St. Petersburg Open
St. Petersburg, Russia
October 24-30, 2005
32 Draw - $1,000,000
Surface - Carpet (Indoor)

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Alexander Popp - 91PR)
1. Nikolay Davydenko
2. Thomas Johansson
3. Max Mirnyi
4. Mikhail Youzhny
5. Nicolas Kiefer
6. Jarkko Nieminen
7. Greg Rusedski
8. Fernando Verdasco

First Round
(1)Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) d. Lukas Dlouhy (CZE) 6-2 6-1
Paul Goldstein (USA) d. Lars Burgsmuller (GER) 7-6(6) 2-6 6-3
Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d. (WC)Vadim Davletshin (RUS) 6-3 6-4
(5)Nicolas Kiefer (GER) d. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 6-3 3-6 6-4
(4)Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) d. Karol Beck (SVK) 6-3 4-1 ret.
Cyril Saulnier (FRA) d. (WC)Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) 6-3 6-2
Florent Serra (FRA) d. (q)Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) 6-7(2) 6-3 6-4
Robin Vik (CZE) d. (6)Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 6-4 6-4
(8)Fernando Verdasco (ESP) d. (WC)Mark Philippoussis (AUS) 7-6(4) 4-6 6-2
Juan Monaco (ARG) d. (q)Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 6-3 6-3
(q)Sergey Stakhovsky (UKR) d. Alexander Popp (GER) 6-3 4-6 6-4
Kenneth Carlsen (DEN) d. (3)Max Mirnyi (BLR) 6-7(4) 7-6(5) 6-4
(7)Greg Rusedski (GBR) d. Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) 6-4 6-4
Kevin Kim (USA) d. Ivo Minar (CZE) 6-1 4-6 7-5
Andrei Pavel (ROM) d. (q)Jiri Vanek (CZE) 6-3 7-6(5)
(2)Thomas Johansson (SWE) d. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 6-3 6-4

Second Round
(1)Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) d. Paul Goldstein (USA) 6-3 6-4
(5)Nicolas Kiefer (GER) d. Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 3-6 6-3 7-5
(4)Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) d. Cyril Saulnier (FRA) 6-1 6-1
Robin Vik (CZE) d. Florent Serra (FRA) 7-6(3) 2-6 6-3
(8)Fernando Verdasco (ESP) d. Juan Monaco (ARG) 7-5 6-3
Kenneth Carlsen (DEN) d. (q)Sergey Stakhovsky (UKR) 6-7(5) 7-6(2) 7-6(6)
(7)Greg Rusedski (GBR) d. Kevin Kim (USA) 4-6 6-3 6-4
(2)Thomas Johansson (SWE) d. Andrei Pavel (ROM) 6-2 6-2

Quarterfinals
(5)Nicolas Kiefer (GER) d. (1)Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 6-1 6-1
Robin Vik (CZE) d. (4)Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 1-6 6-4 6-2
(8)Fernando Verdasco (ESP) d. Kenneth Carlsen (DEN) 6-4 6-2
(2)Thomas Johansson (SWE) d. (7)Greg Rusedski (GBR) 6-2 7-6(6)

Semifinals
(5)Nicolas Kiefer (GER) d. Robin Vik (CZE) 6-3 6-4
(2)Thomas Johansson (SWE) d. (8)Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 6-3 3-6 6-3

Finals
(2)Thomas Johansson (SWE) d. (5)Nicolas Kiefer (GER) 6-4 6-2


Doubles
Seeds: (cuts: 140D; 182S)
1. Jonas Bjorkman/Max Mirnyi
2. Wayne Arthurs/Paul Hanley
3. Mahesh Bhupathi/Martin Damm
4. Simon Aspelin/Todd Perry

First Round
(1)Jonas Bjorkman/Max Mirnyi (SWE/BLR) d. Lukas Dlouhy/Robin Vik (CZE) 6-1 6-2
(WC)Vadim Davletshin/Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) d. Kevin Kim/Juan Monaco (USA/ARG) 6-0 6-4
(4)Simon Aspelin/Todd Perry (SWE/AUS) d. Karol Beck/Petr Pala (SVK/CZE) 6-2 6-4
Thomas Johansson/Robbie Koenig (SWE/RSA) d. Paul Goldstein/Jim Thomas (USA) 6-2 6-4
Leos Friedl/Mikhail Youzhny (CZE/RUS) d. Ivo Minar/Jiri Vanek (CZE) 7-6(2) 6-4
Julien Knowle/Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d. (3)Mahesh Bhupathi/Martin Damm (IND/CZE) 3-6 6-3 7-6(6)
Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski (POL) d. (WC)Teimuraz Gabashvili/Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky (RUS) 6-3 6-2
(2)Wayne Arthurs/Paul Hanley (AUS) d. Jarkko Nieminen/Dmitry Tursunov (FIN/RUS) 6-1 7-6(7)

Quarterfinals
(1)Jonas Bjorkman/Max Mirnyi (SWE/BLR) d. (WC)Vadim Davletshin/Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) 6-0 6-2
Thomas Johansson/Robbie Koenig (SWE/RSA) d. (4)Simon Aspelin/Todd Perry (SWE/AUS) 5-7 6-3 7-6(4)
Julien Knowle/Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d. Leos Friedl/Mikhail Youzhny (CZE/RUS) w/o
(2)Wayne Arthurs/Paul Hanley (AUS) d. Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski (POL) 4-6 6-3 7-6(0)

Semifinals
(1)Jonas Bjorkman/Max Mirnyi (SWE/BLR) d. Thomas Johansson/Robbie Koenig (SWE/RSA) 6-7(2) 6-3 6-4
Julien Knowle/Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d. (2)Wayne Arthurs/Paul Hanley (AUS) 6-4 6-4

Finals
Julien Knowle/Jurgen Melzer (AUT) d. (1)Jonas Bjorkman/Max Mirnyi (SWE/BLR) 4-6 7-5 7-5