2005 Austrian Open – Singles

Singles
2005 Austrian Open
Champion	Gastón Gaudio
Runner-up	Fernando Verdasco
Score	2–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
Draw	48
Seeds	16

In the 2005 Austrian Open Singles, Nicolás Massú was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Fernando Verdasco.

Gastón Gaudio won the title, defeating Verdasco 2–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 in the final.

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Nikolay Davydenko (second round)
2. Mariano Puerta (third round)
3. Gastón Gaudio (champion)
4. Fernando González (third round)
5. Feliciano López (quarterfinals)
6. Mikhail Youzhny (quarterfinals)
7. Nicolás Massú (semifinals)
8. Olivier Rochus (second round)
9. Jürgen Melzer (third round)
10. Andrei Pavel (third round, retired due to heat exhaustion)
11. José Acasuso (second round)
12. Christophe Rochus (second round, retired due to cramps)
13. Igor Andreev (second round)
14. Luis Horna (second round)
15. Victor Hănescu (quarterfinals)
16. Paul-Henri Mathieu (second round, retired due to gastritis)

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							Semifinals							Final
		Mariano Zabaleta	6	6
	5	Feliciano López	4	2
									Mariano Zabaleta	1	1
								3	Gastón Gaudio	6	6
	3	Gastón Gaudio	6	4	6
	6	Mikhail Youzhny	4	6	4
															3	Gastón Gaudio	2	6	6	6
																Fernando Verdasco	6	2	4	4
	7	Nicolás Massú	6	60	6
	WC	Nicolás Lapentti	4	77	2
								7	Nicolás Massú	6	3	5
									Fernando Verdasco	3	6	7
		Fernando Verdasco	6	6
	15	Victor Hănescu	3	3

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	N Davydenko	4	65
		J Haehnel	2	63					M Zabaleta	6	77
		M Zabaleta	6	77												M Zabaleta	6	4	6
		R Sabău	3	2												N Almagro	3	6	3
		N Almagro	6	6					N Almagro	6	6
								13	I Andreev	3	2
																							M Zabaleta	6	6
																						5	F López	4	2
								11	J Acasuso	3	4
		J Mónaco	7	64	4				F Mayer	6	6
		F Mayer	5	77	6											F Mayer	5	1
		R Sluiter	2	3											5	F López	7	6
		A di Mauro	6	6					A di Mauro	64	4
								5	F López	77	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	G Gaudio	7	6
		P Kohlschreiber	6	6					P Kohlschreiber	5	3
		A Costa	2	4											3	G Gaudio	6	6
	Q	P Luczak	3	64												R Vik	4	2
		R Vik	6	77					R Vik	7	1
								16	P-H Mathieu	5	0r
																						3	G Gaudio	6	4	6
																						6	M Youzhny	4	6	4
								10	A Pavel	6	3	77
		D Sánchez	3	3					R Schüttler	4	6	64
		R Schüttler	6	6											10	A Pavel	2	0r
	Q	Y Schukin	3	65											6	M Youzhny	6	1
		I Minář	6	77					I Minář	0	5
								6	M Youzhny	6	7

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	N Massú	77	7
		M Tabara	64	6	4			WC	D Köllerer	65	5
	WC	D Köllerer	77	3	6										7	N Massú	7	6
	Q	H Armando	4	2												S Koubek	5	2
		S Koubek	6	6					S Koubek	4	6	5
								12	C Rochus	6	4	4r
																						7	N Massú	6	60	6
																						WC	N Lapentti	4	77	2
								14	L Horna	4	1
		A Calleri	4	0r				WC	N Lapentti	6	6
	WC	N Lapentti	6	3											WC	N Lapentti	4	7	6
		T Zíb	6	5	2										4	F González	6	5	3
	WC	O Marach	3	7	6			WC	O Marach	3	4
								4	F González	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	O Rochus	5	3
		F Verdasco	6	6					F Verdasco	7	6
		A Seppi	2	4												F Verdasco	1	6	6
	Q	D Vemić	6	1	6										9	J Melzer	6	2	1
	WC	M Hipfl	3	6	3			Q	D Vemić	2	6	3
								9	J Melzer	6	3	6
																							F Verdasco	6	6
																						15	V Hănescu	3	3
								15	V Hănescu	6	6
		S Ventura	4	2					T Behrend	0	1
		T Behrend	6	6											15	V Hănescu	6	6
	Q	R Ramírez Hidalgo	3	3											2	M Puerta	4	3
	Q	I Labadze	6	6				Q	I Labadze	3	4
								2	M Puerta	6	6

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw