# 2005 French Open

The 2005 French Open was the 109th edition of the tournament.
On the men's side, Rafael Nadal, seeded fourth at his first French Open, was a strong favorite to win the singles title after winning the Monte Carlo and Rome Masters. Guillermo Coria, the defending finalist and 2005 runner-up to Nadal in both Monaco and Rome, called Nadal the best clay-court player in the world prior to the tournament. After defeating top seed Roger Federer in the semifinals, Nadal defeated Mariano Puerta to claim his first French Open title, and the first of four won consecutively from 2005 until 2008. Nadal would go on to win the tournament a record 14 times.
In the women's draw, Justine Henin-Hardenne won her second French Open title, defeating 2000 champion Mary Pierce in the final in just 62 minutes. 2005 marked the first of three consecutive years in which Henin would win the women's singles title.
Gastón Gaudio and Anastasia Myskina were unsuccessful in defending their 2004 titles, Gaudio losing in the fourth round and Myskina being upset in the first round. This tournament was also notable for the rise of future French Open champion Ana Ivanovic, who upset the third seed Amélie Mauresmo in the third round, before going on to defeat another future champion in Francesca Schiavone on her way to her first major quarterfinal appearance in just her second major tournament.

## Points distribution

Below are the tables with the point distribution for each discipline of the tournament.

### Senior points

| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 1000 | 700 | 450 | 250 | 150 | 75 | 35 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Men's doubles | 1000 | 700 | 450 | 250 | 150 | 75 | 0 | — | 12 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Women's singles | 650 | 456 | 292 | 162 | 90 | 56 | 32 | 2 | 30 | 21 | 12.5 | 4 |
| Women's doubles | 650 | 456 | 292 | 162 | 90 | 56 | 0 | — | 30 | — | 0 | 0 |

## Seniors
### Men's singles

Rafael Nadal defeated Mariano Puerta, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–3, 6–1, 7–5
* It was Nadal's 6th title of the year, and his 7th overall. It was his 1st career Grand Slam title.

### Women's singles

Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Mary Pierce, 6–1, 6–1
* It was Henin-Hardenne's 4th title of the year, and her 23rd overall. It was her 4th career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd French Open title.

### Men's doubles

Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi defeated Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4

### Women's doubles

Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez defeated Cara Black / Liezel Huber, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3

### Mixed doubles

Daniela Hantuchová / Fabrice Santoro defeated Martina Navratilova / Leander Paes, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2

## Juniors
### Boys' singles

Marin Čilić defeated Antal van der Duim, 6–3, 6–1

### Girls' singles

Ágnes Szávay defeated Raluca-Ioana Olaru, 6–2, 6–1

### Boys' doubles

Emiliano Massa / Leonardo Mayer defeated Sergei Bubka / Jérémy Chardy, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4

### Girls' doubles

Victoria Azarenka / Ágnes Szávay defeated Raluca-Ioana Olaru / Amina Rakhim, 4–6, 6–4, 6–0

## Singles seeds

The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seedings are based on ATP and WTA rankings as of 16 May 2005. Rankings and points are as of before 23 May 2005.

### Men's singles

| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
| 1 | 1 | Roger Federer | 6,605 | 75 | 450 | 6,980 | Semifinals lost to Rafael Nadal [4] |
| 2 | 3 | Andy Roddick | 3,590 | 35 | 35 | 3,590 | Second round lost to José Acasuso |
| 3 | 4 | Marat Safin | 3,065 | 150 | 150 | 3,065 | Fourth round lost to Tommy Robredo [15] |
| 4 | 5 | Rafael Nadal | 2,600 | 0 | 1,000 | 3,600 | Champion, defeated Mariano Puerta |
| 5 | 6 | Gastón Gaudio | 2,440 | 1,000 | 150 | 1,590 | Fourth round lost to David Ferrer [20] |
| 6 | 7 | Andre Agassi | 2,275 | 5 | 5 | 2,275 | First round lost to Jarkko Nieminen [Q] |
| 7 | 8 | Tim Henman | 2,195 | 450 | 35 | 1,780 | Second round lost to Luis Horna |
| 8 | 9 | Guillermo Coria | 2,040 | 700 | 150 | 1,490 | Fourth round lost to Nikolay Davydenko [12] |
| 9 | 10 | Guillermo Cañas | 1,745 | 5 | 250 | 1,990 | Quarterfinals lost to Mariano Puerta |
| 10 | 11 | David Nalbandian | 1,685 | 450 | 150 | 1,385 | Fourth round lost to Victor Hănescu |
| 11 | 13 | Joachim Johansson | 1,625 | 5 | 0 | 1,620 | Withdrew due to an elbow injury |
| 12 | 12 | Nikolay Davydenko | 1,640 | 5 | 450 | 2,085 | Semifinals lost to Mariano Puerta |
| 13 | 14 | Ivan Ljubičić | 1,465 | 35 | 5 | 1,435 | First round lost to Mariano Puerta |
| 14 | 15 | Carlos Moyá | 1,430 | 250 | 150 | 1,330 | Fourth round lost to Roger Federer [1] |
| 15 | 16 | Tommy Robredo | 1,415 | 150 | 250 | 1,515 | Quarterfinals lost to Nikolay Davydenko [12] |
| 16 | 17 | Radek Štěpánek | 1,415 | 5 | 75 | 1,495 | Third round lost to Sébastien Grosjean [23] |
| 17 | 20 | Dominik Hrbatý | 1,291 | 35 | 5 | 1,261 | First round lost to Janko Tipsarević |
| 18 | 18 | Mario Ančić | 1,315 | 75 | 75 | 1,315 | Third round lost to David Nalbandian [10] |
| 19 | 19 | Thomas Johansson | 1,313 | (25)$^†$ | 35 | 1,323 | Second round lost to David Sánchez |
| 20 | 21 | David Ferrer | 1,225 | 35 | 250 | 1,440 | Quarterfinals lost to Rafael Nadal [4] |
| 21 | 22 | Tommy Haas | 1,215 | 5 | 75 | 1,295 | Third round lost to Nikolay Davydenko [12] |
| 22 | 23 | Nicolás Massú | 1,205 | 75 | 5 | 1,135 | First round lost to Stan Wawrinka [Q] |
| 23 | 24 | Sébastien Grosjean | 1,200 | 35 | 150 | 1,315 | Fourth lost to Rafael Nadal [4] |
| 24 | 25 | Feliciano López | 1,200 | 150 | 5 | 1,055 | First round lost to Paul-Henri Mathieu |
| 25 | 26 | Fernando González | 1,200 | 5 | 75 | 1,270 | Third round lost to Roger Federer [1] |
| 26 | 27 | Jiří Novák | 1,185 | 35 | 35 | 1,185 | Second round lost to Félix Mantilla |
| 27 | 34 | Filippo Volandri | 990 | 5 | 75 | 1,065 | Third round retired against José Acasuso |
| 28 | 28 | Nicolas Kiefer | 1,130 | 35 | 150 | 1,245 | Fourth round withdrew due to a neck injury |
| 29 | 30 | Mikhail Youzhny | 1,095 | 75 | 35 | 1,055 | Second round lost to Jürgen Melzer |
| 30 | 31 | Richard Gasquet | 1,050 | 5 | 75 | 1,120 | Third round lost to Rafael Nadal [4] |
| 31 | 32 | Juan Ignacio Chela | 1,015 | 250 | 35 | 800 | Second round lost to Victor Hănescu |
| 32 | 33 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 995 | 35 | 75 | 1,035 | Third round lost to Marat Safin [3] |
| 33 | 35 | Robin Söderling | 955 | 5 | 35 | 985 | Second round lost to Lee Hyung-taik |
† The player did not qualify the tournament in 2004. Accordingly, this was the points from the 18th best result are deducted instead.
The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Withdrawal reason |
| 2 | Lleyton Hewitt | 3,935 | 250 | 3,685 | Rib injury |
| 29 | Taylor Dent | 1,100 | 5 | 1,095 | Ankle injury |

### Women's singles

| 1. | Lindsay Davenport ( United States) | lost to | [21] Mary Pierce ( France) | Quarterfinal |
| 2. | Maria Sharapova ( Russia) | lost to | [10] Justine Henin-Hardenne ( Belgium) | Quarterfinal |
| 3. | Amélie Mauresmo ( France) | lost to | [29] Ana Ivanovic ( Serbia and Montenegro) | 3rd round |
| 4. | Elena Dementieva ( Russia) | lost to | [16] Elena Likhovtseva ( Russia) | 4th round |
| 5. | Anastasia Myskina ( Russia) | lost to | María Sánchez Lorenzo ( Spain) | 1st round |

## Wildcard entries

Below are the lists of the wildcard awardees entering in the main draws.

## Official videogame

An official videogame for the tournament, Roland Garros 2005: Powered by Smash Court Tennis, was launched exclusively for the PlayStation 2 platform. The game, which is an updated version of Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2, featured 15 licensed players and 4 official courts of the tournament: Court Philippe Chatrier, Court Suzanne Lenglen, Court 1 and Court 2.