Singles | |
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2005 Mercedes-Benz Cup | |
Champion | Andre Agassi |
Runner-up | Gilles Müller |
Final score | 6–4, 7–5 |
Draw | 32 (4 Q / 3 WC ) |
Seeds | 8 |
Tommy Haas was the defending champion, but lost in the second round this year.
Andre Agassi won the tournament, beating Gilles Müller in the final, 6–4, 7–5.
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Andre Agassi | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Juan Ignacio Chela | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||
1 | Andre Agassi | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
Gilles Müller | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||
Gilles Müller | 4 | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||
2 | Dominik Hrbatý | 6 | 64 | 1 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LL | J-R Lisnard | 1 | 0 | 1 | A Agassi | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K Carlsen | 62 | 77 | 4 | K Kim | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
K Kim | 77 | 63 | 6 | 1 | A Agassi | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
WC | P Goldstein | 6 | 6 | P Srichaphan | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C Saulnier | 4 | 4 | WC | P Goldstein | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
P Srichaphan | 78 | 64 | 6 | P Srichaphan | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | M Ančić | 66 | 77 | 2 | 1 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | T Haas | 6 | 6 | JI Chela | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
I Karlović | 4 | 4 | 4 | T Haas | 6 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
X Malisse | 6 | 6 | X Malisse | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
H-t Lee | 3 | 4 | X Malisse | 4 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
JI Chela | 67 | 6 | 6 | JI Chela | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Baghdatis | 79 | 3 | 4 | JI Chela | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
LL | N Okun | 1 | 2 | LL | D Tursunov | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
LL | D Tursunov | 6 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | V Spadea | 6 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | Z Fleishman | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | Z Fleishman | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
G Müller | 2 | 6 | 78 | G Müller | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | S de Chaunac | 6 | 3 | 66 | G Müller | 77 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R Ginepri | 6 | 6 | R Ginepri | 65 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
W Arthurs | 4 | 4 | R Ginepri | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | J Blake | 3 | WC | J Blake | 3 | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | N Kiefer | 2r | G Müller | 4 | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | S Grosjean | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | D Hrbatý | 6 | 64 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
R Mello | 1 | 6 | 6 | R Mello | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | A Hadad | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | A Hadad | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
WC | C Mamiit | 6 | 3 | 3 | R Mello | 6 | 69 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Q | J Björkman | 4 | 4 | 2 | D Hrbatý | 4 | 711 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
J Hernych | 6 | 6 | J Hernych | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K Beck | 4 | 1 | 2 | D Hrbatý | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | D Hrbatý | 6 | 6 |
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