title: 2005 Nottingham Open – Singles
text: # 2005 Nottingham Open – Singles
  
  Paradorn Srichaphan was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals this year.
  
  Richard Gasquet won the title, defeating Max Mirnyi 6–2, 6–3 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Ivan Ljubičić (second round)
  * Thomas Johansson (quarterfinals)
  * Dominik Hrbatý (second round)
  * Richard Gasquet (champion)
  * Taylor Dent (semifinals)
  * Paradorn Srichaphan (quarterfinals)
  * Olivier Rochus (semifinals)
  * Max Mirnyi (final)
  
  ## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Olivier Rochus | 4 | 5 | | | | |
  | 8 | Max Mirnyi | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | 8 | Max Mirnyi | 6 | 7 | 8 | Max Mirnyi | 2 | 3 |
  | | | | | 4 | Richard Gasquet | 6 | 6 |
  | 4 | Richard Gasquet | 6 | 6 | 4 | Richard Gasquet | 6 | 6 |
  | 5 | Taylor Dent | 4 | 2 | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | I Ljubičić | $6^5$ | 6 | $7^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Hănescu | $7^7$ | 3 | $6^8$ | 1 | I Ljubičić | 1 | 6 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Karlović | 6 | 6 | | | I Karlović | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Andreev | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | I Karlović | $6^0$ | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | |
  | | G Monfils | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | O Rochus | $7^7$ | $6^3$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | K Beck | 6 | 2 | 6 | | K Beck | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Kim | $7^9$ | $6^3$ | $6^6$ | 7 | O Rochus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | O Rochus | $6^7$ | $7^7$ | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | O Rochus | 4 | 5 |
  | 3 | D Hrbatý | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Mirnyi | 6 | 7 |
  | | R Ginepri | 2 | 3 | | 3 | D Hrbatý | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Carlsen | $7^7$ | 4 | $7^7$ | | K Carlsen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | H Mankad | $6^5$ | 6 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | K Carlsen | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | | |
  | | A Martín | 5 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | 8 | M Mirnyi | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | | H-t Lee | 7 | $7^7$ | | | H-t Lee | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Sargsian | 2 | 0 | | 8 | M Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | M Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | P Srichaphan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Hilton | 3 | 2 | | 6 | P Srichaphan | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Mello | 2 | 1 | | Q | J Vacek | $6^3$ | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Vacek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | P Srichaphan | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
  | WC | J Marray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | R Gasquet | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | A Mackin | 2 | 3 | | WC | J Marray | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Zíb | $6^0$ | 2 | | 4 | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | R Gasquet | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 |
  | 5 | T Dent | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | T Dent | 4 | 2 |
  | PR | A Popp | 3 | 3 | | 5 | T Dent | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | T Rettenmaier | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | Q | T Rettenmaier | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Tipsarević | 6 | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | 5 | T Dent | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | S Ventura | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | T Johansson | 3 | $0^r$ | | | | | |
  | | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | T Berdych | $6^5$ | $6^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | D Tursunov | $6^0$ | 3 | | 2 | T Johansson | $7^7$ | $7^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | T Johansson | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  