2005 St. Petersburg Open

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2005 St. Petersburg Open
Date24–30 October
Edition11th
Category International Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$975,000
Surface Hard / indoor
Location St. Petersburg, Russia
Venue Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex
Champions
Singles
Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Johansson
Doubles
Flag of Austria.svg Julian Knowle / Flag of Austria.svg Jürgen Melzer
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The 2005 St. Petersburg Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 11th edition of the St. Petersburg Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2005 ATP Tour. It took place at the Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex in Saint Petersburg, Russia, from October 24 through October 30, 2005.

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The singles draw was headlined by ATP No. 8, Australian Open quarterfinalist, French Open semifinalist, St. Pölten winner Nikolay Davydenko, Wimbledon semifinalist, 1997 St. Petersburg champion Thomas Johansson, and Memphis and Nottingham titlist Max Mirnyi. Also competing were Cincinnati Masters quarterfinalist Mikhail Youzhny, Moscow runner-up Nicolas Kiefer, Jarkko Nieminen, Greg Rusedski and Fernando Verdasco.

Finals

Singles

Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Johansson defeated Flag of Germany.svg Nicolas Kiefer, 6–4, 6–2

Doubles

Flag of Austria.svg Julian Knowle / Flag of Austria.svg Jürgen Melzer defeated Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman / Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi, 4–6, 7–5, 7–5

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