Brasil Open
Costa do Sauipe, Brazil
February 14-20, 2005
32 Draw - $380,000
Surface - Clay

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Flavio Saretta - 111)
1. Gaston Gaudio WD
2. Fernando Gonzalez
3. Juan Ignacio Chela
4. Filippo Volandri
5. David Ferrer
6. Rafael Nadal
7. Mariano Zabaleta
8. Albert Costa
9. Ricardo Mello

First Round
(9)Ricardo Mello (BRA) d. Albert Montanes (ESP) 3-6 6-4 6-4
(q)Martin Vassallo-Arguello (ARG) d. Felix Mantilla (ESP) 7-6(1) 4-6 6-3
Santiago Ventura (ESP) d. Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 4-6 6-4 6-1
(WC)Alex Corretja (ESP) d. (5)David Ferrer (ESP) 0-6 7-5 ret.
(3)Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) d. Lars Burgsmuller (GER) 6-4 6-0
Agustin Calleri (ARG) d. Potito Starace (ITA) 6-1 6-1
Alex Calatrava (ESP) d. (q)Juan Antonio Marin (CRC) 6-3 6-4
(6)Rafael Nadal (ESP) d. Jose Acasuso (ARG) 7-6(1) 6-3
(7)Mariano Zabaleta (ARG) d. (SE)Mariano Puerta (ARG) 6-4 6-2
(LL)Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) d. Juan Monaco (ARG) 6-1 6-3
Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) d. David Sanchez (ESP) 6-4 6-0
Alberto Martin (ESP) d. (4)Filippo Volandri (ITA) 7-5 1-0 ret.
(8)Albert Costa (ESP) d. Oscar Hernandez (ESP) 7-6(2) 4-6 4-4 ret.
(q)Edgardo Massa (ARG) d. Flavio Saretta (BRA) 6-3 6-1
(WC)Andre Sa (BRA) d. (WC)Julio Silva (BRA) 6-2 6-4
(q)Peter Luczak (AUS) d. (2)Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) 3-6 6-3 7-5

Second Round
(9)Ricardo Mello (BRA) d. (q)Martin Vassallo-Arguello (ARG) 6-3 1-0 ret.
Santiago Ventura (ESP) d. (WC)Alex Corretja (ESP) 6-4 6-4
Agustin Calleri (ARG) d. (3)Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) 7-6(2) 6-1
(6)Rafael Nadal (ESP) d. Alex Calatrava (ESP) 6-3 6-3
(7)Mariano Zabaleta (ARG) d. (LL)Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 6-2 6-2
Alberto Martin (ESP) d. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) 6-2 7-5
(q)Edgardo Massa (ARG) d. (8)Albert Costa (ESP) 6-7(3) 6-1 7-6(7)
(q)Peter Luczak (AUS) d. (WC)Andre Sa (BRA) 3-6 6-3 6-0

Quarterfinals
(9)Ricardo Mello (BRA) d. Santiago Ventura (ESP) 7-5 6-1
(6)Rafael Nadal (ESP) d. Agustin Calleri (ARG) 6-2 6-7(5) 6-4
Alberto Martin (ESP) d. (7)Mariano Zabaleta (ARG) 7-6(6) 6-4
(q)Peter Luczak (AUS) d. (q)Edgardo Massa (ARG) 1-6 7-5 6-1

Semifinals
(6)Rafael Nadal (ESP) d. (9)Ricardo Mello (BRA) 2-6 6-2 6-4
Alberto Martin (ESP) d. (q)Peter Luczak (AUS) 6-2 6-3

Finals
(6)Rafael Nadal (ESP) d. Alberto Martin (ESP) 6-0 6-7(2) 6-1


Doubles
Seeds: (cuts: 173D; 147S)
1. Gaston Etlis/Martin Rodriguez
2. Lucas Arnold/Mariano Hood
3. Frantisek Cermak/Leos Friedl
4. Martin Garcia/Sebastian Prieto

First Round
(1)Gaston Etlis/Martin Rodriguez (ARG) d. Agustin Calleri/Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) 6-3 6-2
Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski (POL) d. (WC)Henrique Mello/Ricardo Mello (BRA) 6-7(6) 6-4 6-3
(3)Frantisek Cermak/Leos Friedl (CZE) d. Enzo Artoni/Alex Lopez-Moron (ITA/ESP) 6-2 1-6 6-4
Alberto Martin/David Sanchez (ESP) d. David Ferrer/Santiago Ventura (ESP) 7-5 6-3
Jose Acasuso/Ignacio Gonzalez-King (ARG) d. Juan Monaco/Mariano Zabaleta (ARG) 6-2 6-4
(4)Martin Garcia/Sebastian Prieto (ARG) d. Giorgio Galimberti/Filippo Volandri (ITA) 6-2 6-3
(WC)Marcos Daniel/Franco Ferreiro (BRA) d. Jeff Coetzee/Rogier Wassen (RSA/NED) 7-6(5) 4-6 7-6(3)
Karsten Braasch/Tomas Cibulec (GER/CZE) d. (2)Lucas Arnold/Mariano Hood (ARG) 7-6(4) 6-3

Quarterfinals
Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski (POL) d. (1)Gaston Etlis/Martin Rodriguez (ARG) 3-6 6-1 7-6(6)
(3)Frantisek Cermak/Leos Friedl (CZE) d. Alberto Martin/David Sanchez (ESP) w/o
Jose Acasuso/Ignacio Gonzalez-King (ARG) d. (4)Martin Garcia/Sebastian Prieto (ARG) 7-6(1) 5-7 7-6(1)
(WC)Marcos Daniel/Franco Ferreiro (BRA) d. Karsten Braasch/Tomas Cibulec (GER/CZE) 3-6 6-4 6-1

Semifinals
(3)Frantisek Cermak/Leos Friedl (CZE) d. Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski (POL) 3-6 6-3 7-6(1)
Jose Acasuso/Ignacio Gonzalez-King (ARG) d. (WC)Marcos Daniel/Franco Ferreiro (BRA) 6-2 6-4

Finals
(3)Frantisek Cermak/Leos Friedl (CZE) d. Jose Acasuso/Ignacio Gonzalez-King (ARG) 6-4 6-4