title: 2005 Brasil Open – Singles
text: # 2005 Brasil Open – Singles
  
  Gustavo Kuerten was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
  
  Rafael Nadal won in the final 6–0, $6–7^{(2–7)},$ 6–1, against Alberto Martín.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Gastón Gaudio (withdrew due to an athletic pubalgia)
  * Fernando González (first round)
  * Juan Ignacio Chela (second round)
  * Filippo Volandri (first round, retired because of a flu)
  * David Ferrer (first round, retired because of a flu)
  * Rafael Nadal (champion)
  * Mariano Zabaleta (quarterfinals)
  * Albert Costa (second round)
  * Ricardo Mello (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 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 9 | Ricardo Mello | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
  | 6 | Rafael Nadal | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 6 | Rafael Nadal | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | $6^2$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | | Alberto Martín | 0 | $7^7$ | 1 |
  | | Alberto Martín | 6 | 6 | | | Alberto Martín | 0 | $7^7$ | 1 |
  | Q | Peter Luczak | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 9 | R Mello | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Montañés | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | R Mello | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Mantilla | $6^1$ | 6 | 3 | Q | M Vassallo Argüello | 3 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Vassallo Argüello | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | 9 | R Mello | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | S Ventura | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | S Ventura | 5 | 1 | | | | | | |
  | | N Almagro | 6 | 4 | 1 | | S Ventura | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | À Corretja | 0 | 7 | | WC | À Corretja | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | D Ferrer | 6 | 5 | r | | | | | | | | | | 9 | R Mello | 6 | 2 | 4 |
  | 3 | JI Chela | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | R Nadal | 2 | 6 | 6 |
  | | L Burgsmüller | 4 | 0 | | 3 | JI Chela | $6^2$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Starace | 1 | 1 | | | A Calleri | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Calleri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Calleri | 2 | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | | |
  | Q | JA Marín | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | R Nadal | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Á Calatrava | 6 | 6 | | | Á Calatrava | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Acasuso | $6^1$ | 3 | | 6 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | R Nadal | $7^7$ | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | M Zabaleta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | SE | M Puerta | 4 | 2 | | 7 | M Zabaleta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | G García López | 6 | 6 | | LL | G García López | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Mónaco | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | M Zabaleta | $6^6$ | 4 | | | | | |
  | | D Sánchez | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | A Martín | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | | PH Mathieu | 6 | 6 | | | PH Mathieu | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Martín | 7 | 1 | | | A Martín | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | F Volandri | 5 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Martín | 6 | 6 |
  | 8 | A Costa | $7^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | P Luczak | 2 | 3 |
  | | Ó Hernández | $6^2$ | 6 | $4^r$ | 8 | A Costa | $7^7$ | 1 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Saretta | 3 | 1 | | Q | E Massa | $6^3$ | 6 | $7^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | E Massa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | E Massa | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | |
  | WC | J Silva | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | P Luczak | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | A Sá | 6 | 6 | | WC | A Sá | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | P Luczak | 3 | 6 | 7 | Q | P Luczak | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | F González | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  