2005 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Two-time defending champion Roger Federer clinched a third successive success at the event, defeating Ivan Ljubičić 6–1, 6–7^(6–8), 6–3, in the final.

Men's singles
2005 Dubai Tennis Championships
Final
Champion	Roger Federer
Runner-up	Ivan Ljubičić
Score	6–1, 6–7^(6–8), 6–3
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Main article: 2005 Dubai Tennis Championships

Seeds

1.   Roger Federer (champion)
2.   Marat Safin (first round)
3.   Tim Henman (quarterfinals)
4.   Andre Agassi (semifinals)
5.   Tommy Robredo (semifinals)
6.   Nikolay Davydenko (quarterfinals)
7.   Mikhail Youzhny (quarterfinals)
8.   Ivan Ljubičić (final)

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							Final
	1	Roger Federer	6	6
	4	Andre Agassi	3	1
								1	Roger Federer	6	6^6	6
								8	Ivan Ljubičić	1	7^8	3
	8	Ivan Ljubičić	6	6
	5	Tommy Robredo	4	3

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	R Federer	6^5	6	7^7
	Q	I Minář	7^7	3	6^5			1	R Federer	4	6	7^8
	WC	JC Ferrero	6	6				WC	JC Ferrero	6	3	6^6
		F Mayer	3	4											1	R Federer	6	7
		Y El Aynaoui	0	1											7	M Youhzny	3	5
		R Schüttler	6	6					R Schüttler	5	4
		T Johansson	6^3	1				7	M Youhzny	7	6
	7	M Youhzny	7^7	6																		1	R Federer	6	6
	4	A Agassi	6	7																		4	A Agassi	3	1
		R Štěpánek	4	5				4	A Agassi	6	6
		P Srichaphan	2	6	3				F López	1	3
		F López	6	3	6										4	A Agassi	6	7^7
		D Hrbatý	6	6											6	N Davydenko	4	6^4
	WC	O Bahrouzyan	0	4					D Hrbatý	5	3
		F Santoro	3	0				6	N Davydenko	7	6
	6	N Davydenko	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	I Ljubičić	6	6
	Q	J-R Lisnard	1	1				8	I Ljubičić	6^4	6	7^10
	Q	V Voltchkov	2	2					F Verdasco	7^7	4	6^8
		F Verdasco	6	6											8	I Ljubičić	7	6
		I Andreev	6	7											3/WC	T Henman	5	4
	Q	M Chiudinelli	3	5					I Andreev	6^5	1
		G Rusedski	6	6^7	4			3/WC	T Henman	7^7	6
	3/WC	T Henman	4	7^9	6																	8	I Ljubičić	6	6
	5	T Robredo	7^7	7^8																		5	T Robredo	4	3
		O Rochus	6^5	6^6				5	T Robredo	6	6
		T Berdych	6	7^7					T Berdych	2	4
		K Beck	4	6^4											5	T Robredo	6	6
		Lee H-t	7	6												N Kiefer	4	4
		R Söderling	5	4					Lee H-t	6	1	3
		N Kiefer	7^7	6					N Kiefer	2	6	6
	2	M Safin	6^2	4

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw