The 2005 Tennis Masters Cup was a
tennis
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tournament played on indoor
carpet court
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s.
It was the 36th edition of the
year-end singles championships, the 31st edition of the
year-end doubles championships, and was part 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).
Changes
The third set of doubles matches wa ...
. It took place at the
Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena
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Also known as "Qizhong Forest Sports City Tennis Center",
see "Welcome to Minhang", 2008, webpage:
S-cn
"Tennis ...
in
Shanghai
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, China, from November 13 through November 20, 2005.
Finals
Singles
David Nalbandian
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defeated
Roger Federer
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6–7
(4–7), 6–7
(11–13), 6–2, 6–1, 7–6
(7–3)
*It was Nalbandian's 2nd title of the year, and his 4th overall. It was his 1st career year-end championships title.
Doubles
Michaël Llodra
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/
Fabrice Santoro
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defeated
Leander Paes
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/
Nenad Zimonjić
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He is an eight-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2008 and 2009 Wimbledon Cham ...
6–7
(6–8), 6–3, 7–6
(7–4)
Points and prize money
*RR is points or prize money won in the round robin stage.
*
1 Prize money for doubles is per team.
*
2 Participation fee for 1 RR match is $45,000 and for 2 RR matches is $70,000.
*An undefeated singles champion would earn the maximum 750 points and $1,520,000 in prize money ($120,000 participation, $360,000 undefeated round robin, $370,000 semifinal win, $700,000 final win)
*An undefeated doubles champion would earn the maximum 750 points and $220,000 in prize money ($50,000 participation, $45,000 undefeated round robin, $25,000 semifinal win, $100,000 final win). While each of them would get 1,500 points, the $220,000 would be split, so $110,000 for each member of the team.
Points breakdown
Singles
Doubles
1 Huss and Moodie qualified due to winning Wimbledon and a top 20 finish according to the rules
References
External links
Official websiteSingles Finals DrawSingles round robin draw (Red Group)Singles round robin draw (Gold Group)Doubles Finals DrawDoubles round robin draw (Red Group)Doubles round robin draw (Gold Group)
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Tennis Masters Cup
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