title: 2005 Ho Chi Minh City Open – Singles
text: # 2005 Ho Chi Minh City Open – Singles
  
  Jonas Björkman won the title defeating Radek Štěpánek 6–3, $7–6^{(7–4)}$ in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Mariano Puerta (semifinals)
  * Thomas Johansson (semifinals)
  * Radek Štěpánek (final)
  * Kenneth Carlsen (first round)
  * Cyril Saulnier (quarterfinals)
  * Juan Mónaco (quarterfinals)
  * Lars Burgsmüller (second round)
  * Philipp Kohlschreiber (first round)
  
  ## 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Mariano Puerta | 1 | 0 | | | | |
  | | Jonas Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Jonas Björkman | 6 | 6 | | Jonas Björkman | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | | | | | 3 | Radek Štěpánek | 3 | $6^4$ |
  | 3 | Radek Štěpánek | 7 | 6 | 3 | Radek Štěpánek | 3 | $6^4$ |
  | 2 | Thomas Johansson | 5 | 4 | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | M Puerta | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | G Soeda | 4 | $7^7$ | 4 | 1 | M Puerta | 4 | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | JP Brzezicki | $6^5$ | $6^3$ | | | W Arthurs | 6 | $6^3$ | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | W Arthurs | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | 1 | M Puerta | 3 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | | S Greul | $7^7$ | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | R Schüttler | 6 | 2 | $6^5$ | | | | |
  | | R Schüttler | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | R Schüttler | $7^{12}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | W Moodie | 6 | $7^7$ | | | W Moodie | $6^{10}$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | P Kohlschreiber | 4 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Puerta | 1 | 0 |
  | 4 | K Carlsen | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Björkman | 6 | 6 |
  | | J Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | J Björkman | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Thron | 2 | 3 | | Q | C Mamiit | 4 | $3^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | C Mamiit | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | A Waske | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | $7^9$ | | | | | | | A Waske | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | R Sluiter | $6^3$ | $7^7$ | $6^7$ | | A Waske | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | K Pless | 3 | $7^{10}$ | 2 | 7 | L Burgsmüller | $6^3$ | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | L Burgsmüller | 6 | $6^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | J Mónaco | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Tuksar | 3 | 5 | | 6 | J Mónaco | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Y-h Lu | 6 | 6 | | | Y-h Lu | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Dupuis | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | J Mónaco | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | | J Tipsarević | $7^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | 3 | R Štěpánek | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | U Vico | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | Q | U Vico | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | H-t Lee | $6^3$ | 1 | | 3 | R Štěpánek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | R Štěpánek | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | R Štěpánek | 7 | 6 |
  | 5 | C Saulnier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | T Johansson | 5 | 4 |
  | | P Wessels | 2 | 4 | | 5 | C Saulnier | $7^7$ | $7^{12}$ | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | P Amritraj | $7^8$ | $6^5$ | 4 | | J Vaněk | $6^3$ | $6^{10}$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Vaněk | $6^6$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | 5 | C Saulnier | $6^2$ | 2 | | | | |
  | | B Phau | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | T Johansson | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | MQ Đỗ | 3 | 2 | | | B Phau | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | PR | A Popp | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | T Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | T Johansson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  