2006 Rafael Nadal tennis season

Statistics for Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal Parera Spain $3,746,360 (Singles $3,732,760, Doubles $13,600)Rafael Nadal, Player 2006 activity, Singles 2006 https://www.atpworldtour.com/players/rafael-nadal/n409/player-activity?year=2006&matchType=singles aptworldtour 22 January 2023Rafael Nadal, Player 2006 activity, Doubles 2006 https://www.atpworldtour.com/players/rafael-nadal/n409/player-activity?year=2006&matchType=doubles aptworldtour 22 January 2023 59 12 5 No. 2 DNS W F QF Knee injury 2005 2007 Rafael Nadal thumb|upright|Nadal in 2006 The 2006 Rafael Nadal tennis season started in February as Nadal missed the Australian Open because of a foot injury.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/4561684.stm Champion Safin out of Aussie Open BBC Sport 10 January 2006 13 November 2008 Nadal won five singles titles in 2006. Hard court In February, Nadal lost in the semifinals of the first tournament he played, the Open 13 tournament in Marseille, France. Two weeks later, he handed Roger Federer his first loss of the year in the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships (in 2006, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray were the only two men who defeated Federer), thus ending Federer's 56-match winning streak on hard courts.https://www.tennismajors.com/our-features/march-4-2006-nadal-ends-federers-win-streak-in-dubai-325237.html 4 March 2006: The day Rafael Nadal ended Roger Federer's 56-match hard court streak www.tennismajors.com 4 March 2023 15 November 2023 To complete the spring hard-court season, Nadal was upset in both the semifinals of the Indian Wells Masters by James Blake, and in the second round of the Miami Masters by Carlos Moyá, who thus ended Nadal's 22-match win streak over fellow Spaniard players.https://www.tennis-x.com/story/2006-03-25/j.php Moya Snaps Nadal 22-Match Spanish Win Streak at Miami www.tennis-x.com 25 March 2006 15 November 2023 Clay season On European clay, Nadal won all four tournaments he entered and 24 consecutive matches. He defeated Federer in the final of the Monte Carlo Masters in four sets.https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/return-winners-the-2006-monte-carlo-final Return Winners: the 2006 Monte Carlo final www.tennis.com 21 April 2018 15 November 2023 The following week, he defeated Tommy Robredo in the final of the Open Sabadell Atlántico tournament in Barcelona. After a one-week break, Nadal won the Italian Masters, defeating Federer in a fifth-set tiebreaker in the final, after saving two match points and equaling Björn Borg's tally of 16 ATP titles won as a teenager.https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/king-of-clay-countdown-no-5-nadal-refuses-to-lose-in-five-hour-five-setter-again Nadal refuses to lose in five-hour, five-setter against Federer in Rome www.tennis.com 21 April 2023 15 November 2023 Nadal broke Argentinian Guillermo Vilas's 29-year male record of 53 consecutive clay-court match victories by beating Robin Söderling in the first round of the French Open.https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/french06/news/story?id=2462003 Nadal wins record 54th straight on clay ESPN 29 May 2006 15 November 2023 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-may-30-sp-french30-story.html Nadal Forms a Feat of Clay www.latimes.com 30 May 2006 15 November 2023 Vilas presented Nadal with a trophy, but commented later that Nadal's feat was less impressive than his own because Nadal's winning streak covered two years and was accomplished by adding easy tournaments to his schedule.Greg Garber With Vilas in stands, Nadal makes history 31 May 2006 http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/french06/news/story?id=2462389&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab4pos1 ESPN Tennis/French06 ESPN 13 November 2008 5 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131105072824/http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/french06/news/story?id=2462389 live Nadal went on to face Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals, the first-ever meeting of their historic rivalry, which Nadal won via a retirement from Djokovic after Nadal took the first two sets.https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/nadal-v-djokovic-roland-garros-2006-chapter-one-in-15year-rivalry/news-story/6d1b382edacfa3053dd957cdb726ac47 https://web.archive.org/web/20231115025509/https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/nadal-v-djokovic-roland-garros-2006-chapter-one-in-15year-rivalry/news-story/6d1b382edacfa3053dd957cdb726ac47 live November 15, 2023 Nadal v Djokovic, Roland Garros, 2006: Chapter One in 15-year rivalry The Australian 25 May 2021 15 November 2023 He then beat Ivan Ljubičić to set up a final against Federer. The first two sets of the match were hardly competitive, as the rivals traded 6–1 sets. Nadal won the third set easily and served for the match in the fourth set before Federer broke him and forced a tiebreaker. Nadal won the tiebreaker and became the first player to defeat Federer in a Grand Slam tournament final.Greg Garber Roger's reign on hold with Nadal's dominance 12 June 2006 ESPN https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/french06/news/story?id=2479425 13 November 2008 thumb|left|upright|2006 Roland Garros champion Nadal injured his shoulder while playing a quarterfinal match against Lleyton Hewitt at the Artois Championships, played on grass at the Queen's Club in London.https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D03EEDA1131F934A25755C0A9609C8B63 Shoulder Forces Nadal To Quit London Match 17 June 2006 The New York Times 13 November 2008 Nadal was unable to complete the match, which ended his 26-match winning streak. Wimbledon Nadal was seeded second at Wimbledon, but was two points from defeat against American qualifier Robert Kendrick in the second round before coming back to win in five sets.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/jun/29/wimbledon2006.wimbledon19 Nadal survives scare to set up tie with Agassi www.theguardian.com 29 June 2006 15 November 2023 In the third round, Nadal defeated world No. 20 Andre Agassi in straight sets in Agassi's last career match at Wimbledon.https://www.rafanadalacademy.com/en/news/nadal-and-a-final-match-at-wimbledon-for-agassi Nadal and a final match at Wimbledon for Agassi www.rafanadalacademy.com 15 November 2023 Nadal also won his next three matches in straight sets, which set up his first Wimbledon final, which was against Federer, who had won this tournament the three previous years. Nadal was the first Spanish man since Manuel Santana in 1966, to reach the Wimbledon final, but Federer won the match in four sets to win his fourth consecutive Wimbledon title.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/jul/10/wimbledon2006.wimbledon2 Federer takes crown for a fourth year but Nadal leaves his nerves in shreds www.theguardian.com 10 July 2006 15 November 2023 US Open Series During the lead up to the US Open, Nadal played the two Masters Series tournaments in North America. He was upset in the third round of the Rogers Cup in Toronto and in the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Masters by Juan Carlos Ferrero. Nadal was seeded second at the US Open, but lost in the quarterfinals to world No. 54 Mikhail Youzhny of Russia in four sets.https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/u-s-open/2006/youzhny-shocks-nadal_sto959036/story.shtml Youzhny shocks Nadal www.eurosport.com 7 September 2006 15 November 2023 Nadal played only three tournaments for the remainder of the year. Joachim Johansson, ranked world No. 690, upset Nadal in the second round of the Stockholm Open.https://www.theage.com.au/sport/tennis/johansson-upsets-nadal-20061012-ge3bk1.html Johansson upsets Nadal www.theage.com.au 12 October 2006 15 November 2023 The following week, Nadal lost to Tomáš Berdych in the quarterfinals of the year's last Masters Series tournament, the Madrid Masters. During the round-robin stage of the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup, Nadal lost to James Blake but defeated Nikolay Davydenko and Robredo. Because of those two victories, Nadal qualified for the semifinals, where he lost to Federer. This was Nadal's third loss in nine career matches with Federer.https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/masters-cup/2006/federer-beats-nadal-again_sto1013904/story.shtml Federer beats Nadal again www.eurosport.com 21 November 2006 15 November 2023 Singles matches Tournament Match Round Opponent Rank Result Score Open 13Marseille, FranceATP World Tour 250Hard, indoor13–19 February 2006 1 / 164 1R BEL Olivier Rochus 30 Win 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 2 / 165 2R FRA Gilles Simon 80 Win 7–5, 6–4 3 / 166 QF FRA Paul-Henri Mathieu 35 Win 7–5, 6–4 4 / 167 SF FRA Arnaud Clément 65 Loss 6–2, 3–6, 5–7 Dubai Tennis ChampionshipsDubai, U. A. E.ATP World Tour 500Hard, outdoor27 February – 5 March 2006 5 / 168 1R FRA Paul-Henri Mathieu 34 Win 6–7(5–7), 6–1, 6–2 – 2R MAR Younes El Aynaoui 211 Win (W/O) 6 / 169 QF UK Tim Henman 49 Win 7–6(7–1), 6–1 7 / 170 SF GER Rainer Schüttler 98 Win 6–4, 6–2 8 / 171 W SWI Roger Federer 1 Win (1) 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 Pacific Life OpenIndian Wells, United StatesATP World Tour Masters 1000Hard, outdoor6–19 March 2006 – 1R Bye 9 / 172 2R CZE Jan Hernych 87 Win 6–4, 6–4 10 / 173 3R USA Mardy Fish 294 Win 6–1, 6–4 11 / 174 4R FRA Sébastien Grosjean 22 Win 6–4, 6–2 12 / 175 QF CYP Marcos Baghdatis 27 Win 7–5, 6–0 13 / 176 SF USA James Blake 14 Loss 5–7, 3–6 Sony Ericsson OpenMiami, United StatesATP World Tour Masters 1000Hard, outdoor20 March – 2 April 2006 – 1R Bye 14 / 177 2R ESP Carlos Moyá 35 Loss 6–2, 1–6, 1–6 Monte Carlo MastersMonte Carlo, MonacoATP World Tour Masters 1000Clay, outdoor15–23 April 2006 15 / 178 1R FRA Arnaud Clément 56 Win 6–4, 6–4 16 / 179 2R MON Jean-Rene Lisnard 154 Win 6–4, 6–1 17 / 180 3R BEL Kristof Vliegen 57 Win 6–3, 6–3 18 / 181 QF ARG Guillermo Coria 9 Win 6–2, 6–1 19 / 182 SF ARG Gastón Gaudio 8 Win 5–7, 6–1, 6–1 20 / 183 W SUI Roger Federer 1 Win (2) 6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–5) Torneo GodoBarcelona, SpainATP World Tour 500Clay, outdoor24–30 April 2006 – 1R Bye 21 / 184 2R ESP Feliciano López 38 Win 6–4, 6–2 22 / 185 3R ESP Iván Navarro 164 Win 6–4, 6–2 23 / 186 QF FIN Jarkko Nieminen 16 Win 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 24 / 187 SF ESP Nicolás Almagro 57 Win 7–6(7–2), 6–3 25 / 188 W ESP Tommy Robredo 15 Win (3) 6–4, 6–4, 6–0 Internazionali BNL d'ItaliaRome, ItalyATP World Tour Masters 1000Clay, outdoor8–14 May 2006 28 / 189 1R ESP Carlos Moyá 33 Win 6–1, 2–6, 6–2 27 / 190 2R ITA Filippo Volandri 46 Win 6–1, 6–2 28 / 191 3R UK Tim Henman 70 Win 6–2, 6–2 29 / 192 QF CHI Fernando González 9 Win 6–4, 6–3 30 / 193 SF FRA Gaël Monfils 35 Win 6–2, 6–2 31 / 194 W SUI Roger Federer 1 Win (4) 6–7(0–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–5) French OpenParis, FranceGrand SlamClay, outdoor29 May – 11 June 2006 32 / 195 1R SWE Robin Söderling 50 Win 6–2, 7–5, 6–1 33 / 196 2R USA Kevin Kim 116 Win 6–2, 6–1, 6–4 34 / 197 3R FRA Paul-Henri Mathieu 32 Win 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 35 / 198 4R AUS Lleyton Hewitt 14 Win 6–2, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 36 / 199 QF SCG Novak Djokovic 63 Win 6–4, 6–4 RET 37 / 200 SF CRO Ivan Ljubičić 4 Win 6–4, 6–2, 7–6(9–7) 38 / 201 W SUI Roger Federer 1 Win (5) 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) Stella Artois ChampionshipsLondon, United KingdomATP World Tour 250Grass, outdoor12–18 June 2006 – 1R Bye 39 / 202 2R USA Mardy Fish 86 Win 7–6(7–1), 6–1 40 / 203 3R ESP Fernando Verdasco 30 Win 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3) 41 / 204 QF AUS Lleyton Hewitt 13 Loss 6–3, 3–6 RET The Championships, WimbledonWimbledon, United KingdomGrand SlamGrass, outdoor26 June – 9 July 2006 42 / 205 1R UK Alex Bogdanovic 135 Win 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 43 / 206 2R USA Robert Kendrick 237 Win 6–7(4–7), 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 7–5, 6–4 44 / 207 3R USA Andre Agassi 20 Win 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 6–4 45 / 208 4R GEO Irakli Labadze 166 Win 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 46 / 209 QF FIN Jarkko Nieminen 18 Win 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 47 / 210 SF CYP Marcos Baghdatis 16 Win 6–1, 7–5, 6–3 48 / 211 F SUI Roger Federer 1 Loss (1) 0–6, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–2), 3–6 Rogers CupMontreal, CanadaATP World Tour Masters 1000Hard, outdoor7–13 August 2006 49 / 212 1R CHI Nicolás Massú 38 Win 6–3, 6–2 50 / 213 2R South Korea Hyung-Taik Lee 85 Win 6–4, 6–3 51 / 214 3R CZE Tomáš Berdych 14 Loss 1–6, 6–3, 2–6 Western & Southern Financial Group MastersCincinnati, United StatesATP World Tour Masters 1000Hard, outdoor14–20 August 2006 52 / 215 1R USA Sam Querrey 178 Win 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–3 53 / 216 2R South Korea Hyung-Taik Lee 73 Win 6–4, 6–3 54 / 217 3R GER Tommy Haas 17 Win 7–6(7–5), 6–3 55 / 218 QF ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero 31 Loss 6–7(2–7), 6–7(3–7) US OpenNew York, USAGrand SlamHard, outdoor28 August – 10 September 2006 56 / 219 1R AUS Mark Phillipoussis 113 Win 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 57 / 220 2R PER Luis Horna 61 Win 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 58 / 221 3R RSA Wesley Moodie 82 Win 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) 59 / 222 4R CZE Jiří Novák 179 Win 6–1, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 60 / 223 QF RUS Mikhail Youzhny 54 Loss 3–6, 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 1–6 Davis Cup, ITA v/s ESP World Group Play Offs Spain Davis Cup Clay, outdoor 22–24 September 2006 61 / 224 RR ITA Andreas Seppi 69 Win 6–0, 6–4, 6–3 62 / 225 RR ITA Filippo Volandri 38 Win 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 If Stockholm OpenStockholm, SwedenATP World Tour 250Hard, indoor9–15 October 2006 63 / 226 1R NED Raemon Sluiter 90 Win 6–4, 6–2 64 / 227 2R SWE Joachim Johansson 690 Loss 4–6, 6–7(4–7) Mutua Madrileña Masters MadridMadrid, SpainATP World Tour Masters 1000Hard, indoor 16–22 October 2006 – 1R Bye 65 / 228 2R USA Mardy Fish 54 Win 6–4, 6–2 66 / 229 3R GER Tommy Haas 13 Win 6–4, 6–3 67 / 230 QF CZE Tomáš Berdych 11 Loss 3–6, 6–7(6–8) Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai, China Year-end Championships Hard, indoor 13–19 November 2006 68 / 231 RR USA James Blake 8 Loss 4–6, 6–7(0–7) 69 / 232 RR ESP Tommy Robredo 6 Win 7–6(7–2), 6–2 70 / 233 RR RUS Nikolay Davydenko 3 Win 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 71 / 234 SF SUI Roger Federer 1 Loss 4–6, 5–7 Year end ranking Nadal went on to become the first player since Andre Agassi in 1994–95 to finish the year as the world No. 2 in consecutive years. See also 2006 ATP Tour 2006 Roger Federer tennis season References External links http://www.rafaelnadal.com/en/ es ATP tour profile Category:Rafael Nadal tennis seasons Nadal Nadal Nadal Category:2006 in Spanish sport