2006 US Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
2006 US Open
Champion	Roger Federer
Runner-up	Andy Roddick
Final score	6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1

Defending champion Roger Federer won his third straight US Open title with his defeat of Andy Roddick in 4 sets, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1. Federer became the sixth man after Jack Crawford, Don Budge, Frank Sedgman, Lew Hoad and Rod Laver, to reach all four Grand Slam finals in one calendar year. He was also the second man to appear all four finals in the Open Era since Laver. Earlier that year, he won titles in Australian Open and Wimbledon and was lost to Rafael Nadal in Roland Garros. Andre Agassi played his last match against Benjamin Becker and retired after the US Open.

Future champion Juan Martin del Potro made his first appearance in the main draw of the US Open, and this was also the first Grand Slam tournament of future World No. 1 Novak Djokovic was seeded.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Players who have lost are listed with the round in which they exited.

Roger Federer (Champion)
Rafael Nadal (Quarterfinals)
Ivan Ljubičić (First round)
David Nalbandian (Second round)
James Blake (Quarterfinals)
Tommy Robredo (Fourth round)
Nikolay Davydenko (Semifinals)
Marcos Baghdatis (Second round)
Andy Roddick (Final)
Fernando González (Third round)
David Ferrer (Third round)
Tomáš Berdych (Fourth round)
Jarkko Nieminen (First round)
Tommy Haas(Quarterfinals)
Lleyton Hewitt (Quarterfinals)
Juan Carlos Ferrero (Second round)

Andy Murray (Fourth round)
Robby Ginepri (Third round)
Dominik Hrbatý (First round)
Novak Djokovic (Third round)
Gastón Gaudio (Third round)
Fernando Verdasco (Third round)
Dmitry Tursunov (Third round)
José Acasuso (First round)
Richard Gasquet(Fourth round)
Olivier Rochus (Third round)
Gaël Monfils (Second round)
Agustín Calleri (First round)
Jonas Björkman (Second round)
Sébastien Grosjean (Second round)
Juan Ignacio Chela (First round)
Kristof Vliegen (First round)

Top seeded Roger Federer won the title for the third year in a row.

Qualifying Draw

Main article: 2006 U.S. Open – Men's Qualifying Singles

Draw

Key

w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals						Finals

1	Roger Federer	7⁹	6	6⁹	6
5	James Blake	6⁷	0	7¹¹	4
							1	Roger Federer	6	7	6

							7	Nikolay Davydenko	1	5	4
14	Tommy Haas	6	7⁷	3	4	4

7	Nikolay Davydenko	4	6³	6	6	6
													1	Roger Federer	6	4	7	6
													9	Andy Roddick	2	6	5	1
9	Andy Roddick	6	7	6
15	Lleyton Hewitt	3	5	4
							9	Andy Roddick	6⁵	6	7⁷	6

								Mikhail Youzhny	7⁷	0	6³	3
	Mikhail Youzhny	6	5	7⁷	6

2	Rafael Nadal	3	7	6⁵	1

Top half

Section 1

First Round						Second Round						Third Round							Fourth Round

1	R Federer	6	6	6
	Y-t Wang	4	1	0		1	R Federer	6	6	7
	T Henman	7⁷	6	6			T Henman	3	4	5
	G Rusedski	6⁴	2	3								1	R Federer	6	6	6
	G Müller	2	4	3									V Spadea	3	3	0
	V Spadea	6	6	6			V Spadea	6	7⁷	6
WC	S Jenkins	5	4	4		29	J Björkman	4	6⁴	2
29	J Björkman	7	6	6															1	R Federer	6	7⁷	6
21	G Gaudio	6	6	6																M Gicquel	3	6²	3
	A Seppi	4	4	2		21	G Gaudio	3	6	6	6
WC	S Querrey	6	6	6		WC	S Querrey	6	2	1	4
	P Kohlschreiber	3	4	4								21	G Gaudio	0	6	6	1	6³
	M Gicquel	6	6	6									M Gicquel	6	4	4	6	7⁷
	C Rochus	3	3	4			M Gicquel	7	6	6
Q	G Bastl	5	4	6	3	16	JC Ferrero	5	3	4
16	JC Ferrero	7	6	3	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round						Third Round							Fourth Round

12	T Berdych	6	6	6
	B Pašanski	4	2	1			12	T Berdych	6	3	6	6
	F Mayer	6	6	6				F Mayer	1	6	3	3
Q	S Koubek	4	1	1									12	T Berdych	6²	6	3	6	6
Q	JM del Potro	6³	2	6	5								23	D Tursunov	7⁷	3	6	3	4
Q	A Falla	7⁷	6	4	7		Q	A Falla	3	6⁴	5
	I Kunitsyn	2	3	4			23	D Tursunov	6	7⁷	7
23	D Tursunov	6	6	6																12	T Berdych	4	3	1
28	A Calleri	5	6⁵	7⁷	3															5	J Blake	6	6	6
	C Moyà	7	7⁷	6³	6			C Moyà	7⁷	7⁹	6
	PH Mathieu	6	6	3	6			PH Mathieu	6⁵	6⁷	4
Q	J Goodall	3	2	6	3									C Moyà	4	6⁶	6	3
	T Gabashvili	6	6	3	3	6							5	J Blake	6	7⁸	2	6
	M Daniel	3	2	6	6	3		T Gabashvili	3	4	6⁵
	J Mónaco	3	5	6⁷			5	J Blake	6	6	7⁷
5	J Blake	6	7	7⁹

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round

4	D Nalbandian	4	6²	6	7	6
	M Berrer	6	7⁷	3	5	2	4	D Nalbandian	3	5	6	6	6⁶
	R Vik	1	1	6	3			M Safin	6	7	2	3	7⁸
	M Safin	6	6	3	6										M Safin	6	6	6
	G Coria	2	r.											26	O Rochus	3	2	3
WC	R Sweeting	3					WC	R Sweeting	2	6	6	4	0
	O Patience	0	2	2			26	O Rochus	6	3	4	6	6
26	O Rochus	6	6	6																		M Safin	6	3	6	2	6⁵
18	R Ginepri	3	6	6	6																14	T Haas	4	6	2	6	7⁷
	J Benneteau	6	4	4	4		18	R Ginepri	6	6	6
	P Goldstein	6	6	2	3	6		P Goldstein	2	2	4
Q	J Witten	3	4	6	6	1								18	R Ginepri	6¹	4	6	6	6¹
WC	W Odesnik	4	4	5										14	T Haas	7⁷	6	3	3	7⁷
	R Sluiter	6	6	7				R Sluiter	4	2	3
WC	A Kuznetsov	2	4	0			14	T Haas	6	6	6
14	T Haas	6	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round

10	F González	6	6	6
Q	J Vaněk	2	3	2			10	F González	6	6	6
	J Hájek	6	6	6				J Hájek	4	4	2
	L Dlouhý	3	4	4										10	F González	3	6	6	3	2
	A di Mauro	5	6	7	7									17	A Murray	6	3	2	6	6
	J Melzer	7	1	5	5			A di Mauro	0	1	1
Q	R Kendrick	2	6	3	3		17	A Murray	6	6	6
17	A Murray	6	1	6	6																17	A Murray	1	7	3	0
32	K Vliegen	6	1	4	6	3															7	N Davydenko	6	5	6	6
Q	L Kubot	2	6	6	1	6	Q	L Kubot	7⁹	6	2	2	6
	P Starace	2	0	6	2		Q	N Okun	6⁷	4	6	6	4
Q	N Okun	6	6	4	6									Q	L Kubot	4	1	1
	N Mahut	6	6⁵	6	6									7	N Davydenko	6	6	6
	R Schüttler	4	7⁷	3	3			N Mahut	0	r.
	R Delgado	6	4	5	0		7	N Davydenko	6
7	N Davydenko	4	6	7	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round

8	M Baghdatis	7⁷	7⁹	6
	A Waske	6¹	6⁷	3			8	M Baghdatis	4	4	6	7	5
	A Pavel	7⁷	6⁸	6⁶	2			A Agassi	6	6	3	5	7
	A Agassi	6⁴	7¹⁰	7⁸	6										A Agassi	5	7⁷	4	5
Q	B Becker	4	7⁷	6	7⁷									Q	B Becker	7	6⁴	6	7
	F Volandri	6	6³	4	6³		Q	B Becker	7⁷	6	6
	T Johansson	3	4	7	7⁷	2	30	S Grosjean	6³	1	2
30	S Grosjean	6	6	5	6¹	6															Q	B Becker	3	4	3
22	F Verdasco	6	6	3	6																9	A Roddick	6	6	6
	F Santoro	4	1	6	1		22	F Verdasco	7⁷	6	6
	M Zabaleta	2	5	7⁷	3		Q	T Alves	6³	4	1
Q	T Alves	6	7	6⁵	6									22	F Verdasco	7⁷	3	4	7⁷	2
Q	K Pless	3	3	7⁷	6	6								9	A Roddick	6⁵	6	6	6⁴	6
	A Martín	6	6	6⁵	1	2	Q	K Pless	3	6³	3
	F Serra	2	1	3			9	A Roddick	6	7⁷	6
9	A Roddick	6	6	6

Section 6

First Round						Second Round							Third Round						Fourth Round

15	L Hewitt	7	6	6
	A Montañés	5	4	3		15	L Hewitt	6	6	6
	K Kim	1	4	6	5		J Hernych	4	2	2
	J Hernych	6	6	3	7								15	L Hewitt	6	6	6
	M Fish	6	6	1	6								20	N Djokovic	3	1	2
	S Greul	4	4	6	3		M Fish	6⁵	4	6	6³
WC	D Young	6	3	0	1	20	N Djokovic	7⁷	6	3	7⁷
20	N Djokovic	4	6	6	6														15	L Hewitt	6	6	4	3	6
25	R Gasquet	6	6	6															25	R Gasquet	4	4	6	6	3
WC	P Simmonds	1	3	1		25	R Gasquet	6	6	6
	G Simon	7	6	6			G Simon	0	2	3
	D Bracciali	5	4	1									25	R Gasquet	7⁷	6	2	7⁷
Q	M Chiudinelli	6	6	6									Q	M Chiudinelli	6²	3	6	6²
	F Vicente	4	1	4		Q	M Chiudinelli	3	6	4	6	6
	F López	6	6	6			F López	6	3	6	4	3
3	I Ljubičić	3	3	3

Section 7

First Round						Second Round							Third Round						Fourth Round

6	T Robredo	6	6	6
	F Saretta	2	1	2		6	T Robredo	3	6	6	6
	H-t Lee	7	6	6			H-t Lee	6	3	4	1
	R Ramírez Hidalgo	5	4	0									6	T Robredo	6	6	6
	I Karlović	4	6³	5										S Wawrinka	3	4	2
	R Söderling	6	7⁷	7			R Söderling	7⁷	6	6⁴	0	1
	S Wawrinka	6³	6	6	6		S Wawrinka	6⁴	2	7⁷	6	6
31	JI Chela	7⁷	4	4	4														6	T Robredo	2	0	1
19	D Hrbatý	5	1	3																M Youzhny	6	6	6
	M Youzhny	7	6	6			M Youzhny	5	6⁶	6	6	6
	N Massú	6⁴	6	6	6		N Massú	7	7⁸	4	3	0
	D Sanguinetti	7⁷	4	4	4									M Youzhny	4	6	7	6
	O Marach	2	3	5									11	D Ferrer	6	4	5	4
	J Gimelstob	6	6	7			J Gimelstob	2	4	1
	N Almagro	6¹	6⁶	1		11	D Ferrer	6	6	6
11	D Ferrer	7⁷	7⁸	6

Section 8

First Round							Second Round						Third Round						Fourth Round

13	J Nieminen	4	5	2
	X Malisse	6	7	6				X Malisse	6	6	6
	B Phau	6	7⁷	6				B Phau	3	0	2
Q	J Morrison	3	6⁰	4										X Malisse	7⁸	3	4	4
	J Novák	7	6	7										J Novák	6⁶	6	6	6
	A Clément	5	2	5				J Novák	7⁷	3	6	6
	P Srichaphan	6	3	7⁷	6⁴	6		P Srichaphan	6³	6	4	4
24	J Acasuso	3	6	6⁵	7⁷	3														J Novák	1	6³	4
27	G Monfils	6	3	7	7⁷														2	R Nadal	6	7⁷	6
Q	M Russell	2	6	5	6⁴		27	G Monfils	4	6	2	6⁴
	M Mirnyi	4	6	4	7⁷	4		W Moodie	6	2	6	7⁷
	W Moodie	6	4	6	6⁵	6								W Moodie	4	6²	6⁴
	L Horna	7	6	6									2	R Nadal	6	7⁷	7⁷
	G García-López	5	4	3				L Horna	4	6	4	2
WC	M Philippoussis	4	4	4			2	R Nadal	6	4	6	6
2	R Nadal	6	6	6

External links

Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 2006 US Open Men's Singles draw

US Open men's singles drawsheets

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