2006 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
2006 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champions Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Fisher
Flag of the United States.svg Tripp Phillips
Runners-up Flag of the United States.svg Paul Goldstein
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Thomas
Final score6–2, 7–5
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2005  · Japan Open ·  2007  

Satoshi Iwabuchi and Takao Suzuki were the defending champions, but lost in quarterfinals to Kevin Kim and Lee Hyung-taik.

Contents

Ashley Fisher and Tripp Phillips won the title by defeating Paul Goldstein and Jim Thomas 6–2, 7–5 in the final.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Aspelin / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Perry (first round)
  2. Flag of Germany.svg Michael Kohlmann / Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Waske (first round)
  3. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Fisher / Flag of the United States.svg Tripp Phillips (champions)
  4. Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Haggard / Flag of South Africa.svg Wesley Moodie (first round)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Sweden.svg S Aspelin
Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Perry
4 3
Flag of South Africa.svg J Coetzee
Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Wassen
66 Flag of South Africa.svg J Coetzee
Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Wassen
4 77[6]
Flag of Spain.svg T Robredo
Flag of Spain.svg F Vicente
4 62 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novák
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Pála
662[10]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novák
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Pála
677 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novák
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Pála
63 [2]
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Fisher
Flag of the United States.svg T Phillips
663 Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Fisher
Flag of the United States.svg T Phillips
4 6[10]
WC Flag of Japan.svg G Motomura
Flag of Japan.svg G Soeda
4 2 3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Fisher
Flag of the United States.svg T Phillips
73 [11]
Flag of Germany.svg B Becker
Flag of Germany.svg L Burgsmüller
66 Flag of Germany.svg B Becker
Flag of Germany.svg L Burgsmüller
5 6[9]
Flag of Germany.svg S Greul
Flag of Germany.svg R Schüttler
2 4 3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Fisher
Flag of the United States.svg T Phillips
67
WC Flag of Japan.svg S Iwabuchi
Flag of Japan.svg T Suzuki
71477 Flag of the United States.svg P Goldstein
Flag of the United States.svg J Thomas
2 5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg W Arthurs
Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Huss
61264WC Flag of Japan.svg S Iwabuchi
Flag of Japan.svg T Suzuki
603
Flag of the United States.svg K Kim
Flag of South Korea.svg H-t Lee
67 Flag of the United States.svg K Kim
Flag of South Korea.svg H-t Lee
776
4 Flag of South Africa.svg C Haggard
Flag of South Africa.svg W Moodie
4 5 Flag of the United States.svg K Kim
Flag of South Korea.svg H-t Lee
1 61
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg A Murray
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Murray
76 Flag of the United States.svg P Goldstein
Flag of the United States.svg J Thomas
677
Flag of the United States.svg E Butorac
Flag of the United States.svg T Parrott
5 3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg A Murray
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Murray
641
Flag of the United States.svg P Goldstein
Flag of the United States.svg J Thomas
677 Flag of the United States.svg P Goldstein
Flag of the United States.svg J Thomas
776
2 Flag of Germany.svg M Kohlmann
Flag of Germany.svg A Waske
3 64

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