| Player Info |
| Safin qualified for his fourth appearance in five years at the Tennis Masters Cup, in Shanghai, China, but did not play because of a knee injury. He claimed his second career grand slam title at the Australian Open, his only title in 05. |
| 2005 Results | |||
| Hyundai Hopman Cup | |||
| Rd | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| 1C | Tommy Haas | L | 3-6, 6-3, 1-6 |
| 1A | Davide Sanguinetti | L | 6-7 (0-7), 7-6 (7-3), 0-6 |
| 1B | Guillermo Coria | L | 6-7 (4-7), 1-6 |
| Australian Open | |||
| Rd | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| 1 | Novak Djokovic | W | 6-0,6-2,6-1 |
| 2 | Bohdan Ulihrach | W | 6-4,6-1,6-3 |
| 3 | Mario Ancic | W | 6-4,3-6,6-3,6-4 |
| 4 | Olivier Rochus | W | 4-6,7-6(7-1),7-6(7-5),7-6(7-2) |
| QF | Dominik Hrbaty | W | 6-2,6-4,6-2 |
| SF | Roger Federer | W | 5-7,6-4,5-7,7-6(8-6),9-7 |
| F | Lleyton Hewitt | W | 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 |
| Dubai Duty Free Men's Open | |||
| Rd | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| 1 | Nicolas Kiefer | L | 6-7(2-7),4-6 |
| Davis Cup First Round | |||
| Rd | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| 1A | Adrian Garcia | W | 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(7-4) |
| 1B | Fernando Gonzalez | W | 7-6(7-4), 7-6(7-5), 1-6, 6-7(3-7), 6-4 |
| Pacific Life Open | |||
| Rd | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| 2 | Jarkko Nieminen | W | 4-6,6-1,7-5 |
| 3 | Taylor Dent | L | 5-7, 4-6 |
| NASDAQ-100 Open | |||
| Rd | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| 2 | Irakli Labadze | W | 6-4,2-6,7-6(7-5) |
| 3 | Dominik Hrbaty | L | 6-7(6-8),1-6 |
| Masters Series Monte Carlo | |||
| Rd | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| 1 | Hyung-Taik Lee | W | 6-0,7-5 |
| 2 | Cyril Saulnier | W | 6-3,6-1 |
| 3 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | L | 2-6,4-6 |
| Open Seat Godo 2005 | |||
| Rd | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| 2 | Jose Acasuso | L | 4-6,4-6 |
| Telecom Italia Masters Roma | |||
| Rd | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| 1 | Jiri Novak | W | 6-7(3-7),6-1,6-1 |
| 2 | Nicolas Almagro | L | 4-6,3-6 |
| Masters Series Hamburg | |||
| Rd | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| 1 | Alberto Martin | W | 6-1,6-0 |
| 2 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | L | 6-4,4-6,2-6 |
| French Open | |||
| Rd | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| 1 | Raemon Sluiter | W | 6-1,4-6,6-4,6-4 |
| 2 | Lukas Dlouhy | W | 6-7(6-8),6-3,7-5,6-1 |
| 3 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | W | 7-6(7-5),7-5,1-6,7-6(7-2) |
| 4 | Tommy Robredo | L | 5-7,6-1,1-6,6-4,6-8 |
| Gerry Weber Open | |||
| Rd | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| 1 | Alexander Popp | W | 6-3,6-2 |
| 2 | Fabrice Santoro | W | 3-6,7-6(9-7),3-2 |
| QF | Olivier Rochus | W | 6-4,7-6(7-4) |
| SF | Guillermo Canas | W | 6-3,4-6,6-2 |
| F | Roger Federer | L | 4-6,7-6(8-6),4-6 |
| Wimbledon | |||
| Rd | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| 1 | Paradorn Srichaphan | W | 6-2,6-4,6-4 |
| 2 | Mark Philippoussis | W | 7-6(7-4),7-6(7-4),6-4 |
| 3 | Feliciano Lopez | L | 4-6,6-7(4-7),3-6 |
| W & S Financial Group Masters | |||
| Rd | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| 1 | Jan Hernych | W | 7-6(7-3),6-4 |
| 2 | Andrew Murray | W | 6-4,1-6,6-1 |
| 3 | Dominik Hrbaty | W | 6-0,6-3 |
| QF | Robby Ginepri | L | 2-6,3-6 |
