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2005 Brasil Open

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2005 Brasil Open
Date14–21 February
Edition5th
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationMata de São João, Brazil
Champions
Singles
Spain Rafael Nadal
Doubles
Czech Republic František Čermák / Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
← 2004 · Brasil Open · 2006 →

The 2005 Brasil Open was an ATP men's tennis tournament held in Mata de São João, Brazil. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from February 14 to February 21. Rafael Nadal won the singles title.[1][2][3]

Singles main draw entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Rank1 Seed
 ARG Gastón Gaudio Withdrew[4] 1
 CHI Fernando González 17 2
 ARG Juan Ignacio Chela 23 3
 ITA Filippo Volandri 41 4
 ESP David Ferrer 47 5
 ESP Rafael Nadal 48 6
 ARG Mariano Zabaleta 51 7
 ESP Albert Costa 54 8
 BRA Ricardo Mello 56 9

1 Rankings as of 14 February 2005.[5]

Other entrants

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The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

The following player received entry as a special exemption:

Withdrawals

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Before the tournament

Retirements

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During the tournament

Doubles main draw entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Country Player Seed
 ARG Gastón Etlis  ARG Martín Rodríguez 1
 ARG Lucas Arnold Ker  ARG Mariano Hood 2
 CZE František Čermák  CZE Leoš Friedl 3
 ARG Martín García  ARG Sebastián Prieto 4

Other entrants

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The following pairs received wildcards into the main draw:

Withdrawals

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During the tournament

Finals

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Singles

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Spain Rafael Nadal defeated Spain Alberto Martín 6–0, 6–7(2–7), 6–1

  • It was Nadal's 2nd title of the year and the 5th of his career.

Doubles

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Czech Republic František Čermák / Czech Republic Leoš Friedl defeated Argentina José Acasuso / Argentina Ignacio González King 6–4, 6–4

  • It was Čermák's 2nd title of the year and the 7th of his career. It was Friedl's 2nd title of the year and the 7th of his career.

References

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  1. ^ "Nadal, campeón del torneo de Costa do Sauipe" [Nadal, champion at the Costa do Sauipe tournament] (in Spanish). Costa do Sauípe: La Nación (Argentina). 20 February 2005. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Nadal se impone en Brasil" [Nadal wins in Brazil] (in Spanish). Costa do Sauípe: Eurosport. 20 February 2005. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Rafael Nadal, Campeón del Open de Brasil 2005" [Rafael Nadal, champion at the 2005 Brazil Open] (in Spanish). Tenis Web. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Pubalgia hace Gastón Gaudio desistir de torneo de tenis en Brasil" [Pubalgia forces Gastón Gaudio to withdraw from tennis tournament in Brazil] (in Spanish). Costa do Sauípe: La Nación (Costa Rica). EFE. 13 February 2005. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Results Archive - Sao Paulo 2005 - Top Seeds". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
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