2006 Monte Carlo Masters – Singles

Defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer in the final, 6–2, 6–7^(2–7), 6–3, 7–6^(7–5) to win the singles tennis title at the 2006 Monte Carlo Masters.^[1][2]

Singles
2006 Monte Carlo Masters
Champion	Rafael Nadal
Runner-up	Roger Federer
Score	6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Draw	64 (8 Q / 4 WC / 1 LL )
Seeds	16

Main article: 2006 Monte Carlo Masters

This tournament marked the first professional-level match played between Novak Djokovic and Federer, who would go on to play a total of 50 ATP Tour-level matches against each other; Federer won their first-round encounter.

Seeds

1. Roger Federer (final)
2. Rafael Nadal (champion)
3. David Nalbandian (third round)
4. Ivan Ljubičić (quarterfinals)
5. Nikolay Davydenko (first round)
6. Guillermo Coria (quarterfinals)
7. Gastón Gaudio (semifinals)
8. David Ferrer (quarterfinals)
9. Nicolas Kiefer (third round)
10. Radek Štěpánek (second round)
11. Juan Carlos Ferrero (third round)
12. Fernando González (semifinals)
13. Sébastien Grosjean (second round, retired because of a back injury)
14. Jarkko Nieminen (first round)
15. Tommy Robredo (quarterfinals)
16. Tomáš Berdych (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Roger Federer	6	6
	8	David Ferrer	1	3
								1	Roger Federer	6	6
								12	Fernando González	2	4
	4	Ivan Ljubičić	5	1
	12	Fernando González	7	6
															1	Roger Federer	2	77	3	65
															2	Rafael Nadal	6	62	6	77
	7	Gastón Gaudio	6	6
	15	Tommy Robredo	1	3
								7	Gastón Gaudio	7	1	1
								2	Rafael Nadal	5	6	6
	6	Guillermo Coria	2	1
	2	Rafael Nadal	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	R Federer	6	2	6
	Q	N Djokovic	3	6	3			1	R Federer	6	6
		I Karlović	4	63					A Martín	0	1
		A Martín	6	77											1	R Federer	6	6
		C Rochus	3	3											Q	B Balleret	3	2
	Q	B Balleret	6	6				Q	B Balleret	4	7	3
		F Verdasco	66	3				13	S Grosjean	6	5	2r
	13	S Grosjean	78	6																		1	R Federer	6	6
	11	J C Ferrero	6	6																		8	D Ferrer	1	3
		D Tursunov	1	2				11	J C Ferrero	6	6
		J I Chela	6	65	6				J I Chela	1	2
		G Rusedski	4	77	1										11	J C Ferrero	1	77	3
		D Hrbatý	6	3	6										8	D Ferrer	6	65	6
	LL	D Bracciali	4	6	4				D Hrbatý	4	6	4
		N Massú	0	6	2			8	D Ferrer	6	3	6
	8	D Ferrer	6	4	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	I Ljubičić	6	4	6
		I Andreev	3	6	2			4	I Ljubičić	4	6	7
		P Srichaphan	1	5					F Serra	6	3	5
		F Serra	6	7											4	I Ljubičić	6	6
	WC	G Simon	6	6											WC	G Simon	3	2
	Q	T Gabashvili	4	2				WC	G Simon	77	65	6
		F Santoro	2	4				16	T Berdych	62	77	4
	16	T Berdych	6	6																		4	I Ljubičić	5	1
	12	F González	6	3	6																	12	F González	7	6
		C Moyà	3	6	1			12	F González	64	6	7
		V Hănescu	4	6	62				F López	77	2	5
		F López	6	4	77										12	F González	6	3
	Q	N Mahut	62	2												R Söderling	2	1r
	Q	P Starace	77	6				Q	P Starace	4	4
		R Söderling	6	2	6				R Söderling	6	6
	5	N Davydenko	3	6	4

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	G Gaudio	6	6
		T Henman	1	3				7	G Gaudio	6	3	6
		J Acasuso	6	6					J Acasuso	3	6	4
		F Volandri	4	2											7	G Gaudio	6	6
	Q	A di Mauro	6	6											Q	A di Mauro	2	4
		S Wawrinka	4	2				Q	A di Mauro	6	2	77
	Q	E Korolev	2	65				10	R Štěpánek	2	6	64
	10	R Štěpánek	6	77																		7	G Gaudio	6	6
	15	T Robredo	6	6																		15	T Robredo	1	3
		L Horna	3	4				15	T Robredo	7	6
		G Monfils	6	4	1				O Rochus	5	4
		O Rochus	4	6	6										15	T Robredo	5	6	7
		D Sanguinetti	6	1	4										3	D Nalbandian	7	1	5
		A Seppi	2	6	6				A Seppi	5	5
		X Malisse	4	4				3	D Nalbandian	7	7
	3	D Nalbandian	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	G Coria	6	6
		M Youzhny	3	1				6	G Coria	1	78	6
		P-H Mathieu	6	7					P-H Mathieu	6	66	4
		M Safin	0	5											6	G Coria	65	6	6
		B Pašanski	3	0											9	N Kiefer	77	4	3
	WC	M Llodra	6	6				WC	M Llodra	64	4
		M Mirnyi	4	6	62			9	N Kiefer	77	6
	9	N Kiefer	6	4	77																	6	G Coria	2	1
	14	J Nieminen	6	4	65																	2	R Nadal	6	6
		K Vliegen	1	6	77				K Vliegen	7	6
	Q	J Hernych	711	4	77			Q	J Hernych	5	1
	WC	J Benneteau	69	6	64											K Vliegen	3	3
	WC	J-R Lisnard	4	77	7										2	R Nadal	6	6
		A Murray	6	65	5			WC	J-R Lisnard	4	1
		A Clément	4	4				2	R Nadal	6	6
	2	R Nadal	6	6

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

1. Novak Djokovic (qualified)
2. Daniele Bracciali (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
3. Jonas Björkman (qualifying competition)
4. Florian Mayer (first round)
5. Björn Phau (first round, retired)
6. Potito Starace (qualified)
7. Nicolas Mahut (qualified)
8. Alessio di Mauro (qualified)
9. Jan Hernych (qualified)
10. Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo (qualifying competition)
11. Guillermo García López (qualifying competition)
12. Nicolás Lapentti (first round)
13. Albert Portas (first round)
14. Marc Gicquel (first round)
15. Michael Berrer (first round)
16. Melle van Gemerden (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Novak Djokovic
2. Jan Hernych
3. Benjamin Balleret
4. Teymuraz Gabashvili
5. Evgeny Korolev
6. Potito Starace
7. Nicolas Mahut
8. Alessio di Mauro

Lucky loser

1. Daniele Bracciali

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Novak Djokovic	6	710
	Alt	Nenad Zimonjić	4	68
								1	Novak Djokovic	6	6
									Simone Bolelli	3	4
		Simone Bolelli	3	6	6
	15	Michael Berrer	6	2	2

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Daniele Bracciali	6	78
		Denis Gremelmayr	4	66
								2	Daniele Bracciali	5	6	4
								9	Jan Hernych	7	2	6
		Thierry Ascione	4	62
	9	Jan Hernych	6	77

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Jonas Björkman	4	7	6
		Olivier Patience	6	5	4
								3	Jonas Björkman	65	3
								WC	Benjamin Balleret	77	6
	WC	Benjamin Balleret	4	78	6
	13	Albert Portas	6	66	4

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Florian Mayer	5	1
		Teymuraz Gabashvili	7	6
									Teymuraz Gabashvili	77	6
								16	Melle van Gemerden	63	3
		Dominik Meffert	2	1
	16	Melle van Gemerden	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Björn Phau	7	3	1r
		Evgeny Korolev	5	6	4
									Evgeny Korolev	7	6
								10	Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo	5	2
	WC	Alexandre Sidorenko	0	2
	10	Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Potito Starace	6	6
	WC	Thomas Drouet	1	3
								6	Potito Starace	6	6
									Flavio Cipolla	4	2
		Flavio Cipolla	7	6
	12	Nicolás Lapentti	5	3

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Nicolas Mahut	6	4	6
	WC	Marin Čilić	2	6	2
								7	Nicolas Mahut	7	6
								11	Guillermo García López	5	4
		Giorgio Galimberti	5	6	3
	11	Guillermo García López	7	3	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Alessio di Mauro	5
		Jean-Christophe Faurel	2r
								8	Alessio di Mauro	6	4
									Federico Luzzi	1	1r
		Federico Luzzi	77	6
	14	Marc Gicquel	63	1