For the 2006 US Open tennis tournament series, Bob and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, but lost in the third round to Leoš Friedl and Mikhail Youzhny.
The defending champions were Jonas Björkman and Max Mirnyi; however, they lost in the quarterfinals against Mahesh Bhupathi and Radek Štěpánek. Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor won the title, defeating ninth seeds Lukáš Dlouhý and Pavel Vízner in the final.
Xavier Malisse and Olivier Rochus were the defending champions, but lost in the third round against third seeds and eventual finalists Bob & Mike Bryan.
Jonas Björkman and Todd Woodbridge were the two-time defending champions but did not play together. Björkman partnered with Max Mirnyi and Woodbridge partnered with Mahesh Bhupathi but both pairs lost to Stephen Huss and Wesley Moodie, in the semifinals and the second round respectively.
Simon Aspelin and Todd Perry were the defending champions, but Aspelin chose not to participate, and only Perry competed that year.
Perry partnered with Jürgen Melzer, but Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić defeated them 6–1, 7–6(7–3), in the final.
Tim Henman and Nenad Zimonjić were the defending champions. They were both present but did not compete together.
Henman partnered with Yves Allegro and Zimonjić with Leander Paes.
Yves Allegro and Roger Federer were the defending champions, but Federer chose not to participate, and only Allegro competed that year.
Allegro partnered with Marat Safin, but lost in the semifinals to Michael Kohlmann and Rainer Schüttler.
Leander Paes and Radek Štěpánek were the defending champions, but did not participate this year.
Simon Aspelin and Todd Perry were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals this year.
Jonas Björkman and Joachim Johansson were the defending champions, but Johansson did not participate this year.
David Škoch and Tomáš Zíb were the defending champions, but did not participate together this year. Skoch partnered Jordan Kerr, losing in the first round. Zib did not participate this year.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Fabrice Santoro were the defending champions of the doubles event of the Heineken Open tennis tournament, held in Auckland, New Zealand, but did not participate this year.
Julian Knowle and Jürgen Melzer were the defending champions.
Jaroslav Levinský and Michal Mertiňák were the defending champions, but did not participate together this year. Levinský partnered František Čermák, finishing runner-up. Mertiňák partnered Petr Pála, losing in the first round.
James Blake and Mardy Fish were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals this year.
Paul Hanley and Todd Woodbridge were the defending champions, but Woodbridge did not participate this year. Hanley partnered Brian MacPhie, losing in the quarterfinals.
Karsten Braasch and Sargis Sargsian were the defending champions, but Sargsian did not compete this year. Braasch teamed up with Philipp Kohlschreiber and lost in the semifinals to José Acasuso and Óscar Hernández.
Satoshi Iwabuchi and Takao Suzuki were the defending champions, but lost in quarterfinals to Kevin Kim and Lee Hyung-taik.
Simon Aspelin and Massimo Bertolini were the defending champions and competed with different partners this year, but were both eliminated by Mahesh Bhupathi and Jonas Björkman. Aspelin lost in the final, while Bertolini was eliminated at the quarterfinals.
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