2006 Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open – Doubles

This is the first edition of the tournament that was played in Mumbai. Last year champions (in Ho Chi Minh City) were Lars Burgsmüller and Philipp Kohlschreiber.[1] None competed this year.

Doubles
2006 Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open
Final
ChampionsCroatia Mario Ančić
India Mahesh Bhupathi
Runners-upIndia Rohan Bopanna
India Mustafa Ghouse
Score6–4, 6–7(6–8), [10–8]
Details
Draw16 (2WC)
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
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Mario Ančić and Mahesh Bhupathi won the title by defeating Rohan Bopanna and Mustafa Ghouse 6–4, 6–7(6–8), [10–8] in the final.[2][3]

Seeds edit

  1.   Alexander Peya /   Björn Phau (first round)
  2.   Łukasz Kubot /   Robin Vik (quarterfinals)
  3.   Mario Ančić /   Mahesh Bhupathi (champions)
  4.   James Auckland /   Jamie Delgado (semifinals)

Draw edit

Key edit

Draw edit

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   A Peya
  B Phau
3 4
  R Bopanna
  M Ghouse
6 6   R Bopanna
  M Ghouse
79 6
WC   K Rastogi
  S Singh
3 3   R de Voest
  I Kunitsyn
67 1
  R de Voest
  I Kunitsyn
6 6   R Bopanna
  M Ghouse
4 6 [10]
4   J Auckland
  J Delgado
6 5 [10] 4   J Auckland
  J Delgado
6 3 [7]
  S Galvani
  D Sanguinetti
3 7 [8] 4   J Auckland
  J Delgado
w/o
  JM del Potro
  J Mónaco
6 6   JM del Potro
  J Mónaco
  S Koubek
  F Moser
3 4   R Bopanna
  M Ghouse
4 78 [8]
  L Paes
  A Qureshi
6 6 3   M Ančić
  M Bhupathi
6 66 [10]
  R Delgado
  K Economidis
4 4   L Paes
  A Qureshi
1 7 [3]
WC   Christopher Marquis
  Akash Wagh
0 1 3   M Ančić
  M Bhupathi
6 5 [10]
3   M Ančić
  M Bhupathi
6 6 3   M Ančić
  M Bhupathi
w/o
  D Gremelmayr
  S Greul
6 1 [10]   D Gremelmayr
  S Greul
  Y-h Lu
  K Pless
4 6 [8]   D Gremelmayr
  S Greul
1 6 [10]
  J Smit
  M van Haasteren
79 64 [7] 2   Ł Kubot
  R Vik
6 4 [5]
2   Ł Kubot
  R Vik
67 77 [10]

References edit

  1. ^ Huy Kham, Nguyen (2 October 2005). "Burgsmuller and Kohlschreiber hold winners' trophies after final match against Fisher and Lindstedt at Vietnam Open tennis tournament in Ho Chi Minh City". Adobe Stock. Reuters. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. ^ Katalinic, Ante (7 October 2006). "Great escape by Bhupathi-Ancic". Croatian World Network. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. ^ Vakil, Naoshirvan (2 October 2006). "Mumbai Open: Bhupathi-Ancic win doubles final". The Times of India. Mumbai. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

External links edit