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
Champion	Rafael Nadal
Runner-up	Roger Federer
Score	2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Draw	32
Seeds	8

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	77	6
		S Wawrinka	63	3				1	R Federer	77	6
	WC	O Alawadhi	64	2				WC	M Ghareeb	65	4
	WC	M Ghareeb	77	6											1	R Federer	6	6
		R Vik	6	6												R Vik	3	2
	Q	J Tipsarević	2	4					R Vik	3	77	6
		C Rochus	4	2				8	T Berdych	6	65	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	65	4
		O Rochus	6	6					O Rochus	77	6
		F Santoro	4	1												O Rochus	3	1
		I Andreev	77	1	6											M Youzhny	6	6
		A Seppi	65	6	4				I Andreev	1	64
		M Youzhny	7	1	6				M Youzhny	6	77
	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	64	0				4	A Agassi	5	5
	4	A Agassi	77	6																			R Schüttler	4	2
	7	R Štěpánek	6	78																		2	R Nadal	6	6
	Q	J van Lottum	3	66				7	R Štěpánek	5	6	63
	WC	T Henman	6	78				WC	T Henman	7	2	77
		F López	2	66											WC	T Henman	61	1
		W Moodie	4	4											2	R Nadal	77	6
	Q	Y El Aynaoui	6	6				Q	Y El Aynaoui
		P-H Mathieu	77	1	2			2	R Nadal	w/o
	2	R Nadal	65	6	6

External links

• Draw
• Qualifying draw