2005 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Jiří Novák was the defending champion, but did not participate.

Men's singles
2005 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionSouth Africa Wesley Moodie
Runner-upCroatia Mario Ančić
Score1–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4
Details
Draw48 (6 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singlesmenwomen
Doublesmenwomen
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Wesley Moodie won the title, defeating Mario Ančić in the final 1–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4.[1]

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. Mariano Puerta (third round)
  2. Radek Štěpánek (quarterfinals)
  3. Robby Ginepri (quarterfinals)
  4. Taylor Dent (quarterfinals)
  5. Mario Ančić (final)
  6. Mikhail Youzhny (second round)
  7. Jarkko Nieminen (semifinals)
  8. Vince Spadea (second round)
  9. Paradorn Srichaphan (third round)
  10. Kenneth Carlsen (third round)
  11. Luis Horna (third round)
  12. Cyril Saulnier (third round)
  13. Gilles Müller (third round)
  14. Ivo Minář (second round)
  15. Robin Vik (second round)
  16. Juan Mónaco (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
               
Marcos Baghdatis164
5 Mario Ančić677
5 Mario Ančić66
Björn Phau21
3 Robby Ginepri43
Björn Phau66
5 Mario Ančić6674
Wesley Moodie1796
7 Jarkko Nieminen 6577
4 Taylor Dent4763
7 Jarkko Nieminen6164
Wesley Moodie4677
Wesley Moodie7778
2 Radek Štěpánek6266

Top half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
1 M Puerta66
Q T Iwami694Q E Taino34
Q E Taino71161 M Puerta27135
M Baghdatis66 M Baghdatis66117
J Tipsarević44 M Baghdatis66
14 I Minář42
M Baghdatis164
5 M Ančić677
12 C Saulnier6657
Q R Sluiter66Q R Sluiter3775
L Burgsmüller3112 C Saulnier21
Q J-M Gambill6565 M Ančić66
P Wessels273Q J-M Gambill634
5 M Ančić366

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
3 R Ginepri66
WC G Motomura24PR A Popp40
PR A Popp663 R Ginepri66
A Waske3777713 G Müller44
J Gimelstob66563 A Waske561
13 G Müller746
3 R Ginepri43
B Phau66
10 K Carlsen77711
WC T Ittogi01 N Lapentti6169
N Lapentti6610 K Carlsen12
S Koubek79465 B Phau66
B Phau67677 B Phau67
8 V Spadea45

Bottom half

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
7 J Nieminen66
Q G Soeda462 R Schüttler11
R Schüttler6467 J Nieminen2787
P Kohlschreiber3619 P Srichaphan6665
WC T Terachi677WC T Terachi14
9 P Srichaphan66
7 J Nieminen6577
4 T Dent4763
16 J Mónaco614
W Arthurs6177 W Arthurs466
WC T Suzuki3662 W Arthurs4773
PR D Tursunov3664 T Dent6656
G García López641PR D Tursunov363
4 T Dent677

Section 4

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
6 M Youzhny163
W Moodie66 W Moodie636
J Wang14 W Moodie77626
D Udomchoke65411 L Horna64774
R Karanušić776 R Karanušić25
11 L Horna 67
W Moodie7778
2 R Štěpánek6266
15 R Vik24
Q D Gremelmayr263 K Kim66
K Kim677 K Kim13
J Vaněk77772 R Štěpánek66
L Dlouhý6465 J Vaněk54
2 R Štěpánek76

References