2005 Brasil Open

The 2005 Brasil Open was an ATP men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Mata de São João, Brazil that was part of the International Series tier of the 2005 ATP Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 14 February to 21 February 2005. Sixth-seeded Rafael Nadal won the singles title.

Finals

Spain Rafael Nadal defeated Spain Alberto Martín 6–0, 6–7(2–7), 6–1

It was Čermák's 2nd title of the year and the 7th of his career. It was Friedl's 2nd title of the year and the 7th of his career.

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
ARG	Gastón Gaudio	Withdrew	1
CHI	Fernando González	17	2
ARG	Juan Ignacio Chela	23	3
ITA	Filippo Volandri	41	4
ESP	David Ferrer	47	5
ESP	Rafael Nadal	48	6
ARG	Mariano Zabaleta	51	7
ESP	Albert Costa	54	8
BRA	Ricardo Mello	56	9

1 Rankings as of 14 February 2005.

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

The following player received entry as a special exemption:

Before the tournament

During the tournament

Country	Player	Country	Player	Seed
ARG	Gastón Etlis	ARG	Martín Rodríguez	1
ARG	Lucas Arnold Ker	ARG	Mariano Hood	2
CZE	František Čermák	CZE	Leoš Friedl	3
ARG	Martín García	ARG	Sebastián Prieto	4

The following pairs received wildcards into the main draw:

During the tournament