The 2005 Paris Masters (also known as the BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas S.A. is a global banking group, headquartered in Paris, with its second global headquarters in London. In October 2010 BNP Paribas was ranked by Bloomberg and Forbes as the largest bank and largest company in the world by assets with over $3.1 trillion. It was formed through the merger...

 Masters for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 31st edition of the Paris Masters

Paris Masters

The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour...

, and was part of the ATP Masters Series

ATP Masters Series

The ATP Masters Series was a series of nine tennis tournaments that formed part of the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America...

 of the 2005 ATP Tour. It took place at the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy

Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy

Opened in 1984, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, often abbreviated as POPB or Bercy, is an indoor sports arena on boulevard de Bercy located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris...

 in Paris, France, from October 31 through November 6, 2005.

The singles line up included ATP

Association of Tennis Professionals

The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...

 No. 3, Wimbledon

2006 Wimbledon Championships

The 2006 Wimbledon Championships began on 26 June and finished on 9 July 2006.-Gentlemen's singles: Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal 6-0 7-6 6-7 6-3-Ladies' singles: Amélie Mauresmo defeated Justine Henin-Hardenne 2-6 6-3 6-4...

 and Indianapolis

2006 RCA Championships

The 2006 RCA Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 19th edition of the event known that year as the RCA Championships, and was part of the International Series of the 2006 ATP Tour. It took place at the Indianapolis Tennis Center in Indianapolis, Indiana,...

 runner-up, Cincinnati champion Andy Roddick

Andy Roddick

Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....

, US Open quarterfinalist, Umag winner, Monte Carlo

2005 Monte Carlo Masters

The 2005 Monte Carlo Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 99th edition of the event and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2005 ATP Tour. It took place from April 11 through April 17, 2005....

, Rome and Beijing

2005 China Open (tennis)

The 2005 China Open was an ATP International Series and WTA Tour Tier II tennis tournament held in Beijing, China.-Men's Singles: Rafael Nadal def. Guillermo Coria, 5–7, 6–1, 6–2-Women's Singles:...

 finalist Guillermo Coria

Guillermo Coria

Guillermo Sebastián Coria , nicknames include El Mago , is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina who was runner-up in the 2004 French Open...

, and French Open semifinalist, St. Pölten winner Nikolay Davydenko

Nikolay Davydenko

Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Ukrainian-Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semifinals, which he has done on four occasions: twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open. His biggest achievement to date was winning the 2009 ATP...

. Other top seeds were French Open

2005 French Open

The 2005 French Open was the 104th edition of the tournament. Rafael Nadal, seeded fourth in his first French Open, was a strong favorite after winning the Rome and Monte Carlo Masters, with Guillermo Coria, a 2004 finalist and runner-up in Monaco, calling Nadal the best clay-court player in the...

 runner-up, Casablanca

2005 Grand Prix Hassan II

The 2005 Grand Prix Hassan II was an Association of Tennis Professionals tennis tournament held in Casablanca, Morocco. The tournament was held from April 4 to April 11.-Men's Singles: Mariano Puerta defeated Juan Mónaco 6-4, 6-1...

 titlist Mariano Puerta

Mariano Puerta

Mariano Ruben Puerta is a former Argentine professional male tennis player best known for making the final of the French Open in 2005, where he lost to Rafael Nadal in four sets.-Career:...

, Munich

2005 BMW Open

The 2005 BMW Open was an Association of Tennis Professionals tennis tournament held in Munich, Germany. The tournament was held from April 25 to May 2.-Men's Singles: David Nalbandian defeated Andrei Pavel 6-4, 6-1...

 winner David Nalbandian

David Nalbandian

David Pablo Nalbandian is an Argentine professional tennis player and former world no. 3. He was runner-up at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships and the winner of the Tennis Masters Cup in 2005.-Biography:...

, Ivan Ljubičić

Ivan Ljubicic

----Ivan Ljubičić is a Croatian tennis player born in Bosnia and Herzegovina . His career-high ATP ranking to date has been no. 3, and he stands at no. 37....

, Gastón Gaudio

Gastón Gaudio

Gastón Norberto Gaudio is a former tennis player from Argentina. His career-high ATP ranking was World No. 5 in 2005...

 and Radek Štěpánek

Radek Štepánek

Radek Štěpánek is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Štěpánek turned professional in 1997. He started on tour as a doubles specialist, winning 12 ATP titles. Since 2002, Štěpánek has focused on being a better singles player while still playing top-level doubles...

.

Singles

  Tomáš Berdych

Tomáš Berdych

Tomáš Berdych is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His most notable achievements are reaching the final of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, and the semifinals of the 2010 French Open. He defeated the Croatian player Ivan Ljubičić in five sets to win the Paris Masters in 2005...

defeated   Ivan Ljubičić

Ivan Ljubicic

----Ivan Ljubičić is a Croatian tennis player born in Bosnia and Herzegovina . His career-high ATP ranking to date has been no. 3, and he stands at no. 37....

, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4

• It was Tomáš Berdych's 1st title of the year, and his 2nd overall. It was his 1st career Masters title.

Doubles

  Bob Bryan

Bob Bryan

Robert Charles "Bob" Bryan is an American male professional tennis player. With his twin brother Mike, he has spent over 200 weeks as a World No. 1 doubles player. He has won eighteen Grand Slam titles, 11 in men's doubles and seven in mixed doubles. He turned professional in 1998...

/   Mike Bryan

Mike Bryan

Michael Carl "Mike" Bryan is an American professional tennis player. He stands tall, weighs 192 lbs and plays right-handed. He turned professional in 1998. With his twin brother Bob, he has been World No...

defeated   Daniel Nestor

Daniel Nestor

Daniel Mark Nestor, CM , born Danijel Nestorović September 4, 1972, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, is a Serbian-born Canadian professional tennis player from Toronto, Ontario, Canada....

 /   Mark Knowles

Mark Knowles

Mark Knowles is a former World number 1 doubles professional male tennis player from the Bahamas, who will go down as one of the greatest athletes of his country for his longevity within his sport and charitable contributions off the court.After being awarded a scholarship to the Nick...

, 6–4, 6–7(3), 6–4

External links

• Official website
• Singles Draw
• Doubles Draw
• Qualifying Singles Draw