French Open 2005 (ATP)
Grand SlamParisClay23 May 2005 – 5 Jun 2005
French Open 2005 (Paris, Clay): Nadal R. beat Puerta M. 6-7 6-3 6-1 7-5 in the final. 127 matches, 31 won by the outsider.
The road to the final
Nadal R. · champion
- 1st Roundbeat Burgsmuller L. (96)6-1 7-6 6-1 @ 1.01
- 2nd Roundbeat Malisse X. (46)6-2 6-2 6-4 @ 1.03
- 3rd Roundbeat Gasquet R. (31)6-4 6-3 6-2 @ 1.22
- 4th Roundbeat Grosjean S. (24)6-4 3-6 6-0 6-3 @ 1.04
- Quarterfinalsbeat Ferrer D. (21)7-5 6-2 6-0 @ 1.10
- Semifinalsbeat Federer R. (1)6-3 4-6 6-4 6-3 @ 2.25
- Finalbeat Puerta M. (37)6-7 6-3 6-1 7-5 @ 1.08
Opponents' average ranking 37; 4 in the top 32. 23 May 2005 – 5 Jun 2005.
Puerta M. · runner-up
- 1st Roundbeat Ljubicic I. (14)7-5 7-5 6-2 @ 1.83
- 2nd Roundbeat Vliegen K. (134)6-3 7-5 6-2 @ 1.25
- 3rd Roundbeat Wawrinka S. (87)1-6 6-3 6-1 6-4 @ 1.39
- 4th Roundbeat Acasuso J. (62)6-4 6-1 6-1 @ 1.61
- Quarterfinalsbeat Canas G. (10)6-2 3-6 1-6 6-3 6-4 @ 2.37
- Semifinalsbeat Davydenko N. (12)6-3 5-7 2-6 6-4 6-4 @ 2.37
- Finallost to Nadal R. (5)6-7 6-3 6-1 7-5 @ 7.00
Opponents' average ranking 46; 4 in the top 32. 24 May 2005 – 5 Jun 2005.
The draw from the last 16
4th Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
The Final
6-4 3-6 6-0 6-3
2-6 6-4 7-6 5-7 6-4Upset
6-1 6-4 6-3
6-3 4-6 5-7 6-1 6-2Upset
6-4 6-1 6-1
Walkover
2-6 6-3 7-6 6-2Upset
7-5 1-6 6-1 4-6 8-6Upset
7-5 6-2 6-0
6-2 7-6 6-3
6-2 3-6 1-6 6-3 6-4Upset
3-6 6-1 6-2 4-6 6-4
6-3 4-6 6-4 6-3Upset
6-3 5-7 2-6 6-4 6-4Upset
6-7 6-3 6-1 7-5
Winner first, ranking at the match on the right. Tap a player to follow their route.
3rd Round
| Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2005 | Federer R. (1) | Gonzalez F. (26) | 7-6 7-5 6-2 |
| 27 May 2005 | Ferrer D. (21) | Lee H.T. (58) | 6-3 6-1 7-5 |
| 27 May 2005 | Gaudio G. (6) | Mantilla F. (78) | 6-4 6-4 6-3 |
| 27 May 2005 | Grosjean S. (24) | Stepanek R. (17) | 6-1 4-6 3-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 27 May 2005 | Hanescu V. (90) | Horna L. (59) | 6-3 6-4 6-4Upset |
| 27 May 2005 | Moya C. (15) | Vicente F. (155) | 6-4 7-6 6-7 0-6 6-4 |
| 27 May 2005 | Nadal R. (5) | Gasquet R. (31) | 6-4 6-3 6-2 |
| 27 May 2005 | Nalbandian D. (11) | Ancic M. (18) | 6-4 7-6 6-3 |
| 28 May 2005 | Acasuso J. (62) | Volandri F. (34) | 3-0 ret.Upset |
| 28 May 2005 | Coria G. (9) | Melzer J. (44) | 6-1 6-1 7-6 |
| 28 May 2005 | Davydenko N. (12) | Haas T. (22) | 7-5 6-0 6-0 |
| 28 May 2005 | Puerta M. (37) | Wawrinka S. (87) | 1-6 6-3 6-1 6-4 |
| 28 May 2005 | Robredo T. (16) | Sanchez D. (138) | 6-4 6-3 6-1 |
| 28 May 2005 | Safin M. (4) | Ferrero J.C. (33) | 7-6 7-5 1-6 7-6Upset |
| 29 May 2005 | Canas G. (10) | Mathieu P.H. (67) | 6-3 7-6 2-6 6-7 8-6 |
| 29 May 2005 | Kiefer N. (28) | Andreev I. (38) | 6-4 7-6 3-6 6-4Upset |
2nd Round
| Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May 2005 | Ancic M. (18) | Hernandez O. (101) | 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-3 |
| 25 May 2005 | Federer R. (1) | Almagro N. (76) | 6-3 7-6 6-2 |
| 25 May 2005 | Ferrer D. (21) | Patience O. (139) | 6-3 7-6 7-5 |
| 25 May 2005 | Gasquet R. (31) | Wessels P. (82) | 6-3 7-6 6-1 |
| 25 May 2005 | Gaudio G. (6) | Tursunov D. (162) | Walkover |
| 25 May 2005 | Gonzalez F. (26) | Behrend T. (89) | 6-3 6-4 6-4 |
| 25 May 2005 | Grosjean S. (24) | Sanguinetti D. (66) | 6-0 6-3 6-2 |
| 25 May 2005 | Hanescu V. (90) | Chela J.I. (32) | 7-5 6-1 3-6 7-5Upset |
| 25 May 2005 | Horna L. (59) | Henman T. (8) | 7-5 6-7 6-3 6-4Upset |
| 25 May 2005 | Lee H.T. (58) | Soderling R. (35) | 6-2 6-3 6-4Upset |
| 25 May 2005 | Mantilla F. (78) | Novak J. (27) | 6-2 0-6 3-6 7-5 6-3 |
| 25 May 2005 | Moya C. (15) | Vik R. (145) | 7-6 6-7 6-3 6-1 |
| 25 May 2005 | Nadal R. (5) | Malisse X. (46) | 6-2 6-2 6-4 |
| 25 May 2005 | Nalbandian D. (11) | Berdych T. (47) | 6-3 6-2 6-1 |
| 25 May 2005 | Stepanek R. (17) | Serra F. (116) | 6-3 6-4 6-1 |
| 25 May 2005 | Vicente F. (155) | Tipsarevic J. (107) | 6-3 1-6 7-6 6-3Upset |
| 26 May 2005 | Acasuso J. (62) | Roddick A. (3) | 3-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 8-6Upset |
| 26 May 2005 | Andreev I. (38) | Nieminen J. (95) | 6-2 6-4 6-7 6-2Upset |
| 26 May 2005 | Canas G. (10) | Montanes A. (103) | 6-1 6-3 6-4 |
| 26 May 2005 | Coria G. (9) | Djokovic N. (153) | 4-6 6-2 3-2 ret. |
| 26 May 2005 | Davydenko N. (12) | Rochus O. (45) | 3-6 7-5 6-2 6-3 |
| 26 May 2005 | Ferrero J.C. (33) | Hernych J. (80) | 6-4 6-4 6-2 |
| 26 May 2005 | Haas T. (22) | Spadea V. (41) | 6-4 6-3 ret. |
| 26 May 2005 | Kiefer N. (28) | Clement A. (105) | 4-6 6-2 6-2 4-6 6-4 |
| 26 May 2005 | Mathieu P.H. (67) | Guccione C. (217) | 6-3 6-4 6-4 |
| 26 May 2005 | Melzer J. (44) | Youzhny M. (30) | 6-3 6-4 7-6Upset |
| 26 May 2005 | Puerta M. (37) | Vliegen K. (134) | 6-3 7-5 6-2 |
| 26 May 2005 | Robredo T. (16) | Norman D. (130) | 6-4 6-2 6-4 |
| 26 May 2005 | Safin M. (4) | Dlouhy L. (159) | 6-7 6-3 7-5 6-1 |
| 26 May 2005 | Sanchez D. (138) | Johansson T. (19) | 6-3 3-6 4-6 7-6 6-4 |
| 26 May 2005 | Volandri F. (34) | Saretta F. (132) | 6-4 6-1 6-2 |
| 26 May 2005 | Wawrinka S. (87) | Blake J. (127) | 6-7 5-7 6-1 6-3 6-4 |
1st Round
| Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2005 | Almagro N. (76) | Kohlschreiber P. (73) | 7-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 23 May 2005 | Ancic M. (18) | Daniel M. (197) | 6-2 6-1 7-6 |
| 23 May 2005 | Behrend T. (89) | Rochus C. (48) | 4-6 6-2 7-5 6-2Upset |
| 23 May 2005 | Berdych T. (47) | Morrison J. (108) | 6-3 6-2 6-4 |
| 23 May 2005 | Chela J.I. (32) | Schuettler R. (65) | 3-6 6-1 6-4 6-3 |
| 23 May 2005 | Federer R. (1) | Sela D. (264) | 6-1 6-4 6-0 |
| 23 May 2005 | Ferrer D. (21) | Vanek J. (81) | 2-6 7-6 6-4 6-0 |
| 23 May 2005 | Gasquet R. (31) | Bracciali D. (142) | 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 |
| 23 May 2005 | Gaudio G. (6) | Benneteau J. (106) | 7-5 6-0 6-1 |
| 23 May 2005 | Gonzalez F. (26) | Llodra M. (52) | 7-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 23 May 2005 | Grosjean S. (24) | Monaco J. (60) | 7-5 6-3 6-1 |
| 23 May 2005 | Hanescu V. (90) | Tabara M. (92) | 6-2 4-6 6-2 6-1 |
| 23 May 2005 | Henman T. (8) | Brzezicki J.P. (146) | 6-2 6-1 6-4 |
| 23 May 2005 | Hernandez O. (101) | Gimeno-Traver D. (215) | 6-7 6-0 6-3 6-4 |
| 23 May 2005 | Horna L. (59) | Haehnel J. (83) | 7-6 7-5 6-3 |
| 23 May 2005 | Malisse X. (46) | Fish M. (50) | 6-2 6-1 6-1 |
| 23 May 2005 | Mantilla F. (78) | Zib T. (61) | 6-2 6-1 6-3 |
| 23 May 2005 | Moya C. (15) | Martin A. (56) | 5-7 6-1 6-4 6-2 |
| 23 May 2005 | Nadal R. (5) | Burgsmuller L. (96) | 6-1 7-6 6-1 |
| 23 May 2005 | Nalbandian D. (11) | Baghdatis M. (91) | 0-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 |
| 23 May 2005 | Novak J. (27) | Phau B. (100) | 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-1 |
| 23 May 2005 | Patience O. (139) | Simon G. (113) | 6-2 6-2 4-6 6-3Upset |
| 23 May 2005 | Sanguinetti D. (66) | Ascione T. (144) | 3-6 5-7 6-0 6-3 6-4 |
| 23 May 2005 | Serra F. (116) | Pavel A. (43) | 6-2 6-2 6-3Upset |
| 23 May 2005 | Soderling R. (35) | Verdasco F. (55) | 1-6 3-6 6-3 6-3 6-3Upset |
| 23 May 2005 | Stepanek R. (17) | Srichaphan P. (36) | 3-6 6-3 6-1 6-1 |
| 23 May 2005 | Tipsarevic J. (107) | Hrbaty D. (20) | 6-7 6-3 3-6 6-3 8-6Upset |
| 23 May 2005 | Tursunov D. (162) | Koubek S. (74) | 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-1 |
| 23 May 2005 | Vicente F. (155) | Armando H. (152) | 7-6 6-4 2-6 4-6 6-3 |
| 23 May 2005 | Vik R. (145) | Kim K. (68) | 6-4 7-6 7-5 |
| 23 May 2005 | Wessels P. (82) | Mello R. (53) | 6-4 6-1 6-3Upset |
| 24 May 2005 | Acasuso J. (62) | Mirnyi M. (40) | 6-4 7-6 6-2 |
| 24 May 2005 | Andreev I. (38) | Bjorkman J. (97) | 2-6 6-2 6-2 7-5 |
| 24 May 2005 | Blake J. (127) | Tenconi T. (147) | 6-2 6-4 7-6 |
| 24 May 2005 | Canas G. (10) | Monfils G. (79) | 6-3 6-1 6-0 |
| 24 May 2005 | Clement A. (105) | Popp A. (125) | 6-2 6-4 6-7 6-2 |
| 24 May 2005 | Coria G. (9) | Carlsen K. (57) | 6-4 6-2 6-4 |
| 24 May 2005 | Davydenko N. (12) | Tuksar S. (214) | 6-2 6-4 6-3 |
| 24 May 2005 | Djokovic N. (153) | Ginepri R. (71) | 6-0 6-0 6-3 |
| 24 May 2005 | Dlouhy L. (159) | Enqvist T. (104) | 6-2 7-6 6-1 |
| 24 May 2005 | Ferrero J.C. (33) | Beck K. (42) | 6-4 6-3 6-3 |
| 24 May 2005 | Guccione C. (217) | Ventura S. (109) | 6-3 2-6 6-1 3-6 6-2Upset |
| 24 May 2005 | Haas T. (22) | Mayer F. (54) | 6-1 6-2 6-4 |
| 24 May 2005 | Hernych J. (80) | Santoro F. (51) | 7-6 3-6 6-1 4-6 6-4Upset |
| 24 May 2005 | Johansson T. (19) | Draper S. (1015) | 6-7 6-1 3-6 6-0 6-1 |
| 24 May 2005 | Kiefer N. (28) | Karlovic I. (77) | 6-3 6-3 6-4 |
| 24 May 2005 | Lee H.T. (58) | Calatrava A. (85) | 6-4 2-6 5-7 7-6 6-4Upset |
| 24 May 2005 | Mathieu P.H. (67) | Lopez F. (25) | 6-2 6-0 6-7 6-4 |
| 24 May 2005 | Melzer J. (44) | Arthurs W. (84) | 6-4 6-2 7-6 |
| 24 May 2005 | Montanes A. (103) | Sargsian S. (93) | 6-1 6-4 6-0 |
| 24 May 2005 | Nieminen J. (95) | Agassi A. (7) | 7-5 4-6 6-7 6-1 6-0Upset |
| 24 May 2005 | Norman D. (130) | Lisnard J.R. (99) | 6-1 6-1 6-4 |
| 24 May 2005 | Puerta M. (37) | Ljubicic I. (14) | 7-5 7-5 6-2 |
| 24 May 2005 | Robredo T. (16) | Luczak P. (172) | 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-3 |
| 24 May 2005 | Rochus O. (45) | Garcia-Lopez G. (70) | 7-6 7-5 4-6 6-3 |
| 24 May 2005 | Roddick A. (3) | Tsonga J.W. (133) | 6-3 6-2 6-4 |
| 24 May 2005 | Safin M. (4) | Sluiter R. (86) | 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 24 May 2005 | Sanchez D. (138) | Kuerten G. (94) | 6-3 6-0 4-6 6-1Upset |
| 24 May 2005 | Saretta F. (132) | Rusedski G. (39) | 6-2 7-6 6-3 |
| 24 May 2005 | Spadea V. (41) | Costa A. (72) | 6-4 7-6 6-2Upset |
| 24 May 2005 | Vliegen K. (134) | Dupuis A. (119) | 6-4 6-1 6-2 |
| 24 May 2005 | Volandri F. (34) | Saulnier C. (49) | 6-0 6-2 6-1 |
| 24 May 2005 | Wawrinka S. (87) | Massu N. (23) | 6-7 6-2 6-2 6-4Upset |
| 24 May 2005 | Youzhny M. (30) | Muller G. (69) | 6-4 6-1 6-0 |
The draw is rebuilt from results, so byes and withdrawals before a match show as empty boxes. Rankings are as at the match; odds are the pre-match average market price. Tour-level main draws. Data: tennis-data.co.uk.