# 2005 Nottingham Open – Singles

Paradorn Srichaphan was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals this year.
Richard Gasquet won the title, defeating Max Mirnyi 6–2, 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

* Ivan Ljubičić (second round)
* Thomas Johansson (quarterfinals)
* Dominik Hrbatý (second round)
* Richard Gasquet (champion)
* Taylor Dent (semifinals)
* Paradorn Srichaphan (quarterfinals)
* Olivier Rochus (semifinals)
* Max Mirnyi (final)

## 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 |
| 7 | Olivier Rochus | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| 8 | Max Mirnyi | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 8 | Max Mirnyi | 6 | 7 | 8 | Max Mirnyi | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | 4 | Richard Gasquet | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Richard Gasquet | 6 | 6 | 4 | Richard Gasquet | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Taylor Dent | 4 | 2 | | | | |

### 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 | I Ljubičić | 6$^5$ | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Hănescu | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6$^8$ | 1 | I Ljubičić | 1 | 6 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Karlović | 6 | 6 | | | I Karlović | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Andreev | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | I Karlović | 6$^0$ | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | |
| | G Monfils | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | O Rochus | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | |
| | K Beck | 6 | 2 | 6 | | K Beck | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kim | 7$^9$ | 6$^3$ | 6$^6$ | 7 | O Rochus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | O Rochus | 6$^7$ | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | O Rochus | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | D Hrbatý | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Mirnyi | 6 | 7 |
| | R Ginepri | 2 | 3 | | 3 | D Hrbatý | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Carlsen | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7$^7$ | | K Carlsen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Mankad | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | K Carlsen | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Martín | 5 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | 8 | M Mirnyi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | H-t Lee | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | H-t Lee | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sargsian | 2 | 0 | | 8 | M Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 6 | P Srichaphan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Hilton | 3 | 2 | | 6 | P Srichaphan | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Mello | 2 | 1 | | Q | J Vacek | 6$^3$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Vacek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | P Srichaphan | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | J Marray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | R Gasquet | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | A Mackin | 2 | 3 | | WC | J Marray | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Zíb | 6$^0$ | 2 | | 4 | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | R Gasquet | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | T Dent | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | T Dent | 4 | 2 |
| PR | A Popp | 3 | 3 | | 5 | T Dent | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Rettenmaier | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | Q | T Rettenmaier | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tipsarević | 6 | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | 5 | T Dent | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | S Ventura | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | T Johansson | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | T Berdych | 6$^5$ | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | D Tursunov | 6$^0$ | 3 | | 2 | T Johansson | 7$^7$ | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | T Johansson | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |