Details | |
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Duration | 30 December 2005 – 13 November 2006 |
Edition | 37th |
Tournaments | 66 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) ATP Masters Series (9) ATP International Series Gold (9) ATP International Series (44) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most titles | Roger Federer (12) |
Most finals | Roger Federer (16) |
Prize money leader | Roger Federer ($8,343,885) |
Points leader | Roger Federer (8,370) |
Awards | |
Player of the year | Roger Federer |
Doubles team of the year | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
Most improved player of the year | Novak Djokovic |
Newcomer of the year | Benjamin Becker |
Comeback player of the year | Mardy Fish |
← 2005 2007 → |
The 2006 ATP Tour was the global elite men's professional tennis circuit organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2006 tennis season. The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.
In singles, Roger Federer dominated the season. He won twelve tournaments, including three majors (Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open), four Masters Series titles (Indian Wells, Miami Open, Madrid Open and Rogers Cup) and the year-end championship. He finished the year with a 92–5 record.
The table below shows the 2006 ATP Tour schedule
Grand Slam tournaments |
Tennis Masters Cup |
ATP Masters Series |
ATP International Series Gold |
ATP International Series |
Team events |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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6 Mar 13 Mar | Pacific Life Open Indian Wells, USA ATP Masters Series $3,169,600 – hard Singles – Doubles | Roger Federer 7–5, 6–3, 6–0 | James Blake | Paradorn Srichaphan Rafael Nadal | Ivan Ljubičić Jarkko Nieminen Igor Andreev Marcos Baghdatis |
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 6–4, 6–4 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | ||||
20 Mar 27 Mar | NASDAQ-100 Open Key Biscayne, USA ATP Masters Series $3,450,000 – hard Singles – Doubles | Roger Federer 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4), 7–6(8–6) | Ivan Ljubičić | David Ferrer David Nalbandian | James Blake Andy Roddick Mario Ančić Agustín Calleri |
Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi 6–4, 6–4 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Round robin |
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13 Nov | Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai, China Tennis Masters Cup $4,450,000 – hard (i) Singles – Doubles | Roger Federer 6–0, 6–3, 6–4 | James Blake | Rafael Nadal David Nalbandian | Andy Roddick Ivan Ljubičić Nikolay Davydenko Tommy Robredo |
Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi 6–2, 6–4 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | ||||
27 Nov | Davis Cup Finals Moscow, Russia – carpet (i) | Russia 3–2 | Argentina |
Total titles | Country | Player | Grand Slam | ATP Tour Finals | ATP Tour Masters Series | ATP Tour International Series Gold | ATP Tour International Series |
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12 | SUI | Roger Federer | Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open | Masters Cup | Indian Wells, Miami Masters, Rogers Cup, Madrid Masters | Tokyo | Qatar, Halle, Basel |
5 | ESP | Rafael Nadal | French Open | Monte-Carlo Masters, Rome Masters | Dubai, Barcelona | ||
RUS | Nikolay Davydenko | Paris Masters | Pörtschach, Sopot, New Haven, Moscow | ||||
USA | James Blake | Sydney, Indianapolis, Bangkok, Stockholm, Las Vegas | |||||
3 | GER | Tommy Haas | Memphis | Delray Beach, Los Angeles | |||
CRO | Ivan Ljubičić | Vienna | Chennai, Zagreb | ||||
FRA | Richard Gasquet | Nottingham, Gstaad, Lyon | |||||
2 | ESP | Tommy Robredo | Hamburg Masters | Båstad | |||
FRA | Arnaud Clément | Marseille, Washington, D.C. | |||||
CRO | Mario Ančić | 's-Hertogenbosch, St. Petersburg | |||||
SCG/ SRB | Novak Djokovic | Amersfoort, Metz | |||||
1 | USA | Andy Roddick | Cincinnati Masters | ||||
CZE | Radek Štěpánek | Rotterdam | |||||
PER | Luis Horna | Acapulco | |||||
ESP | David Ferrer | Stuttgart | |||||
ARG | Agustín Calleri | Kitzbühel | |||||
FRA | Florent Serra | Adelaide | |||||
FIN | Jarkko Nieminen | Auckland | |||||
ARG | José Acasuso | Viña del Mar | |||||
GBR | Andy Murray | San Jose | |||||
ESP | Carlos Moyá | Buenos Aires | |||||
CHI | Nicolás Massú | Salvador | |||||
AUS | Lleyton Hewitt | Queen's Club | |||||
ESP | Nicolás Almagro | Valencia | |||||
USA | Mardy Fish | Houston | |||||
BEL | Olivier Rochus | Munich | |||||
ARG | David Nalbandian | Estoril | |||||
AUS | Mark Philippoussis | Newport | |||||
SUI | Stanislas Wawrinka | Umag | |||||
CYP | Marcos Baghdatis | Beijing | |||||
AUT | Jürgen Melzer | Bucharest | |||||
RUS | Dmitry Tursunov | Bangalore | |||||
ITA | Filippo Volandri | Palermo |
The following players won their first title:
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Winners/runners-up by country:
# | Country | Wins | Runners-up |
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1. | Switzerland | 13 | 4 |
2. | 10 | 6 | |
3. | USA | 7 | 6 |
4. | Russia | 6 | 5 |
5. | France | 6 | 4 |
6. | Croatia | 5 | 5 |
7. | Argentina | 3 | 4 |
8. | 3 | 1 | |
9. | Australia | 2 | 2 |
Italy | 2 | 2 | |
11. | Serbia and Montenegro Serbia | 2 | 1 |
12. | Chile | 1 | 6 |
13. | Belgium | 1 | 4 |
Czech Republic | 1 | 4 | |
15. | Austria | 1 | 3 |
16. | Great Britain | 1 | 2 |
17. | Finland | 1 | 1 |
Cyprus | 1 | 1 | |
19. | Peru | 1 | 0 |
20. | Sweden | 0 | 3 |
21. | Romania | 0 | 1 |
Ecuador | 0 | 1 | |
Slovakia | 0 | 1 |
1. | Roger Federer | US$8,343,885 |
2. | Rafael Nadal | 3,746,360 |
3. | Andy Roddick | 2,214,890 |
4. | Nikolay Davydenko | 2,026,845 |
5. | James Blake | 1,894,295 |
6. | Ivan Ljubičić | 1,713,167 |
7. | Tommy Robredo | 1,454,675 |
8. | David Nalbandian | 1,420,040 |
9. | Mario Ančić | 1,276,265 |
10. | Jonas Björkman | 1,221,485 |
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Patrick Michael Rafter is an Australian former world No. 1 tennis player. He reached the top Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles ranking on 26 July 1999, holding it for one week. His career highlights include consecutive US Open titles in 1997 and 1998, consecutive runner-up appearances at Wimbledon in 2000 and 2001, winning the 1999 Australian Open men's doubles tournament alongside Jonas Björkman, and winning two singles and two doubles ATP Masters titles.
Xavier Malisse is a Belgian former professional tennis player. Born in the north-western Flemish city of Kortrijk and nicknamed X-Man, he is one of only two Belgian men to have been ranked in the top 20 of the ATP Tour, with a career-high singles ranking of world No. 19.
Fabrice Vetea Santoro is a French former professional tennis player. Successful in both singles and doubles, he had an unusually long professional career, with many of his accomplishments coming towards the end of his career, and he is popular among spectators and other players alike for his winning demeanor and shot-making abilities; he is also one of a rare breed of player who plays two-handed on both the forehand and backhand sides.
Michael Jeremy Bates is a British former professional tennis player. He was ranked UK number 1 in 1987 and from 1989 to 1994. He reached a career-high ATP world ranking of 54 from 17 April 1995 to 23 April 1995.
Jarkko Kalervo Nieminen is a Finnish former professional tennis player. His highest ranking of world No. 13, achieved in July 2006, is a Finnish record. He has won two ATP singles titles and five doubles titles in his career. His best performances in Grand Slam tournaments have been reaching the quarterfinals of the 2005 US Open, the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2008 Australian Open.
Dick Norman is a Belgian former professional tennis player. He achieved a degree of folk popularity among tennis fans due to his height, his left-handed power game and, in the last few years of his career, his age.
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