2006 French Open – Men's singles

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. 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; 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, US Open and Australian Open titles. 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.

Men's singles
2006 French Open
ChampionSpain Rafael Nadal
Runner-upSwitzerland Roger Federer
Score1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Seeds32

The tournament marked the first appearance of future US Open champion 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 59 matches against each other.

Seeds

01.   Switzerland Roger Federer (final)
02.   Spain Rafael Nadal (champion)
03.   Argentina David Nalbandian (semifinals, retired because of a strained abdominal muscle)
04.   Croatia Ivan Ljubičić (semifinals)
05.   United States Andy Roddick (first round, retired because of a left ankle injury)
06.   Russia Nikolay Davydenko (quarterfinals)
07.   Spain Tommy Robredo (fourth round)
08.   United States James Blake (third round)
09.   Chile Fernando González (second round)
10.   Argentina Gastón Gaudio (fourth round)
11.   Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek (third round)
12.   Croatia Mario Ančić (quarterfinals)
13.   Germany Nicolas Kiefer (third round, retired because of a left wrist injury)
14.   Australia Lleyton Hewitt (fourth round)
15.   Spain David Ferrer (third round)
16.   Finland Jarkko Nieminen (first round, retired because of a stomach problem)
17.   United States Robby Ginepri (first round)
18.   Sweden Thomas Johansson (first round)
19.   Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis (second round)
20.   Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych (fourth round)
21.   France Sébastien Grosjean (second round)
22.   Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý (third round)
23.   Germany Tommy Haas (third round)
24.   Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero (third round)
25.   France Gaël Monfils (fourth round)
26.   Argentina José Acasuso (second round)
27.   Belgium Olivier Rochus (third round)
28.   Spain Fernando Verdasco (second round)
29.   France Paul-Henri Mathieu (third round)
30.   Spain Carlos Moyá (third round)
31.   Russia Dmitry Tursunov (third round)
32.   Chile Nicolás Massú (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Switzerland Roger Federer 6 6 6    
12 Croatia Mario Ančić 4 3 4    
1 Switzerland Roger Federer 3 6 5
3 Argentina David Nalbandian 6 4 2r
3 Argentina David Nalbandian 6 6 2 6
6 Russia Nikolay Davydenko 3 3 6 4
1 Switzerland Roger Federer 6 1 4 64
2 Spain Rafael Nadal 1 6 6 77
  France Julien Benneteau 2 2 3
4 Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 6 6 6
4 Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 4 2 67    
2 Spain Rafael Nadal 6 6 79    
  Serbia and Montenegro Novak Djokovic 4 4 0r  
2 Spain Rafael Nadal 6 6 0    

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Switzerland R Federer 7 77 6    
Q Argentina D Hartfield 5 62 2     1 Switzerland R Federer 6 6 6    
LL Colombia A Falla 6 6 6     LL Colombia A Falla 1 4 3    
  United States J Gimelstob 4 4 2     1 Switzerland R Federer 6 6 64 7  
  Luxembourg G Müller 3 1 63     32 Chile N Massú 1 2 77 5  
  Belarus M Mirnyi 6 6 77       Belarus M Mirnyi 4 5 4    
  Belgium X Malisse 1 5 6 6 7 32 Chile N Massú 6 7 6    
32 Chile N Massú 6 7 1 4 9 1 Switzerland R Federer 6 6 6    
20 Czech Republic T Berdych 6 6 6     20 Czech Republic T Berdych 3 2 3    
  Spain F López 2 4 3     20 Czech Republic T Berdych 6 6 6    
Q Denmark K Pless 4 60 4       Italy F Volandri 3 1 1    
  Italy F Volandri 6 77 6     20 Czech Republic T Berdych 6 0      
WC France M Gicquel 7 78 6     13 Germany N Kiefer 1 0r      
  Italy A di Mauro 5 66 3     WC France M Gicquel 0 1 7 6 9
  Austria J Melzer 64 3 1     13 Germany N Kiefer 6 6 5 3 11
13 Germany N Kiefer 77 6 6    

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 Croatia M Ančić 6 4 77 6  
WC Australia N Healey 3 6 63 1   12 Croatia M Ančić 7 6 77
  Chile P Capdeville 6 6 4 79   Chile P Capdeville 5 3 63
  United Kingdom G Rusedski 3 1 6 67 12 Croatia M Ančić 6 6 6    
  Germany F Mayer 6 0 64 6 5   Spain A Montañés 1 2 4    
Q Italy S Galvani 4 6 77 3 7 Q Italy S Galvani 5 1 6 6 4
  Spain A Montañés 6 62 6 6   Spain A Montañés 7 6 3 2 6
17 United States R Ginepri 3 77 1 4 12 Croatia M Ančić 6 4 2 6 7
26 Argentina J Acasuso 6 6 3 1 11 7 Spain T Robredo 4 6 6 4 5
  France F Santoro 3 1 6 6 9 26 Argentina J Acasuso 6 62 3 1
  Czech Republic L Dlouhý 4 6 3 77 6   Czech Republic L Dlouhý 4 77 6 6
  Belgium K Vliegen 6 4 6 65 2   Czech Republic L Dlouhý 1 4 2
  Serbia and Montenegro B Pašanski 4 3 4 7 Spain T Robredo 6 6 6
Q Serbia and Montenegro I Bozoljac 6 6 6 Q Serbia and Montenegro I Bozoljac 5 2 6 1
  Czech Republic T Zíb 4 2 2 7 Spain T Robredo 7 6 3 6
7 Spain T Robredo 6 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 Argentina D Nalbandian 6 77 6
  Switzerland S Wawrinka 2 65 4 3 Argentina D Nalbandian 6 3 7 6
  France R Gasquet 6 6 7   France R Gasquet 2 6 5 0
  Chinese Taipei Y-t Wang 4 1 5 3 Argentina D Nalbandian 2 5 6 6 6
  Denmark K Carlsen 3 4 6 4 31 Russia D Tursunov 6 7 4 2 4
  United Kingdom T Henman 6 6 4 6   United Kingdom T Henman 3 2 6 4
  Czech Republic J Novák 2 3 2 31 Russia D Tursunov 6 6 4 6
31 Russia D Tursunov 6 6 6 3 Argentina D Nalbandian 6 6 6
21 France S Grosjean 6 6 6 Q Argentina M Vassallo Argüello 4 4 4
  Romania A Pavel 3 2 3 21 France S Grosjean 6 4 6 5 2
Q Argentina M Vassallo Argüello 6 6 6 Q Argentina M Vassallo Argüello 1 6 4 7 6
  United States P Goldstein 2 0 3 Q Argentina M Vassallo Argüello 2 6 6 3 6
  South Africa W Moodie 6 65 65 77 2   Netherlands R Sluiter 6 4 3 6 1
  Ecuador N Lapentti 4 77 77 65 6   Ecuador N Lapentti 1 4 1
  Netherlands R Sluiter 6 78 2   Netherlands R Sluiter 6 6 6
16 Finland J Nieminen 2 66 1r

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 Argentina G Gaudio 6 6 6
Q Croatia R Karanušić 2 2 2 10 Argentina G Gaudio 6 65 6 3 6
  Italy A Seppi 4 6 6 5 1 Q Russia E Korolev 3 77 4 6 4
Q Russia E Korolev 6 2 3 7 6 10 Argentina G Gaudio 7 7 79
  Austria O Marach 3 5 78 2 24 Spain JC Ferrero 5 5 67
  Germany P Kohlschreiber 6 7 66 6   Germany P Kohlschreiber 2 4 2
Q Argentina JM del Potro 3 6 2 4 24 Spain JC Ferrero 6 6 6
24 Spain JC Ferrero 6 2 6 6 10 Argentina G Gaudio 3 4 6 3
30 Spain C Moyá 7 6 6 6 Russia N Davydenko 6 6 3 6
  Costa Rica JA Marín 5 3 3 30 Spain C Moyá 6 6 6
Q Croatia S Tuksar 3 3 6 0   Russia M Youzhny 3 4 2
  Russia M Youzhny 6 6 3 6 30 Spain C Moyá 1 5 3
  Brazil F Saretta 62 2 6 77 6 6 Russia N Davydenko 6 7 6
  Italy P Starace 77 6 4 61 3   Brazil F Saretta 2 1r
  United States V Spadea 5 4 4 6 Russia N Davydenko 6 4
6 Russia N Davydenko 7 6 6

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 United States A Roddick 4 5 0r
  Spain A Martín 6 7 1   Spain A Martín 6 6 6
Q Germany D Kindlmann 6 6 6 Q Germany D Kindlmann 3 3 3
  Romania R Sabău 3 2 2   Spain A Martín 7 4 65 6 6
  France N Mahut 3 63 77 63 27 Belgium O Rochus 5 6 77 1 4
  Czech Republic J Vaněk 6 77 65 77   Czech Republic J Vaněk 2 0 2
WC France J-C Faurel 1 4 2 27 Belgium O Rochus 6 6 6
27 Belgium O Rochus 6 6 6   Spain A Martín 1r
19 Cyprus M Baghdatis 6 6 65 6   France J Benneteau 5
  Spain A Portas 4 4 77 1 19 Cyprus M Baghdatis 6 4 3 77 4
  Serbia and Montenegro J Tipsarević 2 4 77 3   France J Benneteau 3 6 6 61 6
  France J Benneteau 6 6 65 6   France J Benneteau 5 7 710 6
  Italy D Bracciali 6 610 3 3 11 Czech Republic R Štěpánek 7 5 68 3
  Italy D Sanguinetti 3 712 6 6   Italy D Sanguinetti 3 3 1
WC France M Llodra 4 4 2 11 Czech Republic R Štěpánek 6 6 6
11 Czech Republic R Štěpánek 6 6 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 Spain D Ferrer 7 6 6
  Spain G García López 5 1 0 15 Spain D Ferrer 6 6 3 6
  Sweden J Björkman 2 5 2 WC France J Chardy 1 4 6 1
WC France J Chardy 6 7 6 15 Spain D Ferrer 64 5 4
WC France T Ascione 67 4 78 3   Spain R Ramírez Hidalgo 77 7 6
  Spain R Ramírez Hidalgo 79 6 66 6   Spain R Ramírez Hidalgo 5
  Belgium C Rochus 3 5 6 6 6   Belgium C Rochus 2r
18 Sweden T Johansson 6 7 4 4 2   Spain R Ramírez Hidalgo 3 6 3 2
28 Spain F Verdasco 6 6 66 6 4 Croatia I Ljubičić 6 3 6 6
  Argentina JI Chela 1 3 78 4 28 Spain F Verdasco 6 4 4 1
  Argentina J Mónaco 6 6 6   Argentina J Mónaco 4 6 6 6
LL Netherlands M van Gemerden 3 2 4   Argentina J Mónaco 6 7 3 4 2
Q Spain Ó Hernández 6 6 6 4 Croatia I Ljubičić 4 5 6 6 6
  France G Simon 4 2 3 Q Spain Ó Hernández 3 79 1 2
  Argentina C Berlocq 2 0 3 4 Croatia I Ljubičić 6 67 6 6
4 Croatia I Ljubičić 6 6 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 United States J Blake 6 6 77
  Thailand P Srichaphan 0 4 63 8 United States J Blake 65 6 6 6
  Spain N Almagro 7 6 6   Spain N Almagro 77 2 4 4
Q Australia W Arthurs 5 2 2 8 United States J Blake 2 77 61 7 4
Q Argentina E Massa 1 3 3 25 France G Monfils 6 62 77 5 6
Q Belgium D Norman 6 6 6 Q Belgium D Norman 6 3 77 0 5
  United Kingdom A Murray 4 77 6 2 1 25 France G Monfils 4 6 64 6 7
25 France G Monfils 6 62 1 6 6 25 France G Monfils 65 65 3
23 Germany T Haas 6 6 6   Serbia and Montenegro N Djokovic 77 77 6
  Germany R Schüttler 4 3 3 23 Germany T Haas 6 7 66 6
  Germany A Waske 6 4 78 77   Germany A Waske 4 5 78 4
  Spain F Vicente 4 6 66 64 23 Germany T Haas 5 1 64
  Serbia and Montenegro N Djokovic 6 5   Serbia and Montenegro N Djokovic 7 6 77
  Peru L Horna 3 0r   Serbia and Montenegro N Djokovic 6 6 3 4 6
  Russia M Safin 3 6 3 1 9 Chile F González 4 1 6 6 1
9 Chile F González 6 1 6 6

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 Australia L Hewitt 77 3 6 6
  Czech Republic J Hernych 65 6 2 0 14 Australia L Hewitt 7 6 6
WC France M Montcourt 6 6 1 6 WC France M Montcourt 5 3 3
  Brazil M Daniel 2 4 6 2 14 Australia L Hewitt 77 6 6
  Croatia I Karlović 78 77 712 22 Slovakia D Hrbatý 65 2 2
WC France O Patience 66 61 610   Croatia I Karlović 6 4 77 5 2
Q Argentina S Roitman 4 2 6 6 3 22 Slovakia D Hrbatý 4 6 62 7 6
22 Slovakia D Hrbatý 6 6 3 2 6 14 Australia L Hewitt 2 7 4 2
29 France P-H Mathieu 6 6 6 2 Spain R Nadal 6 5 6 6
  Germany B Phau 4 2 1 29 France P-H Mathieu 6 77 78
  Czech Republic R Vik 1 6 5 4   France F Serra 0 65 66
  France F Serra 6 1 7 6 29 France P-H Mathieu 7 4 4 4
LL United States K Kim 7 6 64 77 2 Spain R Nadal 5 6 6 6
Q Brazil J Silva 5 2 77 63 LL United States K Kim 2 1 4
  Sweden R Söderling 2 5 1 2 Spain R Nadal 6 6 6
2 Spain R Nadal 6 7 6
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