The 2005 Indian Wells Masters (also known as the '' Pacific Life Open'' for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 32nd edition of the Indian Wells Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the

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, and of the

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of the

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. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, United States, from March 14 through March 20, 2005. The men singles were headlined by World No. 1, reigning

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and US Open champion, and

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winner and defending champion Roger Federer,

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No. 2,

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champion, two-times Grand Slam champion and

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runner-up Lleyton Hewitt, and San Jose champion and two-time grand-slam finalist Andy Roddick. Also competing in the field were

titlist Marat Safin,

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winner Guillermo Coria, Tim Henman, Carlos Moyá and

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. The women's draw featured WTA No. 1,

runner-up and 2000 Indian Wells winner Lindsay Davenport,

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champion, Olympic silver medalist Amélie Mauresmo and Tokyo, Qatar titlist,

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winner Maria Sharapova. Other top seeds were

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, US Open runner-up Elena Dementieva, U.S Open winner

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, Nadia Petrova, Nathalie Dechy and Elena Bovina.

Champions

Men's singles

Roger Federer defeated Lleyton Hewitt, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 *It was Roger Federer's 4th title of the year, and his 26th overall. It was his 1st Masters title of the year, and his 5th overall. This was also his second victory at the event after winning the previous year.

Women's singles

Kim Clijsters defeated Lindsay Davenport, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 *It was Kim Clijsters' 1st title of the year, and her 22nd overall. It was her 3rd Tier I title overall. This was also her second victory at the event after winning in

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Men's doubles

Mark Knowles /

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defeated Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley, 7–6^(8–6), 7–6^(7–2)

Women's doubles

Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez defeated Nadia Petrova / Meghann Shaughnessy, 7–6^(7–3), 6–1

References

External links

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Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tournament profileMen's Singles DrawMen's Doubles DrawMen's Qualifying Singles DrawWomen's Singles, Doubles and Qualifying Singles Draws

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