2005 Davidoff Swiss Indoors
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The 2005 Davidoff Swiss Indoors was a tennis
tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 36th edition of the event known that year as the Davidoff Swiss Indoors
, and was part of the International Series
of the 2005 ATP Tour. It took place at the St. Jakobshalle
in Basel
, Switzerland, from October 24 through October 30, 2005.
The singles line up included ATP
No. 7, US Open quarterfinalist, Rome and Monte Carlo
Masters runner-up, Umag champion Guillermo Coria
, Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open quarterfinalist, Munich
titlist David Nalbandian
, and former World No. 1, Barcelona
, Vienna finalist Juan Carlos Ferrero
. Also seeded were Auckland
, Amersfoort
winner Fernando González
, Australian Open quarterfinalist Dominik Hrbatý
, Tim Henman
, Jiří Novák
and Tommy Haas
.
Fernando González
def.
Marcos Baghdatis
, 6–7(8), 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
Agustín Calleri
/ Fernando González
def.
Stephen Huss
/
Wesley Moodie
, 7–5, 7–5
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 36th edition of the event known that year as the Davidoff Swiss Indoors
Davidoff Swiss Indoors
The Swiss Indoors is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. Originally an event of the Grand Prix tennis circuit between 1970 and 1989. It is currently part of the World Tour 500 Series of the ATP Tour. It is held annually at the St...
, and was part of the International Series
ATP International Series
The International Series was a series of professional tennis tournaments held internationally as part of the ATP Tour until 2008....
of the 2005 ATP Tour. It took place at the St. Jakobshalle
St. Jakobshalle
St. Jakobshalle is an arena in Münchenstein, near Basel, Switzerland. It is primarily used for indoor sports and concert events. The St. Jakobshalle holds 9,000 people and was built in 1976...
in Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...
, Switzerland, from October 24 through October 30, 2005.
The singles line up included ATP
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
No. 7, US Open quarterfinalist, Rome and Monte Carlo
2005 Monte Carlo Masters
The 2005 Monte Carlo Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 99th edition of the event and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2005 ATP Tour. It took place from April 11 through April 17, 2005....
Masters runner-up, Umag champion Guillermo Coria
Guillermo Coria
Guillermo Sebastián Coria , nicknames include El Mago , is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina who was runner-up in the 2004 French Open...
, Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open quarterfinalist, Munich
2005 BMW Open
The 2005 BMW Open was an Association of Tennis Professionals tennis tournament held in Munich, Germany. The tournament was held from April 25 to May 2.-Men's Singles: David Nalbandian defeated Andrei Pavel 6-4, 6-1...
titlist David Nalbandian
David Nalbandian
David Pablo Nalbandian is an Argentine professional tennis player and former world no. 3. He was runner-up at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships and the winner of the Tennis Masters Cup in 2005.-Biography:...
, and former World No. 1, Barcelona
2005 Torneo Godó
The 2005 Torneo Godó was the fifty-third edition of the Torneo Godó and it took place from April 18–24, 2005.-Men's Singles: Rafael Nadal def. Juan Carlos Ferrero, 6–1, 7–6, 6–3-Men's Doubles:...
, Vienna finalist Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat is a professional tennis player, and a former world no. 1 player, from Spain. He captured the men's singles title at the 2003 French Open, and in September of that year, he became the 21st player to hold the world no. 1 ranking. He was also the runner-up at the 2002...
. Also seeded were Auckland
2005 Heineken Open
The 2005 Heineken Open was an ATP tennis tournament held in Auckland, New Zealand. The tournament was held from January 10 to January 17.-Men's Singles: Fernando González defeated Olivier Rochus 6-4, 6-2...
, Amersfoort
2005 Dutch Open (tennis)
The 2005 Dutch Open was an ATP-tournament staged in Amersfoort, The Netherlands. The tournament was held from July 18 to July 24. Fernando González won his second event of the year, and the sixth title of his professional career.-Men's Singles:...
winner Fernando González
Fernando González
----Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi is a professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest forehands on the circuit. In Spanish he is called El Bombardero de La Reina and Mano de Piedra...
, Australian Open quarterfinalist Dominik Hrbatý
Dominik Hrbatý
Dominik Hrbatý is a retired professional tennis player from Slovakia.-Personal life:Hrbatý was born on 4 January 1978 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. His father was an architecture engineer and his younger brother is an umpire...
, Tim Henman
Tim Henman
Timothy Henry "Tim" Henman OBE is a retired English professional tennis player and former British Number One. Henman played a serve-and-volley style of tennis that suited the grass courts of Wimbledon. He was the first player from the United Kingdom since Roger Taylor in the 1970s to reach the...
, Jiří Novák
Jirí Novák
Jiří Novák is a former Czech tennis player, who was born in Zlín, Czechoslovakia but resides nowadays in Monte Carlo, Monaco.-Career:Novák turned professional in 1993 and won 7 singles and 18 doubles titles during his career, winning $7,614,063 in prize money. For six years, he was the...
and Tommy Haas
Tommy Haas
Tommy Haas is a German and recently naturalized American professional tennis player. He has competed on the ATP Tour since 1996. After breaking into the world top 100 in 1997, and reaching a career-high ranking of world no...
.
Singles
Fernando GonzálezFernando González
----Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi is a professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest forehands on the circuit. In Spanish he is called El Bombardero de La Reina and Mano de Piedra...
def.
Marcos BaghdatisMarcos Baghdatis
At the French Open, Baghdatis lost in the second round in five sets to Frenchman Julien Benneteau, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 7-6, 4-6.At Wimbledon, Baghdatis defeated British player Andy Murray in the fourth round in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, Baghdatis beat the 2002 champion and former world no. 1...
, 6–7(8), 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
- It was Fernando González's 3rd title of the year, and his 7th overall.
Doubles
Agustín CalleriAgustín Calleri
Agustín Calleri Shaal is a retired professional male tennis player from Argentina. His nickname is Gordo which means Fat in Spanish. He is known as a hard-hitter and he prefers playing on clay....
/
Fernando GonzálezFernando González
----Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi is a professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest forehands on the circuit. In Spanish he is called El Bombardero de La Reina and Mano de Piedra...
def.
Stephen HussStephen Huss (tennis)
Stephen Huss , is a professional tennis player from Australia. He is also citizen of Sweden....
/
Wesley MoodieWesley Moodie
Wesley Moodie is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. Wesley is now retired.-Early life and college career:...
, 7–5, 7–5