ATP Australian Open 2005 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Marat Safin won the 2005 Australian Open, defeating Lleyton Hewitt 1-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in Melbourne, Australia, from January 17 to January 31, 2005.

Champion
Marat Safin
def. Lleyton Hewitt , 1-6 6-3 6-4 6-4
Dates
Jan 17 — Jan 31
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Round of 128
Marat Safin #4 6-0 6-2 6-1
Novak Djokovic #188
Bohdan Ulihrach #95 6-3 6-7(5) 7-5 6-2
Ivo Karlovic #60
Mario Ancic #29 6-3 6-2 6-1
Oscar Hernandez #82
Bjorn Phau #123 6-3 7-6(4) 6-3
Albert Costa #46
Olivier Rochus #53 7-5 2-6 3-6 6-2 6-3
Nicolas Kiefer #21
Gael Monfils #219 1-6 6-3 6-4 7-6(6)
Robby Ginepri #57
Karol Beck #42 6-2 6-2 6-1
Todd Reid #175
Tommy Haas #17 6-3 6-2 6-3
Xavier Malisse #47
Dominik Hrbaty #27 6-4 6-2 1-0 (ret.)
Robin Soderling #35
Janko Tipsarevic #120 7-6(4) 7-6(6) 3-6 6-1
Daniele Bracciali #149
Gaston Gaudio #10 7-6(3) 6-4 6-3
Justin Gimelstob #144
Mardy Fish #37 2-6 6-0 6-4 4-6 9-7
Juan Monaco #81
Thomas Johansson #31 7-6(5) 4-6 6-3 4-6 6-0
Peter Luczak #152
Agustin Calleri #66 6-4 5-7 6-4 4-6 6-4
Max Mirnyi #44
Kevin Kim #86 3-6 6-4 6-3 3-6 6-1
Hyung-Taik Lee #58
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez #106 7-5 6-3 3-6 6-3
Carlos Moya #5
Roger Federer #1 6-1 6-1 6-2
Fabrice Santoro #49
Takao Suzuki #203 6-4 6-3 6-3
Jan-Michael Gambill #90
Jarkko Nieminen #87 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-2
Davide Sanguinetti #114
Paradorn Srichaphan #28 1-6 6-2 7-5 6-4
Potito Starace #69
Marcos Baghdatis #155 6-1 3-6 6-1 3-6 6-3
Federico Luzzi #214
Ivan Ljubicic #22 6-4 6-3 6-3
Luis Horna #39
Tommy Robredo #13 5-7 6-2 6-4 6-2
Scott Draper #787
Tomas Zib #101 7-6(5) 6-2 6-4
Jimmy Wang #185
Andre Agassi #8 6-4 6-3 6-0
Dieter Kindlmann #173
Rainer Schuettler #40 7-6(3) 6-3 6-2
Olivier Patience #117
Taylor Dent #30 7-5 6-2 6-4
Florent Serra #204
Michal Tabara #83 3-6 6-2 6-3 6-3
Thomas Enqvist #67
Joachim Johansson #11 7-6(6) 6-2 6-3
Sjeng Schalken #61
Peter Wessels #91 6-3 6-4 6-4
Yen-Hsun Lu #84
Feliciano Lopez #23 7-5 7-5 6-2
Paul Baccanello #310
Sargis Sargsian #79 7-6(5) 4-6 1-6 6-4 6-2
David Sanchez #74
Lleyton Hewitt #3 6-3 6-4 6-1
Arnaud Clement #111
James Blake #94 6-1 6-2 6-0
Florian Mayer #38
Juan Ignacio Chela #24 6-4 7-6(4) 7-6(1)
Wayne Arthurs #99
Gregory Carraz #103 6-4 5-7 7-5 7-6(5)
Paul-Henri Mathieu #113
Rafael Nadal #56 6-0 6-4 6-2
Julien Benneteau #65
Mikhail Youzhny #15 6-2 6-2 7-5
Jerome Haehnel #89
Bobby Reynolds #283 5-7 6-4 7-6(7) 7-6(5)
Nicolas Almagro #100
Andrei Pavel #18 6-4 6-4 6-0
Olivier Mutis #108
David Nalbandian #9 7-6(1) 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-4
David Ferrer #50
Santiago Ventura #97 3-6 6-3 6-4 4-6 6-4
Alex Calatrava #78
Fernando Gonzalez #16 3-6 3-6 6-3 6-3 7-5
Jose Acasuso #63
Igor Andreev #52 7-6(2) 6-1 6-2
Lars Burgsmuller #98
Guillermo Coria #6 6-2 6-4 6-0
Tomas Berdych #43
Ricardo Mello #59 6-3 6-3 7-6(5)
Alberto Martin #68
Juan Carlos Ferrero #33 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-4
Melle Van Gemerden #270
Mariano Zabaleta #54 6-4 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3
Marc Kimmich #300
Andy Roddick #2 7-5 6-2 6-1
Irakli Labadze #75
Greg Rusedski #48 2-6 6-4 6-0 7-6(7)
Jonas Bjorkman #73
Jurgen Melzer #34 3-3 (ret.)
Raemon Sluiter #85
Nathan Healey #343 4-6 4-6 6-1 5-0 (ret.)
Flavio Saretta #110
Philipp Kohlschreiber #102 7-6(2) 6-2 6-1
Kenneth Carlsen #80
Nicolas Massu #19 6-7(7) 7-6(2) 6-3 6-2
Antony Dupuis #76
Jean-Rene Lisnard #142 5-7 5-7 6-1 6-4 7-5
Oliver Marach #198
Sebastien Grosjean #14 6-3 6-4 6-3
Michael Llodra #51
Nikolay Davydenko #26 6-2 7-5 6-2
Roko Karanusic #150
Christophe Rochus #115 6-2 6-3 6-3
Albert Montanes #96
Tim Henman #7 6-1 6-2 4-6 6-3
Cyril Saulnier #55
Victor Hanescu #88 6-3 6-4 7-6(1)
Filippo Volandri #41
Guillermo Canas #12 6-4 6-2 7-6(4)
Chris Guccione #302
Fernando Verdasco #36 6-3 6-0 6-4
Gilles Muller #70
Radek Stepanek #32 6-3 5-7 4-6 7-5 6-3
Vincent Spadea #20
Jan Hernych #72 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1 6-0
Felix Mantilla #119
Round of 64
Marat Safin #4 6-4 6-1 6-3
Bohdan Ulihrach #95
Mario Ancic #29 7-5 6-2 6-1
Bjorn Phau #123
Olivier Rochus #53 6-1 6-3 6-3
Gael Monfils #219
Karol Beck #42 5-7 2-6 6-2 7-6(5) 6-3
Tommy Haas #17
Dominik Hrbaty #27 6-2 7-6(1) 3-6 7-5
Janko Tipsarevic #120
Gaston Gaudio #10 2-6 6-4 7-5 7-6(4)
Mardy Fish #37
Thomas Johansson #31 6-4 5-7 6-3 2-6 7-5
Agustin Calleri #66
Kevin Kim #86 6-2 6-4 6-2
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez #106
Roger Federer #1 6-3 6-4 6-4
Takao Suzuki #203
Jarkko Nieminen #87 6-3 6-4 6-2
Paradorn Srichaphan #28
Marcos Baghdatis #155 7-6(1) 6-4 6-7(2) 6-2
Ivan Ljubicic #22
Tommy Robredo #13 6-4 2-6 6-2 6-4
Tomas Zib #101
Andre Agassi #8 6-3 6-1 6-0
Rainer Schuettler #40
Taylor Dent #30 6-4 6-1 6-4
Michal Tabara #83
Joachim Johansson #11 6-3 7-5 6-4
Peter Wessels #91
Feliciano Lopez #23 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6(3)
Sargis Sargsian #79
Lleyton Hewitt #3 4-6 7-6(8) 6-0 6-3
James Blake #94
Juan Ignacio Chela #24 7-6(7) 6-2 7-6(3)
Gregory Carraz #103
Rafael Nadal #56 6-1 4-6 4-6 7-5 6-3
Mikhail Youzhny #15
Bobby Reynolds #283 7-6(6) 6-2 6-2
Andrei Pavel #18
David Nalbandian #9 6-0 6-3 2-6 6-2
Santiago Ventura #97
Fernando Gonzalez #16 7-5 6-2 6-3
Igor Andreev #52
Guillermo Coria #6 6-4 6-7(3) 6-3 7-6(3)
Ricardo Mello #59
Juan Carlos Ferrero #33 6-1 6-2 6-0
Mariano Zabaleta #54
Andy Roddick #2 6-0 3-6 6-2 6-3
Greg Rusedski #48
Jurgen Melzer #34 6-3 6-2 7-6(3)
Nathan Healey #343
Philipp Kohlschreiber #102 6-0 2-0 (ret.)
Nicolas Massu #19
Jean-Rene Lisnard #142 1-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-3
Sebastien Grosjean #14
Nikolay Davydenko #26 6-4 6-4 6-2
Christophe Rochus #115
Tim Henman #7 7-5 6-1 6-4
Victor Hanescu #88
Guillermo Canas #12 3-6 7-5 6-3 6-0
Fernando Verdasco #36
Radek Stepanek #32 7-6(5) 6-1 1-6 6-7(2) 6-0
Jan Hernych #72
Round of 32
Marat Safin #4 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4
Mario Ancic #29
Olivier Rochus #53 6-7(6) 6-1 6-4 6-2
Karol Beck #42
Dominik Hrbaty #27 7-6(5) 6-7(8) 6-7(3) 6-1 6-3
Gaston Gaudio #10
Thomas Johansson #31 3-6 6-2 6-7(4) 6-2 6-2
Kevin Kim #86
Roger Federer #1 6-3 5-2 (ret.)
Jarkko Nieminen #87
Marcos Baghdatis #155 7-6(2) 6-4 6-1
Tommy Robredo #13
Andre Agassi #8 7-5 7-6(3) 6-1
Taylor Dent #30
Joachim Johansson #11 6-3 3-6 5-7 7-6(2) 13-11
Feliciano Lopez #23
Lleyton Hewitt #3 6-2 4-6 6-1 6-4
Juan Ignacio Chela #24
Rafael Nadal #56 6-1 6-1 6-3
Bobby Reynolds #283
David Nalbandian #9 6-7(3) 7-5 6-2 6-3
Fernando Gonzalez #16
Guillermo Coria #6 6-3 6-2 6-1
Juan Carlos Ferrero #33
Andy Roddick #2 6-2 6-2 7-5
Jurgen Melzer #34
Philipp Kohlschreiber #102 7-5 6-3 6-2
Jean-Rene Lisnard #142
Nikolay Davydenko #26 6-4 6-2 6-2
Tim Henman #7
Guillermo Canas #12 6-1 6-2 6-2
Radek Stepanek #32
Round of 16
Marat Safin #4 4-6 7-6(1) 7-6(5) 7-6(2)
Olivier Rochus #53
Dominik Hrbaty #27 7-5 6-3 6-1
Thomas Johansson #31
Roger Federer #1 6-2 6-2 7-6(4)
Marcos Baghdatis #155
Andre Agassi #8 6-7(4) 7-6(5) 7-6(3) 6-4
Joachim Johansson #11
Lleyton Hewitt #3 7-5 3-6 1-6 7-6(3) 6-2
Rafael Nadal #56
David Nalbandian #9 5-7 7-5 6-3 6-0
Guillermo Coria #6
Andy Roddick #2 6-3 7-6(6) 6-1
Philipp Kohlschreiber #102
Nikolay Davydenko #26 6-3 6-4 6-3
Guillermo Canas #12
Quarterfinals
Marat Safin #4 6-2 6-4 6-2
Dominik Hrbaty #27
Roger Federer #1 6-3 6-4 6-4
Andre Agassi #8
Lleyton Hewitt #3 6-3 6-2 1-6 3-6 10-8
David Nalbandian #9
Andy Roddick #2 6-3 7-5 4-1 (ret.)
Nikolay Davydenko #26
Semifinals
Marat Safin #4 5-7 6-4 5-7 7-6(6) 9-7
Roger Federer #1
Lleyton Hewitt #3 3-6 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 6-1
Andy Roddick #2
Final
Marat Safin #4 1-6 6-3 6-4 6-4
Lleyton Hewitt #2

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