2006 Hamburg Masters

The 2006 Hamburg Masters was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 100th edition of the Hamburg Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2006 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rothenbaum Tennis Center in Hamburg, Germany, from 15 May through 22 May 2006.

2006 Hamburg Masters
Date15–22 May
Edition100th
CategoryATP Masters Series
Draw64S / 24D
Prize money$2,200,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationHamburg, Germany
VenueRothenbaum Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Spain Tommy Robredo[1]
Doubles
Canada Daniel Nestor / Serbia and Montenegro Nenad Zimonjić[2]

The top two seeds, world number one Roger Federer and number two Rafael Nadal, both withdrew from the singles draw before the tournament started with fatigue. Lukáš Dlouhý and Robin Söderling came in as unseeded replacements.

The men's field was therefore headlined by ATP No. 3 and 2005 Madrid Masters, 2005 Paris Masters and Miami finalist Ivan Ljubičić, Kremlin Cup and New Haven winner Nikolay Davydenko, and Indian Wells runner-up and Stockholm, Bangkok winner James Blake. Other top seeds competing were 2004 French Open champion Gastón Gaudio, Fernando González and Tommy Robredo.

Finals

Singles

Spain Tommy Robredo defeated Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek 6–1, 6–3, 6–3

  • It was Tommy Robredo's 1st title of the year, and his 3rd overall. It was his 1st Masters title of the year, and overall.

Doubles

Australia Paul Hanley / Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett defeated The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor 6–2, 7–6(10–8)

References

  1. "2006 Hamburg – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "2006 Hamburg – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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