# 2005 China Open – Men's singles

Marat Safin was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.
Rafael Nadal won the title, beating Guillermo Coria 5–7, 6–1, 6–2 in the final.

## Seeds

* Rafael Nadal (champion)
* Guillermo Coria (final)
* David Nalbandian (quarterfinals)
* Thomas Johansson (semifinals)
* Dominik Hrbatý (withdrew)
* Juan Carlos Ferrero (semifinals)
* Mikhail Youzhny (quarterfinals)
* Carlos Moyá (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 4 | 4 | | 1 | Rafael Nadal | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 2 | Guillermo Coria | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Thomas Johansson | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | Guillermo Coria | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Guillermo Coria | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |

### 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 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y-t Wang | 2 | 4 | | 1 | R Nadal | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Karanušić | 4 | 1 | | | J Gimelstob | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gimelstob | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Wessels | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | P Wessels | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | W Arthurs | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | P Wessels | 6 | 7$^{11}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y Wang | 7$^7$ | 6 | | WC | Y Wang | 1 | 6$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Gregorc | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | D Nalbandian | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | JC Ferrero | 4 | 4 |
| | K Pless | 3 | 6$^2$ | | 3 | D Nalbandian | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Norman | 5 | 6$^7$ | | Q | A Hadad | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Hadad | 7 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | 3 | D Nalbandian | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | L Burgsmüller | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | JC Ferrero | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Tursunov | 6 | 6 | | | D Tursunov | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H-t Lee | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | JC Ferrero | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | JC Ferrero | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | C Moyá | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Srichaphan | 6$^6$ | 3 | | 8 | C Moyá | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Heuberger | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | S Koubek | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Koubek | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | 8 | C Moyá | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | |
| | R Schüttler | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | T Johansson | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J Nieminen | 6 | 6 | | | J Nieminen | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Björkman | 4 | 3 | | 4 | T Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | T Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | T Johansson | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | M Youzhny | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | G Coria | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| Q | N Healey | 5 | 4 | | 7 | M Youzhny | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Udomchoke | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | D Udomchoke | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Okun | 6$^4$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | M Youzhny | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | P Sun | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | G Coria | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| LL | T Matsui | 6 | 5 | 6 | LL | T Matsui | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | SX Zeng | 2 | 1 | | 2 | G Coria | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | G Coria | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |