Monte Carlo qualifying April 11-17, 2005 Singles Seeds: (cut: Marco Chiudinelli - 142) 1. Christophe Rochus 2. Jose Acasuso 3. Philipp Kohlschreiber 4. Santiago Ventura 5. Stefan Koubek 6. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 7. Sjeng Schalken 8. Jerome Haehnel 9. Felix Mantilla 10. Lars Burgsmuller 11. Oscar Hernandez 12. Jonas Bjorkman 13. Victor Hanescu 14. Nicolas Almagro 15. Richard Gasquet 16. Julien Benneteau First Round (1)Christophe Rochus (BEL) d. Gilles Simon (FRA) 6-2 6-2 Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) d. (12)Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 (2)Jose Acasuso (ARG) d. (WC)Jean-Christophe Faurel (FRA) 6-1 6-4 (13)Victor Hanescu (ROM) d. Bohdan Ulihrach (CZE) 6-4 6-7(3) 6-0 Andreas Seppi (ITA) d. (3)Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 6-3 6-4 Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) d. (10)Lars Burgsmuller (GER) 6-3 6-4 (4)Santiago Ventura (ESP) d. Daniele Bracciali (ITA) 7-6(3) 6-2 (16)Julien Benneteau (FRA) d. (WC)Benjamin Balleret (MON) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2 (5)Stefan Koubek (AUT) d. Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 6-2 6-3 Thierry Ascione (FRA) d. (11)Oscar Hernandez (ESP) 6-3 6-4 (6)Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) d. Olivier Mutis (FRA) 6-2 4-6 6-3 (14)Nicolas Almagro (ESP) d. (WC)Guillaume Couillard (MON) 6-0 6-3 Peter Luczak (AUS) d. (7)Sjeng Schalken (NED) 1-6 7-6(5) 7-6(6) (15)(WC)Richard Gasquet (FRA) d. Hicham Arazi (MAR) 6-3 6-1 David Sanchez (ESP) d. (8)Jerome Haehnel (FRA) 6-2 2-6 6-4 (9)Felix Mantilla (ESP) d. (ALT)Olivier Patience (FRA) 6-1 6-3 [Patience replaces Gilles Muller] Qualifying Round (1)Christophe Rochus (BEL) d. Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) 6-2 6-2 (13)Victor Hanescu (ROM) d. (2)Jose Acasuso (ARG) 6-3 3-6 6-3 Andreas Seppi (ITA) d. Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 3-6 6-4 6-4 (16)Julien Benneteau (FRA) d. (4)Santiago Ventura (ESP) 6-3 4-6 6-4 Thierry Ascione (FRA) d. (5)Stefan Koubek (AUT) 6-3 6-3 (6)Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) d. (14)Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 6-2 6-7(6) 6-4 (15)(WC)Richard Gasquet (FRA) d. Peter Luczak (AUS) 6-0 6-2 (9)Felix Mantilla (ESP) d. David Sanchez (ESP) 3-6 6-3 7-5