2006 Thailand Open (tennis)

The 2006 Thailand Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 4th edition of the Thailand Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2006 ATP Tour. It took place at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand, from 25 September through 1 October 2006. James Blake won the singles title.

2006 Thailand Open
Date25 September – 1 October
Edition4th
CategoryInternational Series
LocationBangkok, Thailand
VenueImpact Arena
Champions
Singles
United States James Blake[1]
Doubles
United States Justin Gimelstob / United States Graydon Oliver[2]

Entrants

Seeds
Country Player Rank Seed
 CRO Ivan Ljubičić 3 1
 CYP Marcos Baghdatis 8 2[3]
 USA James Blake 9 3
 GBR Andy Murray 16 4
 FIN Jarkko Nieminen 17 5
 ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero 18 6
 USA Robby Ginepri 40 7
 THA Paradorn Srichaphan 41 8
  • Rankings are as of September 25, 2006.[4]

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:[1]

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:[5]

The following players received the Lucky loser spot:[1]

Finals

Singles
Main article: 2006 Thailand Open – Singles

United States James Blake defeated Croatia Ivan Ljubičić, 6–3, 6–1.[1][6]

Doubles
Main article: 2006 Thailand Open – Doubles

Israel Jonathan Erlich / Israel Andy Ram defeated United Kingdom Andy Murray / United Kingdom Jamie Murray, 6–2, 2–6, [10–4].[2][7]

References
  1. "2006 Thailand Open Singles Draw". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
  2. "2006 Thailand Open Doubles Draw". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
  3. "Ljubicic struggles into next round". CNN. 2006-09-26. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
  4. "ATP World Rankings - September 25, 2006". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
  5. "Bangkok 2006 - Qualifying Draw". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
  6. "Blake blasts to Bangkok victory". BBC Sport. 2006-10-01. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
  7. "Murrays lose out in doubles final". BBC Sport. 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
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