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2006 French Open – Men's singles

Defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer in the final, 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2006 French Open.[1] It was his second French Open title and second major title overall. It was the first of three consecutive years Nadal and Federer would contest the French Open final. This marked Federer's first defeat in a major final; he was attempting to complete the career Grand Slam and to become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four major titles at once, having won the preceding Wimbledon, US Open and Australian Open titles. The latter feat would ultimately be achieved a decade later by Novak Djokovic, at the same tournament, who here reached the quarterfinals at a major for the first time.

Men's singles
2006 French Open
Final
ChampionSpain Rafael Nadal
Runner-upSwitzerland Roger Federer
Score1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Details
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Main article: 2006 French Open

The tournament marked the first appearance of future US Open champion Juan Martín del Potro in a major main draw. It also saw the first match contested between Djokovic and Nadal, who would go on to play an Open Era record 59 matches against each other.

Seeds edit

01.     Roger Federer (final)
02.     Rafael Nadal (champion)
03.     David Nalbandian (semifinals, retired because of a strained abdominal muscle)
04.     Ivan Ljubičić (semifinals)
05.     Andy Roddick (first round, retired because of a left ankle injury)
06.     Nikolay Davydenko (quarterfinals)
07.     Tommy Robredo (fourth round)
08.     James Blake (third round)
09.     Fernando González (second round)
10.     Gastón Gaudio (fourth round)
11.     Radek Štěpánek (third round)
12.     Mario Ančić (quarterfinals)
13.     Nicolas Kiefer (third round, retired because of a left wrist injury)
14.     Lleyton Hewitt (fourth round)
15.     David Ferrer (third round)
16.     Jarkko Nieminen (first round, retired because of a stomach problem)
17.     Robby Ginepri (first round)
18.     Thomas Johansson (first round)
19.     Marcos Baghdatis (second round)
20.     Tomáš Berdych (fourth round)
21.     Sébastien Grosjean (second round)
22.     Dominik Hrbatý (third round)
23.     Tommy Haas (third round)
24.     Juan Carlos Ferrero (third round)
25.     Gaël Monfils (fourth round)
26.     José Acasuso (second round)
27.     Olivier Rochus (third round)
28.     Fernando Verdasco (second round)
29.     Paul-Henri Mathieu (third round)
30.     Carlos Moyá (third round)
31.     Dmitry Tursunov (third round)
32.     Nicolás Massú (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying edit

Main article: 2006 French Open – Men's singles qualifying

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Roger Federer 6 6 6    
12   Mario Ančić 4 3 4    
1   Roger Federer 3 6 5
3   David Nalbandian 6 4 2r
3   David Nalbandian 6 6 2 6
6   Nikolay Davydenko 3 3 6 4
1   Roger Federer 6 1 4 64
2   Rafael Nadal 1 6 6 77
    Julien Benneteau 2 2 3
4   Ivan Ljubičić 6 6 6
4   Ivan Ljubičić 4 2 67    
2   Rafael Nadal 6 6 79    
    Novak Djokovic 4 4 0r  
2   Rafael Nadal 6 6 0    

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   R Federer 7 77 6    
Q   D Hartfield 5 62 2     1   R Federer 6 6 6    
LL   A Falla 6 6 6     LL   A Falla 1 4 3    
    J Gimelstob 4 4 2     1   R Federer 6 6 64 7  
    G Müller 3 1 63     32   N Massú 1 2 77 5  
    M Mirnyi 6 6 77         M Mirnyi 4 5 4    
    X Malisse 1 5 6 6 7 32   N Massú 6 7 6    
32   N Massú 6 7 1 4 9 1   R Federer 6 6 6    
20   T Berdych 6 6 6     20   T Berdych 3 2 3    
    F López 2 4 3     20   T Berdych 6 6 6    
Q   K Pless 4 60 4         F Volandri 3 1 1    
    F Volandri 6 77 6     20   T Berdych 6 0      
WC   M Gicquel 7 78 6     13   N Kiefer 1 0r      
    A di Mauro 5 66 3     WC   M Gicquel 0 1 7 6 9
    J Melzer 64 3 1     13   N Kiefer 6 6 5 3 11
13   N Kiefer 77 6 6    

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   M Ančić 6 4 77 6  
WC   N Healey 3 6 63 1   12   M Ančić 7 6 77
    P Capdeville 6 6 4 79     P Capdeville 5 3 63
    G Rusedski 3 1 6 67 12   M Ančić 6 6 6    
    F Mayer 6 0 64 6 5     A Montañés 1 2 4    
Q   S Galvani 4 6 77 3 7 Q   S Galvani 5 1 6 6 4
    A Montañés 6 62 6 6     A Montañés 7 6 3 2 6
17   R Ginepri 3 77 1 4 12   M Ančić 6 4 2 6 7
26   J Acasuso 6 6 3 1 11 7   T Robredo 4 6 6 4 5
    F Santoro 3 1 6 6 9 26   J Acasuso 6 62 3 1
    L Dlouhý 4 6 3 77 6     L Dlouhý 4 77 6 6
    K Vliegen 6 4 6 65 2     L Dlouhý 1 4 2
    B Pašanski 4 3 4 7   T Robredo 6 6 6
Q   I Bozoljac 6 6 6 Q   I Bozoljac 5 2 6 1
    T Zíb 4 2 2 7   T Robredo 7 6 3 6
7   T Robredo 6 6 6

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   D Nalbandian 6 77 6
    S Wawrinka 2 65 4 3   D Nalbandian 6 3 7 6
    R Gasquet 6 6 7     R Gasquet 2 6 5 0
    Y-t Wang 4 1 5 3   D Nalbandian 2 5 6 6 6
    K Carlsen 3 4 6 4 31   D Tursunov 6 7 4 2 4
    T Henman 6 6 4 6     T Henman 3 2 6 4
    J Novák 2 3 2 31   D Tursunov 6 6 4 6
31   D Tursunov 6 6 6 3   D Nalbandian 6 6 6
21   S Grosjean 6 6 6 Q   M Vassallo Argüello 4 4 4
    A Pavel 3 2 3 21   S Grosjean 6 4 6 5 2
Q   M Vassallo Argüello 6 6 6 Q   M Vassallo Argüello 1 6 4 7 6
    P Goldstein 2 0 3 Q   M Vassallo Argüello 2 6 6 3 6
    W Moodie 6 65 65 77 2     R Sluiter 6 4 3 6 1
    N Lapentti 4 77 77 65 6     N Lapentti 1 4 1
    R Sluiter 6 78 2     R Sluiter 6 6 6
16   J Nieminen 2 66 1r

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10   G Gaudio 6 6 6
Q   R Karanušić 2 2 2 10   G Gaudio 6 65 6 3 6
    A Seppi 4 6 6 5 1 Q   E Korolev 3 77 4 6 4
Q   E Korolev 6 2 3 7 6 10   G Gaudio 7 7 79
    O Marach 3 5 78 2 24   JC Ferrero 5 5 67
    P Kohlschreiber 6 7 66 6     P Kohlschreiber 2 4 2
Q   JM del Potro 3 6 2 4 24   JC Ferrero 6 6 6
24   JC Ferrero 6 2 6 6 10   G Gaudio 3 4 6 3
30   C Moyá 7 6 6 6   N Davydenko 6 6 3 6
    JA Marín 5 3 3 30   C Moyá 6 6 6
Q   S Tuksar 3 3 6 0     M Youzhny 3 4 2
    M Youzhny 6 6 3 6 30   C Moyá 1 5 3
    F Saretta 62 2 6 77 6 6   N Davydenko 6 7 6
    P Starace 77 6 4 61 3     F Saretta 2 1r
    V Spadea 5 4 4 6   N Davydenko 6 4
6   N Davydenko 7 6 6

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   A Roddick 4 5 0r
    A Martín 6 7 1     A Martín 6 6 6
Q   D Kindlmann 6 6 6 Q   D Kindlmann 3 3 3
    R Sabău 3 2 2     A Martín 7 4 65 6 6
    N Mahut 3 63 77 63 27   O Rochus 5 6 77 1 4
    J Vaněk 6 77 65 77     J Vaněk 2 0 2
WC   J-C Faurel 1 4 2 27   O Rochus 6 6 6
27   O Rochus 6 6 6     A Martín 1r
19   M Baghdatis 6 6 65 6     J Benneteau 5
    A Portas 4 4 77 1 19   M Baghdatis 6 4 3 77 4
    J Tipsarević 2 4 77 3     J Benneteau 3 6 6 61 6
    J Benneteau 6 6 65 6     J Benneteau 5 7 710 6
    D Bracciali 6 610 3 3 11   R Štěpánek 7 5 68 3
    D Sanguinetti 3 712 6 6     D Sanguinetti 3 3 1
WC   M Llodra 4 4 2 11   R Štěpánek 6 6 6
11   R Štěpánek 6 6 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   D Ferrer 7 6 6
    G García López 5 1 0 15   D Ferrer 6 6 3 6
    J Björkman 2 5 2 WC   J Chardy 1 4 6 1
WC   J Chardy 6 7 6 15   D Ferrer 64 5 4
WC   T Ascione 67 4 78 3     R Ramírez Hidalgo 77 7 6
    R Ramírez Hidalgo 79 6 66 6     R Ramírez Hidalgo 5
    C Rochus 3 5 6 6 6     C Rochus 2r
18   T Johansson 6 7 4 4 2     R Ramírez Hidalgo 3 6 3 2
28   F Verdasco 6 6 66 6 4   I Ljubičić 6 3 6 6
    JI Chela 1 3 78 4 28   F Verdasco 6 4 4 1
    J Mónaco 6 6 6     J Mónaco 4 6 6 6
LL   M van Gemerden 3 2 4     J Mónaco 6 7 3 4 2
Q   Ó Hernández 6 6 6 4   I Ljubičić 4 5 6 6 6
    G Simon 4 2 3 Q   Ó Hernández 3 79 1 2
    C Berlocq 2 0 3 4   I Ljubičić 6 67 6 6
4   I Ljubičić 6 6 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   J Blake 6 6 77
    P Srichaphan 0 4 63 8   J Blake 65 6 6 6
    N Almagro 7 6 6     N Almagro 77 2 4 4
Q   W Arthurs 5 2 2 8   J Blake 2 77 61 7 4
Q   E Massa 1 3 3 25   G Monfils 6 62 77 5 6
Q   D Norman 6 6 6 Q   D Norman 6 3 77 0 5
    A Murray 4 77 6 2 1 25   G Monfils 4 6 64 6 7
25   G Monfils 6 62 1 6 6 25   G Monfils 65 65 3
23   T Haas 6 6 6     N Djokovic 77 77 6
    R Schüttler 4 3 3 23   T Haas 6 7 66 6
    A Waske 6 4 78 77     A Waske 4 5 78 4
    F Vicente 4 6 66 64 23   T Haas 5 1 64
    N Djokovic 6 5     N Djokovic 7 6 77
    L Horna 3 0r     N Djokovic 6 6 3 4 6
    M Safin 3 6 3 1 9   F González 4 1 6 6 1
9   F González 6 1 6 6

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   L Hewitt 77 3 6 6
    J Hernych 65 6 2 0 14   L Hewitt 7 6 6
WC   M Montcourt 6 6 1 6 WC   M Montcourt 5 3 3
    M Daniel 2 4 6 2 14   L Hewitt 77 6 6
    I Karlović 78 77 712 22   D Hrbatý 65 2 2
WC   O Patience 66 61 610     I Karlović 6 4 77 5 2
Q   S Roitman 4 2 6 6 3 22   D Hrbatý 4 6 62 7 6
22   D Hrbatý 6 6 3 2 6 14   L Hewitt 2 7 4 2
29   P-H Mathieu 6 6 6 2   R Nadal 6 5 6 6
    B Phau 4 2 1 29   P-H Mathieu 6 77 78
    R Vik 1 6 5 4     F Serra 0 65 66
    F Serra 6 1 7 6 29   P-H Mathieu 7 4 4 4
LL   K Kim 7 6 64 77 2   R Nadal 5 6 6 6
Q   J Silva 5 2 77 63 LL   K Kim 2 1 4
    R Söderling 2 5 1 2   R Nadal 6 6 6
2   R Nadal 6 7 6

References edit

  1. ^ Bierley, Steve (12 June 2006). "Nadal wipes out Federer's hopes of history". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

External links edit

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