# 2005 Monte Carlo Masters – Singles

Rafael Nadal defeated the defending champion Guillermo Coria in the final, 6–3, 6–1, 0–6, 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 2005 Monte Carlo Masters. It was his first Masters title, and the first of eleven titles at the Monte-Carlo Masters. His first round victory against Gaël Monfils marked the beginning of a record 46 consecutive victories at the tournament; he would not lose again until the 2013 final. Nadal became the youngest Masters champion since Michael Chang at the 1990 Canadian Open.
En route to the title, Nadal defeated the previous edition of the French Open's singles champion (Gastón Gaudio), singles runner-up (Guillermo Coria), both doubles champions (Olivier Rochus and Xavier Malisse), the mixed doubles champion (Richard Gasquet), and the boy's champion (Gaël Monfils).

## Seeds

* Roger Federer (quarterfinals)
* Marat Safin (third round)
* Tim Henman (first round)
* Gastón Gaudio (quarterfinals)
* Carlos Moyá (first round)
* Guillermo Coria (final)
* Joachim Johansson (first round)
* Ivan Ljubičić (first round)
* Guillermo Cañas (second round)
* Nikolay Davydenko (third round)
* Rafael Nadal (champion)
* Thomas Johansson (first round)
* Mario Ančić (second round)
* Dominik Hrbatý (first round)
* Radek Štěpánek (second round)
* Jiří Novák (second 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 | Roger Federer | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Richard Gasquet | 6$^1$ | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Richard Gasquet | 6$^1$ | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | Q | Richard Gasquet | 7$^8$ | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | Rafael Nadal | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Gastón Gaudio | 3 | 0 | | 11 | Rafael Nadal | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Guillermo Coria | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | | |
| 6 | Guillermo Coria | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Guillermo Coria | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| | David Ferrer | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Ferrer | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | Guillermo Coria | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Filippo Volandri | 2 | 3 | | WC | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Rusedski | 3 | 1 | | 1 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y El Aynaoui | 1 | 3 | | | A Montañés | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Montañés | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | F Verdasco | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | F González | 2 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | F González | 6 | 7 | | | F González | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Kuerten | 5 | 2 | | 13 | M Ančić | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | M Ančić | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6$^8$ |
| 10 | N Davydenko | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Q | R Gasquet | 6$^1$ | 6 | 7$^{10}$ |
| | J Melzer | 7 | 1 | 3 | 10 | N Davydenko | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Llodra | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | A Costa | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Costa | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 10 | N Davydenko | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | R Gasquet | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | G García-López | 2 | 0 | | Q | R Gasquet | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Mantilla | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | F Mantilla | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | J Johansson | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | G Gaudio | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Rochus | 6$^3$ | 2 | | 4 | G Gaudio | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Schüttler | 2 | 6 | 1 | | N Kiefer | 5 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kiefer | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | G Gaudio | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | V Hănescu | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | Q | V Hănescu | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| | A Calleri | 3 | 6 | 0 | Q | V Hănescu | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Spadea | 0 | 5 | | 15 | R Štěpánek | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | R Štěpánek | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | G Gaudio | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 |
| WC | G Monfils | 3 | 2 | | 11 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | JI Chela | 2 | 5 | | | X Malisse | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | X Malisse | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 11 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Berdych | 4 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | O Rochus | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | L Horna | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6$^1$ | | T Berdych | 6$^4$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | O Rochus | 6 | 6 | | | O Rochus | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | I Ljubičić | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | G Coria | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P-H Mathieu | 2 | 5 | | 6 | G Coria | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Ascione | 6 | 7 | | Q | T Ascione | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Beck | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 6 | G Coria | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Starace | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | A Martín | 6$^0$ | 1 | | | | | |
| | A Martín | 6 | 7 | | | A Martín | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J-R Lisnard | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | J-R Lisnard | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | T Johansson | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | G Coria | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | D Hrbatý | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | D Ferrer | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Seppi | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Seppi | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F López | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | D Ferrer | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | R Söderling | 6$^3$ | 5 | | | | | | | | M Zabaleta | 6 | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | F Santoro | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Zabaleta | 6 | 4 | 6 | | M Zabaleta | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | T Henman | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| 5 | C Moyá | 6$^{10}$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Puerta | 7$^{12}$ | 1 | 6 | | M Puerta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Benneteau | 3 | 3 | | | F Mayer | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Puerta | 7$^8$ | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | |
| | F Volandri | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | F Volandri | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | W Arthurs | 5 | 2 | | | F Volandri | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Andreev | 6$^{10}$ | 1 | | 9 | G Cañas | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | G Cañas | 7$^{12}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | F Volandri | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | J Novák | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | JC Ferrero | 6 | 6 |
| | M Mirnyi | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | J Novák | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | JC Ferrero | 6 | 6 | | WC | JC Ferrero | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Karlović | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | WC | JC Ferrero | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Saulnier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | M Safin | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | P Srichaphan | 2 | 4 | | | C Saulnier | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H-t Lee | 0 | 5 | | 2 | M Safin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Safin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |