2005 Austrian Open – Singles

In the 2005 Austrian Open Singles, Nicolás Massú was the defending champion,[1] but lost in the semifinals to Fernando Verdasco.

Singles
2005 Austrian Open
Champion Gastón Gaudio
Runner-up Fernando Verdasco
Final score2–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4

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

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

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

References
  1. "Roundup: Massu outlasts Gaudio in Generali Open". ESPN. 25 July 2004. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  2. "Gaudio rebounds from first-set loss to win Generali". ESPN. 31 July 2005. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
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