2006 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles

Singles
Singles
2006 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters
Final
Champion	Andy Roddick
Runner-up	Juan Carlos Ferrero
Score	6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw	64 (4WC/8Q/2LL)
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles

Andy Roddick defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2006 Cincinnati Masters.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Andy Murray. It would be Federer's only defeat prior to a tournament final that season.^[4]^[5]

Seeds

Roger Federer (second round)
Rafael Nadal (quarterfinals)
David Nalbandian (second round)
Ivan Ljubičić (quarterfinals)
Nikolay Davydenko (first round)
James Blake (second round)
Tommy Robredo (semifinals)
Marcos Baghdatis (third round)
Andy Roddick (champion)
David Ferrer (quarterfinals)
Tomáš Berdych (first round)
Jarkko Nieminen (first round)
Fernando González (semifinals)
Tommy Haas (third round)
Robby Ginepri (third round)
Dominik Hrbatý (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final

	Andy Murray	3	4

9	Andy Roddick	6	6
				9	Andy Roddick	6	6

				13	Fernando González	3	3
13	Fernando González	6	6

10	David Ferrer	2	4
								9	Andy Roddick	6	6

									Juan Carlos Ferrero	3	4
7	Tommy Robredo	7⁸	6

4	Ivan Ljubičić	6⁶	2
				7	Tommy Robredo	3	4

					Juan Carlos Ferrero	6	6
	Juan Carlos Ferrero	7⁷	7⁷

2	Rafael Nadal	6²	6³

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

1	R Federer	7	6
	P Srichaphan	5	4		1	R Federer	5	4
	A Murray	4	6	7		A Murray	7	6
	T Henman	6	4	5							A Murray	7⁷	2	6
	S Grosjean	6	4	3						15	R Ginepri	6³	6	4
	D Tursunov	4	6	6		D Tursunov	3	4
	P-H Mathieu	6	3	4	15	R Ginepri	6	6
15	R Ginepri	1	6	6												A Murray	3	4
9	A Roddick	6⁶	7⁷	7⁷											9	A Roddick	6	6
	D Bracciali	7⁸	6⁴	6⁵	9	A Roddick	6	6
Q	M Gicquel	6⁷	6³			K Vliegen	4	4
	K Vliegen	7⁹	7⁷							9	A Roddick	6	6
Q	V Spadea	6	6								J I Chela	3	4
Q	A Seppi	4	3		Q	V Spadea	7⁷	5	2
	J I Chela	6	2	6		J I Chela	6⁵	7	6
5	N Davydenko	4	6	2

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

3	D Nalbandian	6	6
Q	R de Voest	0	4		3	D Nalbandian	4	2
WC	S Wawrinka	5	6	6	WC	S Wawrinka	6	6
	J Acasuso	7	4	1						WC	S Wawrinka	6²	5
WC	M Fish	6	6							13	F González	7⁷	7
Q	N Mahut	1	3		WC	M Fish	5	5
	N Massú	4	4		13	F González	7	7
13	F González	6	6											13	F González	6	6
10	D Ferrer	6	6											10	D Ferrer	2	4
	C Moyà	3	1		10	D Ferrer	4	7⁷	6
	A Martín	3	3			N Almagro	6	6¹	0
	N Almagro	6	6							10	D Ferrer	7	6
	G Monfils	6	7							8	M Baghdatis	5	4
	M Safin	4	5			G Monfils	6⁸	6	1
	T Johansson	6³	6³		8	M Baghdatis	7¹⁰	2	6
8	M Baghdatis	7⁷	7⁷

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

7	T Robredo	7	7
	R Gasquet	5	5		7	T Robredo	6	6
	M Mirnyi	7	4	6		M Mirnyi	4	4
	X Malisse	5	6	3					7	T Robredo	6	6
	F Serra	6	6							F Serra	3	1
	J Benneteau	3	3			F Serra	6	6
	N Djokovic	7⁷	6			N Djokovic	3	4
12	J Nieminen	6⁵	4										7	T Robredo	7⁸	6
16	D Hrbatý	6	6										4	I Ljubičić	6⁶	2
WC	P Goldstein	4	3		16	D Hrbatý	6	6
LL	R Vik	3	7⁷	3	Q	D Sanguinetti	3	2
Q	D Sanguinetti	6	6⁴	6					16	D Hrbatý	5	4
	M Youzhny	6	6						4	I Ljubičić	7	6
	B Phau	2	3			M Youzhny	4	6⁵
	G Rusedski	3	4		4	I Ljubičić	6	7⁷
4	I Ljubičić	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

6	J Blake	6	6
	F Santoro	4	4		6	J Blake	2	4
	J Björkman	6^r				J C Ferrero	6	6
	J C Ferrero	6									J C Ferrero	7	6
Q	J Gimelstob	6	7⁷								R Söderling	5	4
	F López	3	6⁴		Q	J Gimelstob	3	6	6⁶
	R Söderling	6	6			R Söderling	6	2	7⁸
11	T Berdych	4	3												J C Ferrero	7⁷	7⁷
14	T Haas	6	6											2	R Nadal	6²	6³
	F Verdasco	3	4		14	T Haas	6	4	6
LL	L Dlouhý	4	4			G Simon	3	6	4
	G Simon	6	6							14	T Haas	6⁵	3
Q	H-T Lee	6	6							2	R Nadal	7⁷	6
	A Clément	4	4		Q	H-T Lee	4	3
WC	S Querrey	7⁷	2	3	2	R Nadal	6	6
2	R Nadal	6⁵	6	6

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

Nicolas Mahut (qualified)
Davide Sanguinetti (qualified)
Andreas Seppi (qualified)
Robin Vik (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Wesley Moodie (first round)
Justin Gimelstob (qualified)
Lee Hyung-taik (qualified)
Marc Gicquel (qualified)
Vince Spadea (qualified)
Lukáš Dlouhý (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Kevin Kim (qualifying competition)
Nicolás Lapentti (first round)
Jan Hernych (qualifying competition)
Kristian Pless (first round)
Denis Gremelmayr (first round)
Rik de Voest (qualified)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Robin Vik
Lukáš Dlouhý

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

1	Nicolas Mahut	6	5	6

	Evgeny Korolev	4	7	4
					1	Nicolas Mahut	6	6

						George Bastl	4	4
	George Bastl	6	6²	6

12	Nicolás Lapentti	1	7⁷	3

Second qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

2	Davide Sanguinetti	4	6	6

	Marco Chiudinelli	6	3	4
					2	Davide Sanguinetti	6	6

						Nathan Healey	1	2
	Nathan Healey	6	6

15	Denis Gremelmayr	4	0

Third qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

3	Andreas Seppi	5	6	7⁷

Alt	Rajeev Ram	7	0	6³
					3	Andreas Seppi	6	4

						Viktor Troicki	3	2^r
	Viktor Troicki	7	7⁷

14	Kristian Pless	5	6³

Fourth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

4	Robin Vik	6	6

WC	Michael McClune	1	4
				4	Robin Vik	1	6	1

				9	Vince Spadea	6	1	6
	Teymuraz Gabashvili	3	3

9	Vince Spadea	6	6

Fifth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

5	Wesley Moodie	3	5

WC	Nenad Zimonjić	6	7
				WC	Nenad Zimonjić	6⁵	4

				16	Rik de Voest	7⁷	6
	Jesse Witten	0	2

16	Rik de Voest	6	6

Sixth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

6	Justin Gimelstob	7	0	6

Alt	Leoš Friedl	5	6	2
					6	Justin Gimelstob	6	6

					10	Lukáš Dlouhý	0	2
WC	František Čermák	5	2

10	Lukáš Dlouhý	7	6

Seventh qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

7	Lee Hyung-taik	7⁹	6

	Alejandro Falla	6⁷	4
				7	Lee Hyung-taik	7⁷	4	6

				13	Jan Hernych	6⁴	6	4
Alt	Luke Bourgeois	2	2

13	Jan Hernych	6	6

Eighth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

8	Marc Gicquel	7⁷	6

	Wayne Arthurs	6³	4
				8	Marc Gicquel	6	6

				11	Kevin Kim	4	2
WC	Julian Knowle	4	6⁵

11	Kevin Kim	6	7⁷

References

^ "Roddick beats Ferrero to take Masters". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 August 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
^ "Roddick back with a bang". Eurosport. Reuters. 20 August 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
^ "Roddick wins at Cincinnati". Mason, Ohio. United Press International. 20 August 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
^ Jago, Richard (17 August 2006). "Murray stuns Federer with victory in straight sets". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
^ "Andy Murray vs Roger Federer - Cincinnati 2006 Extended Tennis Highlights" (video). YouTube. ATP Tour. Retrieved 26 August 2024.

External links

[1] "Roddick beats Ferrero to take Masters". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 August 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2024.

[2] "Roddick back with a bang". Eurosport. Reuters. 20 August 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2024.

[3] "Roddick wins at Cincinnati". Mason, Ohio. United Press International. 20 August 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2024.

[4] Jago, Richard (17 August 2006). "Murray stuns Federer with victory in straight sets". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 August 2024.

[5] "Andy Murray vs Roger Federer - Cincinnati 2006 Extended Tennis Highlights" (video). YouTube. ATP Tour. Retrieved 26 August 2024.

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