# 2005 Ho Chi Minh City Open – Singles

Jonas Björkman won the title defeating Radek Štěpánek 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ in the final.

## Seeds

* Mariano Puerta (semifinals)
* Thomas Johansson (semifinals)
* Radek Štěpánek (final)
* Kenneth Carlsen (first round)
* Cyril Saulnier (quarterfinals)
* Juan Mónaco (quarterfinals)
* Lars Burgsmüller (second round)
* Philipp Kohlschreiber (first 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Mariano Puerta | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| | Jonas Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jonas Björkman | 6 | 6 | | Jonas Björkman | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | 3 | Radek Štěpánek | 3 | 6$^4$ |
| 3 | Radek Štěpánek | 7 | 6 | 3 | Radek Štěpánek | 3 | 6$^4$ |
| 2 | Thomas Johansson | 5 | 4 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | M Puerta | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Soeda | 4 | 7$^7$ | 4 | 1 | M Puerta | 4 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | JP Brzezicki | 6$^5$ | 6$^3$ | | | W Arthurs | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Arthurs | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 1 | M Puerta | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | S Greul | 7$^7$ | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | R Schüttler | 6 | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | R Schüttler | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | R Schüttler | 7$^{12}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Moodie | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | W Moodie | 6$^{10}$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | P Kohlschreiber | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Puerta | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | K Carlsen | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Björkman | 6 | 6 |
| | J Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | J Björkman | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Thron | 2 | 3 | | Q | C Mamiit | 4 | 3$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Mamiit | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Waske | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | A Waske | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | R Sluiter | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | 6$^7$ | | A Waske | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Pless | 3 | 7$^{10}$ | 2 | 7 | L Burgsmüller | 6$^3$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | L Burgsmüller | 6 | 6$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | J Mónaco | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Tuksar | 3 | 5 | | 6 | J Mónaco | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y-h Lu | 6 | 6 | | | Y-h Lu | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dupuis | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | J Mónaco | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | J Tipsarević | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | 3 | R Štěpánek | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | U Vico | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | Q | U Vico | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | H-t Lee | 6$^3$ | 1 | | 3 | R Štěpánek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | R Štěpánek | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | R Štěpánek | 7 | 6 |
| 5 | C Saulnier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | T Johansson | 5 | 4 |
| | P Wessels | 2 | 4 | | 5 | C Saulnier | 7$^7$ | 7$^{12}$ | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Amritraj | 7$^8$ | 6$^5$ | 4 | | J Vaněk | 6$^3$ | 6$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | |
| | J Vaněk | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | 5 | C Saulnier | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | |
| | B Phau | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | T Johansson | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| WC | MQ Đỗ | 3 | 2 | | | B Phau | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| PR | A Popp | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | T Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | T Johansson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |