2005 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles
# 2005 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles

Tomáš Berdych defeated Ivan Ljubičić in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2005 Paris Masters.

Marat Safin was the reigning champion, but did not compete.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.

* Andy Roddick (semifinals)
* Guillermo Coria (second round)
* Nikolay Davydenko (quarterfinals)
* Mariano Puerta (second round)
* David Nalbandian (second round)
* Ivan Ljubičić (final)
* Gastón Gaudio (quarterfinals)
* Radek Štěpánek (semifinals)
* Thomas Johansson (third round)
* David Ferrer (quarterfinals)
* Fernando González (second round)
* Robby Ginepri (third round)
* Juan Carlos Ferrero (third round)
* Tommy Robredo (quarterfinals)
* Mario Ančić (second round)
* Dominik Hrbatý (third round)

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Andy Roddick | 2 | 6 | $7^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | David Ferrer | 6 | 3 | $6^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | David Ferrer | 6 | 3 | $6^8$ | 1 | Andy Roddick | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Ivan Ljubičić | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Tommy Robredo | $6^6$ | 6 | 1 | 6 | Ivan Ljubičić | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Ivan Ljubičić | $7^8$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Ivan Ljubičić | $7^8$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | Ivan Ljubičić | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Tomáš Berdych | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| 8 | Radek Štěpánek | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tomáš Berdych | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Nikolay Davydenko | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Nikolay Davydenko | 5 | 4 | | 8 | Radek Štěpánek | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Tomáš Berdych | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Gastón Gaudio | 5 | 0 | | | Tomáš Berdych | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Tomáš Berdych | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | A Roddick | 6 | $6^2$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Grosjean | 4 | $6^4$ | | | T Dent | 4 | $7^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Dent | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | 1 | A Roddick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | N Mahut | 3 | 6 | $6^5$ | | | | | | 16 | D Hrbatý | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| LL | J-R Lisnard | 6 | 1 | $7^7$ | LL | J-R Lisnard | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | D Hrbatý | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Roddick | 2 | 6 | $7^{10}$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | D Ferrer | 6 | 3 | $6^8$ |
| | | | | | 10 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Massú | 2 | 3 | | | M Mirnyi | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | D Ferrer | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Pavel | $6^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | | T Haas | 2 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | T Haas | $7^8$ | 6 | | | T Haas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | D Nalbandian | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 4 | M Puerta | 3 | $6^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Djokovic | 4 | | | Q | N Djokovic | 6 | $7^{11}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Hănescu | $1^r$ | | | | | | | Q | N Djokovic | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | A Clément | 6 | 1 | $7^8$ | | | | | 14 | T Robredo | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Kiefer | 4 | 6 | $6^6$ | WC | A Clément | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | T Robredo | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | T Robredo | $6^6$ | 6 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | I Ljubičić | $7^8$ | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | 9 | T Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Vliegen | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | Q | K Vliegen | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Rochus | 6 | $6^3$ | 2 | | | | | 9 | T Johansson | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | |
| | O Rochus | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | I Ljubičić | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
| | J Blake | 6 | 6 | | | J Blake | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | I Ljubičić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 8 | R Štěpánek | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F López | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | F López | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | X Malisse | 6 | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | | | 8 | R Štěpánek | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Sanguinetti | 7 | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | P-H Mathieu | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | P-H Mathieu | 5 | $7^7$ | 6 | | P-H Mathieu | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | F González | 3 | 6 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | R Štěpánek | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | N Davydenko | 5 | 4 |
| | | | | | 15 | M Ančić | 7 | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Tursunov | 6 | 6 | | Q | D Tursunov | 5 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Spadea | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | D Tursunov | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | G Rusedski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | N Davydenko | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | A Seppi | 3 | 4 | | | G Rusedski | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | N Davydenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 7 | G Gaudio | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Nieminen | $7^{10}$ | $6^4$ | 3 | WC | F Santoro | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Santoro | $6^8$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 7 | G Gaudio | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | N Lapentti | $7^7$ | 5 | 5 | | | | | | 12 | R Ginepri | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | F Verdasco | $6^5$ | 7 | 7 | | F Verdasco | 3 | $7^9$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | R Ginepri | 6 | $6^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | G Gaudio | 5 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Berdych | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 13 | J C Ferrero | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | S Wawrinka | 6 | 6 | | LL | S Wawrinka | $6^4$ | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Serra | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 13 | J C Ferrero | 5 | $7^9$ | 4 | | | | |
| | T Berdych | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Berdych | 7 | $6^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | J Novák | 5 | 3 | | | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | G Coria | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
