2005 Nottingham Open – Singles
# 2005 Nottingham Open – Singles

Paradorn Srichaphan was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals this year.

Richard Gasquet won the title, defeating Max Mirnyi 6–2, 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

* Ivan Ljubičić (second round)
* Thomas Johansson (quarterfinals)
* Dominik Hrbatý (second round)
* Richard Gasquet (champion)
* Taylor Dent (semifinals)
* Paradorn Srichaphan (quarterfinals)
* Olivier Rochus (semifinals)
* Max Mirnyi (final)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Olivier Rochus | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| 8 | Max Mirnyi | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 8 | Max Mirnyi | 6 | 7 | 8 | Max Mirnyi | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | 4 | Richard Gasquet | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Richard Gasquet | 6 | 6 | 4 | Richard Gasquet | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Taylor Dent | 4 | 2 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | I Ljubičić | $6^5$ | 6 | $7^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Hănescu | $7^7$ | 3 | $6^8$ | 1 | I Ljubičić | 1 | 6 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Karlović | 6 | 6 | | | I Karlović | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Andreev | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | I Karlović | $6^0$ | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | |
| | G Monfils | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | O Rochus | $7^7$ | $6^3$ | 6 | | | | |
| | K Beck | 6 | 2 | 6 | | K Beck | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kim | $7^9$ | $6^3$ | $6^6$ | 7 | O Rochus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | O Rochus | $6^7$ | $7^7$ | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | O Rochus | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | D Hrbatý | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Mirnyi | 6 | 7 |
| | R Ginepri | 2 | 3 | | 3 | D Hrbatý | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Carlsen | $7^7$ | 4 | $7^7$ | | K Carlsen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Mankad | $6^5$ | 6 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | K Carlsen | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Martín | 5 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | 8 | M Mirnyi | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | H-t Lee | 7 | $7^7$ | | | H-t Lee | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sargsian | 2 | 0 | | 8 | M Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | P Srichaphan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Hilton | 3 | 2 | | 6 | P Srichaphan | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Mello | 2 | 1 | | Q | J Vacek | $6^3$ | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Vacek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | P Srichaphan | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | J Marray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | R Gasquet | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | A Mackin | 2 | 3 | | WC | J Marray | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Zíb | $6^0$ | 2 | | 4 | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | R Gasquet | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | T Dent | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | T Dent | 4 | 2 |
| PR | A Popp | 3 | 3 | | 5 | T Dent | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Rettenmaier | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | Q | T Rettenmaier | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tipsarević | 6 | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | 5 | T Dent | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | S Ventura | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | T Johansson | 3 | $0^r$ | | | | | |
| | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | T Berdych | $6^5$ | $6^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | D Tursunov | $6^0$ | 3 | | 2 | T Johansson | $7^7$ | $7^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | T Johansson | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
