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2005 Monte Carlo Masters ESP Rafael Nadal ARG Guillermo Coria 6–3, 6–1, 0–6, 7–5 64 (8 Q Qualifiers / 4 WC Wild Cards) 16 Monte-Carlo Masters singles doubles
2005 Monte Carlo Masters
Rafael Nadal defeated the defending champion Guillermo Coria in the final, 6–3, 6–1, 0–6, 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 2005 Monte Carlo Masters.West Andy Nadal’s Masters 1000 breakthrough in Monte-Carlo, 20 years on https://www.atptour.com/en/news/nadal-monte-carlo-2005-title-flashback 17 May 2026 ATP 5 April 2025Sokolowski Alexandre April 17, 2005: The day Rafael Nadal officially started his Monte-Carlo reign https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/rolex-monte-carlo-masters-1000-atp/april-17-2005-the-day-rafael-nadal-officially-started-his-monte-carlo-reign-333971.html 17 May 2026 Tennis Majors 17 April 2026FULL MATCH: Rafael Nadal's First Masters 1000 Title! - Monte-Carlo 2005 Final https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6mqBLp0mzs YouTube ATP 17 May 2026 Monte Carlo 3 April 2026 It was his first Masters title, and the first of eleven titles at the Monte-Carlo Masters and first of an eventual 36 Masters titles. His first round victory against Gaël Monfils marked the beginning of a record 46 consecutive victories at the tournament; he would not lose again until the 2013 final.Mitchell Kevin 2013-04-21 Novak Djokovic busts Rafael Nadal's eight-year Monte Carlo reign https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/apr/21/novak-djokovic-busts-rafael-nadal 2024-03-07 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 Nadal became the youngest Masters champion since Michael Chang at the 1990 Canadian Open.
Seeds
30em SUI Roger Federer (quarterfinals)
RUS Marat Safin (third round)
GBR Tim Henman (first round)
ARG Gastón Gaudio (quarterfinals)
ESP Carlos Moyá (first round)
ARG Guillermo Coria (final)
SWE Joachim Johansson (first round)
CRO Ivan Ljubičić (first round)
ARG Guillermo Cañas (second round)
RUS Nikolay Davydenko (third round)
ESP Rafael Nadal (champion)
SWE Thomas Johansson (first round)
CRO Mario Ančić (second round)
SVK Dominik Hrbatý (first round)
CZE Radek Štěpánek (second round)
CZE Jiří Novák (second round)
Draw
Finals
3/3/5 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 SUI Roger Federer 77 2 68 Q FRA Richard Gasquet 61 6 710 4 ARG Gastón Gaudio 3 0 11 ESP Rafael Nadal 6 6 6 ARG Guillermo Coria 3 6 6 ESP David Ferrer 6 4 3 ITA 2003 Filippo Volandri 2 3 WC ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 6 Q FRA Richard Gasquet 78 4 3 11 ESP Rafael Nadal 66 6 6 6 ARG Guillermo Coria 6 7 WC ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero 2 5 11 ESP Rafael Nadal 6 6 0 7 6 ARG Guillermo Coria 3 1 6 5
Top half
Section 1
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 SUI R Federer 6 6 GBR G Rusedski 3 1 MAR Y El Aynaoui 1 3 ESP A Montañés 6 6 ESP F Verdasco 4 5 CHI F González 6 7 BRA G Kuerten 5 2 13 CRO M Ančić 7 6 10 RUS N Davydenko 5 6 6 AUT J Melzer 7 1 3 FRA M Llodra 65 2 ESP A Costa 77 6 Q FRA R Gasquet 6 6 Q ESP G García-López 2 0 Q ESP F Mantilla 2 6 6 7 SWE J Johansson 6 3 2 1 SUI R Federer 6 6 ESP A Montañés 3 4 CHI F González 6 77 13 CRO M Ančić 2 64 10 RUS N Davydenko 77 6 ESP A Costa 62 2 Q FRA R Gasquet 7 6 Q ESP F Mantilla 5 1 1 SUI R Federer 6 63 6 CHI F González 2 77 4 10 RUS N Davydenko 6 5 2 Q FRA R Gasquet 4 7 6 1 SUI R Federer 77 2 68 Q FRA R Gasquet 61 6 710
Section 2
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 4 ARG G Gaudio 77 6 Q BEL C Rochus 63 2 GER R Schüttler 2 6 1 GER N Kiefer 6 2 6 Q ROM V Hănescu 6 2 6 ARG A Calleri 3 6 0 USA V Spadea 0 5 15 CZE R Štěpánek 6 7 11 ESP R Nadal 6 6 WC FRA G Monfils 3 2 ARG JI Chela 2 5 BEL X Malisse 6 7 CZE T Berdych 4 77 77 PER L Horna 6 63 61 BEL O Rochus 6 6 8 CRO I Ljubičić 2 2 4 ARG G Gaudio 7 5 GER N Kiefer 5 2r Q ROM V Hănescu 6 2 6 15 CZE R Štěpánek 3 6 0 11 ESP R Nadal 6 6 BEL X Malisse 0 3 CZE T Berdych 64 6 2 BEL O Rochus 77 3 6 4 ARG G Gaudio 6 6 Q ROM V Hănescu 2 0 11 ESP R Nadal 6 6 BEL O Rochus 1 2 4 ARG G Gaudio 3 0 11 ESP R Nadal 6 6
Bottom half
Section 3
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 6 ARG G Coria 6 7 WC FRA P-H Mathieu 2 5 Q FRA T Ascione 6 7 SVK K Beck 3 5 ITA 2003 P Starace 3 5 ESP A Martín 6 7 WC FRA J-R Lisnard 4 6 6 12 SWE T Johansson 6 4 2 14 SVK D Hrbatý 4 3 ESP D Ferrer 6 6 Q ITA 2003 A Seppi 6 6 ESP F López 3 4 SWE R Söderling 63 5 FRA F Santoro 77 7 ARG M Zabaleta 6 4 6 3 GBR T Henman 4 6 2 6 ARG G Coria 6 6 Q FRA T Ascione 2 1 ESP A Martín 6 6 WC FRA J-R Lisnard 1 2 ESP D Ferrer 6 6 Q ITA 2003 A Seppi 3 3 FRA F Santoro 77 3 4 ARG M Zabaleta 61 6 6 6 ARG G Coria 77 6 ESP A Martín 60 1 ESP D Ferrer 3 1 ARG M Zabaleta 6 0r 6 ARG G Coria 3 6 6 ESP D Ferrer 6 4 3
Section 4
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 5 ESP C Moyá 610 6 3 ARG M Puerta 712 1 6 RD1-seed03-Q FRA J Benneteau 3 3 GER F Mayer 6 6 ITA 2003 F Volandri 7 6 AUS W Arthurs 5 2 RUS I Andreev 610 1 9 ARG G Cañas 712 6 16 CZE J Novák 3 6 6 BLR 1995 M Mirnyi 6 4 3 WC ESP JC Ferrero 6 6 CRO I Karlović 4 1 FRA C Saulnier 6 6 THA P Srichaphan 2 4 KOR H-t Lee 0 5 2 RUS M Safin 6 7 ARG M Puerta 6 6 GER F Mayer 2 1 ITA 2003 F Volandri 6 2 6 9 ARG G Cañas 4 6 3 16 CZE J Novák 6 2 3 WC ESP JC Ferrero 3 6 6 FRA C Saulnier 3 1 2 RUS M Safin 6 6 ARG M Puerta 78 63 4 ITA 2003 F Volandri 66 77 6 WC ESP JC Ferrero 6 6 2 RUS M Safin 2 4 ITA 2003 F Volandri 2 3 WC ESP JC Ferrero 6 6
Qualifying
Qualifying seeds
30em BEL Christophe Rochus (qualified)
ARG José Acasuso (qualifying competition)
GER Philipp Kohlschreiber (first round)
ESP Santiago Ventura (qualifying competition)
AUT Stefan Koubek (qualifying competition)
ESP Guillermo García López (qualified)
NED Sjeng Schalken (first round)
FRA Jérôme Haehnel (first round)
ESP Félix Mantilla (qualified)
GER Lars Burgsmüller (first round)
ESP Óscar Hernández (first round)
SWE Jonas Björkman (first round)
ROM Victor Hănescu (qualified)
ESP Nicolás Almagro (qualifying competition)
FRA Richard Gasquet (qualified)
FRA Julien Benneteau (qualified)
Qualifiers
30em BEL Christophe Rochus
ROM Victor Hănescu
ITA 2003 Andreas Seppi
FRA Julien Benneteau
FRA Thierry Ascione
ESP Guillermo García López
FRA Richard Gasquet
ESP Félix Mantilla
Qualifying draw
First qualifier
First round Qualifying competition 175 1 BEL Christophe Rochus 6 6 FRA Gilles Simon 2 2 SUI Marco Chiudinelli 65 6 6 12 SWE Jonas Björkman 77 3 4 1 BEL Christophe Rochus 6 6 SUI Marco Chiudinelli 2 2
Second qualifier
First round Qualifying competition 175 2 ARG José Acasuso 6 6 WC FRA Jean-Christophe Faurel 1 4 CZE Bohdan Ulihrach 4 77 0 13 ROM Victor Hănescu 6 63 6 2 ARG José Acasuso 3 6 3 13 ROM Victor Hănescu 6 3 6
Third qualifier
First round Qualifying competition 175 yes 3 GER Philipp Kohlschreiber 3 4 ITA 2003 Andreas Seppi 6 6 SUI Stanislas Wawrinka 6 6 10 GER Lars Burgsmüller 3 4 ITA 2003 Andreas Seppi 3 6 6 SUI Stanislas Wawrinka 6 4 4
Fourth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition 175 4 ESP Santiago Ventura 77 6 ITA 2003 Daniele Bracciali 63 2 WC MON Benjamin Balleret 77 3 2 16 FRA Julien Benneteau 64 6 6 4 ESP Santiago Ventura 3 6 4 16 FRA Julien Benneteau 6 4 6
Fifth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition 175 5 AUT Stefan Koubek 6 6 FRA Nicolas Mahut 2 3 FRA Thierry Ascione 6 6 11 ESP Óscar Hernández 3 4 5 AUT Stefan Koubek 3 3 FRA Thierry Ascione 6 6
Sixth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition 175 6 ESP Guillermo García López 6 4 6 FRA Olivier Mutis 2 6 3 WC MON Guillaume Couillard 0 3 14 ESP Nicolás Almagro 6 6 6 ESP Guillermo García López 6 66 6 14 ESP Nicolás Almagro 2 78 4
Seventh qualifier
First round Qualifying competition 175 7 NED Sjeng Schalken 6 65 66 AUS Peter Luczak 1 77 78 MAR Hicham Arazi 3 1 15/WC FRA Richard Gasquet 6 6 AUS Peter Luczak 0 2 15/WC FRA Richard Gasquet 6 6
Eighth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition 175 8 FRA Jérôme Haehnel 2 6 4 ESP David Sánchez 6 2 6 Alt FRA Olivier Patience 1 3 9 ESP Félix Mantilla 6 6 ESP David Sánchez 6 3 5 9 ESP Félix Mantilla 3 6 7
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Main draw
Qualifying draw
Singles