2006 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Wesley Moodie was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Roger Federer.

Men's singles
2006 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionSwitzerland Roger Federer
Runner-upUnited Kingdom Tim Henman
Score6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw48 (6 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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First-seeded Roger Federer won in the final 6–3, 6–3, against Tim Henman.

Seeds

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All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1.   Roger Federer (champion)
  2.   Tommy Robredo (quarterfinals)
  3.   Mario Ančić (quarterfinals)
  4.   Andy Murray (second round)
  5.   Jarkko Nieminen (quarterfinals)
  6.   Dmitry Tursunov (third round)
  7.   Robby Ginepri (second round)
  8.   Paradorn Srichaphan (second round)
  9.   Hyung-taik Lee (semifinals)
  10.   Tim Henman (final)
  11.   Björn Phau (second round)
  12.   Juan Mónaco (third round)
  13.   Wesley Moodie (third round)
  14.   Benjamin Becker (semifinals)
  15.   Vince Spadea (third round)
  16.   Paul Goldstein (second round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Roger Federer 4 7 77
WC   Takao Suzuki 6 5 63
1   Roger Federer 6 6  
14   Benjamin Becker 3 4  
14   Benjamin Becker 65 78 6
5   Jarkko Nieminen 77 66 4
1   Roger Federer 6 6  
10   Tim Henman 3 3  
10   Tim Henman 6 6  
3   Mario Ančić 2 2  
10   Tim Henman 6 77  
9   Hyung-taik Lee 4 65  
9   Hyung-taik Lee 77 4 6
2   Tommy Robredo 63 6 1

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   R Federer 77 77  
    F Vicente 77 4 2 Q   V Troicki 62 63  
Q   V Troicki 64 6 6 1   R Federer 6 6  
    S Galvani 3 6 5 13   W Moodie 2 1  
    S Koubek 6 4 7     S Koubek 3 4  
13   W Moodie 6 6  
1   R Federer 4 7 77
WC   T Suzuki 6 5 63
11   B Phau 4 4  
    A Waske 6 6       A Waske 6 6  
Q   T Chaen 4 4       A Waske 77 610 1
    S Greul 2 2   WC   T Suzuki 64 712 6
WC   T Suzuki 6 6   WC   T Suzuki 77 65 6
8   P Srichaphan 64 77 4

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   A Murray 3 61  
    R Vik 6 4 4     J Novák 6 77  
    J Novák 4 6 6     J Novák 6 3 64
    D Udomchoke 77 6   14   B Becker 3 6 77
Q   M Čilić 63 3       D Udomchoke 2 1  
14   B Becker 6 6  
14   B Becker 65 78 6
5   J Nieminen 77 66 4
12   J Mónaco 77 6  
    E Massa 6 6       E Massa 64 3  
    K Economidis 1 3   12   J Mónaco 2 3  
LL   L Burgsmüller 65 79 77 5   J Nieminen 6 6  
Q   W Arthurs 77 67 63 LL   L Burgsmüller 5 62  
5   J Nieminen 7 77  

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7   R Ginepri 2 2  
WC   G Soeda 3 1       JM del Potro 6 6  
    JM del Potro 6 6       JM del Potro 63 3  
    F Dancevic 6 6   10   T Henman 77 6  
    M Daniel 4 4       F Dancevic 2 1  
10   T Henman 6 6  
10   T Henman 6 6  
3   M Ančić 2 2  
16   P Goldstein 3 2  
    R Schüttler 6 6       R Schüttler 6 6  
    M Berrer 2 1       R Schüttler 2 6 4
WC   G Motomura 77 3 2 3   M Ančić 6 4 6
    K Carlsen 65 6 6     K Carlsen 1 4  
3   M Ančić 6 6  

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6   D Tursunov 6 5 7
    J Wang 6 6       J Wang 3 7 5
    K Kim 3 1   6   D Tursunov 4 6 4
    R de Voest 3 4   9   Lee H-T 6 2 6
    K Pless 6 6       K Pless 5 1  
9   Lee H-T 7 6  
9   Lee H-T 77 4 6
2   T Robredo 63 6 1
16   V Spadea 2 6 6
Q   T Chen 2 1   WC   S Iwabuchi 6 2 0
WC   S Iwabuchi 6 6   16   V Spadea 4 69  
Q   Y-h Lu 6 6   2   T Robredo 6 711  
    R Delgado 2 3   Q   Y-h Lu 4 1  
2   T Robredo 6 6  
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