# 2005 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles

Tomáš Berdych defeated Ivan Ljubičić in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2005 Paris Masters.
Marat Safin was the reigning champion, but did not compete.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Andy Roddick (semifinals)
* Guillermo Coria (second round)
* Nikolay Davydenko (quarterfinals)
* Mariano Puerta (second round)
* David Nalbandian (second round)
* Ivan Ljubičić (final)
* Gastón Gaudio (quarterfinals)
* Radek Štěpánek (semifinals)
* Thomas Johansson (third round)
* David Ferrer (quarterfinals)
* Fernando González (second round)
* Robby Ginepri (third round)
* Juan Carlos Ferrero (third round)
* Tommy Robredo (quarterfinals)
* Mario Ančić (second round)
* Dominik Hrbatý (third 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 | Andy Roddick | 2 | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | David Ferrer | 6 | 3 | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | David Ferrer | 6 | 3 | 6$^8$ | 1 | Andy Roddick | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Ivan Ljubičić | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Tommy Robredo | 6$^6$ | 6 | 1 | 6 | Ivan Ljubičić | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Ivan Ljubičić | 7$^8$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Ivan Ljubičić | 7$^8$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | Ivan Ljubičić | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Tomáš Berdych | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| 8 | Radek Štěpánek | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tomáš Berdych | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Nikolay Davydenko | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Nikolay Davydenko | 5 | 4 | | 8 | Radek Štěpánek | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Tomáš Berdych | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Gastón Gaudio | 5 | 0 | | | Tomáš Berdych | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Tomáš Berdych | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | A Roddick | 6 | 6$^2$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Grosjean | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | T Dent | 4 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Dent | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 1 | A Roddick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | N Mahut | 3 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | 16 | D Hrbatý | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| LL | J-R Lisnard | 6 | 1 | 7$^7$ | LL | J-R Lisnard | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | D Hrbatý | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Roddick | 2 | 6 | 7$^{10}$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | D Ferrer | 6 | 3 | 6$^8$ |
| | | | | | 10 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Massú | 2 | 3 | | | M Mirnyi | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Pavel | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | | T Haas | 2 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | T Haas | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | T Haas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | D Nalbandian | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | M Puerta | 3 | 6$^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Djokovic | 4 | | | Q | N Djokovic | 6 | 7$^{11}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Hănescu | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | Q | N Djokovic | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | A Clément | 6 | 1 | 7$^8$ | | | | | 14 | T Robredo | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Kiefer | 4 | 6 | 6$^6$ | WC | A Clément | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | T Robredo | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | T Robredo | 6$^6$ | 6 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | I Ljubičić | 7$^8$ | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | 9 | T Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Vliegen | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | Q | K Vliegen | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Rochus | 6 | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | 9 | T Johansson | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | O Rochus | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | I Ljubičić | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | J Blake | 6 | 6 | | | J Blake | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | I Ljubičić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | R Štěpánek | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F López | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | F López | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | X Malisse | 6 | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | 8 | R Štěpánek | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Sanguinetti | 7 | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | P-H Mathieu | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | P-H Mathieu | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | P-H Mathieu | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | F González | 3 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | R Štěpánek | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | N Davydenko | 5 | 4 |
| | | | | | 15 | M Ančić | 7 | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Tursunov | 6 | 6 | | Q | D Tursunov | 5 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Spadea | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | D Tursunov | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | G Rusedski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | N Davydenko | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | A Seppi | 3 | 4 | | | G Rusedski | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | N Davydenko | 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 |
| | | | | | 7 | G Gaudio | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Nieminen | 7$^{10}$ | 6$^4$ | 3 | WC | F Santoro | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Santoro | 6$^8$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 7 | G Gaudio | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | N Lapentti | 7$^7$ | 5 | 5 | | | | | | 12 | R Ginepri | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | F Verdasco | 6$^5$ | 7 | 7 | | F Verdasco | 3 | 7$^9$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | R Ginepri | 6 | 6$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | G Gaudio | 5 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Berdych | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 13 | J C Ferrero | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | S Wawrinka | 6 | 6 | | LL | S Wawrinka | 6$^4$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Serra | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 13 | J C Ferrero | 5 | 7$^9$ | 4 | | | | |
| | T Berdych | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Berdych | 7 | 6$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | J Novák | 5 | 3 | | | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | G Coria | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Qualifying seeds

* Paradorn Srichaphan (first round)
* Stanislas Wawrinka (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Tomáš Zíb (first round)
* Andreas Seppi (qualified)
* Cyril Saulnier (first round, retired)
* Ivo Minář (first round)
* Dmitry Tursunov (qualified)
* Jan Hernych (first round)
* Daniele Bracciali (first round)
* Nicolás Lapentti (qualified)
* Răzvan Sabău (first round)
* Novak Djokovic (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Novak Djokovic
* Kristof Vliegen
* Nicolas Mahut
* Andreas Seppi
* Dmitry Tursunov
* Nicolás Lapentti

### Lucky losers

* Stanislas Wawrinka
* Jean-René Lisnard

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Paradorn Srichaphan | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Jean-René Lisnard | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Jean-René Lisnard | 5 | 6 | 6 | | Jean-René Lisnard | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | | 12 | Novak Djokovic | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Jérôme Haehnel | 3 | 4 | | 12 | Novak Djokovic | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Stanislas Wawrinka | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Guillermo García López | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | Guillermo García López | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 3 | 2 | Stanislas Wawrinka | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | | Kristof Vliegen | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | Kristof Vliegen | 6 | 6 | | | Kristof Vliegen | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Jan Hernych | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Tomáš Zíb | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Nicolas Mahut | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Nicolas Mahut | 6 | 6 | WC | Nicolas Mahut | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | Antony Dupuis | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | 6$^4$ |
| | Antony Dupuis | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Antony Dupuis | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | 6$^4$ |
| 11 | Răzvan Sabău | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Andreas Seppi | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | George Bastl | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | George Bastl | 4 | 5 | 4 | Andreas Seppi | 7$^{13}$ | 6 |
| | | | | | Stefan Koubek | 6$^{11}$ | 0 |
| | Stefan Koubek | 7$^{15}$ | 6 | | Stefan Koubek | 6$^{11}$ | 0 |
| 9 | Daniele Bracciali | 6$^{13}$ | 1 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Cyril Saulnier | 1$^r$ | | | | | |
| WC | Marc Gicquel | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Marc Gicquel | 6 | | WC | Marc Gicquel | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | 7 | Dmitry Tursunov | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Thomas Enqvist | 6$^2$ | 4 | 7 | Dmitry Tursunov | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Dmitry Tursunov | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Ivo Minář | 3 | 6$^{12}$ | | | | | |
| WC | Julien Benneteau | 6 | 7$^{14}$ | | | | | |
| WC | Julien Benneteau | 6 | 7$^{14}$ | | WC | Julien Benneteau | 3 | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | | 10 | Nicolás Lapentti | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Gilles Simon | 6$^3$ | 6 | 4 | 10 | Nicolás Lapentti | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 10 | Nicolás Lapentti | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | |