The 2005 Paris Masters (also known as the ''

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'' for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 33rd edition of the Paris Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the

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. It took place at the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 31 October to 6 November 2005. Tomáš Berdych won the singles title. The singles line up included

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No. 3,

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and

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runner-up, Cincinnati champion Andy Roddick, US Open quarterfinalist, Umag winner, Monte Carlo, Rome and Beijing finalist Guillermo Coria, and French Open semifinalist,

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winner Nikolay Davydenko. Other top seeds were

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runner-up,

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titlist Mariano Puerta, Munich winner David Nalbandian, Ivan Ljubičić,

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and Radek Štěpánek.

Finals

Singles

Tomáš Berdych defeated Ivan Ljubičić, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4 * It was Berdych's 1st title of the year, and his 2nd overall. It was his first and only career Masters title, and it was the first of three finals.

Doubles

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/ Mike Bryan defeated

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/ Mark Knowles, 6–4, 6–7^(3–7), 6–4

References

External links

Official website

ATP tournament profile

Singles draw

Doubles draw
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