# 2005 Chennai Open – Singles

Carlos Moyà was the defending champion and won in the final 3–6, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ against Paradorn Srichaphan.

## Seeds

* Carlos Moyà (champion)
* Paradorn Srichaphan (final)
* Rainer Schüttler (first round)
* Jonas Björkman (second round)
* Kenneth Carlsen (second round)
* Yen-Hsun Lu (second round)
* Grégory Carraz (first round)
* Kevin Kim (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Carlos Moyá | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Guillermo García López | 4 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| | Guillermo García López | 4 | 6 | 6$^2$ | 1 | Carlos Moyá | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | 2 | Paradorn Srichaphan | 6 | 4 | 6$^5$ |
| | Tomáš Zíb | 6$^5$ | 3 | | 2 | Paradorn Srichaphan | 6 | 4 | 6$^5$ |
| 2 | Paradorn Srichaphan | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |

### Top 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 | Semifinals |
| 1 | C Moyà | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Knowle | 4 | 6$^4$ | | 1 | C Moyà | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Amritraj | 4 | 4 | | | I Heuberger | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Heuberger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | C Moyà | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P-H Mathieu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | P-H Mathieu | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | J Tipsarević | 3 | 4 | | | P-H Mathieu | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Okun | 6$^0$ | 4 | | 5 | K Carlsen | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | K Carlsen | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | C Moyà | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ |
| 3 | R Schüttler | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | G García López | 4 | 6 | 6$^2$ |
| | O Patience | 6 | 6 | | | O Patience | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Vaněk | 2 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | M Tabara | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Tabara | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | M Tabara | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | G García López | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | G García López | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D van Scheppingen | 6 | 3 | 2 | | G García López | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A García | 6 | 6 | | | A García | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | G Carraz | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | K Kim | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Mankad | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | K Kim | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Zíb | 6 | 6 | | | T Zíb | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Burgsmüller | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | T Zíb | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | J-M Gambill | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | J Gimelstob | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | J Gimelstob | 6 | 6 | | | J Gimelstob | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Rastogi | 4 | 0 | | 4 | J Björkman | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | J Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | T Zíb | 6$^5$ | 3 |
| 6 | Y-H Lu | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | P Srichaphan | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| WC | L Paes | 2 | 6$^5$ | | 6 | Y-H Lu | 6 | 5 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | |
| | S Ventura | 6$^6$ | 7 | 4 | | K Vliegen | 1 | 7 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | |
| | K Vliegen | 7$^8$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | K Vliegen | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | N Devilder | 6 | 6$^{10}$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 2 | P Srichaphan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M Baghdatis | 4 | 7$^{12}$ | 6$^5$ | Q | N Devilder | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Rochus | 6 | 6$^4$ | 1 | 2 | P Srichaphan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | P Srichaphan | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |