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Men's singles Champion Rafael Nadal Runner-up Roger Federer Final score 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) Seeds 32
2006 tennis event results
Defending champion Rafael Nadal successfully defended his title, defeating 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. It was Nadal's 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 had the chance 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. This 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.
The tournament marked the first appearance of 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 58 matches against each other.
Seeds [ ]
0 1 . Roger Federer (final)
0 2 . Rafael Nadal (champion)
0 3 . David Nalbandian (semifinals, retired because of a strained abdominal muscle)
0 4 . Ivan Ljubičić (semifinals)
0 5 . Andy Roddick (first round, retired because of a left ankle injury)
0 6 . Nikolay Davydenko (quarterfinals)
0 7 . Tommy Robredo (fourth round)
0 8 . James Blake (third round)
0 9 . 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 [ ]
Draw [ ]
Key [ ]
Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
SE = Special exempt
PR = Protected ranking
ITF = ITF entry
JE = Junior exempt
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted
Finals [ ]
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 [ ]
Section 1 [ ]
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 [ ]
Section 3 [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
Section 5 [ ]
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 [ ]
Section 7 [ ]
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 [ ]
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
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