2006 French Open – Men's singles

2006 French Open ESP Rafael Nadal SUI Roger Federer 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) 128 32 French Open – Men's singles French Open – Men's singles 2006 French Open Defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated 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.Bierley Steve 12 June 2006 Nadal wipes out Federer's hopes of history https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/jun/12/tennis.topstories3 4 February 2024 The Guardian It was his 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, having won his first seven finals; he was attempting to complete the career Grand Slam and to become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four major titles at once, having won the preceding Wimbledon Championships, US Open and Australian Open. The latter 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 major appearance of future US Open champion Juan Martín del Potro. It also saw the first match contested between Djokovic and Nadal and the first of their ten meetings at the French Open. They would go on to play an Open Era record of 60 matches against each other. Seeds 30em 1 1 SUI Roger Federer (final) 2 8 ESP Rafael Nadal (champion) 3 3 ARG David Nalbandian (semifinals, retired because of a strained abdominal muscle) 4 6 CRO Ivan Ljubičić (semifinals) 5 5 USA Andy Roddick (first round, retired because of a left ankle injury) 6 4 RUS Nikolay Davydenko (quarterfinals) 7 2 ESP Tommy Robredo (fourth round) 8 7 USA James Blake (third round) 9 7 CHI Fernando González (second round) 10 4 ARG Gastón Gaudio (fourth round) 11 5 CZE Radek Štěpánek (third round) 12 2 CRO Mario Ančić (quarterfinals) 13 1 GER Nicolas Kiefer (third round, retired because of a left wrist injury) 14 8 AUS Lleyton Hewitt (fourth round) 15 6 ESP David Ferrer (third round) 16 3 FIN Jarkko Nieminen (first round, retired because of a stomach problem) 17 2 USA Robby Ginepri (first round) 18 6 SWE Thomas Johansson (first round) 19 5 CYP Marcos Baghdatis (second round) 20 1 CZE Tomáš Berdych (fourth round) 21 3 FRA Sébastien Grosjean (second round) 22 8 SVK Dominik Hrbatý (third round) 23 7 GER Tommy Haas (third round) 24 4 ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero (third round) 25 7 FRA Gaël Monfils (fourth round) 26 2 ARG José Acasuso (second round) 27 5 BEL Olivier Rochus (third round) 28 6 ESP Fernando Verdasco (second round) 29 8 FRA Paul-Henri Mathieu (third round) 30 4 ESP Carlos Moyá (third round) 31 3 RUS Dmitry Tursunov (third round) 32 1 CHI Nicolás Massú (third round) Qualifying 2006 French Open – Men's singles qualifying Draw Draws, ATP Tour, Tennis ATP https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/roland-garros/520/2006/draws 16 October 2024 Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 SUI Roger Federer 1 6 6 6     CRO Mario Ančić 12 4 3 4     ARG David Nalbandian 3 6 6 2 6 RUS Nikolay Davydenko 6 3 3 6 4 FRA Julien Benneteau   2 2 3 CRO Ivan Ljubičić 4 6 6 6 SCG Novak Djokovic   4 4 0r   ESP Rafael Nadal 2 6 6 0     SUI Roger Federer 1 3 6 5 ARG David Nalbandian 3 6 4 2r CRO Ivan Ljubičić 4 4 2 67     ESP Rafael Nadal 2 6 6 79     SUI Roger Federer 1 6 1 4 64 ESP Rafael Nadal 2 1 6 6 77 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round SUI R Federer 1 7 77 6     ARG D Hartfield Q 5 62 2     COL A Falla LL 6 6 6     USA J Gimelstob   4 4 2     LUX G Müller   3 1 63     BLR 1995 M Mirnyi   6 6 77     BEL X Malisse   1 5 6 6 7 CHI N Massú 32 6 7 1 4 9 CZE T Berdych 20 6 6 6     ESP F López   2 4 3     DEN K Pless Q 4 60 4     ITA F Volandri   6 77 6     FRA M Gicquel WC 7 78 6     ITA A di Mauro   5 66 3     AUT J Melzer   64 3 1     GER N Kiefer 13 77 6 6     SUI R Federer 1 6 6 6     COL A Falla LL 1 4 3     BLR 1995 M Mirnyi   4 5 4     CHI N Massú 32 6 7 6     CZE T Berdych 20 6 6 6     ITA F Volandri   3 1 1     FRA M Gicquel WC 0 1 7 6 9 GER N Kiefer 13 6 6 5 3 11 SUI R Federer 1 6 6 64 7   CHI N Massú 32 1 2 77 5   CZE T Berdych 20 6 0       GER N Kiefer 13 1 0r       SUI R Federer 1 6 6 6     CZE T Berdych 20 3 2 3     Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round CRO M Ančić 12 6 4 77 6   AUS N Healey WC 3 6 63 1   CHI P Capdeville   6 6 4 79 GBR G Rusedski   3 1 6 67 GER F Mayer   6 0 64 6 5 ITA S Galvani Q 4 6 77 3 7 ESP A Montañés   6 62 6 6 USA R Ginepri 17 3 77 1 4 ARG J Acasuso 26 6 6 3 1 11 FRA F Santoro   3 1 6 6 9 CZE L Dlouhý   4 6 3 77 6 BEL K Vliegen   6 4 6 65 2 SCG B Pašanski   4 3 4 SCG I Bozoljac Q 6 6 6 CZE T Zíb   4 2 2 ESP T Robredo 7 6 6 6 CRO M Ančić 12 7 6 77 CHI P Capdeville   5 3 63 ITA S Galvani Q 5 1 6 6 4 ESP A Montañés   7 6 3 2 6 ARG J Acasuso 26 6 62 3 1 CZE L Dlouhý   4 77 6 6 SCG I Bozoljac Q 5 2 6 1 ESP T Robredo 7 7 6 3 6 CRO M Ančić 12 6 6 6     ESP A Montañés   1 2 4     CZE L Dlouhý   1 4 2 ESP T Robredo 7 6 6 6 CRO M Ančić 12 6 4 2 6 7 ESP T Robredo 7 4 6 6 4 5 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ARG D Nalbandian 3 6 77 6 SUI S Wawrinka   2 65 4 FRA R Gasquet   6 6 7 TPE Y-t Wang   4 1 5 DEN K Carlsen   3 4 6 4 GBR T Henman   6 6 4 6 CZE J Novák   2 3 2 RUS D Tursunov 31 6 6 6 FRA S Grosjean 21 6 6 6 ROU A Pavel   3 2 3 ARG M Vassallo Argüello Q 6 6 6 USA P Goldstein   2 0 3 RSA W Moodie   6 65 65 77 2 ECU N Lapentti   4 77 77 65 6 NED R Sluiter   6 78 2 FIN J Nieminen 16 2 66 1r ARG D Nalbandian 3 6 3 7 6 FRA R Gasquet   2 6 5 0 GBR T Henman   3 2 6 4 RUS D Tursunov 31 6 6 4 6 FRA S Grosjean 21 6 4 6 5 2 ARG M Vassallo Argüello Q 1 6 4 7 6 ECU N Lapentti   1 4 1 NED R Sluiter   6 6 6 ARG D Nalbandian 3 2 5 6 6 6 RUS D Tursunov 31 6 7 4 2 4 ARG M Vassallo Argüello Q 2 6 6 3 6 NED R Sluiter   6 4 3 6 1 ARG D Nalbandian 3 6 6 6 ARG M Vassallo Argüello Q 4 4 4 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ARG G Gaudio 10 6 6 6 CRO R Karanušić Q 2 2 2 ITA A Seppi   4 6 6 5 1 RUS E Korolev Q 6 2 3 7 6 AUT O Marach   3 5 78 2 GER P Kohlschreiber   6 7 66 6 ARG JM del Potro Q 3 6 2 4 ESP JC Ferrero 24 6 2 6 6 ESP C Moyá 30 7 6 6 CRC JA Marín   5 3 3 CRO S Tuksar Q 3 3 6 0 RUS M Youzhny   6 6 3 6 BRA F Saretta   62 2 6 77 6 ITA P Starace   77 6 4 61 3 USA V Spadea   5 4 4 RUS N Davydenko 6 7 6 6 ARG G Gaudio 10 6 65 6 3 6 RUS E Korolev Q 3 77 4 6 4 GER P Kohlschreiber   2 4 2 ESP JC Ferrero 24 6 6 6 ESP C Moyá 30 6 6 6 RUS M Youzhny   3 4 2 BRA F Saretta   2 1r RUS N Davydenko 6 6 4 ARG G Gaudio 10 7 7 79 ESP JC Ferrero 24 5 5 67 ESP C Moyá 30 1 5 3 RUS N Davydenko 6 6 7 6 ARG G Gaudio 10 3 4 6 3 RUS N Davydenko 6 6 6 3 6 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA A Roddick 5 4 5 0r ESP A Martín   6 7 1 GER D Kindlmann Q 6 6 6 ROU R Sabău   3 2 2 FRA N Mahut   3 63 77 63 CZE J Vaněk   6 77 65 77 FRA J-C Faurel WC 1 4 2 BEL O Rochus 27 6 6 6 CYP M Baghdatis 19 6 6 65 6 ESP A Portas   4 4 77 1 SCG J Tipsarević   2 4 77 3 FRA J Benneteau   6 6 65 6 ITA D Bracciali   6 610 3 3 ITA D Sanguinetti   3 712 6 6 FRA M Llodra WC 4 4 2 CZE R Štěpánek 11 6 6 6 ESP A Martín   6 6 6 GER D Kindlmann Q 3 3 3 CZE J Vaněk   2 0 2 BEL O Rochus 27 6 6 6 CYP M Baghdatis 19 6 4 3 77 4 FRA J Benneteau   3 6 6 61 6 ITA D Sanguinetti   3 3 1 CZE R Štěpánek 11 6 6 6 ESP A Martín   7 4 65 6 6 BEL O Rochus 27 5 6 77 1 4 FRA J Benneteau   5 7 710 6 CZE R Štěpánek 11 7 5 68 3 ESP A Martín   1r FRA J Benneteau   5 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ESP D Ferrer 15 7 6 6 ESP G García López   5 1 0 SWE J Björkman   2 5 2 FRA J Chardy WC 6 7 6 FRA T Ascione WC 67 4 78 3 ESP R Ramírez Hidalgo   79 6 66 6 BEL C Rochus   3 5 6 6 6 SWE T Johansson 18 6 7 4 4 2 ESP F Verdasco 28 6 6 66 6 ARG JI Chela   1 3 78 4 ARG J Mónaco   6 6 6 NED M van Gemerden LL 3 2 4 ESP Ó Hernández Q 6 6 6 FRA G Simon   4 2 3 ARG C Berlocq   2 0 3 CRO I Ljubičić 4 6 6 6 ESP D Ferrer 15 6 6 3 6 FRA J Chardy WC 1 4 6 1 ESP R Ramírez Hidalgo   5 BEL C Rochus   2r ESP F Verdasco 28 6 4 4 1 ARG J Mónaco   4 6 6 6 ESP Ó Hernández Q 3 79 1 2 CRO I Ljubičić 4 6 67 6 6 ESP D Ferrer 15 64 5 4 ESP R Ramírez Hidalgo   77 7 6 ARG J Mónaco   6 7 3 4 2 CRO I Ljubičić 4 4 5 6 6 6 ESP R Ramírez Hidalgo   3 6 3 2 CRO I Ljubičić 4 6 3 6 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA J Blake 8 6 6 77 THA P Srichaphan   0 4 63 ESP N Almagro   7 6 6 AUS W Arthurs Q 5 2 2 ARG E Massa Q 1 3 3 BEL D Norman Q 6 6 6 GBR A Murray   4 77 6 2 1 FRA G Monfils 25 6 62 1 6 6 GER T Haas 23 6 6 6 GER R Schüttler   4 3 3 GER A Waske   6 4 78 77 ESP F Vicente   4 6 66 64 SCG N Djokovic   6 5 PER L Horna   3 0r RUS M Safin   3 6 3 1 CHI F González 9 6 1 6 6 USA J Blake 8 65 6 6 6 ESP N Almagro   77 2 4 4 BEL D Norman Q 6 3 77 0 5 FRA G Monfils 25 4 6 64 6 7 GER T Haas 23 6 7 66 6 GER A Waske   4 5 78 4 SCG N Djokovic   6 6 3 4 6 CHI F González 9 4 1 6 6 1 USA J Blake 8 2 77 61 7 4 FRA G Monfils 25 6 62 77 5 6 GER T Haas 23 5 1 64 SCG N Djokovic   7 6 77 FRA G Monfils 25 65 65 3 SCG N Djokovic   77 77 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS L Hewitt 14 77 3 6 6 CZE J Hernych   65 6 2 0 FRA M Montcourt WC 6 6 1 6 BRA M Daniel   2 4 6 2 CRO I Karlović   78 77 712 FRA O Patience WC 66 61 610 ARG S Roitman Q 4 2 6 6 3 SVK D Hrbatý 22 6 6 3 2 6 FRA P-H Mathieu 29 6 6 6 GER B Phau   4 2 1 CZE R Vik   1 6 5 4 FRA F Serra   6 1 7 6 USA K Kim LL 7 6 64 77 BRA J Silva Q 5 2 77 63 SWE R Söderling   2 5 1 ESP R Nadal 2 6 7 6 AUS L Hewitt 14 7 6 6 FRA M Montcourt WC 5 3 3 CRO I Karlović   6 4 77 5 2 SVK D Hrbatý 22 4 6 62 7 6 FRA P-H Mathieu 29 6 77 78 FRA F Serra   0 65 66 USA K Kim LL 2 1 4 ESP R Nadal 2 6 6 6 AUS L Hewitt 14 77 6 6 SVK D Hrbatý 22 65 2 2 FRA P-H Mathieu 29 7 4 4 4 ESP R Nadal 2 5 6 6 6 AUS L Hewitt 14 2 7 4 2 ESP R Nadal 2 6 5 6 6 References External links Official Roland Garros 2006 Men's Singles Draw Main Draw Qualifying Draw 2006 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 2006 Australian Open – Men's singles Grand Slam men's singles 2006 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Men's Singles Men's Singles Category:French Open by year – Men's singles Category:2006 ATP Tour