{{TennisEventInfo|2005|St. Petersburg Open| | date=24–30 October | edition=11th | category=[[ATP International Series|International Series]] | draw=32S / 16D | prize_money=$975,000 | surface= [[Hard court|Hard]] / indoor | location=[[St. Petersburg]], Russia | venue=[[Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex]] | champs={{flagicon|SWE}} [[Thomas Johansson]] | champd={{flagicon|AUT}} [[Julian Knowle]] / {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Jürgen Melzer]] }}
The '''2005 St. Petersburg Open''' was a [[tennis]] tournament played on [[Tennis court#Indoor courts|indoor hard courts]]. It was the 11th edition of the [[St. Petersburg Open]], and was part of the [[ATP International Series|International Series]] of the [[2005 ATP Tour]]. It took place at the [[Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex]] in [[Saint Petersburg]], Russia, from October 24 through October 30, 2005.
The singles draw was headlined by [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]] No. 8, [[2005 Australian Open – Men's Singles#Finals|Australian Open quarterfinalist]], [[2005 French Open – Men's Singles#Finals|French Open semifinalist]], [[2005 International BTM Power Grand Prix|St. Pölten]] winner [[Nikolay Davydenko]], [[2005 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles#Finals|Wimbledon semifinalist]], [[1997 St. Petersburg Open|1997 St. Petersburg]] champion [[Thomas Johansson]], and [[2005 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup|Memphis]] and [[2005 Nottingham Open|Nottingham]] titlist [[Max Mirnyi]]. Also competing were [[2005 Cincinnati Masters – Men's singles#Finals|Cincinnati Masters quarterfinalist]] [[Mikhail Youzhny]], [[2005 Kremlin Cup|Moscow]] runner-up [[Nicolas Kiefer]], [[Jarkko Nieminen]], [[Greg Rusedski]] and [[Fernando Verdasco]].
==Finals==
===Singles=== {{main|2005 St. Petersburg Open – Singles}} {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Thomas Johansson]] defeated {{flagicon|GER}} [[Nicolas Kiefer]], 6–4, 6–2 *It was Thomas Johansson's 1st title of the year, and his 9th overall. It was his 2nd win at the event.
===Doubles=== {{main|2005 St. Petersburg Open – Doubles}} {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Julian Knowle]] / {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Jürgen Melzer]] defeated {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jonas Björkman]] / {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Max Mirnyi]], 4–6, 7–5, 7–5
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20100919043409/http://www.spbopen.ru/eng/index.html Official website] *[http://www.protennislive.com/posting/2005/568/MDS.pdf Singles Draw] *[http://www.protennislive.com/posting/2005/568/MDD.pdf Doubles Draw] *[http://www.protennislive.com/posting/2005/568/QS.pdf Qualifying Singles Draw]
{{St. Petersburg Open tournaments}} {{2005 ATP Tour}}
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