The 2005 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships was an
Association of Tennis Professionals men's
tennis tournament held in
Houston, Texas
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in the United States. The event was played on outdoor
clay court
A clay court is one of the types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis, originally known as "lawn tennis", is played. Clay courts are made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate depending on the tournament.
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s and was part of the
International Series of the
2005 ATP Tour
This is a list of the tournaments played in the 2005 season of Men's tennis (calendar year), including ATP events and ITF events (This does not include the ITF Men's Circuit, only the ATP circuit).
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The third set of doubles matches was ...
. It was the 37th edition of the
tournament and was held from April 18 to April 25, 2005. First-seeded
Andy Roddick won the singles tournament.
Finals
Singles
Andy Roddick defeated
Sébastien Grosjean 6–2, 6–2
* It was Roddick's 2nd title of the year and the 19th of his career.
Doubles
Mark Knowles /
Daniel Nestor
Daniel Mark Nestor ( ; sr, Данијел Нестор, Danijel Nestor; born September 4, 1972) is a Canadian former professional tennis player.
Nestor won 91 men's doubles titles (with 11 different partners), including an Olympic gold medal
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defeated
Martín García /
Luis Horna 6–3, 6–4
* It was Knowles's 2nd title of the year and the 37th of his career. It was Nestor's 2nd title of the year and the 39th of his career.
References
External links
Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – tournament profile
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