Rafael Nadal defeated Mariano Puerta in the final, 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–1, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2005 French Open. It was his first major title, the first of an all-time record 14 French Open titles, and the first of 22 major men's singles titles overall. Nadal won the French Open on his tournament debut, the first man to do so since Mats Wilander in 1982, and was the youngest champion since Michael Chang in 1989, aged 19 years and two days old when he won the final. It was the first time Nadal was seeded at a major.
Tournament runner-up Mariano Puerta tested positive for a prohibited substance immediately following the men's final, and was later banned from the sport for two years. As a consequence, his full results from this tournament were disqualified; though his status as a French Open finalist was not formally expunged from the record.
Gastón Gaudio was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to David Ferrer.
Roger Federer was attempting to complete the career Grand Slam, but was defeated in the semifinals by Nadal. It was the first of four consecutive years that Nadal defeated Federer at the tournament; Federer eventually completed the career Grand Slam in 2009.
This marked the first French Open appearance of future three-time champion Novak Djokovic, and it marked the first time he won a major match. Future champion Stan Wawrinka also made his first appearance at a major, losing in the third round to Puerta. 1999 champion Andre Agassi made his last French Open appearance, losing to Jarkko Nieminen in the first round.
Seeds
Qualifying
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
References
External links Official Roland Garros 2005 Men's Singles Draw Main Draw Qualifying Draw 2005 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation