2005 St. Petersburg Open – Singles

Singles
Singles
2005 St. Petersburg Open
Champion	Thomas Johansson
Runner-up	Nicolas Kiefer
Final score	6–4, 6–2
Events
Singles	Doubles

Last updated June 12, 2021

Mikhail Youzhny was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals this year.

Seeds

Nikolay Davydenko (Quarterfinals)
Thomas Johansson (Champion)
Max Mirnyi (First Round)
Mikhail Youzhny (Quarterfinals)
Nicolas Kiefer (Final)
Jarkko Nieminen (First Round)
Greg Rusedski (Quarterfinals)
Fernando Verdasco (Semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals					Final

5	Nicolas Kiefer	6	6

	Robin Vik	3	4
					5	Nicolas Kiefer	4	2

					2	Thomas Johansson	6	6
8	Fernando Verdasco	3	6	3

2	Thomas Johansson	6	3	6

Top Half

First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

1	N Davydenko	6	6
	L Dlouhý	2	1		1	N Davydenko	6	6
	P Goldstein	7⁸	2	6		P Goldstein	3	4
	L Burgsmüller	6⁶	6	3						1	N Davydenko	1	1
WC	V Davletshin	3	4							5	N Kiefer	6	6
	J Melzer	6	6			J Melzer	6	3	5
	G García-López	3	6	4	5	N Kiefer	3	6	7
5	N Kiefer	6	3	6											5	N Kiefer	6	6
4	M Youzhny	6	4													R Vik	3	4
	K Beck	3	1^r		4	M Youzhny	6	6
WC	I Kunitsyn	3	2			C Saulnier	1	1
	C Saulnier	6	6							4	M Youzhny	6	4	2
	F Serra	6²	6	6							R Vik	1	6	6
Q	J Björkman	7⁷	3	4		F Serra	6³	6	3
	R Vik	6	6			R Vik	7⁷	2	6
6	J Nieminen	4	4

Bottom Half

First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals				Semifinals

8	F Verdasco	7⁷	4	6
WC	M Philippoussis	6⁴	6	2	8	F Verdasco	7	6
Q	T Gabashvili	3	3			J Mónaco	5	3
	J Mónaco	6	6							8	F Verdasco	6	6
	A Popp	3	6	4							K Carlsen	4	2
Q	S Stakhovsky	6	4	6	Q	S Stakhovsky	7⁷	6²	6⁶
	K Carlsen	6⁴	7⁷	6		K Carlsen	6⁵	7⁷	7⁸
3	M Mirnyi	7⁷	6⁵	4										8	F Verdasco	3	6	3
7	G Rusedski	6	6											2	T Johansson	6	3	6
	D Tursunov	4	4		7	G Rusedski	4	6	6
	I Minář	1	6	5		K Kim	6	3	4
	K Kim	6	4	7						7	G Rusedski	2	6⁶
Q	J Vaněk	3	6⁵							2	T Johansson	6	7⁸
	A Pavel	6	7⁷			A Pavel	2	2
	P Kohlschreiber	3	4		2	T Johansson	6	6
2	T Johansson	6	6

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References

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