# 2005 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Two-time defending champion Roger Federer clinched a third successive success at the event, defeating Ivan Ljubičić 6–1, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–3, in the final.

## Seeds

* Roger Federer (champion)
* Marat Safin (first round)
* Tim Henman (quarterfinals)
* Andre Agassi (semifinals)
* Tommy Robredo (semifinals)
* Nikolay Davydenko (quarterfinals)
* Mikhail Youzhny (quarterfinals)
* Ivan Ljubičić (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 | Final |
| 1 | Roger Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Andre Agassi | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Andre Agassi | 3 | 1 | 1 | Roger Federer | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 |
| | | | | 8 | Ivan Ljubičić | 1 | 7$^8$ | 3 |
| 8 | Ivan Ljubičić | 6 | 6 | 8 | Ivan Ljubičić | 1 | 7$^8$ | 3 |
| 5 | Tommy Robredo | 4 | 3 | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | R Federer | 6$^5$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | I Minář | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6$^5$ | 1 | R Federer | 4 | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | |
| WC | JC Ferrero | 6 | 6 | | WC | JC Ferrero | 6 | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | |
| | F Mayer | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Y El Aynaoui | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | 7 | M Youhzny | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | R Schüttler | 6 | 6 | | | R Schüttler | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Johansson | 6$^3$ | 1 | | 7 | M Youhzny | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Youhzny | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | A Agassi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Agassi | 3 | 1 |
| | R Štěpánek | 4 | 5 | | 4 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Srichaphan | 2 | 6 | 3 | | F López | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F López | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | A Agassi | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | D Hrbatý | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | N Davydenko | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| WC | O Bahrouzyan | 0 | 4 | | | D Hrbatý | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 3 | 0 | | 6 | N Davydenko | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | N Davydenko | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | I Ljubičić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J-R Lisnard | 1 | 1 | | 8 | I Ljubičić | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Voltchkov | 2 | 2 | | | F Verdasco | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | | |
| | F Verdasco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | I Ljubičić | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | I Andreev | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 3/WC | T Henman | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | M Chiudinelli | 3 | 5 | | | I Andreev | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Rusedski | 6 | 6$^7$ | 4 | 3/WC | T Henman | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3/WC | T Henman | 4 | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | I Ljubičić | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | T Robredo | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | T Robredo | 4 | 3 |
| | O Rochus | 6$^5$ | 6$^6$ | | 5 | T Robredo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Berdych | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | T Berdych | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Beck | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | 5 | T Robredo | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Lee H-t | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | N Kiefer | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | R Söderling | 5 | 4 | | | Lee H-t | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kiefer | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | N Kiefer | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Safin | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |