title: 2005 China Open – Men's singles
text: # 2005 China Open – Men's singles
  
  Marat Safin was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.
  
  Rafael Nadal won the title, beating Guillermo Coria 5–7, 6–1, 6–2 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Rafael Nadal (champion)
  * Guillermo Coria (final)
  * David Nalbandian (quarterfinals)
  * Thomas Johansson (semifinals)
  * Dominik Hrbatý (withdrew)
  * Juan Carlos Ferrero (semifinals)
  * Mikhail Youzhny (quarterfinals)
  * Carlos Moyá (quarterfinals)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 4 | 4 | | 1 | Rafael Nadal | 5 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 2 | Guillermo Coria | 7 | 1 | 2 |
  | 4 | Thomas Johansson | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | Guillermo Coria | 7 | 1 | 2 |
  | 2 | Guillermo Coria | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Y-t Wang | 2 | 4 | | 1 | R Nadal | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Karanušić | 4 | 1 | | | J Gimelstob | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Gimelstob | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | | P Wessels | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | P Wessels | $6^3$ | 2 | | | | | |
  | | W Arthurs | $6^5$ | 4 | | | P Wessels | 6 | $7^{11}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Y Wang | $7^7$ | 6 | | WC | Y Wang | 1 | $6^9$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | L Gregorc | $6^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 |
  | 3 | D Nalbandian | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | JC Ferrero | 4 | 4 |
  | | K Pless | 3 | $6^2$ | | 3 | D Nalbandian | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Norman | 5 | $6^7$ | | Q | A Hadad | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Hadad | 7 | $7^9$ | | | | | | | 3 | D Nalbandian | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | | L Burgsmüller | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | JC Ferrero | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | | D Tursunov | 6 | 6 | | | D Tursunov | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | H-t Lee | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | JC Ferrero | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | JC Ferrero | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | C Moyá | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Srichaphan | $6^6$ | 3 | | 8 | C Moyá | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Heuberger | 3 | $6^6$ | | | S Koubek | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Koubek | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | 8 | C Moyá | $6^3$ | 3 | | | | | | |
  | | R Schüttler | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | T Johansson | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | J Nieminen | 6 | 6 | | | J Nieminen | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | J Björkman | 4 | 3 | | 4 | T Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | T Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | T Johansson | 6 | 5 | 2 |
  | 7 | M Youzhny | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | G Coria | 4 | 7 | 6 |
  | Q | N Healey | 5 | 4 | | 7 | M Youzhny | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Udomchoke | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 | | D Udomchoke | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Okun | $6^4$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | M Youzhny | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
  | WC | P Sun | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | G Coria | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
  | LL | T Matsui | 6 | 5 | 6 | LL | T Matsui | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | SX Zeng | 2 | 1 | | 2 | G Coria | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | G Coria | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  