[1][2]

Men's singles
2005 Australian Open
Champion Marat Safin
Runner-up Lleyton Hewitt
Final score1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Draw128
Seeds32
Main article: 2005 Australian Open

Roger 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 a 26-match winning streak starting from 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 commentating appearance).

This tournament was the first major in which future nine-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic competed in the main draw (lost to Safin in the first round), and the last Australian Open where four-time champion Andre Agassi competed in the main draw. Future 21-time major champion Rafael Nadal advanced beyond the third round of a major for the first time, losing to Hewitt in the fourth round. It was also the last major in which neither Djokovic, Federer, nor Nadal reached the final until the 2014 US Open, a span of 38 events.

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

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

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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