2005 Rafael Nadal tennis season

The 2005 Rafael Nadal tennis season started in January. Nadal won eleven singles titles and one doubles title with Albert Costa in 2005.

2005 Rafael Nadal tennis season
Full nameRafael Nadal Parera
Country Spain
Calendar prize money$3,874,751 (Singles $3,794,327, Doubles $80,424)[1][2]
Singles
Season record79–10 (88.8%)
Calendar titles11
Year-end rankingNo. 2
Ranking change from previous year 49
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open4R
French OpenW
Wimbledon2R
US Open3R

Australian Open

At the 2005 Australian Open, Nadal lost in the fourth round to eventual runner-up Lleyton Hewitt.

Hard court

Nadal reached the final of the 2005 Miami Masters, and despite being two points from a straight-sets victory, he was defeated in five sets by world No. 1 Roger Federer.

Clay court

Nadal then dominated the spring clay court season. He won 24 consecutive singles matches, which broke Andre Agassi's Open Era record of consecutive match wins for a male teenager.[3] Nadal won the Torneo Conde de Godó in Barcelona and beat 2004 French Open runner-up Guillermo Coria in the finals of the 2005 Monte Carlo Masters and the 2005 Rome Masters. During the Rome quarterfinals against Radek Stepanek, Nadal hit what is considered by many as the greatest shot of his career, a no-look, running passing shot near the net.[4] These victories raised his ranking to world No. 5[5] and made him one of the favorites at his career-first French Open. On his 19th birthday, Nadal defeated Federer in the 2005 French Open semifinals,[6] being one of only four players who defeated the top-seeded player that year (along with Marat Safin, Richard Gasquet, and David Nalbandian). Two days later, he defeated Mariano Puerta in the final, becoming the second male player after Mats Wilander to win the French Open on his first attempt. He also became the first teenager to win a Grand Slam singles title since Pete Sampras won the 1990 US Open at age 19. Winning the French Open improved Nadal's ranking to world No. 3.[5]

Grass court

Three days after his victory in Paris, Nadal's 24-match winning streak was snapped in the first round of the grass court Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany, where he lost to the German Alexander Waske.[7] He then lost in the second round of 2005 Wimbledon to Gilles Müller of Luxembourg.

Summer hard court

Immediately after Wimbledon, Nadal won 16 consecutive matches and three consecutive tournaments, bringing his ranking to world No. 2 on 25 July 2005. Nadal started his North American summer hard-court season by defeating Agassi in the final of the 2005 Canada Masters, but lost in the first round of the 2005 Cincinnati Masters. Nadal was seeded second at the 2005 US Open, where he was upset in the third round by world No. 49 James Blake in four sets.

In September, he defeated Coria in the final of the China Open in Beijing and won both of his Davis Cup matches against Italy. In October, he won his fourth ATP Masters Series title of the year, defeating Ivan Ljubičić in the final of the 2005 Madrid Masters. He then suffered a foot injury that prevented him from competing in the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup.[8]

Both Nadal and Federer won eleven singles titles and four ATP Masters Series titles in 2005. Nadal broke Mats Wilander's previous teenage record of nine in 1983.[9] Nine of Nadal's titles were on clay, and the remainder were on hard courts. Nadal won 79 matches, second only to Federer's 81.

Year-end ranking

Nadal finished the year as the world No. 2. He also won the ATP Most Improved Player of the Year award.[10] This was also Nadal's best year in terms of titles won (11).[11]

Singles Matches

Tournament Match Win Round Opponent Rank Result Score
Qatar Open
Doha, Qatar
ATP World Tour 250
Hard, outdoor
January 3, 2005 – January 9, 2005
1R Mikhail Youzhny 16
Win
6-3, 7-6(7–3)
2R Fernando Verdasco 36
Win
6-2, 6-4
QF Ivan Ljubicic 22
Loss
2-6, 7-6(3–7), 3-6
Heineken Open
Auckland, New Zealand
ATP World Tour 250
Hard, outdoor
January 10, 2005 – January 16, 2005
1R Dominik Hrbaty 20
Loss
3-6 RET
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
17 January–30 January 2005
1R Julien Benneteau 65
Win
6-0, 6-4, 6-2
2R Mikhail Youzhny 15
Win
6-1, 4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
3R Bobby Reynolds 283
Win
6-1, 6-1, 6-3
4R Lleyton Hewitt 3
Loss
5-7, 6-3, 6-1, 6-7(3–7), 2-6
ATP Buenos Aires
Buenos aires, Argentina
ATP World Tour 250
Clay, outdoor
February 7, 2005 – February 13, 2005
1R Agustín Calleri 61
Win
7-6(7–2), 6-3
2R Potito Starace 66
Win
6-1, 6-3
QF Gastón Gaudio 8
Loss
6-0, 0-6, 1-6
Brasil Open
Sao Paulo, Brazil
ATP World Tour 250
Clay, outdoor
15–20 February 2005
1R José Acasuso 55
Win
7-6(7–1), 6-3
2R Alex Calatrava 86
Win
6-3, 6-3
QF Agustin Calleri 60
Win
6-2, 6-7(5–7), 6-4
SF Ricardo Mello 56
Win
2-6, 6-2, 6-4
W Alberto Martin 61
Win (1)
6-0, 6-7(2–7), 6-1
Abierto Mexicano Telcel
Acapulco, Mexico
ATP World Tour 500
Clay, outdoor
February 21, 2005 - February 27, 2005
1R Alex Calatrava 81
Win
6-4, 6-4
2R Santiago Ventura 77
Win
7-6, 6-2
QF Guillermo Cañas 12
Win
7-5, 6-3
SF Mariano Puerta 74
Win
6-4, 6-1
W Albert Montañes 95
Win (2)
6-1, 6-0
Miami Open
Key Biscayne, United States
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
March 21-April 3, 2005
1R Bye
2R Rainer Schuettler 39
Win
6–4, 7-6(7–5)
3R Fernando Verdasco 45
Win
6–2, 6-2
4R Ivan Ljubicic 14
Win
6–4, 6-7(5–7), 6-3
QF Thomas Johansson 27
Win
6-2, 6-4
SF David Ferrer 44
Win
6-4, 6-3
F Roger Federer 1
Loss (1)
6-2, 7-6(7–4), 6-7(5–7), 3-6, 1-6
Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana
Valencia, Spain
ATP World Tour 250
Clay, outdoor
April 4, 2005 – April 10, 2005
1R Juan Carlos Ferrero 68
Win
6-2, 6-1
2R Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 80
Win
6-1, 6-4
QF Igor Andreev 47
Loss
5-7, 2-6
Monte Carlo Masters
Monte Carlo, Monaco
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
April 11–17, 2005
1R Gael Monfils 106
Win
6–3, 6-2
2R Xavier Malisse 38
Win
6–0, 6-3
3R Olivier Rochus 42
Win
6–1, 6–2
QF Gaston Gaudio 6
Win
6–3, 6-0
SF Richard Gasquet 101
Win
6-7(6–8), 6-4, 6-3
W Guillermo Coria 9
Win (3)
6-3, 6-2, 0-6, 7-5
Torneo Godo
Barcelona, Spain
ATP World Tour 500
Clay, outdoor
April 18–24, 2005
1R Bye
2R Gilles Muller 64
Win
6-0, 6-2
3R Dominik Hrbaty 25
Win
6-1, 6-2
QF Agustín Calleri 99
Win
6-2, 3-0 RET
SF Radek Stepanek 22
Win
7-5, 6-2
W Juan Carlos Ferrero 58
Win (4)
6–1, 7-6(7–4), 6-3
Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Rome, Italy
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
2–8 May 2005
1R Mikhail Youzhny 26
Win
6-0, 6-2
2R Victor Hanescu 85
Win
6–1, 6–1
3R Guillermo Canas 13
Win
6–3, 6-1
QF Radek Stepanek 17
Win
5-7, 6-1, 6-1
SF David Ferrer 25
Win
4-6, 6-4, 7-5
W Guillermo Coria 11
Win (5)
6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(8–6)
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay, outdoor
23 May–5 June 2005
1R Lars Burgsmuller 96
Win
6-1, 7-6(7–4), 6-1
2R Xavier Malisse 46
Win
6–2, 6–2, 6–4
3R Richard Gasquet 31
Win
6-4, 6-4, 6-2
4R Sebastien Grosjean 24
Win
6–4, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3
QF David Ferrer 21
Win
7-5, 6-2, 6-0
SF Roger Federer 1
Win
6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
W Mariano Puerta 37
Win (6)
6-7(6–8), 6-3, 6-1, 7-5
Noventi Open
Halle, Germany
ATP World Tour 250
Grass, outdoor
6–12 June 2005
1R Alexander Waske 147
Loss
6-4, 5-7, 3-6
The Championships, Wimbledon
Wimbledon, United Kingdom
Grand Slam
Grass, outdoor
20 June–3 July 2005
1R Vincent Spadea 39
Win
6–4, 6-3, 6-2
2R Gilles Muller 69
Loss
4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6
Swedish Open
Bastad, Sweden
ATP World Tour 250
Clay, outdoor
July 4, 2005 – July 7, 2005
1R Juan Monaco 66
Win
6-1, 6-1
2R Alberto Martin 50
Win
6-2, 6-4
QF Juan Carlos Ferrero 31
Win
6-3, 6-3
SF Tommy Robredo 20
Win
6-3, 6-3
W Tomas Berdych 20
Win (7)
2-6, 6-2, 6-4
Stuttgart Open
Stuttgart, Germany
ATP World Tour 500
Clay, outdoor
July 18–24, 2005
1R Bye
2R Hugo Armando 167
Win
6–1, 6–2
3R Fernando Verdasco 58
Win
6–3, 6–2
QF Tomas Zib 57
Win
4-6, 6-4, 6-3
SF Jarkko Nieminen 66
Win
6-2, 7-5
W Gaston Gaudio 13
Win (8)
6–3, 6–3, 6-4
Rogers Cup
Montreal, Canada
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
August 8–14, 2005
1R Carlos Moya 32
Win
6–3, 6-7, 6-3
2R Ricardo Mello 56
Win
6–1, 6-2
3R Sebastien Grosjean 34
Win
6–4, 6-4
QF Mariano Puerta 11
Win
6-3, 6-1
SF Paul-Henri Mathieu 63
Win
6-4, 7-5
W Andre Agassi 7
Win (9)
6–3, 4-6, 6-2
Cincinnati Masters
Ohio, United States
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
August 15–21, 2005
1R Tomas Berdych 36
Loss
7-6(7–4), 2-6, 6-7(3–7)
US Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
29 August–11 September 2005
1R Bobby Reynolds 132
Win
6-3, 6-3, 6-4
2R Scoville Jenkins 352
Win
6-4, 7-5, 6-4
3R James Blake 49
Loss
4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 1-6
China Open
Beijing, China
ATP World Tour 250
Hard, outdoor
September 12, 2005 – September 18, 2005
1R Jimmy Wang 100
Win
6-2, 6-4
2R Justin Gimelstob 95
Win
5-7, 6-4, 6-4
QF Peter Wessels 115
Win
7-6(7–3), 6-2
SF Juan Carlos Ferrero 23
Win
6-4, 6-4
W Guillermo Coria 8
Win (10)
5-7, 6-1, 6-2
Davis Cup, ITA v/s ESP World Group Play Offs
Italy
Davis Cup
Clay, outdoor
19–25 September 2005
RR Daniele Bracciali 69
Win
6-3, 6-2, 6-1
RR Andreas Seppi 78
Win
6-1, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hard, indoor
October 17–23, 2005
1R Bye
2R Victor Hanescu 42
Win
7-6(7–5), 6-3
3R Tommy Robredo 17
Win
6–2, 6-4
QF Radek Stepanek 14
Win
7-6(11–9), 6-4
SF Robby Ginepri 21
Win
7-5, 7-6(11–9)
W Ivan Ljubicic 7
Win (11)
3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(7–3)

References

  1. https://www.atpworldtour.com/players/rafael-nadal/n409/player-activity?year=2005&matchType=singles
  2. https://www.atpworldtour.com/players/rafael-nadal/n409/player-activity?year=2005&matchType=doubles
  3. "Teen Nadal gives Spain reign over French Open". USA Today. Associated Press. 5 June 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  4. https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/videos/Rafael_Nadal/55122/13-years-ago-rafael-nadal-hits-crazy-passing-shot/
  5. "ATP Rankings History: Rafael Nadal". ATP Tour. Archived from the original on 8 February 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  6. beats Federer in battle of wills
  7. "Waske snaps Nadal's winning streak". Associated Press. 10 June 2005. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  8. Linden, Julian (5 January 2006). "Foot injury delays Rafael Nadal's comeback". Reuters. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
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