title: 2005 St. Petersburg Open – Singles
text: # 2005 St. Petersburg Open – Singles
  
  Mikhail Youzhny was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals this year.
  
  Thomas Johansson won the title, beating Nicolas Kiefer 6–4, 6–2 in the final.
  
  ## 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
  
  * 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Nicolas Kiefer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Robin Vik | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | Robin Vik | 3 | 4 | | 5 | Nicolas Kiefer | 4 | 2 |
  | | | | | | 2 | Thomas Johansson | 6 | 6 |
  | 8 | Fernando Verdasco | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | Thomas Johansson | 6 | 6 |
  | 2 | Thomas Johansson | 6 | 3 | 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 | N Davydenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Dlouhý | 2 | 1 | | 1 | N Davydenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Goldstein | $7^8$ | 2 | 6 | | P Goldstein | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Burgsmüller | $6^6$ | 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 | $6^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | R Vik | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | J Björkman | $7^7$ | 3 | 4 | | F Serra | $6^3$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Vik | 6 | 6 | | | R Vik | $7^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | J Nieminen | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | F Verdasco | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M Philippoussis | $6^4$ | 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 | $7^7$ | $6^2$ | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Carlsen | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | K Carlsen | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | M Mirnyi | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | 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 | $6^6$ | | | | | |
  | Q | J Vaněk | 3 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | 2 | T Johansson | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | |
  | | A Pavel | 6 | $7^7$ | | | A Pavel | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Kohlschreiber | 3 | 4 | | 2 | T Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | T Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  