2005 RCA Championships – Singles

Singles
2005 RCA Championships
Champion	Robby Ginepri
Runner-up	Taylor Dent
Score	4–6, 6–0, 3–0r
Draw	56 (4 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds	16

Main article: 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

1. Andy Roddick (quarterfinals)
2. Nicolas Kiefer (quarterfinals)
3. Dominik Hrbatý (second round)
4. Taylor Dent (final, retired due to heat exhaustion)
5. Mario Ančić (withdrew due to a back injury)
6. Max Mirnyi (second round)
7. Greg Rusedski (semifinals)
8. Vincent Spadea (second round)
9. Paradorn Srichaphan (third round)
10. Karol Beck (semifinals)
11. Cyril Saulnier (second round)
12. Kenneth Carlsen (third round)
13. Jan Hernych (second round)
14. Lee Hyung-taik (second round)
15. Xavier Malisse (second round)
16. Mardy Fish (third round, retired due to a wrist injury)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Robby Ginepri	5	6	6
	10	Karol Beck	7	2	3
									Robby Ginepri	4	6	3
								4	Taylor Dent	6	0	0r
	4	Taylor Dent	6	6
	7	Greg Rusedski	4	4

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	A Roddick	78	67	77
	Q	Y-h Lu	3	4					D Tursunov	66	79	65
		D Tursunov	6	6											1	A Roddick	6	6
		N Okun	6	6												N Okun	3	3
	Q	B Evans	3	3					N Okun	6	6
								15	X Malisse	2	4
																						1	A Roddick	6	62	5
																							R Ginepri	4	77	7
								9	P Srichaphan	6	77
		G Carraz	7	63	7				G Carraz	3	63
		J Blake	5	77	5										9	P Srichaphan	0	4
		M Ryderstedt	1	4												R Ginepri	6	6
		R Ginepri	6	6					R Ginepri	6	6
								8	V Spadea	4	3

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	D Hrbatý	4	78	4
		J Morrison	4	4					G Bastl	6	66	6
		G Bastl	6	6												G Bastl	1
	WC	A Murray	6	6											16/WC	M Fish	2r
	LL	J Witten	4	2				WC	A Murray	4	6	4
								16/WC	M Fish	6	4	6
																							G Bastl	4	5
																						10	K Beck	6	7
								10	K Beck	6	7
		L Dlouhý	4	1					J Björkman	4	5
		J Björkman	6	6											10	K Beck	6	6
	WC	R Ram	7	77											WC	R Ram	2	4
		S Schalken	5	61				WC	R Ram	7	77
								LL	T Cakl	5	63

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	M Mirnyi	6	3	3
	PR	A Falla	0	4					P Goldstein	0	6	6
		P Goldstein	6	6												P Goldstein	6	6
		G Lapentti	77	6												G Lapentti	3	2
	Q	M Washington	63	3					G Lapentti	6	5	6
								11	C Saulnier	4	7	2
																							P Goldstein	3	2
																						4	T Dent	6	6
								13	J Hernych	63	3
		A Delić	4	77	3				B Phau	77	6
		B Phau	6	64	6											B Phau	2	2
		J-M Gambill	712	6											4	T Dent	6	6
	WC	D Young	610	2					J-M Gambill	3	4
								4	T Dent	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	G Rusedski	64	79	77
		J-R Lisnard	3	3					W Moodie	77	67	62
		W Moodie	6	6											7	G Rusedski	77	6
		M Baghdatis	1	6	6										12	K Carlsen	63	2
	Q	S de Chaunac	6	3	4				M Baghdatis	5	6	4
								12	K Carlsen	7	2	6
																						7	G Rusedski	3	77	6
																						2	N Kiefer	6	64	4
								14	H-t Lee	68	4
		K Kim	6	63	6				K Kim	710	6
		I Karlović	4	77	3											K Kim	1	3
		A Dupuis	7	6											2	N Kiefer	6	6
	PR	A Popp	5	1					A Dupuis	5	4
								2	N Kiefer	7	6

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw