# 2005 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles

Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick in the final, 6–3, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2005 Cincinnati Masters.
Andre Agassi was the reigning champion, but did not compete this year.
This was the first Masters tournament to feature future world No. 1's Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray; they lost in the first and second rounds, respectively.

## Seeds

* Roger Federer (champion)
* Rafael Nadal (first round)
* Lleyton Hewitt (semifinals)
* Marat Safin (quarterfinals)
* Andy Roddick (final)
* Nikolay Davydenko (quarterfinals)
* Andre Agassi (withdrew due to a back injury)
* Gastón Gaudio (first round)
* Guillermo Coria (second round)
* Mariano Puerta (first round)
* David Nalbandian (second round)
* Tim Henman (second round)
* Thomas Johansson (first round)
* Ivan Ljubičić (first round)
* Radek Štěpánek (first round)
* Richard Gasquet (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 |
| 1 | Roger Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | José Acasuso | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | José Acasuso | 4 | 3 | | 1 | Roger Federer | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Robby Ginepri | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Marat Safin | 2 | 3 | | WC | Robby Ginepri | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | Robby Ginepri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Robby Ginepri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Roger Federer | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Andy Roddick | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Nikolay Davydenko | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Andy Roddick | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Lleyton Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Lleyton Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Lleyton Hewitt | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Andy Roddick | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| 5 | Andy Roddick | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | Andy Roddick | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Mikhail Youzhny | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| 1 | R Federer | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Blake | 6$^3$ | 5 | | 1 | R Federer | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kiefer | 6 | 6 | | | N Kiefer | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Lapentti | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Volandri | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | O Rochus | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | O Rochus | 4 | 6 | 6 | | O Rochus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 6$^4$ | 7$^9$ | 7 | | F Santoro | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | I Ljubičić | 7$^7$ | 6$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | G Coria | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Acasuso | 4 | 3 |
| | P Srichaphan | 4 | 2 | | 9 | G Coria | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Horna | 6 | 6 | | Q | L Horna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Rochus | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | Q | L Horna | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | | |
| PR | Y El Aynaoui | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | J Acasuso | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | |
| | J Acasuso | 6 | 6 | | | J Acasuso | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Robredo | 2 | 6 | 6 | | T Robredo | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | G Gaudio | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | M Safin | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Hernych | 6$^3$ | 4 | | 4 | M Safin | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Murray | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | WC | A Murray | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Dent | 6$^4$ | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | 4 | M Safin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Mirnyi | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | D Hrbatý | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| | R Söderling | 6 | 6 | | | R Söderling | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hrbatý | 6 | 7 | | | D Hrbatý | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | T Johansson | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Safin | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | M Puerta | 6$^2$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | R Ginepri | 6 | 6 |
| WC | R Ginepri | 7$^7$ | 6 | | WC | R Ginepri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | W Moodie | 2 | 1 | | | D Ferrer | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | R Ginepri | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | G Simon | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | C Moyà | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | V Spadea | 6 | 2 | 3 | Q | G Simon | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Moyà | 6 | 6 | | | C Moyà | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | X Malisse | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 6 | N Davydenko | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Grosjean | 6$^4$ | 5 | | 6 | N Davydenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| SE | P-H Mathieu | 6 | 2 | 6 | SE | P-H Mathieu | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Haas | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 6 | N Davydenko | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F González | 3 | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | F González | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | N Djokovic | 6 | 6$^7$ | 4 | | F González | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavel | 2 | 6$^3$ | | 11 | D Nalbandian | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | D Nalbandian | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | N Davydenko | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | R Gasquet | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 |
| | F López | 5 | 6 | 1 | 16 | R Gasquet | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ančić | 6 | 6 | | | M Ančić | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Mello | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | M Ančić | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | D Tursunov | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Rusedski | 4 | 7 | 6 | | G Rusedski | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Andreev | 3 | 4 | | 3 | L Hewitt | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | A Roddick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Melzer | 3 | 4 | | 5 | A Roddick | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Koubek | 6 | 3 | 2 | | J C Ferrero | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J C Ferrero | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | A Roddick | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A Martín | 6$^{4r}$ | | | | | | | | | J I Chela | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | |
| | J I Chela | 6$^4$ | | | | J I Chela | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Massú | 2 | 1 | | 12 | T Henman | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | T Henman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Roddick | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | R Štěpánek | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Youzhny | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| WC | G Monfils | 6 | 6 | | WC | G Monfils | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Novák | 4 | 3 | | | K Beck | 1 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Beck | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | G Monfils | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | M Youzhny | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | M Youzhny | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Saulnier | 2 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | M Youzhny | 4 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Berdych | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | T Berdych | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | R Nadal | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |