2006 Gerry Weber Open

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2006 Gerry Weber Open
Date12–18 June
Edition14th
Category International Series
Draw2S / 16D
Prize money$775,000
Surface Grass / outdoor
Location Halle, Germany
Venue Gerry Weber Stadion
Champions
Singles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer [1]
Doubles
Flag of France.svg Fabrice Santoro / Flag of Serbia.svg Nenad Zimonjić [2]
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The 2006 Gerry Weber Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 14th edition of the Gerry Weber Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2006 ATP Tour. It took place at the Gerry Weber Stadion in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, from 12 June until 18 June 2006.

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The singles field was led by World No. 1, Australian Open champion, French Open runner-up, and 2003, 2004 and 2005 Halle winner Roger Federer, Australian Open semifinalist Nicolas Kiefer, and Auckland titlist Jarkko Nieminen. Also present were Australian Open runner-up Marcos Baghdatis, Adelaide semifinalist Tomáš Berdych, Tommy Haas, Christophe Rochus and Kristof Vliegen.

First-seeded Roger Federer won his fourth consecutive singles title at the event.

Finals

Singles

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych, 6–0, 6–7(4–7), 6–2

Doubles

Flag of France.svg Fabrice Santoro / Flag of Serbia.svg Nenad Zimonjić defeated Flag of Germany.svg Michael Kohlmann / Flag of Germany.svg Rainer Schüttler, 6–0, 6–4

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  2. "2006 Halle – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).