2005 Tennis Masters Cup
The 2005 Tennis Masters Cup was held in Shanghai, People's Republic of China between November 13 and November 20, 2005. The Qi Zhong Stadium was specially built for this tournament.
Due to several withdrawals among the top 8 players, the competition was at first criticised for the lack of the main figures; 5 South American players (including 4 from Argentina) got to participate of the cup, and the only United States player, Andre Agassi, left after his first match. Argentine David Nalbandian won the competition in an intense game against #1 Roger Federer, who finally felt the lack of game due to an injury that kept him a month and a half off the courts.
In doubles, French pair Michaël Llodra and Fabrice Santoro won the final against Leander Paes and Nenad Zimonjić.
Singles
Contenders
| # | Rank | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | (1) | Roger Federer |  Switzerland
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| 2. | (5) | Andre Agassi replaced by Fernando González |
 United States
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| 3. | (6) | Guillermo Coria |  Argentina
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| 4. | (7) | Nikolay Davydenko |  Russia
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| 5. | (8) | Ivan Ljubičić replaced Marat Safin |
 Croatia
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| 6. | (9) | Gaston Gaudio replaced Lleyton Hewitt |
Argentina
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| 7. | (11) | David Nalbandian replaced Andy Roddick |
Argentina
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| 8. | (12) | Mariano Puerta replaced Rafael Nadal |
Argentina
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| A. | (13) | Fernando González replaced Andre Agassi |
 Chile
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Round Robin
Red Group
| Roger Federer | (6-0, 1-6, 6-2) | Guillermo Coria |
| Roger Federer | (6-3, 2-6, 7-64) | Ivan Ljubičić |
| Roger Federer | (6-3, 2-6, 6-4) | David Nalbandian |
| Guillermo Coria | (2-6, 3-6) | Ivan Ljubičić |
| Guillermo Coria | (5-7, 4-6) | David Nalbandian |
| Ivan Ljubičić | (2-6, 2-6) | David Nalbandian |
| # | Seed | Player | Matches W - L |
Sets W - L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 | Roger Federer | 3 - 0 | 6 - 3 |
| 2. | 7 | David Nalbandian | 2 - 1 | 5 - 2 |
| 3. | 5 | Ivan Ljubičić | 1 - 2 | 3 - 4 |
| 4. | 3 | Guillermo Coria | 0 - 3 | 1 - 6 |
Gold Group
| Mariano Puerta | (3-6, 6-4, 0-6) | Fernando González |
| Mariano Puerta | (3-6, 2-6) | Nikolay Davydenko |
| Mariano Puerta | (3-6, 5-7) | Gaston Gaudio |
| Andre Agassi | (4-6, 2-6) | Nikolay Davydenko |
| Fernando González | (6-1, 5-7, 5-7) | Gaston Gaudio (saved 3 match points) |
| Nikolay Davydenko | (6-3, 6-4) | Gaston Gaudio |
| # | Seed | Player | Matches W - L |
Sets W - L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 | Nikolay Davydenko | 3 - 0 | 6 - 0 |
| 2. | 6 | Gaston Gaudio | 2 - 1 | 4 - 3 |
| 3. | A | Fernando González (*) | 1 - 2 | 3 - 5 |
| 4. | 8 | Mariano Puerta | 0 - 3 | 1 - 6 |
- (*)Gonzalez replaced Andre Agassi, who withdrew from competition following his first round robin match against Russian Davydenko.
Semi-Finals
| Roger Federer | (6-0, 6-0) | Gaston Gaudio (first "double bagel" ever at a year-end championship) |
| Nikolay Davydenko | (0-6, 5-7) | David Nalbandian |
Final
| Roger Federer | (7-64, 7-611, 2-6, 1-6, 6-73) | David Nalbandian |
Doubles
Contenders
Round Robin
Red Group
| Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan | (6-4, 6-4) | Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor |
| Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan | (7-5, 6-75, 7-67) | Leander Paes / Nenad Zimonjić |
| Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan | (5-7, 7-63, 6-74) | Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley |
| Leander Paes / Nenad Zimonjić | (7-5, 5-7, 6-3) | Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor |
| Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor | (3-6, 4-6) | Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley |
| Leander Paes / Nenad Zimonjić | (7-63, 7-66) | Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley |
| # | Seed | Player | Matches W - L |
Sets W - L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5 | Leander Paes / Nenad Zimonjić | 2 - 1 | 5 - 3 |
| 2. | 1 | Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan | 2 - 1 | 5 - 3 |
| 3. | 7 | Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley | 2 - 1 | 4 - 3 |
| 4. | 4 | Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor | 0 - 3 | 1 - 4 |
Gold Group
| Jonas Bjorkman / Max Mirnyi | (5-7, 6-4, 4-6) | Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett |
| Jonas Bjorkman / Max Mirnyi | (6-73, 4-6) | Michael Llodra / Fabrice Santoro |
| Jonas Bjorkman / Max Mirnyi | (2-6, 4-6) | Stephen Huss / Wesley Moodie |
| Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett | (3-6, 6-3, 6-4) | Michael Llodra / Fabrice Santoro |
| Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett | (3-6, 7-61, 6-2) | Stephen Huss / Wesley Moodie |
| Michael Llodra / Fabrice Santoro | (6-4, 4-1 retired) | Stephen Huss / Wesley Moodie |
| # | Seed | Player | Matches W - L |
Sets W - L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 | Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett | 3 - 0 | 6 - 3 |
| 2. | 6 | Michael Llodra / Fabrice Santoro | 2 - 1 | 4 - 2 |
| 3. | 8 | Stephen Huss / Wesley Moodie | 1 - 2 | 3 - 4 |
| 4. | 2 | Jonas Bjorkman / Max Mirnyi | 0 - 3 | 1 - 6 |
Semi-Finals
| Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan | (3-6, 6-77) | Michael Llodra / Fabrice Santoro |
| Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett | (3-6, 4-6) | Leander Paes / Nenad Zimonjić |
Final
| Michael Llodra / Fabrice Santoro | (6-76, 6-3, 7-64) | Leander Paes / Nenad Zimonjić |