The 2005 Qatar Open, known as the 2005 Qatar ExxonMobil Open, for sponsorship reasons, was a men's
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tournament held in
Doha
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,
Qatar
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. It was the 13th edition of the
tournament
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and was held from 3 January through 10 January 2005. First-seeded
Roger Federer won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Roger Federer defeated
Ivan Ljubičić, 6–3, 6–1
* It was Federer's 1st title of the year and the 23rd of his career.
Doubles
Albert Costa /
Rafael Nadal defeated
Andrei Pavel /
Mikhail Youzhny
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, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
* It was Costa's only title of the year and the 13th of his career. It was Nadal's 1st title of the year and the 4th of his career.
References
External links
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ATP tournament profile
{{2005 ATP Tour
Qatar Open
2005 in Qatari sport
Qatar Open (tennis)