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Men's singles
Men's singles
2006 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Roger Federer
Runner-up	Marcos Baghdatis
Score	5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	32
Events

Roger Federer defeated Marcos Baghdatis in the final, 5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2006 Australian Open. It was his second Australian Open title and his seventh major title overall. Baghdatis became the first Cypriot to reach a major final.^[1]^[2]

Marat Safin was the reigning champion, but withdrew due to injury.

Seeds

Roger Federer (champion)
Andy Roddick (fourth round)
Lleyton Hewitt (second round)
David Nalbandian (semifinals)
Nikolay Davydenko (quarterfinals)
Guillermo Coria (third round)
Ivan Ljubi?i? (quarterfinals)
Gastón Gaudio (third round)
Fernando González (first round)
Thomas Johansson (fourth round)
David Ferrer (fourth round)
Dominik Hrbatý (fourth round)
Robby Ginepri (second round)
Richard Gasquet (first round)
Juan Carlos Ferrero (third round)
Tommy Robredo (fourth round)
Radek ?t?pánek (second round)
Mario An?i? (third round)
Tomá? Berdych (second round)
James Blake (third round)
Nicolas Kiefer (semifinals)
Gaël Monfils (first round)
Igor Andreev (third round)
Olivier Rochus (second round)
Sébastien Grosjean (quarterfinals)
Jarkko Nieminen (third round)
Taylor Dent (first round)
Fernando Verdasco (second round)
Filippo Volandri (first round, retired)
Max Mirnyi (third round)
Feliciano López (third round)
Carlos Moyá (first round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final

1	Roger Federer	6	3	7⁹	7⁷

5	Nikolay Davydenko	4	6	6⁷	6⁵
							1	Roger Federer	6	5	6	6

							21	Nicolas Kiefer	3	7	0	2
21	Nicolas Kiefer	6	0	6	6¹	8

25	Sébastien Grosjean	3	6	4	7⁷	6
														1	Roger Federer	5	7	6	6

															Marcos Baghdatis	7	5	0	2
	Fabrice Santoro	5	0	0

4	David Nalbandian	7	6	6
							4	David Nalbandian	6	7	3	4	4

								Marcos Baghdatis	3	5	6	6	6
7	Ivan Ljubi?i?	4	2	6	6	3

	Marcos Baghdatis	6	6	4	3	6

Top half

Section 1

Round 1							Round 2							Round 3						Round 4

1	R Federer	6	6	6
WC	D Istomin	2	3	2			1	R Federer	6	6	6
	H-t Lee	4	1	6	4			F Mayer	1	4	0
	F Mayer	6	6	4	6									1	R Federer	6	6	6
Q	J Adaktusson	6⁵	3	2										30	M Mirnyi	3	4	3
	D Sanguinetti	7	6	6				D Sanguinetti	5	3	6	6⁸
	T Ascione	3	6	1	7	0	30	M Mirnyi	7	6	4	7
30	M Mirnyi	6	3	6	6⁴	6														1	R Federer	6	6	3	4	6
24	O Rochus	6	6	6																	T Haas	4	0	6	6	2
WC	M Llodra	4	2	2			24	O Rochus	7	4	1	7	1
	I Miná?	6⁴	6⁵	4			WC	P Luczak	6⁴	6	6	6¹	6
WC	P Luczak	7	7	6										WC	P Luczak	6	3	4	4
	P Goldstein	6	1	6	6										T Haas	4	6	6	6
	N Djokovic	2	6	3	2			P Goldstein	0	1	2
	T Haas	6	7	6				T Haas	6	6	6
14	R Gasquet	2	5	2

Section 2

Round 1							Round 2							Round 3							Round 4

12	D Hrbatý	3	4	6	6	6
Q	O Marach	6	6	2	1	3	12	D Hrbatý	6	7	5	4	10
Q	Z Fleishman	4	6⁶	7	6	3		D Norman	2	5	7	6	8
	D Norman	6	7	5	0	6								12	D Hrbatý	1	6	6	2	6
Q	P ?nobel	4	6	2	4									23	I Andreev	6	4	3	6	4
	R Sluiter	6	2	6	6			R Sluiter	6	3	6⁴	6	2
	N Almagro	5	4	3			23	I Andreev	3	6	7	2	6
23	I Andreev	7	6	6																	12	D Hrbatý	6	6	4	2	3
29	F Volandri	2	3	r																	5		4	4	6	6	6
WC	N Healey	6	6				WC	N Healey	6	6⁴	6	6
	P Starace	5	7	3	6	3	WC	A Delic	4	7	3	4
WC	A Delic	7	6³	6	3	6								WC	N Healey	2	7	4	5
Q	H Levy	4	4	0										5		6	5	6	7
	K Kim	6	6	6				K Kim	6	0	3	2
	I Karlovi?	5	6	6	5	3	5		4	6	6	6
5		7	4	3	7	6

Section 3

Round 1							Round 2							Round 3						Round 4

3	L Hewitt	6	2	5	7	6
	R Vik	4	6	7	6⁴	3	3	L Hewitt	4	4	7	2
	A Murray	1	3	3				JI Chela	6	6	6⁸	6
	JI Chela	6	6	6											JI Chela	6	6	6
	C Rochus	3	1	4											K Vliegen	1	4	4
	K Vliegen	6	6	6				K Vliegen	3	6	7	7
	K Carlsen	6⁵	4	4			28	F Verdasco	6	2	6⁴	5
28	F Verdasco	7	6	6																	JI Chela	6⁴	3	3
21	N Kiefer	6⁵	4	7	6	6														21	N Kiefer	7	6	6
	P Srichaphan	7	6	6⁵	1	2	21	N Kiefer	4	6	6	6
	W Arthurs	3	4	6	6²			B Pa?anski	6	1	4	1
	B Pa?anski	6	6	4	7									21	N Kiefer	6	6	5	6
	A Seppi	6	4	6	2	4								15	JC Ferrero	3	2	7	2
Q	J Tipsarevi?	1	6	4	6	6	Q	J Tipsarevi?	3	6	7	3	2
	T Zíb	5	0	2			15	JC Ferrero	6	3	5	6	6
15	JC Ferrero	7	6	6

Section 4

Round 1							Round 2					Round 3						Round 4

9	F González	6	6⁶	3	7	5
Q		4	7	6	6³	7	Q		0	6⁵	2
	A Clément	3	6⁴	3				P-H Mathieu	6	7	6
	P-H Mathieu	6	7	6										7	7	6
	C Berlocq	4	6³	6	6⁴								L Horna	6²	6⁷	1
	B Phau	6	7	2	7			B Phau	3	2	1
	L Horna	6	7	6				L Horna	6	6	6
22	G Monfils	4	5	1																5	2	2
25	S Grosjean	6	6	6														25	S Grosjean	7	6	6
WC		4	2	3			25	S Grosjean	6	6	6
	J-R Lisnard	6	2	4	3			J Mónaco	4	3	3
	J Mónaco	4	6	6	6							25	S Grosjean	6	6	3	6
	JA Marín	1	4	5								6	G Coria	3	2	6	4
LL	F Luzzi	6	6	7			LL	F Luzzi	6¹⁰	4	3
	V H?nescu	4	6	6	2	1	6	G Coria	7	6	6
6	G Coria	6	1	4	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

Round 1							Round 2						Round 3							Round 4

8	G Gaudio	6	5
	R Sab?u	2	0	r			8	G Gaudio	6	6	6
Q	L Burgsmüller	3	6	7	6		Q	L Burgsmüller	3	2	3
	R Schüttler	6	3	6²	3								8	G Gaudio	3	2	7	6	4
	F Santoro	3	6	6	6									F Santoro	6	6	5	1	6
	V Spadea	6	0	2	3			F Santoro	6	6	6
	A Pavel	6	7	4	3	6		A Pavel	4	1	4
32	C Moyà	4	6⁵	6	6	4															F Santoro	6	7	7
18	M An?i?	6	4	6	6															11	D Ferrer	4	5	5
	A Calleri	4	6	3	4		18	M An?i?	6	6	6
	J Hernych	2	6	7	6			J Hernych	1	4	4
	F Vicente	6	3	6⁵	2								18	M An?i?	3	3	3
	D Bracciali	6	7	6									11	D Ferrer	6	6	6
Q	Y-h Lu	1	6⁴	2				D Bracciali	4	4	7	2
	F Serra	6	3	1	4		11	D Ferrer	6	6	6⁵	6
11	D Ferrer	4	6	6	6

Section 6

Round 1							Round 2						Round 3						Round 4

16	T Robredo	6	7	6
	J Van?k	4	6⁶	3			16	T Robredo	7	3	7	6
	T Henman	7	3	4	5			D Tursunov	6⁴	6	6⁵	3
	D Tursunov	5	6	6	7								16	T Robredo	6	6	6
Q	J-F Faurel	7	6	7									20	J Blake	3	4	4
	A Waske	6⁵	3	6²			Q	J-C Faurel	6	1	4	3
	J Acasuso	2	3	6	6⁴		20	J Blake	2	6	6	6
20	J Blake	6	6	4	7														16	T Robredo	3	0	6	2
26	J Nieminen	6	6	6															4		6	6	2	6
WC	M Kimmich	2	3	1			26	J Nieminen	6	7	6
	M Zabaleta	2	5	1	r			Y-t Wang	2	6³	2
	Y-T Wang	6	7	4									26	J Nieminen	6	3	2	5
	S Wawrinka	4	6	6	6								4		2	6	6	7
	A Montañés	6	2	3	0			S Wawrinka	4	6	4	2
Q		2	2	6	7	1	4		6	3	6	6
4	D Nalbandian	6	6	1	6⁴	6

Section 7

Round 1							Round 2							Round 3					Round 4

7	I Ljubi?i?	7	6	7
WC	C Guccione	6⁵	4	6³			7	I Ljubi?i?	7	6	6
	L Dlouhý	5	2	4					5	2	1
		7	6	6										7	I Ljubi?i?	7	7	6
	R Mello	7	2	7	6⁴	0								31	F López	5	6⁵	0
	G Müller	5	6	6⁴	7	6		G Müller	2	4	7	4
	T Behrend	2	5	3			31	F López	6	6	6⁶	6
31	F López	6	7	6															7	I Ljubi?i?	6	6	6
19	T Berdych	7	6	6²	6														10		2	4	4
	B Reynolds	5	3	7	1		19	T Berdych	3	2	6	2
Q	G Simon	7	6	3	4	6	Q	G Simon	6	6	4	6
	N Massú	6⁶	2	6	6	3								Q	G Simon	3	2	1
	X Malisse	7	5	6	6									10		6	6	6
	M Youzhny	5	7	4	2			X Malisse	3	6	5	6	3
	C Saulnier	1	6³	4			10	T Johansson	6	3	7	4	6
10	T Johansson	6	7	6

Section 8

Round 1						Round 2							Round 3					Round 4

13	R Ginepri	6	6	6
	J Melzer	1	4	2		13	R Ginepri	6	7	4	3	3
	J Björkman	6	2	0	1	Q		2	5	6	6	6
Q	D Gremelmayr	3	6	6	6								Q		2	1	2
	J Gimelstob	6⁶	5	0										M Baghdatis	6	6	6
	M Baghdatis	7	7	6			M Baghdatis	6	6	3	0	7
Q	B Rehnquist	1	2	2		17	R ?t?pánek	4	3	6	6	5
17	R ?t?pánek	6	6	6															6	1	6	6
27	T Dent	6⁴	3	6⁴														2	4	6	3	4
		7	6	7				4	6³	1
	M Daniel	2	1	0	r	Q	J Benneteau	6	7	6
Q	J Benneteau	6	6	3									Q	J Benneteau	1	2	2
	W Moodie	3	7	6	6								2	A Roddick	6	6	6
	Ó Hernández	6	6⁵	4	2		W Moodie	5	3	2
Q	M Lammer	4	2	2		2	A Roddick	7	6	6
2	A Roddick	6	6	6

References

^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 365. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ "Australian Open Results Archive - 2006 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 2012.

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[1] Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 365. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[2] "Australian Open Results Archive - 2006 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 2012.

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