2005 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2005 Tennis Masters Cup | |
| Champion |  David Nalbandian |
| Runner-up |  Roger Federer |
| Score | 6–7(4–7), 6–7(11–13), 6–2, 6–1, 7–6(7–3) |
Roger Federer was the defending champion, but David Nalbandian defeated him 6–7(4–7), 6–7(11–13), 6–2, 6–1, 7–6(7–3), in the final.
Mariano Puerta's Round Robin result was disqualified upon his doping charge in December 2005.
Seeds
Roger Federer (Final)
Rafael Nadal (withdrew due to a left foot injury)
Andre Agassi (Round robin, withdrew due to a left ankle sprain)
Guillermo Coria (Round robin)
Nikolay Davydenko (Semifinals)
Ivan Ljubičić (Round robin)- Gastón Gaudio (Semifinals)
- David Nalbandian (Champion)
- Mariano Puerta (Round robin)
Alternates
Fernando González (Round robin, replaced Agassi)
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 | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Roger Federer
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Gastón Gaudio
| 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Roger Federer
| 77 | 713 | 2 | 1 | 63 | |||||||||
| 8 | David Nalbandian
| 64 | 611 | 6 | 6 | 77 | |||||||||
| 5 |  Nikolay Davydenko
| 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | David Nalbandian
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||
Red Group
| Federer
|
Coria
|
 Ljubičić
|
Nalbandian
|
RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 1 | Roger Federer
|
6–0, 1–6, 6–2 | 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–4) | 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 | 3–0 | 6–3 | 42–36 | 1 | |
| 4 | Guillermo Coria
|
0–6, 6–1, 2–6 | 2–6, 3–6 | 5–7, 4–6 | 0–3 | 1–6 | 22–38 | 4 | |
| 6 | Ivan Ljubičić
|
3–6, 6–2, 6–7(4–7) | 6–2, 6–3 | 2–6, 2–6 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 31–32 | 3 | |
| 8 | David Nalbandian
|
3–6, 6–2, 4–6 | 7–5, 6–4 | 6–2, 6–2 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 38–27 | 2 |
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.
Gold Group
 Agassi González
|
Davydenko
|
Gaudio
|
Puerta
|
RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 3 10 |
Andre Agassi Fernando González
|
4–6, 2–6 (w/ Agassi) |
6–1, 5–7, 5–7 (w/ Gonzalez) |
6–3, 4–6, 6–0 (w/ González) |
0–1 1–1 |
0–2 3–3 |
6–12 32–24 |
5 3 | |
| 5 | Nikolay Davydenko
|
6–4, 6–2 (w/ Agassi) |
6–3, 6–4 | 6–3, 6–2 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 36–18 | 1 | |
| 7 | Gastón Gaudio
|
1–6, 7–5, 7–5 (w/ González) |
3–6, 4–6 | 6–3, 7–5 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 35–36 | 2 | |
| 9 | Mariano Puerta
|
3–6, 6–4, 0–6 (w/ González) |
3–6, 2–6 | 3–6, 5–7 | 0–3 | 1–6 | 22–41 | 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.