Internazionali di Lombardia
Milan, Italy
January 31-February 6, 2005
32 Draw - $323,250
Surface - Hard (Indoor)

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Tomas Behrend - 139)
1. Andrei Pavel
2. Ivan Ljubicic
3. Mario Ancic
4. Radek Stepanek
5. Robin Soderling
6. Rainer Schuettler
7. Karol Beck
8. Max Mirnyi

First Round
(1)(WC)Andrei Pavel (ROM) d. Gregory Carraz (FRA) 7-6(0) 6-7(5) 7-6(3)
Tomas Behrend (GER) d. Igor Andreev (RUS) 6-4 5-7 6-2
Gilles Muller (LUX) d. Michael Llodra (FRA) 7-6(5) 7-5
(8)Max Mirnyi (BLR) d. Francesco Aldi (ITA) 6-3 7-6(5)
(3)Mario Ancic (CRO) d. Bohdan Ulihrach (CZE) 6-4 7-5
(q)Sergey Stakhovsky (UKR) d. Christophe Rochus (BEL) 6-2 6-3
(WC)Gael Monfils (FRA) d. Julien Benneteau (FRA) 6-3 6-3
(5)Robin Soderling (SWE) d. Arnaud Clement (FRA) 6-1 6-7(3) 6-4
(6)Rainer Schuettler (GER) d. Davide Sanguinetti (ITA) 7-5 4-6 6-3
Sjeng Schalken (NED) d. Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) 6-2 6-2
Ivo Karlovic (CRO) d. (LL)Alan Mackin (GBR) 6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(3)   [Mackin replaces Fabrice Santoro]
(4)Radek Stepanek (CZE) d. (q)Daniele Bracciali (ITA) 7-6(3) 6-4
(7)Karol Beck (SVK) d. Victor Hanescu (ROM) 6-4 6-4
(WC)Andreas Seppi (ITA) d. (q)Uros Vico (ITA) 6-2 7-6(3)
Ivo Heuberger (SUI) d. (q)Giorgio Galimberti (ITA) 4-6 6-3 7-6(4)
(2)Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) d. Thomas Enqvist (SWE) 7-5 6-3

Second Round
Tomas Behrend (GER) d. (1)(WC)Andrei Pavel (ROM) 7-5 7-6(3)
(8)Max Mirnyi (BLR) d. Gilles Muller (LUX) 7-6(1) 7-6(4)
(q)Sergey Stakhovsky (UKR) d. (3)Mario Ancic (CRO) 6-4 4-6 7-6(3)
(5)Robin Soderling (SWE) d. (WC)Gael Monfils (FRA) 6-3 6-4
(6)Rainer Schuettler (GER) d. Sjeng Schalken (NED) 6-3 6-4
(4)Radek Stepanek (CZE) d. Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 7-6(7) 4-6 7-6(5)
(7)Karol Beck (SVK) d. (WC)Andreas Seppi (ITA) 7-5 4-6 6-3
(2)Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) d. Ivo Heuberger (SUI) 6-1 6-2

Quarterfinals
(8)Max Mirnyi (BLR) d. Tomas Behrend (GER) 6-3 6-2
(5)Robin Soderling (SWE) d. (q)Sergey Stakhovsky (UKR) 6-3 6-2
(4)Radek Stepanek (CZE) d. (6)Rainer Schuettler (GER) 7-6(4) 4-6 6-3
(2)Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) d. (7)Karol Beck (SVK) 6-7(4) 6-0 6-2

Semifinals
(5)Robin Soderling (SWE) d. (8)Max Mirnyi (BLR) 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4
(4)Radek Stepanek (CZE) d. (2)Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) 6-4 6-2

Finals
(5)Robin Soderling (SWE) d. (4)Radek Stepanek (CZE) 6-3 6-7(2) 7-6(5)


Doubles
Seeds: (cuts: 111D; 230S)
1. Michael Llodra/Fabrice Santoro
2. Cyril Suk/Pavel Vizner
3. Martin Damm/Radek Stepanek
4. Julian Knowle/Petr Pala

First Round
Ivan Ljubicic/Uros Vico (CRO/ITA) d. (1)Michael Llodra/Fabrice Santoro (FRA) 6-3 ret.
Karol Beck/Bohdan Ulihrach (SVK/CZE) d. Petr Luxa/Christophe Rochus (CZE/BEL) 6-3 6-4
(WC)Daniele Bracciali/Giorgio Galimberti (ITA) d. (3)Martin Damm/Radek Stepanek (CZE) 7-5 5-7 6-4
Ivo Karlovic/Tom Vanhoudt (CRO/BEL) d. Andrei Pavel/Gabriel Trifu (ROM) w/o
Chris Haggard/Robbie Koenig (RSA) d. Massimo Bertolini/Gilles Muller (ITA/LUX) 6-2 7-6(5)
(4)Julian Knowle/Petr Pala (AUT/CZE) d. Igor Andreev/Rainer Schuettler (RUS/GER) 6-4 6-2
(WC)Davide Sanguinetti/Andreas Seppi (ITA) d. Yves Allegro/Michael Kohlmann (SUI/GER) 6-4 7-6(5)
Jean-Francois Bachelot/Arnaud Clement (FRA) d. (2)Cyril Suk/Pavel Vizner (CZE) 6-3 6-4

Quarterfinals
Ivan Ljubicic/Uros Vico (CRO/ITA) d. Karol Beck/Bohdan Ulihrach (SVK/CZE) 7-5 6-7(4) 6-3
(WC)Daniele Bracciali/Giorgio Galimberti (ITA) d. Ivo Karlovic/Tom Vanhoudt (CRO/BEL) 6-4 7-5
(4)Julian Knowle/Petr Pala (AUT/CZE) d. Chris Haggard/Robbie Koenig (RSA) 3-6 6-3 7-6(4)
Jean-Francois Bachelot/Arnaud Clement (FRA) d. (WC)Davide Sanguinetti/Andreas Seppi (ITA) 6-4 3-6 7-6(6)

Semifinals
(WC)Daniele Bracciali/Giorgio Galimberti (ITA) d. Ivan Ljubicic/Uros Vico (CRO/ITA) 4-6 6-3 6-4
Jean-Francois Bachelot/Arnaud Clement (FRA) d. (4)Julian Knowle/Petr Pala (AUT/CZE) 6-3 3-6 7-5

Finals
(WC)Daniele Bracciali/Giorgio Galimberti (ITA) d. Jean-Francois Bachelot/Arnaud Clement (FRA) 6-7(8) 7-6(6) 6-4