2006 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
2006 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champion Rafael Nadal
Runner-up Roger Federer
Score2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Draw32
Seeds8

Rafael Nadal defeated the defending champion Roger Federer in the final, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2006 Dubai Tennis Championships.

Seeds

  1. Roger Federer (final)
  2. Rafael Nadal (champion)
  3. Nikolay Davydenko (first round)
  4. Andre Agassi (second round)
  5. David Ferrer (first round)
  6. Dominik Hrbatý (first round)
  7. Radek Štěpánek (second round)
  8. Tomáš Berdych (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Roger Federer 6 6  
Mikhail Youzhny 2 3  
1 Roger Federer 6 4 4
2 Rafael Nadal 2 6 6
  Rainer Schüttler 4 2  
2 Rafael Nadal 6 6  

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 R Federer 77 6
  S Wawrinka 63 3 1 R Federer 77 6  
WC O Alawadhi 64 2   WC M Ghareeb 65 4  
WC M Ghareeb 77 6   1 R Federer 6 6
R Vik 6 6   R Vik 3 2
Q J Tipsarević 2 4   R Vik 3 77 6
  C Rochus 4 2 8 T Berdych 6 65 2
8 T Berdych 6 6 1 R Federer 6 6  
3 N Davydenko 6 2 2 M Youzhny 2 3  
M Safin 4 6 6 M Safin 65 4
  O Rochus 6 6     O Rochus 77 6
  F Santoro 4 1     O Rochus 3 1  
  I Andreev 77 1 6 M Youzhny 6 6  
  A Seppi 65 6 4   I Andreev 1 64  
M Youzhny 7 1 6 M Youzhny 6 77  
6 D Hrbatý 5 6 4

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 D Ferrer 2 6 5
  R Schüttler 6 3 7   R Schüttler 7 6  
Q I Klec 6 6   Q I Klec 5 4  
  D Bracciali 4 4     R Schüttler 6 6
LL G Galimberti 7 3 2   B Phau 4 1
  B Phau 5 6 6   B Phau 7 7  
  G Rusedski 64 0   4 A Agassi 5 5  
4 A Agassi 77 6     R Schüttler 4 2  
7 R Štěpánek 6 78 2 R Nadal 6 6  
Q J van Lottum 3 66 7 R Štěpánek 5 6 63
WC T Henman 6 78 WC T Henman 7 2 77
  F López 2 66 WC T Henman 61 1  
  W Moodie 4 4 2 R Nadal 77 6  
Q Y El Aynaoui 6 6 Q Y El Aynaoui
  P-H Mathieu 77 1 2 2 R Nadal w/o
2 R Nadal 65 6 6