ATP Indian Wells Open 2005 Draw & Results

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Roger Federer won the 2005 Indian Wells Open, defeating Lleyton Hewitt 6-2 6-4 6-4 in the final. The Masters 1000 event was played March 7–14 on hard courts in Indian Wells, United States.

Indian Wells begins the Sunshine Double, the paired March swing completed by the Miami Open.

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Champion
Roger Federer
def. Lleyton Hewitt , 6-2 6-4 6-4
Dates
Mar 7 — Mar 14
Location
Indian Wells, United States
Category
Masters 1000
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Mapping details.

Results

Match type

Round of 128

Roger Federer #1 DEF
BYE
Mardy Fish #49 6-2 6-2
Jan-Michael Gambill #122
Gilles Muller #67 6-4 7-5
Jean-Rene Lisnard #103
Radek Stepanek #26
BYE
Ivan Ljubicic #13
BYE
Tomas Zib #80 6-1 6-4
Filippo Volandri #40
Tomas Berdych #48 6-1 6-1
Hicham Arazi #124
Mario Ancic #20
BYE
Nicolas Kiefer #31
BYE
Sargis Sargsian #81 6-3 6-2
Bobby Reynolds #187
Gaston Gaudio #8
BYE
Max Mirnyi #37 6-3 4-6 7-6(4)
Xavier Malisse #35
David Nalbandian #10
BYE
Juan Monaco #88 6-2 6-2
Antony Dupuis #112
Jonas Bjorkman #89 6-1 7-6(4)
Irakli Labadze #72
Thomas Johansson #24
BYE
Guillermo Canas #14
BYE
Kenneth Carlsen #56 7-5 6-3
Florian Mayer #43
Juan Ignacio Chela #23
BYE
Rainer Schuettler #38 6-4 6-3
Alex Kuznetsov #404
Taylor Dent #32
BYE
Cyril Saulnier #50 6-2 6-2
Victor Hanescu #101
Marat Safin #4
BYE
Jarkko Nieminen #142 6-0 7-6(1)
Luis Horna #41
Tim Henman #6
BYE
Arnaud Clement #133 6-3 6-2
Donald Young #820
Jurgen Melzer #34
BYE
Paul Goldstein #158 6-1 7-6(1)
Hyung-Taik Lee #58
Tommy Robredo #12
BYE
Gael Monfils #140 7-5 6-4
Jeff Morrison #108
Thomas Enqvist #97 6-0 7-5
Karol Beck #42
Mikhail Youzhny #19
BYE
Lleyton Hewitt #2 2× CH
BYE
Robby Ginepri #73 7-5 7-6(5)
Jose Acasuso #66
Michael Llodra #52 6-3 6-2
Davide Sanguinetti #99
Dominik Hrbaty #29
BYE
Paul-Henri Mathieu #96 6-3 3-6 6-1
Alex Calatrava #77
Tommy Haas #16
BYE
Jan Hernych #74 6-2 6-4
Ramon Delgado #192
Vincent Spadea #21
BYE
Andre Agassi #9 CH
BYE
Wayne Arthurs #63 6-4 6-3
Potito Starace #65
Andrei Pavel #22
BYE
Gregory Carraz #132 7-6(7) 6-1
Mark Philippoussis #191 CH
Guillermo Coria #5
BYE
Kevin Kim #64 7-5 6-1
Giovanni Lapentti #114
Paradorn Srichaphan #33
BYE
Agustin Calleri #59 6-2 3-6 6-3
Dmitry Tursunov #119
Andy Roddick #3
BYE
Fernando Verdasco #45 7-6(0) 6-4
Wayne Odesnik #367
Jiri Novak #27
BYE
Olivier Rochus #39 7-5 6-4
Mariano Zabaleta #51
Fernando Gonzalez #17
BYE
Greg Rusedski #44 3-6 7-5 6-3
Jeff Salzenstein #153
James Blake #151 6-2 6-3
Alberto Martin #57
Nikolay Davydenko #15
BYE
Carlos Moya #7
BYE
Juan Carlos Ferrero #93 6-3 6-3
Igor Andreev #46
David Ferrer #47 6-4 6-3
Brian Vahaly #233
Sebastien Grosjean #28
BYE
Fabrice Santoro #54 6-2 6-3
Ricardo Mello #53
Joachim Johansson #11
BYE
Feliciano Lopez #25
BYE
Ivo Karlovic #61 7-6(2) 6-4
Julien Benneteau #82

Round of 64

Roger Federer #1 DEF 6-3 6-3
Mardy Fish #49
Gilles Muller #67 6-3 3-6 6-0
Radek Stepanek #26
Ivan Ljubicic #13 6-3 6-2
Tomas Zib #80
Tomas Berdych #48 7-5 3-6 6-2
Mario Ancic #20
Nicolas Kiefer #31 6-0 6-0
Sargis Sargsian #81
Gaston Gaudio #8 6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(4)
Max Mirnyi #37
David Nalbandian #10 6-2 6-1
Juan Monaco #88
Jonas Bjorkman #89 4-6 6-3 7-6(0)
Thomas Johansson #24
Guillermo Canas #14 6-4 6-3
Kenneth Carlsen #56
Juan Ignacio Chela #23 6-7(4) 6-4 6-1
Rainer Schuettler #38
Taylor Dent #32 1-6 7-6(1) 6-2
Cyril Saulnier #50
Marat Safin #4 4-6 6-1 7-5
Jarkko Nieminen #142
Tim Henman #6 4-6 6-4 6-3
Arnaud Clement #133
Jurgen Melzer #34 7-6(3) 3-6 6-3
Paul Goldstein #158
Tommy Robredo #12 6-3 6-1
Gael Monfils #140
Thomas Enqvist #97 6-4 6-1
Mikhail Youzhny #19
Lleyton Hewitt #2 2× CH 6-2 7-6(2)
Robby Ginepri #73
Michael Llodra #52 4-6 6-1 6-2
Dominik Hrbaty #29
Paul-Henri Mathieu #96 7-6(3) 6-3
Tommy Haas #16
Jan Hernych #74 6-2 1-6 7-6(6)
Vincent Spadea #21
Andre Agassi #9 CH 6-4 6-1
Wayne Arthurs #63
Andrei Pavel #22 6-7(5) 7-6(6) 6-2
Gregory Carraz #132
Guillermo Coria #5 7-6(2) 7-6(3)
Kevin Kim #64
Paradorn Srichaphan #33 7-5 6-4
Agustin Calleri #59
Andy Roddick #3 6-3 3-6 7-6(2)
Fernando Verdasco #45
Jiri Novak #27 6-3 6-4
Olivier Rochus #39
Fernando Gonzalez #17 7-6(4) 7-6(5)
Greg Rusedski #44
James Blake #151 6-3 7-6(6)
Nikolay Davydenko #15
Carlos Moya #7 6-3 6-4
Juan Carlos Ferrero #93
David Ferrer #47 6-2 3-6 6-1
Sebastien Grosjean #28
Fabrice Santoro #54 4-6 6-2 7-6(6)
Joachim Johansson #11
Feliciano Lopez #25 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4
Ivo Karlovic #61

Round of 32

Roger Federer #1 DEF 6-3 6-2
Gilles Muller #67
Ivan Ljubicic #13 6-4 6-1
Tomas Berdych #48
Nicolas Kiefer #31 6-3 6-1
Gaston Gaudio #8
David Nalbandian #10 6-1 3-6 6-1
Jonas Bjorkman #89
Guillermo Canas #14 7-5 2-6 6-4
Juan Ignacio Chela #23
Taylor Dent #32 7-5 6-4
Marat Safin #4
Tim Henman #6 7-5 6-4
Jurgen Melzer #34
Tommy Robredo #12 4-6 6-2 7-6(4)
Thomas Enqvist #97
Lleyton Hewitt #2 2× CH 6-2 7-6(3)
Michael Llodra #52
Paul-Henri Mathieu #96 6-4 4-6 7-6(6)
Jan Hernych #74
Andre Agassi #9 CH 6-3 6-4
Andrei Pavel #22
Guillermo Coria #5 6-4 6-2
Paradorn Srichaphan #33
Andy Roddick #3 6-1 6-2
Jiri Novak #27
Fernando Gonzalez #17 6-4 0-6 6-3
James Blake #151
Carlos Moya #7 6-3 6-4
David Ferrer #47
Fabrice Santoro #54 6-4 6-2
Feliciano Lopez #25

Round of 16

Roger Federer #1 DEF 7-6(3) 7-6(4)
Ivan Ljubicic #13
Nicolas Kiefer #31 6-1 6-3
David Nalbandian #10
Guillermo Canas #14 6-3 (ret.)
Taylor Dent #32
Tim Henman #6 6-4 2-6 6-2
Tommy Robredo #12
Lleyton Hewitt #2 2× CH 6-1 6-0
Paul-Henri Mathieu #96
Andre Agassi #9 CH 6-4 6-1
Guillermo Coria #5
Andy Roddick #3 6-4 6-3
Fernando Gonzalez #17
Carlos Moya #7 7-5 6-2
Fabrice Santoro #54

Quarterfinals

Roger Federer #1 DEF 6-4 6-1
Nicolas Kiefer #31
Guillermo Canas #14 7-6(1) 7-5
Tim Henman #6
Lleyton Hewitt #2 2× CH (w/o)
Andre Agassi #9 CH
Andy Roddick #3 6-7(4) 6-4 6-1
Carlos Moya #7

Semifinals

Roger Federer #1 DEF 6-3 6-1
Guillermo Canas #14
Lleyton Hewitt #2 2× CH 7-6(2) 6-7(3) 7-6(4)
Andy Roddick #3

Final

Roger Federer #1 DEF 6-2 6-4 6-4
Lleyton Hewitt #2 2× CH

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Indian Wells Open.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles. 2 players share this record.

  1. Novak Djokovic 5 titles

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

  1. Roger Federer 9 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Roger Federer 69 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match. 2 players share this record.

  1. Feliciano Lopez 18 appearances

View the full Indian Wells Open record book →

Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Recent Finals

Recent Indian Wells Open finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Jannik Sinner #2 7-6(6) 7-6(4) Daniil Medvedev #11 H2H Match data 2026 Hard
Jack Draper #14 6-2 6-2 Holger Rune #13 H2H Match data 2025 Hard
Carlos Alcaraz #2 7-6(5) 6-1 Daniil Medvedev #4 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
Carlos Alcaraz #2 6-3 6-2 Daniil Medvedev #6 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
Taylor Fritz #20 6-3 7-6(5) Rafael Nadal #4 H2H Match data 2022 Hard

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Indian Wells Open held?
Indian Wells Open is held in Indian Wells, United States.
Who is the latest recorded Indian Wells Open winner?
The 2026 Indian Wells Open was won by Jannik Sinner, who defeated Daniil Medvedev 7-6(6) 7-6(4).
Who has won the most Indian Wells Open titles?
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are tied for the most Indian Wells Open titles, with 5 each.
What is the earliest recorded Indian Wells Open edition?
The earliest recorded edition of Indian Wells Open in TennisDB is 1976.
What surface is Indian Wells Open played on?
Indian Wells Open is played on hard courts.