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2006 Australian Open – Men's singles

Roger Federer defeated Marcos Baghdatis in the final, 5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2006 Australian Open. It was his second Australian Open title and his seventh major title overall. Baghdatis became the first Cypriot to reach a major final.[1][2]

Men's singles
2006 Australian Open
Final
ChampionSwitzerland Roger Federer
Runner-upCyprus Marcos Baghdatis
Score5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2
Details
Draw128
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Main article: 2006 Australian Open

Marat Safin was the defending champion, but withdrew due to injury.

Seeds edit

  1.   Roger Federer (champion)
  2.   Andy Roddick (fourth round)
  3.   Lleyton Hewitt (second round)
  4.   David Nalbandian (semifinals)
  5.   Nikolay Davydenko (quarterfinals)
  6.   Guillermo Coria (third round)
  7.   Ivan Ljubičić (quarterfinals)
  8.   Gastón Gaudio (third round)
  9.   Fernando González (first round)
  10.   Thomas Johansson (fourth round)
  11.   David Ferrer (fourth round)
  12.   Dominik Hrbatý (fourth round)
  13.   Robby Ginepri (second round)
  14.   Richard Gasquet (first round)
  15.   Juan Carlos Ferrero (third round)
  16.   Tommy Robredo (fourth round)
  17.   Radek Štěpánek (second round)
  18.   Mario Ančić (third round)
  19.   Tomáš Berdych (second round)
  20.   James Blake (third round)
  21.   Nicolas Kiefer (semifinals)
  22.   Gaël Monfils (first round)
  23.   Igor Andreev (third round)
  24.   Olivier Rochus (second round)
  25.   Sébastien Grosjean (quarterfinals)
  26.   Jarkko Nieminen (third round)
  27.   Taylor Dent (first round)
  28.   Fernando Verdasco (second round)
  29.   Filippo Volandri (first round, retired)
  30.   Max Mirnyi (third round)
  31.   Feliciano López (third round)
  32.   Carlos Moyá (first round)

Qualifying edit

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

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Roger Federer 6 3 79 77
5   Nikolay Davydenko 4 6 67 65
1   Roger Federer 6 5 6 6
21   Nicolas Kiefer 3 7 0 2
21   Nicolas Kiefer 6 0 6 61 8
25   Sébastien Grosjean 3 6 4 77 6
1   Roger Federer 5 7 6 6
    Marcos Baghdatis 7 5 0 2
    Fabrice Santoro 5 0 0
4   David Nalbandian 7 6 6
4   David Nalbandian 6 7 3 4 4
    Marcos Baghdatis 3 5 6 6 6
7   Ivan Ljubičić 4 2 6 6 3
    Marcos Baghdatis 6 6 4 3 6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4
1   R Federer 6 6 6
WC   D Istomin 2 3 2 1   R Federer 6 6 6
    H-t Lee 4 1 6 4     F Mayer 1 4 0
    F Mayer 6 6 4 6 1   R Federer 6 6 6
Q   J Adaktusson 65 3 2 30   M Mirnyi 3 4 3
    D Sanguinetti 7 6 6     D Sanguinetti 5 3 6 68
    T Ascione 3 6 1 7 0 30   M Mirnyi 7 6 4 7
30   M Mirnyi 6 3 6 64 6 1   R Federer 6 6 3 4 6
24   O Rochus 6 6 6     T Haas 4 0 6 6 2
WC   M Llodra 4 2 2 24   O Rochus 7 4 1 7 1
    I Minář 64 65 4 WC   P Luczak 64 6 6 61 6
WC   P Luczak 7 7 6 WC   P Luczak 6 3 4 4
    P Goldstein 6 1 6 6     T Haas 4 6 6 6
    N Djokovic 2 6 3 2     P Goldstein 0 1 2
    T Haas 6 7 6     T Haas 6 6 6
14   R Gasquet 2 5 2

Section 2 edit

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4
12   D Hrbatý 3 4 6 6 6
Q   O Marach 6 6 2 1 3 12   D Hrbatý 6 7 5 4 10
Q   Z Fleishman 4 66 7 6 3     D Norman 2 5 7 6 8
    D Norman 6 7 5 0 6 12   D Hrbatý 1 6 6 2 6
Q   P Šnobel 4 6 2 4 23   I Andreev 6 4 3 6 4
    R Sluiter 6 2 6 6     R Sluiter 6 3 64 6 2
    N Almagro 5 4 3 23   I Andreev 3 6 7 2 6
23   I Andreev 7 6 6 12   D Hrbatý 6 6 4 2 3
29   F Volandri 2 3 r 5   N Davydenko 4 4 6 6 6
WC   N Healey 6 6 WC   N Healey 6 64 6 6
    P Starace 5 7 3 6 3 WC   A Delic 4 7 3 4
WC   A Delic 7 63 6 3 6 WC   N Healey 2 7 4 5
Q   H Levy 4 4 0 5   N Davydenko 6 5 6 7
    K Kim 6 6 6     K Kim 6 0 3 2
    I Karlović 5 6 6 5 3 5   N Davydenko 4 6 6 6
5   N Davydenko 7 4 3 7 6

Section 3 edit

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4
3   L Hewitt 6 2 5 7 6
    R Vik 4 6 7 64 3 3   L Hewitt 4 4 7 2
    A Murray 1 3 3     JI Chela 6 6 68 6
    JI Chela 6 6 6     JI Chela 6 6 6
    C Rochus 3 1 4     K Vliegen 1 4 4
    K Vliegen 6 6 6     K Vliegen 3 6 7 7
    K Carlsen 65 4 4 28   F Verdasco 6 2 64 5
28   F Verdasco 7 6 6     JI Chela 64 3 3
21   N Kiefer 65 4 7 6 6 21   N Kiefer 7 6 6
    P Srichaphan 7 6 65 1 2 21   N Kiefer 4 6 6 6
    W Arthurs 3 4 6 62     B Pašanski 6 1 4 1
    B Pašanski 6 6 4 7 21   N Kiefer 6 6 5 6
    A Seppi 6 4 6 2 4 15   JC Ferrero 3 2 7 2
Q   J Tipsarević 1 6 4 6 6 Q   J Tipsarević 3 6 7 3 2
    T Zíb 5 0 2 15   JC Ferrero 6 3 5 6 6
15   JC Ferrero 7 6 6

Section 4 edit

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4
9   F González 6 66 3 7 5
Q   A Bogomolov Jr. 4 7 6 63 7 Q   A Bogomolov Jr. 0 65 2
    A Clément 3 64 3     P-H Mathieu 6 7 6
    P-H Mathieu 6 7 6     P-H Mathieu 7 7 6
    C Berlocq 4 63 6 64     L Horna 62 67 1
    B Phau 6 7 2 7     B Phau 3 2 1
    L Horna 6 7 6     L Horna 6 6 6
22   G Monfils 4 5 1     P-H Mathieu 5 2 2
25   S Grosjean 6 6 6 25   S Grosjean 7 6 6
WC   M Philippoussis 4 2 3 25   S Grosjean 6 6 6
    J-R Lisnard 6 2 4 3     J Mónaco 4 3 3
    J Mónaco 4 6 6 6 25   S Grosjean 6 6 3 6
    JA Marín 1 4 5 6   G Coria 3 2 6 4
LL   F Luzzi 6 6 7 LL   F Luzzi 610 4 3
    V Hănescu 4 6 6 2 1 6   G Coria 7 6 6
6   G Coria 6 1 4 6 6

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4
8   G Gaudio 6 5
    R Sabău 2 0 r 8   G Gaudio 6 6 6
Q   L Burgsmüller 3 6 7 6 Q   L Burgsmüller 3 2 3
    R Schüttler 6 3 62 3 8   G Gaudio 3 2 7 6 4
    F Santoro 3 6 6 6     F Santoro 6 6 5 1 6
    V Spadea 6 0 2 3     F Santoro 6 6 6
    A Pavel 6 7 4 3 6     A Pavel 4 1 4
32   C Moyà 4 65 6 6 4     F Santoro 6 7 7
18   M Ančić 6 4 6 6 11   D Ferrer 4 5 5
    A Calleri 4 6 3 4 18   M Ančić 6 6 6
    J Hernych 2 6 7 6     J Hernych 1 4 4
    F Vicente 6 3 65 2 18   M Ančić 3 3 3
    D Bracciali 6 7 6 11   D Ferrer 6 6 6
Q   Y-h Lu 1 64 2     D Bracciali 4 4 7 2
    F Serra 6 3 1 4 11   D Ferrer 6 6 65 6
11   D Ferrer 4 6 6 6

Section 6 edit

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4
16   T Robredo 6 7 6
    J Vaněk 4 66 3 16   T Robredo 7 3 7 6
    T Henman 7 3 4 5     D Tursunov 64 6 65 3
    D Tursunov 5 6 6 7 16   T Robredo 6 6 6
Q   J-F Faurel 7 6 7 20   J Blake 3 4 4
    A Waske 65 3 62 Q   J-C Faurel 6 1 4 3
    J Acasuso 2 3 6 64 20   J Blake 2 6 6 6
20   J Blake 6 6 4 7 16   T Robredo 3 0 6 2
26   J Nieminen 6 6 6 4   D Nalbandian 6 6 2 6
WC   M Kimmich 2 3 1 26   J Nieminen 6 7 6
    M Zabaleta 2 5 1 r     Y-t Wang 2 63 2
    Y-T Wang 6 7 4 26   J Nieminen 6 3 2 5
    S Wawrinka 4 6 6 6 4   D Nalbandian 2 6 6 7
    A Montañés 6 2 3 0     S Wawrinka 4 6 4 2
Q   D Udomchoke 2 2 6 7 1 4   D Nalbandian 6 3 6 6
4   D Nalbandian 6 6 1 64 6

Section 7 edit

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4
7   I Ljubičić 7 6 7
WC   C Guccione 65 4 63 7   I Ljubičić 7 6 6
    L Dlouhý 5 2 4     P Kohlschreiber 5 2 1
    P Kohlschreiber 7 6 6 7   I Ljubičić 7 7 6
    R Mello 7 2 7 64 0 31   F López 5 65 0
    G Müller 5 6 64 7 6     G Müller 2 4 7 4
    T Behrend 2 5 3 31   F López 6 6 66 6
31   F López 6 7 6 7   I Ljubičić 6 6 6
19   T Berdych 7 6 62 6 10   T Johansson 2 4 4
    B Reynolds 5 3 7 1 19   T Berdych 3 2 6 2
Q   G Simon 7 6 3 4 6 Q   G Simon 6 6 4 6
    N Massú 66 2 6 6 3 Q   G Simon 3 2 1
    X Malisse 7 5 6 6 10   T Johansson 6 6 6
    M Youzhny 5 7 4 2     X Malisse 3 6 5 6 3
    C Saulnier 1 63 4 10   T Johansson 6 3 7 4 6
10   T Johansson 6 7 6

Section 8 edit

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4
13   R Ginepri 6 6 6
    J Melzer 1 4 2 13   R Ginepri 6 7 4 3 3
    J Björkman 6 2 0 1 Q   D Gremelmayr 2 5 6 6 6
Q   D Gremelmayr 3 6 6 6 Q   D Gremelmayr 2 1 2
    J Gimelstob 66 5 0     M Baghdatis 6 6 6
    M Baghdatis 7 7 6     M Baghdatis 6 6 3 0 7
Q   B Rehnquist 1 2 2 17   R Štěpánek 4 3 6 6 5
17   R Štěpánek 6 6 6     M Baghdatis 6 1 6 6
27   T Dent 64 3 64 2   A Roddick 4 6 3 4
    G García-López 7 6 7     G García-López 4 63 1
    M Daniel 2 1 0 r Q   J Benneteau 6 7 6
Q   J Benneteau 6 6 3 Q   J Benneteau 1 2 2
    W Moodie 3 7 6 6 2   A Roddick 6 6 6
    Ó Hernández 6 65 4 2     W Moodie 5 3 2
Q   M Lammer 4 2 2 2   A Roddick 7 6 6
2   A Roddick 6 6 6

References edit

  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 365. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ "Australian Open Results Archive – 2006 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 8 August 2012.

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