Doubles | |
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2006 Hypo Group Tennis International | |
Champions | |
Runners-up | |
Final score | 6–3, 4–6, [10–5] |
Lucas Arnold and Paul Hanley were the defending champions, but did not participate together this year. Arnold partnered Martín García, losing in the semifinals. Hanley partnered Jim Thomas, winning the title.
Paul Jason Hanley is a retired professional male tennis player from Australia, specialising in doubles and owning 26 ATP titles in this discipline.
Martín Alberto García is a professional tennis player from Argentina.
Jim Thomas is an American former professional tennis player. His highest ATP world singles ranking was number 288, which he reached on November 2, 1998. His career high in doubles was at 29, set on August 21, 2006. He retired following the 2008 season.
Hanley and Thomas defeated Oliver Marach and Cyril Suk 6–3, 4–6, [10–5] in the final.
Oliver Marach is an Austrian professional tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is world No. 82, which he reached on August 7, 2005. His career high in doubles is world No. 2, set on May 28, 2018, after winning his first major at the 2018 Australian Open in January and reaching his first Masters final in Monte Carlo in April, both partnering Mate Pavić.
Cyril Suk III is a former professional tennis player. A doubles specialist, Suk won one Grand Slam men's doubles title and four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles during his career.
First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 6 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 3 | [8] | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | 6 | [12] | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | 3 | [14] | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | 2 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | 6 | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 62 | [10] | 3 | 6 | [5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 77 | [5] | 4 | 6 | [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 6 | [12] | 6 | 2 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 7 | 4 | [10] | 6 | 5 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Alt | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | [5] | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 6 | [7] | 2 | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 7 | 4 | [10] |
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