2005 RCA Championships – Singles

January 2025 2005 RCA Championships USA Robby Ginepri USA Taylor Dent 4–6, 6–0, 3–0r 56 (4 Q Qualifiers / 4 WC Wild Cards) 16 singles doubles Indianapolis Tennis Championships 2005 RCA Championships Andy Roddick was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals. Robby Ginepri won the title, defeating Taylor Dent, who retired from the final due to heat exhaustion with Ginepri leading 4–6, 6–0, 3–0. Seeds 30em USA Andy Roddick (quarterfinals) GER Nicolas Kiefer (quarterfinals) SVK Dominik Hrbatý (second round) USA Taylor Dent (final, retired due to heat exhaustion) CRO Mario Ančić (withdrew due to a back injury) BLR Max Mirnyi (second round) GBR Greg Rusedski (semifinals) USA Vincent Spadea (second round) THA Paradorn Srichaphan (third round) SVK Karol Beck (semifinals) FRA Cyril Saulnier (second round) DEN Kenneth Carlsen (third round) CZE Jan Hernych (second round) KOR Lee Hyung-taik (second round) BEL Xavier Malisse (second round) USA Mardy Fish (third round, retired due to a wrist injury) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175   USA Robby Ginepri 5 6 6 10 SVK Karol Beck 7 2 3 4 USA Taylor Dent 6 6   7 GBR Greg Rusedski 4 4     USA Robby Ginepri 4 6 3 4 USA Taylor Dent 6 0 0r Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q TPE Y-h Lu 3 4     RUS D Tursunov 6 6     ISR N Okun 6 6   Q USA B Evans 3 3     FRA G Carraz 7 63 7   USA J Blake 5 77 5   SWE M Ryderstedt 1 4     USA R Ginepri 6 6   1 USA A Roddick 78 67 77   RUS D Tursunov 66 79 65   ISR N Okun 6 6   15 BEL X Malisse 2 4   9 THA P Srichaphan 6 77     FRA G Carraz 3 63     USA R Ginepri 6 6   8 USA V Spadea 4 3   1 USA A Roddick 6 6     ISR N Okun 3 3   9 THA P Srichaphan 0 4     USA R Ginepri 6 6   1 USA A Roddick 6 62 5   USA R Ginepri 4 77 7 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   USA J Morrison 4 4     SUI G Bastl 6 6   WC GBR A Murray 6 6   LL USA J Witten 4 2     CZE L Dlouhý 4 1     SWE J Björkman 6 6   WC USA R Ram 7 77     NED S Schalken 5 61   3 SVK D Hrbatý 4 78 4   SUI G Bastl 6 66 6 WC GBR A Murray 4 6 4 16/WC USA M Fish 6 4 6 10 SVK K Beck 6 7     SWE J Björkman 4 5   WC USA R Ram 7 77   LL CZE T Cakl 5 63     SUI G Bastl 1     16/WC USA M Fish 2r     10 SVK K Beck 6 6   WC USA R Ram 2 4     SUI G Bastl 4 5   10 SVK K Beck 6 7   Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals PR COL A Falla 0 4     USA P Goldstein 6 6     ECU G Lapentti 77 6   Q USA M Washington 63 3     USA A Delić 4 77 3   GER B Phau 6 64 6   USA J-M Gambill 712 6   WC USA D Young 610 2   6 BLR M Mirnyi 6 3 3   USA P Goldstein 0 6 6   ECU G Lapentti 6 5 6 11 FRA C Saulnier 4 7 2 13 CZE J Hernych 63 3     GER B Phau 77 6     USA J-M Gambill 3 4   4 USA T Dent 6 6     USA P Goldstein 6 6     ECU G Lapentti 3 2     GER B Phau 2 2   4 USA T Dent 6 6     USA P Goldstein 3 2   4 USA T Dent 6 6   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   FRA J-R Lisnard 3 3     RSA W Moodie 6 6     CYP M Baghdatis 1 6 6 Q FRA S de Chaunac 6 3 4   USA K Kim 6 63 6   CRO I Karlović 4 77 3   FRA A Dupuis 7 6   PR GER A Popp 5 1   7 GBR G Rusedski 64 79 77   RSA W Moodie 77 67 62   CYP M Baghdatis 5 6 4 12 DEN K Carlsen 7 2 6 14 KOR H-t Lee 68 4     USA K Kim 710 6     FRA A Dupuis 5 4   2 GER N Kiefer 7 6   7 GBR G Rusedski 77 6   12 DEN K Carlsen 63 2     USA K Kim 1 3   2 GER N Kiefer 6 6   7 GBR G Rusedski 3 77 6 2 GER N Kiefer 6 64 4 External links Main draw Qualifying draw Singles