2005 Milan Indoor – Singles
# 2005 Milan Indoor – Singles

Antony Dupuis was the defending champion but did not participate.

Robin Söderling won the title defeating Radek Štěpánek 6–3, $6–7^{(2–7)},$ $7–6^{(7–5)}$ in the final.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

* Andrei Pavel (second round)
* Ivan Ljubičić (semifinals)
* Mario Ančić (second round)
* Radek Štěpánek (final)
* Robin Söderling (champion)
* Rainer Schüttler (quarterfinals)
* Karol Beck (quarterfinals)
* Max Mirnyi (semifinals)

## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Max Mirnyi | $7^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 5 | Robin Söderling | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Robin Söderling | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | 5 | Robin Söderling | 6 | $6^2$ | $7^7$ |
| | | | | | 4 | Radek Štěpánek | 3 | $7^7$ | $6^5$ |
| 4 | Radek Štěpánek | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Radek Štěpánek | 3 | $7^7$ | $6^5$ |
| 2 | Ivan Ljubičić | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1/WC | A Pavel | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Carraz | $6^0$ | $7^7$ | $6^3$ | 1/WC | A Pavel | 5 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Andreev | 4 | 7 | 2 | | T Behrend | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Behrend | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | T Behrend | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | G Müller | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | 8 | M Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Llodra | $6^5$ | 5 | | | G Müller | $6^1$ | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Aldi | 3 | $6^5$ | | 8 | M Mirnyi | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Mirnyi | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Mirnyi | $7^7$ | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | M Ančić | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | R Söderling | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 |
| | B Ulihrach | 4 | 5 | | 3 | M Ančić | 4 | 6 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Rochus | 2 | 3 | | Q | S Stakhovsky | 6 | 4 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Stakhovsky | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | S Stakhovsky | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | J Benneteau | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | R Söderling | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | G Monfils | 6 | 6 | | WC | G Monfils | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Clément | 1 | $7^7$ | 4 | 5 | R Söderling | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | R Söderling | 6 | $6^3$ | 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 | R Schüttler | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Sanguinetti | 3 | 4 | | 6 | R Schüttler | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Björkman | 2 | 2 | | | S Schalken | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Schalken | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | R Schüttler | $6^4$ | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | I Karlović | $6^5$ | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | 4 | R Štěpánek | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | A Mackin | $7^7$ | 3 | $6^3$ | | I Karlović | $6^7$ | 6 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Bracciali | $6^3$ | 4 | | 4 | R Štěpánek | $7^9$ | 4 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | R Štěpánek | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | R Štěpánek | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | K Beck | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | I Ljubičić | 4 | 2 |
| | V Hănescu | 4 | 4 | | 7 | K Beck | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | U Vico | 2 | $6^3$ | | WC | A Seppi | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Seppi | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | 7 | K Beck | $7^7$ | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | G Galimberti | 6 | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | 2 | I Ljubičić | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | I Heuberger | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | | I Heuberger | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Enqvist | 5 | 3 | | 2 | I Ljubičić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | I Ljubičić | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
