2006 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Rafael Nadal defeated the defending champion Roger Federer in the final, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2006 Dubai Tennis Championships.

Men's singles
2006 Dubai Tennis Championships
Final
Champion	Rafael Nadal
Runner-up	Roger Federer
Score	2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Main article: 2006 Dubai Tennis Championships

Seeds

1.   Roger Federer (final)
2.   Rafael Nadal (champion)
3.   Nikolay Davydenko (first round)
4.   Andre Agassi (second round)
5.   David Ferrer (first round)
6.   Dominik Hrbatý (first round)
7.   Radek Štěpánek (second round)
8.   Tomáš Berdych (second round)

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
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Roger Federer	6	6
		Mikhail Youzhny	2	3
								1	Roger Federer	6	4	4
								2	Rafael Nadal	2	6	6
		Rainer Schüttler	4	2
	2	Rafael Nadal	6	6

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	R Federer	7^7	6
		S Wawrinka	6^3	3				1	R Federer	7^7	6
	WC	O Alawadhi	6^4	2				WC	M Ghareeb	6^5	4
	WC	M Ghareeb	7^7	6											1	R Federer	6	6
		R Vik	6	6												R Vik	3	2
	Q	J Tipsarević	2	4					R Vik	3	7^7	6
		C Rochus	4	2				8	T Berdych	6	6^5	2
	8	T Berdych	6	6																		1	R Federer	6	6
	3	N Davydenko	6	2	2																		M Youzhny	2	3
		M Safin	4	6	6				M Safin	6^5	4
		O Rochus	6	6					O Rochus	7^7	6
		F Santoro	4	1												O Rochus	3	1
		I Andreev	7^7	1	6											M Youzhny	6	6
		A Seppi	6^5	6	4				I Andreev	1	6^4
		M Youzhny	7	1	6				M Youzhny	6	7^7
	6	D Hrbatý	5	6	4

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	D Ferrer	2	6	5
		R Schüttler	6	3	7				R Schüttler	7	6
	Q	I Klec	6	6				Q	I Klec	5	4
		D Bracciali	4	4												R Schüttler	6	6
	LL	G Galimberti	7	3	2											B Phau	4	1
		B Phau	5	6	6				B Phau	7	7
		G Rusedski	6^4	0				4	A Agassi	5	5
	4	A Agassi	7^7	6																			R Schüttler	4	2
	7	R Štěpánek	6	7^8																		2	R Nadal	6	6
	Q	J van Lottum	3	6^6				7	R Štěpánek	5	6	6^3
	WC	T Henman	6	7^8				WC	T Henman	7	2	7^7
		F López	2	6^6											WC	T Henman	6^1	1
		W Moodie	4	4											2	R Nadal	7^7	6
	Q	Y El Aynaoui	6	6				Q	Y El Aynaoui
		P-H Mathieu	7^7	1	2			2	R Nadal	w/o
	2	R Nadal	6^5	6	6

External links

• Draw
• Qualifying draw