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 previously won the 2000 US Open. Safin saved a match point en route to the title, against Roger Federer in the semifinals. Hewitt was the first Australian to reach the final since Pat Cash in 1988.[1][2]

Men's singles
2005 Australian Open
ChampionRussia Marat Safin
Runner-upAustralia Lleyton Hewitt
Score1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Draw128
Seeds32
Main article: 2005 Australian Open

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 his 26-match winning streak dating back to 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 appearance on Australian commercial television).

This tournament was the first major in which future ten-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic competed in the main draw (qualified and then lost to Safin in the first round), and the last Australian Open where four-time champion Andre Agassi competed in the main draw. Future 22-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 Federer, Nadal, nor Djokovic reached the final until the 2014 US Open, a span of 38 events. It remains the only major where Federer, Nadal and Djokovic all competed but none of them reached the final.

Seeds
  1. Switzerland Roger Federer (semifinals)
  2. United States Andy Roddick (semifinals)
  3. Australia Lleyton Hewitt (final)
  4. Russia Marat Safin (champion)
  5. Spain Carlos Moyá (first round)
  6. Argentina Guillermo Coria (fourth round)
  7. United Kingdom Tim Henman (third round)
  8. United States Andre Agassi (quarterfinals)
  9. Argentina David Nalbandian (quarterfinals)
  10. Argentina Gastón Gaudio (third round)
  11. Sweden Joachim Johansson (fourth round)
  12. Argentina Guillermo Cañas (fourth round)
  13. Spain Tommy Robredo (third round)
  14. France Sébastien Grosjean (second round)
  15. Russia Mikhail Youzhny (second round)
  16. Germany Tommy Haas (second round)
  17. Romania Andrei Pavel (second round)
  18. Chile Nicolás Massú (second round)
  19. United States Vincent Spadea (first round)
  20. Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý (quarterfinals)
  21. Germany Nicolas Kiefer (first round)
  22. Croatia Ivan Ljubičić (second round)
  23. Chile Fernando González (third round)
  24. Spain Feliciano López (third round)
  25. Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela (third round)
  26. Russia Nikolay Davydenko (quarterfinals)
  27. Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan (second round)
  28. Croatia Mario Ančić (third round)
  29. United States Taylor Dent (third round)
  30. Sweden Thomas Johansson (fourth round)
  31. Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero (third round)
  32. Austria Jürgen Melzer (third round)

Qualifying
Main article: 2005 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Switzerland Roger Federer 6 6 6
8 United States Andre Agassi 3 4 4
1 Switzerland Roger Federer 7 4 7 66 7
4 Russia Marat Safin 5 6 5 78 9
4 Russia Marat Safin 6 6 6
20 Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý 2 4 2
4 Russia Marat Safin 1 6 6 6
3 Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6 3 4 4
9 Argentina David Nalbandian 3 2 6 6 8
3 Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6 6 1 3 10
3 Australia Lleyton Hewitt 3 77 77 6
2 United States Andy Roddick 6 63 64 1
26 Russia Nikolay Davydenko 3 5 1r
2 United States Andy Roddick 6 7 4

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Switzerland R Federer 6 6 6
France F Santoro 1 1 2 1 Switzerland R Federer 6 6 6
Q Japan T Suzuki 6 6 6 Q Japan T Suzuki 3 4 4
United States J-M Gambill 4 3 3 1 Switzerland R Federer 6 5
Italy D Sanguinetti 6 4 3 2 Finland J Nieminen 3 2r
Finland J Nieminen 3 6 6 6 Finland J Nieminen 6 6 6
Italy P Starace 6 2 5 4 27 Thailand P Srichaphan 3 4 2
27 Thailand P Srichaphan 1 6 7 6 1 Switzerland R Federer 6 6 77
22 Croatia I Ljubičić 6 6 6 Q Cyprus M Baghdatis 2 2 64
Peru L Horna 4 3 3 22 Croatia I Ljubičić 61 4 77 2
Q Italy F Luzzi 1 6 1 6 3 Q Cyprus M Baghdatis 77 6 62 6
Q Cyprus M Baghdatis 6 3 6 3 6 Q Cyprus M Baghdatis 77 6 6
WC Chinese Taipei Y-t Wang 65 2 4 13 Spain T Robredo 62 4 1
Q Czech Republic T Zíb 77 6 6 Q Czech Republic T Zíb 4 6 2 4
PR Australia S Draper 7 2 4 2 13 Spain T Robredo 6 2 6 6
13 Spain T Robredo 5 6 6 6

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 Sweden J Johansson 78 6 6
Netherlands S Schalken 66 2 3 11 Sweden J Johansson 6 7 6
Chinese Taipei Y-h Lu 3 4 4 Netherlands P Wessels 3 5 4
Netherlands P Wessels 6 6 6 11 Sweden J Johansson 6 3 5 77 13
Armenia S Sargsian 77 4 1 6 6 24 Spain F López 3 6 7 62 11
Spain D Sánchez 65 6 6 4 2 Armenia S Sargsian 6 3 4 63
WC Australia P Baccanello 5 5 2 24 Spain F López 4 6 6 77
24 Spain F López 7 7 6 11 Sweden J Johansson 77 65 63 4
29 United States T Dent 7 6 6 8 United States A Agassi 64 77 77 6
Q France F Serra 5 2 4 29 United States T Dent 6 6 6
Czech Republic M Tabara 3 6 6 6 Czech Republic M Tabara 4 1 4
Sweden T Enqvist 6 2 3 3 29 United States T Dent 5 63 1
Q France O Patience 63 3 2 8 United States A Agassi 7 77 6
Germany R Schüttler 77 6 6 Germany R Schüttler 3 1 0
Q Germany D Kindlmann 4 3 0 8 United States A Agassi 6 6 6
8 United States A Agassi 6 6 6

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 Russia M Safin 6 6 6
Q Serbia and Montenegro N Djokovic 0 2 1 4 Russia M Safin 6 6 6
Croatia I Karlović 3 77 5 2 Czech Republic B Ulihrach 4 1 3
Czech Republic B Ulihrach 6 65 7 6 4 Russia M Safin 6 3 6 6
LL Germany B Phau 6 77 6 28 Croatia M Ančić 4 6 3 4
Spain A Costa 3 64 3 LL Germany B Phau 5 2 1
Spain Ó Hernández 3 2 1 28 Croatia M Ančić 7 6 6
28 Croatia M Ančić 6 6 6 4 Russia M Safin 4 77 77 77
21 Germany N Kiefer 5 6 6 2 3 Belgium O Rochus 6 61 65 62
Belgium O Rochus 7 2 3 6 6 Belgium O Rochus 6 6 6
United States R Ginepri 6 3 4 66 WC France G Monfils 1 3 3
WC France G Monfils 1 6 6 78 Belgium O Rochus 66 6 6 6
WC Australia T Reid 2 2 1 Slovakia K Beck 78 1 4 2
Slovakia K Beck 6 6 6 Slovakia K Beck 5 2 6 77 6
Belgium X Malisse 3 2 3 16 Germany T Haas 7 6 2 65 3
16 Germany T Haas 6 6 6

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 Argentina G Gaudio 77 6 6
PR United States J Gimelstob 63 4 3 10 Argentina G Gaudio 2 6 7 77
Argentina J Mónaco 6 0 4 6 7 United States M Fish 6 4 5 64
United States M Fish 2 6 6 4 9 10 Argentina G Gaudio 65 710 77 1 3
Q Serbia and Montenegro J Tipsarević 77 78 3 6 20 Slovakia D Hrbatý 77 68 63 6 6
Q Italy D Bracciali 64 66 6 1 Q Serbia and Montenegro J Tipsarević 2 61 6 5
Sweden R Söderling 4 2 0r 20 Slovakia D Hrbatý 6 77 3 7
20 Slovakia D Hrbatý 6 6 1 20 Slovakia D Hrbatý 7 6 6
30 Sweden T Johansson 77 4 6 4 6 30 Sweden T Johansson 5 3 1
WC Australia P Luczak 65 6 3 6 0 30 Sweden T Johansson 6 5 6 2 7
Argentina A Calleri 6 5 6 4 6 Argentina A Calleri 4 7 3 6 5
Belarus M Mirnyi 4 7 4 6 4 30 Sweden T Johansson 3 6 64 6 6
United States K Kim 3 6 6 3 6 United States K Kim 6 2 77 2 2
South Korea H-t Lee 6 4 3 6 1 United States K Kim 6 6 6
Q Spain G García-López 7 6 3 6 Q Spain G García-López 2 4 2
5 Spain C Moyà 5 3 6 3

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 Argentina G Coria 6 6 6
Czech Republic T Berdych 2 4 0 6 Argentina G Coria 6 63 6 77
Brazil R Mello 6 6 77 Brazil R Mello 4 77 3 63
Spain A Martín 3 3 65 6 Argentina G Coria 6 6 6
WC Australia M Kimmich 4 2 77 3 31 Spain JC Ferrero 3 2 1
Argentina M Zabaleta 6 6 65 6 Argentina M Zabaleta 1 2 0
Q Netherlands M Van Gemerden 6 3 4 4 31 Spain JC Ferrero 6 6 6
31 Spain JC Ferrero 2 6 6 6 6 Argentina G Coria 7 5 3 0
23 Chile F González 3 3 6 6 7 9 Argentina D Nalbandian 5 7 6 6
Argentina J Acasuso 6 6 3 3 5 23 Chile F González 7 6 6
Germany L Burgsmüller 62 1 2 Russia I Andreev 5 2 3
Russia I Andreev 77 6 6 23 Chile F González 77 5 2 3
Spain Á Calatrava 6 3 4 6 4 9 Argentina D Nalbandian 63 7 6 6
Spain S Ventura 3 6 6 4 6 Spain S Ventura 0 3 6 2
Spain D Ferrer 61 6 6 3 4 9 Argentina D Nalbandian 6 6 2 6
9 Argentina D Nalbandian 77 4 4 6 6

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 Russia M Youzhny 6 6 7
France J Haehnel 2 2 5 15 Russia M Youzhny 1 6 6 5 3
France J Benneteau 0 4 2 Spain R Nadal 6 4 4 7 6
Spain R Nadal 6 6 6 Spain R Nadal 6 6 6
Q United States B Reynolds 5 6 79 77 Q United States B Reynolds 1 1 3
Spain N Almagro 7 4 67 65 Q United States B Reynolds 78 6 6
France O Mutis 4 4 0 17 Romania A Pavel 66 2 2
17 Romania A Pavel 6 6 6 Spain R Nadal 5 6 6 63 2
25 Argentina JI Chela 6 77 77 3 Australia L Hewitt 7 3 1 77 6
Australia W Arthurs 4 64 61 25 Argentina JI Chela 79 6 77
PR France P-H Mathieu 4 7 5 65 France G Carraz 67 2 63
France G Carraz 6 5 7 77 25 Argentina JI Chela 2 6 1 4
Germany F Mayer 1 2 0 3 Australia L Hewitt 6 4 6 6
United States J Blake 6 6 6 United States J Blake 6 68 0 3
France A Clément 3 4 1 3 Australia L Hewitt 4 710 6 6
3 Australia L Hewitt 6 6 6

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 United Kingdom T Henman 6 6 4 6
France C Saulnier 1 2 6 3 7 United Kingdom T Henman 7 6 6
Italy F Volandri 3 4 61 Romania V Hănescu 5 1 4
Romania V Hănescu 6 6 77 7 United Kingdom T Henman 4 2 2
LL Belgium C Rochus 6 6 6 26 Russia N Davydenko 6 6 6
Spain A Montañés 2 3 3 LL Belgium C Rochus 4 4 2
Q Croatia R Karanušić 2 5 2 26 Russia N Davydenko 6 6 6
26 Russia N Davydenko 6 7 6 26 Russia N Davydenko 6 6 6
19 United States V Spadea 3 7 6 5 3 12 Argentina G Cañas 3 4 3
Czech Republic R Štěpánek 6 5 4 7 6 Czech Republic R Štěpánek 77 6 1 62 6
Spain F Mantilla 4 77 1 0 Czech Republic J Hernych 65 1 6 77 0
Czech Republic J Hernych 6 65 6 6 Czech Republic R Štěpánek 1 2 2
Spain F Verdasco 6 6 6 12 Argentina G Cañas 6 6 6
Luxembourg G Müller 3 0 4 Spain F Verdasco 6 5 3 0
WC Australia C Guccione 4 2 64 12 Argentina G Cañas 3 7 6 6
12 Argentina G Cañas 6 6 77

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 France S Grosjean 6 6 6
France M Llodra 3 4 3 14 France S Grosjean 6 6 3 4 3
Q Austria O Marach 7 7 1 4 5 Q France J-R Lisnard 1 4 6 6 6
Q France J-R Lisnard 5 5 6 6 7 Q France J-R Lisnard 5 3 2
Denmark K Carlsen 62 2 1 Germany P Kohlschreiber 7 6 6
Germany P Kohlschreiber 77 6 6 Germany P Kohlschreiber 6 2
France A Dupuis 79 62 3 2 18 Chile N Massú 0 0r
18 Chile N Massú 67 77 6 6 Germany P Kohlschreiber 3 66 1
32 Austria J Melzer 3 2 United States A Roddick 6 78 6
Netherlands R Sluiter 3r 32 Austria J Melzer 6 6 77
Brazil F Saretta 6 6 1 0r WC Australia N Healey 3 2 63
WC Australia N Healey 4 4 6 5 32 Austria J Melzer 2 2 5
Sweden J Björkman 6 4 0 67 2 United States A Roddick 6 6 7
United Kingdom G Rusedski 2 6 6 79 United Kingdom G Rusedski 0 6 2 3
Georgia (country) I Labadze 5 2 1 2 United States A Roddick 6 3 6 6
2 United States 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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