2005 French Open – Men's singles

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Rafael Nadal defeated Mariano Puerta in the final, 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–1, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2005 French Open. It was his first major title, the first of an all-time record 14 French Open titles, and the first of 22 major men's singles titles overall. Nadal won the French Open on his tournament debut, the first man to do so since Mats Wilander in 1982, and was the youngest champion since Michael Chang in 1989, aged 19 years and two days old when he won the final. It was the first time Nadal was seeded at a major. Tournament runner-up Mariano Puerta tested positive for a prohibited substance immediately following the men's final, and was later banned from the sport for two years. As a consequence, his full results from this tournament were disqualified; though his status as a French Open finalist was not formally expunged from the record. Gastón Gaudio was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to David Ferrer. Roger Federer was attempting to complete...

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