2006 Monte Carlo Masters – Singles

Singles
2006 Monte Carlo Masters
Final
Champion	Rafael Nadal
Runner-up	Roger Federer
Score	6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Details
Draw	64 (8 Q / 4 WC / 1 LL )
Seeds	16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer in the final, 6–2, 6–7^(2–7), 6–3, 7–6^(7–5) to win the singles tennis title at the 2006 Monte Carlo Masters.^[1][2]

This tournament marked the first professional-level match played between Novak Djokovic and Federer, who would go on to play a total of 50 ATP Tour-level matches against each other; Federer won their first-round encounter.

Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Roger Federer	6	6
	8	David Ferrer	1	3
								1	Roger Federer	6	6
								12	Fernando González	2	4
	4	Ivan Ljubičić	5	1
	12	Fernando González	7	6
															1	Roger Federer	2	77	3	65
															2	Rafael Nadal	6	62	6	77
	7	Gastón Gaudio	6	6
	15	Tommy Robredo	1	3
								7	Gastón Gaudio	7	1	1
								2	Rafael Nadal	5	6	6
	6	Guillermo Coria	2	1
	2	Rafael Nadal	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	R Federer	6	2	6
	Q	N Djokovic	3	6	3			1	R Federer	6	6
		I Karlović	4	63					A Martín	0	1
		A Martín	6	77											1	R Federer	6	6
		C Rochus	3	3											Q	B Balleret	3	2
	Q	B Balleret	6	6				Q	B Balleret	4	7	3
		F Verdasco	66	3				13	S Grosjean	6	5	2r
	13	S Grosjean	78	6																		1	R Federer	6	6
	11	J C Ferrero	6	6																		8	D Ferrer	1	3
		D Tursunov	1	2				11	J C Ferrero	6	6
		J I Chela	6	65	6				J I Chela	1	2
		G Rusedski	4	77	1										11	J C Ferrero	1	77	3
		D Hrbatý	6	3	6										8	D Ferrer	6	65	6
	LL	D Bracciali	4	6	4				D Hrbatý	4	6	4
		N Massú	0	6	2			8	D Ferrer	6	3	6
	8	D Ferrer	6	4	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	I Ljubičić	6	4	6
		I Andreev	3	6	2			4	I Ljubičić	4	6	7
		P Srichaphan	1	5					F Serra	6	3	5
		F Serra	6	7											4	I Ljubičić	6	6
	WC	G Simon	6	6											WC	G Simon	3	2
	Q	T Gabashvili	4	2				WC	G Simon	77	65	6
		F Santoro	2	4				16	T Berdych	62	77	4
	16	T Berdych	6	6																		4	I Ljubičić	5	1
	12	F González	6	3	6																	12	F González	7	6
		C Moyà	3	6	1			12	F González	64	6	7
		V Hănescu	4	6	62				F López	77	2	5
		F López	6	4	77										12	F González	6	3
	Q	N Mahut	62	2												R Söderling	2	1r
	Q	P Starace	77	6				Q	P Starace	4	4
		R Söderling	6	2	6				R Söderling	6	6
	5	N Davydenko	3	6	4

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	G Gaudio	6	6
		T Henman	1	3				7	G Gaudio	6	3	6
		J Acasuso	6	6					J Acasuso	3	6	4
		F Volandri	4	2											7	G Gaudio	6	6
	Q	A di Mauro	6	6											Q	A di Mauro	2	4
		S Wawrinka	4	2				Q	A di Mauro	6	2	77
	Q	E Korolev	2	65				10	R Štěpánek	2	6	64
	10	R Štěpánek	6	77																		7	G Gaudio	6	6
	15	T Robredo	6	6																		15	T Robredo	1	3
		L Horna	3	4				15	T Robredo	7	6
		G Monfils	6	4	1				O Rochus	5	4
		O Rochus	4	6	6										15	T Robredo	5	6	7
		D Sanguinetti	6	1	4										3	D Nalbandian	7	1	5
		A Seppi	2	6	6				A Seppi	5	5
		X Malisse	4	4				3	D Nalbandian	7	7
	3	D Nalbandian	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	G Coria	6	6
		M Youzhny	3	1				6	G Coria	1	78	6
		P-H Mathieu	6	7					P-H Mathieu	6	66	4
		M Safin	0	5											6	G Coria	65	6	6
		B Pašanski	3	0											9	N Kiefer	77	4	3
	WC	M Llodra	6	6				WC	M Llodra	64	4
		M Mirnyi	4	6	62			9	N Kiefer	77	6
	9	N Kiefer	6	4	77																	6	G Coria	2	1
	14	J Nieminen	6	4	65																	2	R Nadal	6	6
		K Vliegen	1	6	77				K Vliegen	7	6
	Q	J Hernych	711	4	77			Q	J Hernych	5	1
	WC	J Benneteau	69	6	64											K Vliegen	3	3
	WC	J-R Lisnard	4	77	7										2	R Nadal	6	6
		A Murray	6	65	5			WC	J-R Lisnard	4	1
		A Clément	4	4				2	R Nadal	6	6
	2	R Nadal	6	6

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

1. Daniele Bracciali

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Novak Djokovic	6	710
	Alt	Nenad Zimonjić	4	68
								1	Novak Djokovic	6	6
									Simone Bolelli	3	4
		Simone Bolelli	3	6	6
	15	Michael Berrer	6	2	2

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Daniele Bracciali	6	78
		Denis Gremelmayr	4	66
								2	Daniele Bracciali	5	6	4
								9	Jan Hernych	7	2	6
		Thierry Ascione	4	62
	9	Jan Hernych	6	77

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Jonas Björkman	4	7	6
		Olivier Patience	6	5	4
								3	Jonas Björkman	65	3
								WC	Benjamin Balleret	77	6
	WC	Benjamin Balleret	4	78	6
	13	Albert Portas	6	66	4

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Florian Mayer	5	1
		Teymuraz Gabashvili	7	6
									Teymuraz Gabashvili	77	6
								16	Melle van Gemerden	63	3
		Dominik Meffert	2	1
	16	Melle van Gemerden	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Björn Phau	7	3	1r
		Evgeny Korolev	5	6	4
									Evgeny Korolev	7	6
								10	Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo	5	2
	WC	Alexandre Sidorenko	0	2
	10	Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Potito Starace	6	6
	WC	Thomas Drouet	1	3
								6	Potito Starace	6	6
									Flavio Cipolla	4	2
		Flavio Cipolla	7	6
	12	Nicolás Lapentti	5	3

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Nicolas Mahut	6	4	6
	WC	Marin Čilić	2	6	2
								7	Nicolas Mahut	7	6
								11	Guillermo García López	5	4
		Giorgio Galimberti	5	6	3
	11	Guillermo García López	7	3	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Alessio di Mauro	5
		Jean-Christophe Faurel	2r
								8	Alessio di Mauro	6	4
									Federico Luzzi	1	1r
		Federico Luzzi	77	6
	14	Marc Gicquel	63	1

References

External links

• ITF tournament profile
• 2006 Monte Carlo Masters draw
• 2006 Monte Carlo Masters Qualifying draw