2006 Australian Open – Men's Singles

First-seeded Roger Federer defeated unseeded Marcos Baghdatis, 5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2, in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 2006 Australian Open. Baghdatis became the first unseeded Australian Open finalist since Thomas Enqvist at the 1999 Australian Open, as well as the first Cypriot player (male or female) to reach the Grand Slam final.[1][2]

Men's Singles
2006 Australian Open
Champion Roger Federer
Runner-up Marcos Baghdatis
Final score5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2
Draw128
Seeds32
Main article: 2006 Australian Open

Marat Safin was the defending champion but pulled out due to an injury.

Seeds
  1. Roger Federer (Champion)
  2. Andy Roddick (Fourth round)
  3. Lleyton Hewitt (Second round)
  4. David Nalbandian (Semifinals)
  5. Nikolay Davydenko (Quarterfinals)
  6. Guillermo Coria (Third round)
  7. Ivan Ljubičić (Quarterfinals)
  8. Gastón Gaudio (Third round)
  9. Fernando González (First round)
  10. Thomas Johansson (Fourth round)
  11. David Ferrer (Fourth round)
  12. Dominik Hrbatý (Fourth round)
  13. Robby Ginepri (Second round)
  14. Richard Gasquet (First round)
  15. Juan Carlos Ferrero (Third round)
  16. Tommy Robredo (Fourth round)
  17. Radek Štěpánek (Second round)
  18. Mario Ančić (Third round)
  19. Tomáš Berdych (Second round)
  20. James Blake (Third round)
  21. Nicolas Kiefer (Semifinals)
  22. Gaël Monfils (First round)
  23. Igor Andreev (Third round)
  24. Olivier Rochus (Second round)
  25. Sébastien Grosjean (Quarterfinals)
  26. Jarkko Nieminen (Third round)
  27. Taylor Dent (First round)
  28. Fernando Verdasco (Second round)
  29. Filippo Volandri (First round, retired)
  30. Max Mirnyi (Third round)
  31. Feliciano López (Third round)
  32. Carlos Moyá (First round)

Qualifying
Main article: 2006 Australian Open – Men's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Roger Federer 6 3 79 77
5 Nikolay Davydenko 4 6 67 65
1 Roger Federer 6 5 6 6
21 Nicolas Kiefer 3 7 0 2
21 Nicolas Kiefer 6 0 6 61 8
25 Sébastien Grosjean 3 6 4 77 6
1 Roger Federer 5 7 6 6
  Marcos Baghdatis 7 5 0 2
  Fabrice Santoro 5 0 0
4 David Nalbandian 7 6 6
4 David Nalbandian 6 7 3 4 4
  Marcos Baghdatis 3 5 6 6 6
7 Ivan Ljubičić 4 2 6 6 3
  Marcos Baghdatis 6 6 4 3 6

Top Half

Section 1
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4
1 R Federer 6 6 6
WC D Istomin 2 3 2 1 R Federer 6 6 6
  H-t Lee 4 1 6 4   F Mayer 1 4 0
  F Mayer 6 6 4 6 1 R Federer 6 6 6
Q J Adaktusson 65 3 2 30 M Mirnyi 3 4 3
  D Sanguinetti 7 6 6   D Sanguinetti 5 3 6 68
  T Ascione 3 6 1 7 0 30 M Mirnyi 7 6 4 7
30 M Mirnyi 6 3 6 64 6 1 R Federer 6 6 3 4 6
24 O Rochus 6 6 6   T Haas 4 0 6 6 2
WC M Llodra 4 2 2 24 O Rochus 7 4 1 7 1
  I Minář 64 65 4 WC P Luczak 64 6 6 61 6
WC P Luczak 7 7 6 WC P Luczak 6 3 4 4
  P Goldstein 6 1 6 6   T Haas 4 6 6 6
  N Djokovic 2 6 3 2   P Goldstein 0 1 2
  T Haas 6 7 6   T Haas 6 6 6
14 R Gasquet 2 5 2

Section 2
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4
12 D Hrbatý 3 4 6 6 6
Q O Marach 6 6 2 1 3 12 D Hrbatý 6 7 5 4 10
Q Z Fleishman 4 66 7 6 3   D Norman 2 5 7 6 8
  D Norman 6 7 5 0 6 12 D Hrbatý 1 6 6 2 6
Q P Šnobel 4 6 2 4 23 I Andreev 6 4 3 6 4
  R Sluiter 6 2 6 6   R Sluiter 6 3 64 6 2
  N Almagro 5 4 3 23 I Andreev 3 6 7 2 6
23 I Andreev 7 6 6 12 D Hrbatý 6 6 4 2 3
29 F Volandri 2 3 r 5 N Davydenko 4 4 6 6 6
WC N Healey 6 6 WC N Healey 6 64 6 6
  P Starace 5 7 3 6 3 WC A Delic 4 7 3 4
WC A Delic 7 63 6 3 6 WC N Healey 2 7 4 5
Q H Levy 4 4 0 5 N Davydenko 6 5 6 7
  K Kim 6 6 6   K Kim 6 0 3 2
  I Karlović 5 6 6 5 3 5 N Davydenko 4 6 6 6
5 N Davydenko 7 4 3 7 6

Section 3
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4
3 L Hewitt 6 2 5 7 6
  R Vik 4 6 7 64 3 3 L Hewitt 4 4 7 2
  A Murray 1 3 3   JI Chela 6 6 68 6
  JI Chela 6 6 6   JI Chela 6 6 6
  C Rochus 3 1 4   K Vliegen 1 4 4
  K Vliegen 6 6 6   K Vliegen 3 6 7 7
  K Carlsen 65 4 4 28 F Verdasco 6 2 64 5
28 F Verdasco 7 6 6   JI Chela 64 3 3
21 N Kiefer 65 4 7 6 6 21 N Kiefer 7 6 6
  P Srichaphan 7 6 65 1 2 21 N Kiefer 4 6 6 6
  W Arthurs 3 4 6 62   B Pašanski 6 1 4 1
  B Pašanski 6 6 4 7 21 N Kiefer 6 6 5 6
  A Seppi 6 4 6 2 4 15 JC Ferrero 3 2 7 2
Q J Tipsarević 1 6 4 6 6 Q J Tipsarević 3 6 7 3 2
  T Zíb 5 0 2 15 JC Ferrero 6 3 5 6 6
15 JC Ferrero 7 6 6

Section 4
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4
9 F González 6 66 3 7 5
Q A Bogomolov Jr. 4 7 6 63 7 Q A Bogomolov Jr. 0 65 2
  A Clément 3 64 3   P-H Mathieu 6 7 6
  P-H Mathieu 6 7 6   P-H Mathieu 7 7 6
  C Berlocq 4 63 6 64   L Horna 62 67 1
  B Phau 6 7 2 7   B Phau 3 2 1
  L Horna 6 7 6   L Horna 6 6 6
22 G Monfils 4 5 1   P-H Mathieu 5 2 2
25 S Grosjean 6 6 6 25 S Grosjean 7 6 6
WC M Philippoussis 4 2 3 25 S Grosjean 6 6 6
  J-R Lisnard 6 2 4 3   J Mónaco 4 3 3
  J Mónaco 4 6 6 6 25 S Grosjean 6 6 3 6
  JA Marín 1 4 5 6 G Coria 3 2 6 4
LL F Luzzi 6 6 7 LL F Luzzi 610 4 3
  V Hănescu 4 6 6 2 1 6 G Coria 7 6 6
6 G Coria 6 1 4 6 6

Bottom Half

Section 5
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4
8 G Gaudio 6 5
  R Sabău 2 0 r 8 G Gaudio 6 6 6
Q L Burgsmüller 3 6 7 6 Q L Burgsmüller 3 2 3
  R Schüttler 6 3 62 3 8 G Gaudio 3 2 7 6 4
  F Santoro 3 6 6 6   F Santoro 6 6 5 1 6
  V Spadea 6 0 2 3   F Santoro 6 6 6
  A Pavel 6 7 4 3 6   A Pavel 4 1 4
32 C Moyà 4 65 6 6 4   F Santoro 6 7 7
18 M Ančić 6 4 6 6 11 D Ferrer 4 5 5
  A Calleri 4 6 3 4 18 M Ančić 6 6 6
  J Hernych 2 6 7 6   J Hernych 1 4 4
  F Vicente 6 3 65 2 18 M Ančić 3 3 3
  D Bracciali 6 7 6 11 D Ferrer 6 6 6
Q Y-h Lu 1 64 2   D Bracciali 4 4 7 2
  F Serra 6 3 1 4 11 D Ferrer 6 6 65 6
11 D Ferrer 4 6 6 6

Section 6
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4
16 T Robredo 6 7 6
  J Vaněk 4 66 3 16 T Robredo 7 3 7 6
  T Henman 7 3 4 5   D Tursunov 64 6 65 3
  D Tursunov 5 6 6 7 16 T Robredo 6 6 6
Q J-F Faurel 7 6 7 20 J Blake 3 4 4
  A Waske 65 3 62 Q J-C Faurel 6 1 4 3
  J Acasuso 2 3 6 64 20 J Blake 2 6 6 6
20 J Blake 6 6 4 7 16 T Robredo 3 0 6 2
26 J Nieminen 6 6 6 4 D Nalbandian 6 6 2 6
WC M Kimmich 2 3 1 26 J Nieminen 6 7 6
  M Zabaleta 2 5 1 r   Y-t Wang 2 63 2
  Y-T Wang 6 7 4 26 J Nieminen 6 3 2 5
  S Wawrinka 4 6 6 6 4 D Nalbandian 2 6 6 7
  Á Montañés 6 2 3 0   S Wawrinka 4 6 4 2
Q D Udomchoke 2 2 6 7 1 4 D Nalbandian 6 3 6 6
4 D Nalbandian 6 6 1 64 6

Section 7
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4
7 I Ljubičić 7 6 7
WC C Guccione 65 4 63 7 I Ljubičić 7 6 6
  L Dlouhý 5 2 4   P Kohlschreiber 5 2 1
  P Kohlschreiber 7 6 6 7 I Ljubičić 7 7 6
  R Mello 7 2 7 64 0 31 F López 5 65 0
  G Müller 5 6 64 7 6   G Müller 2 4 7 4
  T Behrend 2 5 3 31 F López 6 6 66 6
31 F López 6 7 6 7 I Ljubičić 6 6 6
19 T Berdych 7 6 62 6 10 T Johansson 2 4 4
  B Reynolds 5 3 7 1 19 T Berdych 3 2 6 2
Q G Simon 7 6 3 4 6 Q G Simon 6 6 4 6
  N Massú 66 2 6 6 3 Q G Simon 3 2 1
  X Malisse 7 5 6 6 10 T Johansson 6 6 6
  M Youzhny 5 7 4 2   X Malisse 3 6 5 6 3
  C Saulnier 1 63 4 10 T Johansson 6 3 7 4 6
10 T Johansson 6 7 6

Section 8
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4
13 R Ginepri 6 6 6
  J Melzer 1 4 2 13 R Ginepri 6 7 4 3 3
  J Björkman 6 2 0 1 Q D Gremelmayr 2 5 6 6 6
Q D Gremelmayr 3 6 6 6 Q D Gremelmayr 2 1 2
  J Gimelstob 66 5 0   M Baghdatis 6 6 6
  M Baghdatis 7 7 6   M Baghdatis 6 6 3 0 7
Q B Rehnquist 1 2 2 17 R Štěpánek 4 3 6 6 5
17 R Štěpánek 6 6 6   M Baghdatis 6 1 6 6
27 T Dent 64 3 64 2 A Roddick 4 6 3 4
  G García-López 7 6 7   G García-López 4 63 1
  M Daniel 2 1 0 r Q J Benneteau 6 7 6
Q J Benneteau 6 6 3 Q J Benneteau 1 2 2
  W Moodie 3 7 6 6 2 A Roddick 6 6 6
  Ó Hernández 6 65 4 2   W Moodie 5 3 2
Q M Lammer 4 2 2 2 A Roddick 7 6 6
2 A Roddick 6 6 6

References
  1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 365. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. "Australian Open Results Archive – 2006 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
Preceded by
2005 US Open – Men's Singles		 Grand Slam men's singles Succeeded by
2006 French Open – Men's Singles
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