2005 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Jiří Novák was the defending champion, but did not participate.

Men's singles
2005 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionSouth Africa Wesley Moodie
Runner-upCroatia Mario Ančić
Score1–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4
Details
Draw48 (6 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Wesley Moodie won the title, defeating Mario Ančić in the final 1–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4.[1]

Seeds

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All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1.   Mariano Puerta (third round)
  2.   Radek Štěpánek (quarterfinals)
  3.   Robby Ginepri (quarterfinals)
  4.   Taylor Dent (quarterfinals)
  5.   Mario Ančić (final)
  6.   Mikhail Youzhny (second round)
  7.   Jarkko Nieminen (semifinals)
  8.   Vince Spadea (second round)
  9.   Paradorn Srichaphan (third round)
  10.   Kenneth Carlsen (third round)
  11.   Luis Horna (third round)
  12.   Cyril Saulnier (third round)
  13.   Gilles Müller (third round)
  14.   Ivo Minář (second round)
  15.   Robin Vik (second round)
  16.   Juan Mónaco (second round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
  Marcos Baghdatis 1 64
5   Mario Ančić 6 77
5   Mario Ančić 6 6
  Björn Phau 2 1
3   Robby Ginepri 4 3
  Björn Phau 6 6
5   Mario Ančić 6 67 4
  Wesley Moodie 1 79 6
7   Jarkko Nieminen 6 5 77
4   Taylor Dent 4 7 63
7   Jarkko Nieminen 6 1 64
  Wesley Moodie 4 6 77
  Wesley Moodie 77 78
2   Radek Štěpánek 62 66

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   M Puerta 6 6
Q   T Iwami 69 4 Q   E Taino 3 4
Q   E Taino 711 6 1   M Puerta 2 713 5
  M Baghdatis 6 6   M Baghdatis 6 611 7
  J Tipsarević 4 4   M Baghdatis 6 6
14   I Minář 4 2
  M Baghdatis 1 64
5   M Ančić 6 77
12   C Saulnier 6 65 7
Q   R Sluiter 6 6 Q   R Sluiter 3 77 5
  L Burgsmüller 3 1 12   C Saulnier 2 1
Q   J-M Gambill 6 5 6 5   M Ančić 6 6
  P Wessels 2 7 3 Q   J-M Gambill 6 3 4
5   M Ančić 3 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   R Ginepri 6 6
WC   G Motomura 2 4 PR   A Popp 4 0
PR   A Popp 6 6 3   R Ginepri 6 6
  A Waske 3 77 77 13   G Müller 4 4
  J Gimelstob 6 65 63   A Waske 5 6 1
13   G Müller 7 4 6
3   R Ginepri 4 3
  B Phau 6 6
10   K Carlsen 77 711
WC   T Ittogi 0 1   N Lapentti 61 69
  N Lapentti 6 6 10   K Carlsen 1 2
  S Koubek 79 4 65   B Phau 6 6
  B Phau 67 6 77   B Phau 6 7
8   V Spadea 4 5

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7   J Nieminen 6 6
Q   G Soeda 4 6 2   R Schüttler 1 1
  R Schüttler 6 4 6 7   J Nieminen 2 78 7
  P Kohlschreiber 3 61 9   P Srichaphan 6 66 5
WC   T Terachi 6 77 WC   T Terachi 1 4
9   P Srichaphan 6 6
7   J Nieminen 6 5 77
4   T Dent 4 7 63
16   J Mónaco 6 1 4
  W Arthurs 6 1 77   W Arthurs 4 6 6
WC   T Suzuki 3 6 62   W Arthurs 4 77 3
PR   D Tursunov 3 6 6 4   T Dent 6 65 6
  G García López 6 4 1 PR   D Tursunov 3 63
4   T Dent 6 77

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6   M Youzhny 1 6 3
  W Moodie 6 6   W Moodie 6 3 6
  J Wang 1 4   W Moodie 77 62 6
  D Udomchoke 65 4 11   L Horna 64 77 4
  R Karanušić 77 6   R Karanušić 2 5
11   L Horna 6 7
  W Moodie 77 78
2   R Štěpánek 62 66
15   R Vik 2 4
Q   D Gremelmayr 2 63   K Kim 6 6
  K Kim 6 77   K Kim 1 3
  J Vaněk 77 77 2   R Štěpánek 6 6
  L Dlouhý 64 65   J Vaněk 5 4
2   R Štěpánek 7 6

References

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  1. ^ "Moodie beats Ančić in Tokyo final". CNN. 9 October 2005. Retrieved 24 September 2014.