2006 China Open – Men's singles

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Men's singles
2006 China Open
Champion Flag of Cyprus.svg Marcos Baghdatis
Runner-up Flag of Croatia.svg Mario Ančić
Final score6–4, 6–0
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2005  · China Open ·  2007  

Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.

Contents

Marcos Baghdatis won the title, beating Mario Ančić 6–4, 6–0 in the final.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Ljubičić (quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of Russia.svg Nikolay Davydenko (quarterfinals, retired because of a virus, dizziness)
  3. Flag of Cyprus.svg Marcos Baghdatis (champion)
  4. Flag of Croatia.svg Mario Ančić (final)
  5. Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominik Hrbatý (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of Thailand.svg Paradorn Srichaphan (semifinals)
  7. Flag of Croatia.svg Ivo Karlović (second round, retired because of a left knee injury)
  8. Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Hyung-taik (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
8 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Hyung-taik 61 1
4 Flag of Croatia.svg Mario Ančić 4 66
4 Flag of Croatia.svg Mario Ančić 4 0  
3/WC Flag of Cyprus.svg Marcos Baghdatis 66 
3/WC Flag of Cyprus.svg Marcos Baghdatis 63 7
6 Flag of Thailand.svg Paradorn Srichaphan 2 65

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Croatia.svg I Ljubičić 66 
  Flag of Japan.svg G Soeda 4 2  1 Flag of Croatia.svg I Ljubičić 66 
  Flag of Denmark.svg K Pless 2 4    Flag of the United States.svg K Kim 3 4  
  Flag of the United States.svg K Kim 66 1 Flag of Croatia.svg I Ljubičić 3 63 
  Flag of Germany.svg M Berrer 76 8 Flag of South Korea.svg H-t Lee 677 
Q Flag of Japan.svg G Motomura 5 4    Flag of Germany.svg M Berrer 66464
  Flag of Russia.svg I Kunitsyn 3 4  8 Flag of South Korea.svg H-t Lee 4 7777
8 Flag of South Korea.svg H-t Lee 66 8 Flag of South Korea.svg H-t Lee 61 1
4 Flag of Croatia.svg M Ančić 63 64 Flag of Croatia.svg M Ančić 4 66
  Flag of Spain.svg F López 3 63 4 Flag of Croatia.svg M Ančić 67 
  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Y-h Lu 3 64   Flag of Italy.svg S Galvani 3 5  
  Flag of Italy.svg S Galvani 677 4 Flag of Croatia.svg M Ančić 2 776
  Flag of Paraguay.svg R Delgado 4 2  5 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hrbatý 6644
  Flag of Austria.svg A Peya 66   Flag of Austria.svg A Peya 1 60
  Flag of South Africa.svg R de Voest 1 0  5 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hrbatý 62 6
5 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hrbatý 66 

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Flag of Croatia.svg I Karlović 677 
Q Flag of Russia.svg M Ledovskikh 2 62 7 Flag of Croatia.svg I Karlović 2 1r 
  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Chiudinelli 62 3   Flag of Thailand.svg D Udomchoke 63  
  Flag of Thailand.svg D Udomchoke 0 66  Flag of Thailand.svg D Udomchoke 2 1  
  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Y-t Wang 66 3/WC Flag of Cyprus.svg M Baghdatis 66 
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg X-y Yu 1 4    Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Y-t Wang 644  
  Flag of Germany.svg D Gremelmayr 61 653/WC Flag of Cyprus.svg M Baghdatis 776 
3/WC Flag of Cyprus.svg M Baghdatis 4 6773/WC Flag of Cyprus.svg M Baghdatis 63 7
6 Flag of Thailand.svg P Srichaphan 66 6 Flag of Thailand.svg P Srichaphan 2 65
  Flag of Germany.svg R Schüttler 3 3  6 Flag of Thailand.svg P Srichaphan 66 
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Healey 1 65 Q Flag of Japan.svg S Iwabuchi 3 1  
Q Flag of Japan.svg S Iwabuchi 677 6 Flag of Thailand.svg P Srichaphan 61  
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y Wang 663  2 Flag of Russia.svg N Davydenko 2 0r 
Q Flag of Slovenia.svg L Gregorc 786 Q Flag of Slovenia.svg L Gregorc 622  
  Flag of Denmark.svg K Carlsen 3 4  2 Flag of Russia.svg N Davydenko 776 
2 Flag of Russia.svg N Davydenko 66 

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