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The 2006 Wheelchair Tennis Masters was held in the Frans Otten Stadion in Amsterdam, Netherlands between November 14 and November 19, 2006.
| # | Rank* | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 | Shingo Kunieda |  Japan |
| 2. | 2 | Robin Ammerlaan |  Netherlands |
| 3. | 3 | Michaël Jérémiasz |  France |
| 4. | 4 | Satoshi Saida | Japan |
| 5. | 5 | Tadeusz Kruszelnicki |  Poland |
| 6. | 6 | Ronald Vink | Netherlands |
| 7. | 7 | Martin Legner |  Austria |
| 8. | 8 | Maikel Scheffers | Netherlands |
| Robin Ammerlaan | (6-3, 4–6, 6–4) | Tadeusz Kruszelnicki |
| Satoshi Saida | (6-0, 6–0) | Martin Legner |
| Tadeusz Kruszelnicki | (6-4, 6–4) | Martin Legner |
| Robin Ammerlaan | (6-4, 6–1) | Satoshi Saida |
| Satoshi Saida | (6-2, 6–4) | Tadeusz Kruszelnicki |
| Robin Ammerlaan | (6-2, 6–1) | Martin Legner |
| # | Seed | Player | Matches W–L | Sets W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2 | Robin Ammerlaan | 3–0 | 6–1 |
| 2. | 4 | Satoshi Saida | 2–1 | 4–2 |
| 3. | 5 | Tadeusz Kruszelnicki | 1–2 | 3–4 |
| 4. | 7 | Martin Legner | 0–3 | 0–6 |
| Shingo Kunieda | (6-2, 6–0) | Ronald Vink |
| Michaël Jérémiasz | (6-1, 6–1) | Maikel Scheffers |
| Shingo Kunieda | (6-3, 6–1) | Michaël Jérémiasz |
| Ronald Vink | (7-6, 6–1) | Maikel Scheffers |
| Shingo Kunieda | (6-1, 6–4) | Maikel Scheffers |
| Michaël Jérémiasz | (6-3, 6–3) | Ronald Vink |
| # | Seed | Player | Matches W–L | Sets W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 | Shingo Kunieda | 3–0 | 6–0 |
| 2. | 3 | Michaël Jérémiasz | 2–1 | 4–2 |
| 3. | 6 | Ronald Vink | 1–2 | 2–4 |
| 4. | 8 | Maikel Scheffers | 0–3 | 0–6 |
| Maikel Scheffers | (6-3, 6–3) | Martin Legner |
| Tadeusz Kruszelnicki | (3-6, 4–6) | Ronald Vink |
| Robin Ammerlaan | (6-7, 6–1, 6–2) | Michaël Jérémiasz |
| Shingo Kunieda | (1-6, 6–4, 6–1) | Satoshi Saida |
| Michaël Jérémiasz | (6-3, 6–3) | Satoshi Saida |
| Robin Ammerlaan | (7-6, 7–6) | Shingo Kunieda |
| # | Rank* | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 | Peter Norfolk |  Great Britain |
| 2. | 2 | David Wagner |  United States |
| 3. | 3 | Nicholas Taylor | United States |
| 4. | 4 | Giuseppe Polidori |  Italy |
| Peter Norfolk | (6-3, 6–1) | Nicholas Taylor |
| David Wagner | (6-2, 6–2) | Giuseppe Polidori |
| Peter Norfolk | (6-2, 6–2) | David Wagner |
| Nicholas Taylor | (2-6, 6–2, 6–3) | Giuseppe Polidori |
| David Wagner | (6-2, 6–1) | Nicholas Taylor |
| Peter Norfolk | (6-2, 6–2) | Giuseppe Polidori |
| # | Seed | Player | Matches W – L | Sets W – L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 | Peter Norfolk | 3 – 0 | 6 – 0 |
| 2. | 2 | David Wagner | 2 – 1 | 4 – 2 |
| 3. | 3 | Nicholas Taylor | 1 – 2 | 2 – 5 |
| 4. | 4 | Giuseppe Polidori | 0 – 3 | 1 – 6 |
| Nicholas Taylor | (7-6, 3–6, 4–6) | Giuseppe Polidori |
| Peter Norfolk | (6-1, 6–4) | David Wagner |
| # | Rank* | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 | Esther Vergeer | Netherlands |
| 2. | 2 | Florence Gravellier | France |
| 3. | 3 | Sharon Walraven | Netherlands |
| 4. | 4 | Jiske Griffioen | Netherlands |
| 5. | 5 | Korie Homan | Netherlands |
| 6. | 6 | Maaike Smit | Netherlands |
| 7. | 7 | Hong Young-suk |  South Korea |
| 8. | 8 | Karin Suter-Erath |  Switzerland |
| Esther Vergeer | (6-0, 6–3) | Korie Homan |
| Sharon Walraven | (6-4, 6–3) | Hong Young-suk |
| Esther Vergeer | (6-1, 6–4) | Sharon Walraven |
| Korie Homan | (6-0, 6–1) | Hong Young-suk |
| Esther Vergeer | (6-0, 6–1) | Hong Young-suk |
| Sharon Walraven | (2-6, 6–4, 6–2) | Korie Homan |
| # | Seed | Player | Matches W – L | Sets W – L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 | Esther Vergeer | 3 – 0 | 6 – 0 |
| 2. | 3 | Sharon Walraven | 2 – 1 | 4 – 3 |
| 3. | 5 | Korie Homan | 1 – 2 | 3 – 4 |
| 4. | 7 | Hong Young-suk | 0 – 3 | 0 – 6 |
| Florence Gravellier | (6-3, 6–2) | Maaike Smit |
| Jiske Griffioen | (7-5, 7–6) | Karin Suter-Erath |
| Florence Gravellier | (3-6, 6–3, 6–0) | Jiske Griffioen |
| Maaike Smit | (6-4, 6–2) | Karin Suter-Erath |
| Jiske Griffioen | (6-4, 7–5) | Maaike Smit |
| Florence Gravellier | (6-3, 6–1) | Karin Suter-Erath |
| # | Seed | Player | Matches W – L | Sets W – L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2 | Florence Gravellier | 3 – 0 | 6 – 1 |
| 2. | 4 | Jiske Griffioen | 2 – 1 | 5 – 2 |
| 3. | 6 | Maaike Smit | 1 – 2 | 2 – 4 |
| 4. | 8 | Karin Suter-Erath | 0 – 3 | 0 – 6 |
| Hong Young-suk | (7-6, 6–4) | Karin Suter-Erath |
| Korie Homan | (6-2, 6–2) | Maaike Smit |
| Esther Vergeer | (6-3, 6–0) | Jiske Griffioen |
| Florence Gravellier | (4-6, 4–6) | Sharon Walraven |
| Jiske Griffioen | (6-3, 7–5) | Florence Gravellier |
| Esther Vergeer | (6-1, 6–2) | Sharon Walraven |
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