2006 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia – Singles

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Singles
2006 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia
Final
Champion Flag of Italy.svg Filippo Volandri
Runner-up Flag of Ecuador.svg Nicolás Lapentti
Score5–7, 6–1, 6–3
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  2005  · Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia

In the 2006 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia singles event, Igor Andreev was the defending champion, [1] but did not participate.

Contents

Filippo Volandri won the title, defeating Nicolás Lapentti 5–7, 6–1, 6–3 in the final. [2]

Seeds

  1. Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Verdasco (quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of Italy.svg Filippo Volandri (champion)
  3. Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Spain.svg Nicolás Almagro (semifinals, retired due to an ankle injury) [3]
  5. Flag of France.svg Paul-Henri Mathieu (first round)
  6. Flag of Germany.svg Florian Mayer (withdrew due to a sore shoulder)
  7. Flag of Peru.svg Luis Horna (first round, retired due to a shoulder injury) [4]
  8. Flag of Spain.svg Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
8 Flag of Spain.svg Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 2 1
Flag of Ecuador.svg Nicolás Lapentti 66
Flag of Ecuador.svg Nicolás Lapentti 71 3
2 Flag of Italy.svg Filippo Volandri 5 66
4 Flag of Spain.svg Nicolás Almagro 0 1r
2 Flag of Italy.svg Filippo Volandri 62

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Spain.svg F Verdasco 5 66
Flag of Italy.svg D Bracciali 74 4 1 Flag of Spain.svg F Verdasco 66
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Hájek 677 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Hájek 2 2
PR Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Ulihrach 3 621 Flag of Spain.svg F Verdasco 3 4
WC Flag of Italy.svg G Naso 1 8 Flag of Spain.svg R Ramírez Hidalgo 66
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Vaněk 2rWC Flag of Italy.svg G Naso 2 2
Flag of Italy.svg A di Mauro 673 8 Flag of Spain.svg R Ramírez Hidalgo 66
8 Flag of Spain.svg R Ramírez Hidalgo 7968 Flag of Spain.svg R Ramírez Hidalgo 2 1
3 Flag of France.svg G Simon 6666 Flag of Ecuador.svg N Lapentti 66
Flag of Italy.svg A Seppi 0 782 3 Flag of France.svg G Simon 76
PR Flag of Argentina.svg M Zabaleta 73 6PR Flag of Argentina.svg M Zabaleta 5 3
Flag of France.svg O Patience 5 63 3 Flag of France.svg G Simon 0 1
Q Flag of Costa Rica.svg JA Marín 633 Flag of Ecuador.svg N Lapentti 66
WC Flag of Italy.svg F Fognini 776WC Flag of Italy.svg F Fognini 61 64
Flag of Ecuador.svg N Lapentti 3 66 Flag of Ecuador.svg N Lapentti 2 677
5 Flag of France.svg P-H Mathieu 62 3

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
LL Flag of Spain.svg Ó Hernández 66
Flag of Germany.svg P Kohlschreiber 1 1 LL Flag of Spain.svg Ó Hernández 64 4
Flag of Argentina.svg M Vassallo Argüello 2 67 Flag of Argentina.svg M Vassallo Argüello 2 66
Q Flag of Argentina.svg J-P Guzmán 63 5 Flag of Argentina.svg M Vassallo Argüello 2 2
Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg F Čermák 62 74 Flag of Spain.svg N Almagro 66
Flag of Romania.svg A Pavel 3 65 Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg F Čermák 1 2
Flag of Austria.svg O Marach 1 4 4 Flag of Spain.svg N Almagro 66
4 Flag of Spain.svg N Almagro 664 Flag of Spain.svg N Almagro 0 1r
7 Flag of Peru.svg L Horna 2r2 Flag of Italy.svg F Volandri 62
Flag of Spain.svg A Montañés 5 Flag of Spain.svg A Montañés 66
Flag of Italy.svg P Starace 66 Flag of Italy.svg P Starace 2 2
Q Flag of Italy.svg F Luzzi 1 2 Flag of Spain.svg A Montañés 4 2
Flag of Argentina.svg S Roitman 662 Flag of Italy.svg F Volandri 66
WC Flag of Italy.svg F Aldi 0 1 Flag of Argentina.svg S Roitman 781 4
Flag of Spain.svg G García López 6363 2 Flag of Italy.svg F Volandri 6666
2 Flag of Italy.svg F Volandri 773 6

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References

  1. "Andreev upsets Volandri to take title in Palermo". ESPN. 2 October 2005. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  2. "Volandri beats Lapentti for Palermo title". ESPN. 1 October 2006. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  3. "Volandri moves into Palermo final after Almagro injury". ESPN. 30 September 2006. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  4. "Montanes advances at Palermo as Horna retires". ESPN. 25 September 2006. Retrieved 21 December 2014.