Masters Cup 2005 ( English Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai 2005 ) - the tournament of the strongest tennis players, the final ATP season . In 2005, the 36th in a row is a single player competition and the 31st for a pair. Traditionally, the tournament is held in late autumn - this year from November 13 to 20 at the courts of the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai , China , which hosted the tournament for the first time.
| Masters Cup 2005 | |
|---|---|
| A place holding | Shanghai China |
| Coating | hard |
| Site | barclaysatpworldtourfinals.com |
| ATP World Tour | |
| Category | World Tour Final |
| Prizes | $ 3 700 000 |
Last year's winners:
- singles -
Roger Federer - couples -
Bob Bryan / Mike brian
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General Information
Competitions
Singles competitions
David Nalbandyan beat Roger Federer with a score of 6-7 (4), 6-7 (11), 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 (3).
- Nalbandian wins the 2nd single title in a season and 4th in a career in the main tour of the association.
- Nalbandian wins the final tournament for the first time.
- Federer played the 12th single finals of the season and the 42nd in a career in the main tour of the association.
- Federer made it to the finals for the third time in a row at the Final Tournament and lost for the first time in it.
Paired competitions
Mikael Lodra / Fabrice Santoro beat Nenad Zimonich / Leander Paez with a score of 6-7 (6), 6-3, 7-6 (4).
- Lodra wins the 4th doubles title of the season and 9th of his career in the main tour of the association.
- Santoro wins the 4th doubles title in the year and 18th in a career in the main association round.
- Lodra and Snatoro won the final tournament for the first time.
See also
- Final WTA 2005 Championship
Links
- Official site (eng.)
- Tournament profile on ATP website (English)