2005 ATP Tour… A Season to Remember
The ATP Tour season of 2005 will be remembered for many exceptional performances by the world’s finest tennis players. From the ATP Masters Series domination of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to David Nalbandian’s stunning triumph in Shanghai, 2005 was indeed a season to remember.
We marveled – not for the first time – at Federer’s continued domination, including a 24-match winning streak in finals that was finally broken by Nalbandian in a fifth set tie-break at Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai.
There was the emergence of Spain’s ‘Raging Bull’ Rafael Nadal, who, like Federer, won 11 ATP titles, including a record four ATP Masters Series titles. The Spaniard and Swiss split the first eight Masters Series shields in an unprecedented domination of 
the ATP’s premier series.
Marat Safin began the year by saving match point against Roger Federer in the Australian Open semifinals before going on to win his second Grand Slam title, beating local hero Lleyton Hewitt in the final.
In doubles, Americans Bob and Mike Bryan became the second team in 50 years to reach all four Grand Slam finals in the one season, but they had to wait until the US Open before finally nailing one of the four major titles. At Wimbledon, we witnessed a fairytale run by Stephen Huss and Wesley Moodie, who began in the qualifying rounds and went all the way to the title.
Federer won his third consecutive Wimbledon singles title and claimed the coveted Wimbledon-US Open ‘double’ for the second straight year.
And at Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai, Nalbandian rallied from two sets down to stage arguably the biggest upset of the year to defeat two-time defending champion Federer, who was two points from victory when he served for the match at 6-5, 30/0 in the fifth set.
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