2006 Australian Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
2006 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Roger Federer
Runner-up	Marcos Baghdatis
Score	5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	32
Events

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]

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

Seeds

Roger Federer (champion)
Andy Roddick (fourth round)
Lleyton Hewitt (second round)
David Nalbandian (semifinals)
Nikolay Davydenko (quarterfinals)
Guillermo Coria (third round)
Ivan Ljubičić (quarterfinals)
Gastón Gaudio (third round)
Fernando González (first round)
Thomas Johansson (fourth round)
David Ferrer (fourth round)
Dominik Hrbatý (fourth round)
Robby Ginepri (second round)
Richard Gasquet (first round)
Juan Carlos Ferrero (third round)
Tommy Robredo (fourth round)
Radek Štěpánek (second round)
Mario Ančić (third round)
Tomáš Berdych (second round)
James Blake (third round)
Nicolas Kiefer (semifinals)
Gaël Monfils (first round)
Igor Andreev (third round)
Olivier Rochus (second round)
Sébastien Grosjean (quarterfinals)
Jarkko Nieminen (third round)
Taylor Dent (first round)
Fernando Verdasco (second round)
Filippo Volandri (first round, retired)
Max Mirnyi (third round)
Feliciano López (third round)
Carlos Moyá (first round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Section 1

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

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

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

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

Section 5

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

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

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

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

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

External links

Preceded by 2005 US Open – Men's singles	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 2006 French Open – Men's singles

[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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