# 2005 Tennis Masters Cup

The 2005 Tennis Masters Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 36th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 31st edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 2005 ATP Tour. It took place at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, China, from November 13 through November 20, 2005. David Nalbandian won the singles title.

## Finals
### Singles

David Nalbandian defeated Roger Federer 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–7$^{(11–13)}$, 6–2, 6–1, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$
* It was Nalbandian's 2nd title of the year, and his 4th overall. It was his 1st career year-end championships title.

### Doubles

Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro defeated Leander Paes / Nenad Zimonjić 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$

## Points and prize money

| Stage | Singles | Doubles$^1$ | Points |
| Champion | RR + $980,000 | RR +$125,000 | RR + 450 |
| Runner-up | RR + $370,000 | RR +$25,000 | RR + 200 |
| Round robin win per match | $120,000 | $15,000 | 100 |
| Participation fee | $90,000$^2$ | $50,000 | – |
* RR is points or prize money won in the round robin stage.
* $^1$ Prize money for doubles is per team.
* $^2$ Participation fee for 1 RR match is $45,000 and for 2 RR matches is $70,000.
* An undefeated singles champion would earn the maximum 750 points and $1,520,000 in prize money ($120,000 participation, $360,000 undefeated round robin, $370,000 semifinal win, $700,000 final win)
* An undefeated doubles champion would earn the maximum 750 points and $220,000 in prize money ($50,000 participation, $45,000 undefeated round robin, $25,000 semifinal win, $100,000 final win). While each of them would get 1,500 points, the $220,000 would be split, so $110,000 for each member of the team.

## Points breakdown
### Singles

| Seed | Rank | Player | Grand Slam | Grand Slam | Grand Slam | Grand Slam | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | Best Other | Best Other | Best Other | Best Other | Best Other | Total points | Tourn |
| Seed | Rank | Player | AUS | FRA | WIM | USO | IW | MIA | MC | ROM | HAM | CAN | CIN | MAD | PAR | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total points | Tourn |
| 1 | 1 | Roger Federer | SF 90 | SF 90 | W 200 | W 200 | W 100 | W 100 | QF 25 | A 0 | W 100 | A 0 | W 100 | A 0 | A 0 | W 60 | W 50 | W 50 | W 45 | W 35 | 1,245 | 18 |
| 2 | 2 | Rafael Nadal | R16 30 | W 200 | R64 7 | R32 15 | A 0 | F 70 | W 100 | W 100 | A 0 | W 100 | R64 1 | W 100 | A 0 | W 60 | W 50 | W 50 | W 35 | W 35 | 953 | 24 |
| — | 3 | Andy Roddick | SF 90 | R64 7 | F 140 | R128 1 | SF 45 | R64 1 | A 0 | R16 15 | R64 1 | R64 1 | F 70 | R32 1 | SF 45 | W 45 | W 45 | W 40 | W 35 | W 35 | 617 | 20 |
| — | 4 | Lleyton Hewitt | F 140 | A 0 | SF 90 | SF 90 | F 70 | A 0 | A 0 | A 0 | A 0 | R64 1 | SF 45 | A 0 | A 0 | W 35 | QF 11 | QF 8 | QF 8 | | 498 | 17 |
| 3 | 5 | Andre Agassi | QF 50 | R128 1 | A 0 | F 140 | QF 25 | SF 45 | A 0 | SF 45 | R64 1 | F 70 | A 0 | A 0 | A 0 | W 35 | QF 27 | QF 8 | QF 8 | | 455 | 17 |
| 4 | 6 | Guillermo Coria | R16 30 | R16 30 | R16 30 | QF 50 | R16 15 | R32 7 | F 70 | F 70 | Q 25 | R64 1 | R32 7 | R16 15 | R32 1 | W 35 | F 24 | SF 15 | QF 8 | QF 5 | 438 | 22 |
| 5 | 7 | Nikolay Davydenko | QF 50 | SF 90 | R64 7 | R64 7 | R64 1 | R64 1 | R16 15 | R64 1 | SF 45 | R16 15 | QF 25 | R16 15 | QF 25 | W 35 | SF 27 | SF 22 | SF 22 | QF 15 | 418 | 29 |
| 6 | 8 | Ivan Ljubičić | R64 7 | R128 1 | R18 1 | R32 15 | R16 15 | R16 15 | R64 1 | R16 15 | R32 7 | R64 1 | R64 1 | F 70 | F 70 | W 50 | F 42 | W 35 | F 35 | F 35 | 416 | 23 |
| 7 | 9 | Gastón Gaudio | R32 15 | R16 30 | A 0 | R128 1 | R32 7 | R16 15 | QF 25 | R16 15 | R16 15 | QF 25 | R64 1 | R32 1 | QF 25 | W 50 | W 40 | W 35 | W 35 | W 35 | 370 | 24 |
| — | 10 | Marat Safin | W 200 | R16 30 | R32 15 | A 0 | R32 7 | R32 7 | R16 15 | R32 7 | R32 7 | A 0 | QF 25 | A 0 | A 0 | F 31 | R32 1 | R32 1 | | | 346 | 16 |
| 8 | 11 | David Nalbandian | QF 50 | QF 50 | R16 30 | QF 50 | R16 15 | R32 7 | A 0 | R64 1 | R64 1 | R32 7 | R32 7 | SF 45 | R32 1 | W 35 | SF 22 | QF 12 | QF 8 | R16 3 | 344 | 21 |
| 9 | 12 | Mariano Puerta | QF 8 | F 140 | R128 1 | R64 7 | R16 5 | R16 5 | R16 15 | A 0 | R32 7 | QF 25 | R64 1 | R16 15 | R32 7 | W 35 | F 24 | SF 22 | SF 15 | QF 8 | 340 | 23 |
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| 10 | 13 | Fernando González | R32 15 | R32 15 | QF 50 | R32 15 | R16 15 | R32 7 | R16 15 | R64 1 | R32 7 | R64 1 | R16 15 | QF 25 | R32 1 | W 50 | W 35 | W 35 | F 24 | QF 12 | 338 | 23 |
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### Doubles

| Rk | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Total | Tour |
| 1 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | W 200 | F 140 | F 140 | F 140 | W 100 | F 70 | F 70 | F 45 | SF 45 | SF 45 | W 40 | F 35 | W 35 | QF 25 | 1,130 | 21 |
| 2 | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | W 200 | F 140 | W 100 | W 100 | W 100 | SF 90 | SF 90 | SF 45 | SF 45 | SF 45 | F 35 | F 31 | SF 22 | R16 0 | 1,043 | 15 |
| 3 | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett | W 200 | W 100 | SF 90 | SF 90 | F 70 | F 70 | SF 45 | SF 45 | F 28 | QF 25 | SF 22 | QF 8 | R16 0 | R16 0 | 793 | 17 |
| 4 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | W 100 | W 100 | SF 90 | F 70 | W 50 | SF 45 | SF 45 | W 35 | F 28 | QF 25 | QF 25 | QF 25 | QF 25 | SF 22 | 685 | 19 |
| 5 | Leander Paes Nenad Zimonjić | W 100 | F 70 | W 60 | QF 50 | QF 50 | SF 45 | F 31 | QF 25 | QF 25 | QF 25 | SF 15 | QF 8 | R16 0 | R16 0 | 504 | 19 |
| 6 | Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro | W 100 | F 70 | QF 50 | SF 45 | SF 45 | SF 45 | W 45 | W 35 | R16 15 | R32 15 | QF 11 | QF 10 | R64 0 | R16 0 | 486 | 18 |
| 7 | Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley | F 70 | QF 50 | SF 45 | W 45 | W 35 | R16 30 | QF 25 | QF 25 | QF 25 | QF 25 | F 24 | SF 22 | SF 22 | SF 22 | 441 | 23 |
| 12$^1$ | Stephen Huss Wesley Moodie | W 200 | F 35 | QF 25 | R16 0 | R32 0 | R64 0 | R16 0 | R16 0 | R16 0 | | | | | | 270 | 9 |
$^1$ Huss and Moodie qualified due to winning Wimbledon and a top 20 finish according to the rules