French Open 2006 (ATP)
Grand SlamParisClay28 May 2006 – 11 Jun 2006
French Open 2006 (Paris, Clay): Nadal R. beat Federer R. 1-6 6-1 6-4 7-6 in the final. 127 matches, 27 won by the outsider.
The road to the final
Nadal R. · champion
- 1st Roundbeat Soderling R. (50)6-2 7-5 6-1 @ 1.02
- 2nd Roundbeat Kim K. (116)6-2 6-1 6-4 @ 1.01
- 3rd Roundbeat Mathieu P.H. (32)5-7 6-4 6-4 6-4 @ 1.02
- 4th Roundbeat Hewitt L. (14)6-2 5-7 6-4 6-2 @ 1.05
- Quarterfinalsbeat Djokovic N. (63)6-4 6-4 0-0 ret. @ 1.04
- Semifinalsbeat Ljubicic I. (4)6-4 6-2 7-6 @ 1.06
- Finalbeat Federer R. (1)1-6 6-1 6-4 7-6 @ 1.61
Opponents' average ranking 40; 4 in the top 32. 29 May 2006 – 11 Jun 2006.
Federer R. · runner-up
- 1st Roundbeat Hartfield D. (157)7-5 7-6 6-2 @ 1.01
- 2nd Roundbeat Falla A. (139)6-1 6-4 6-3 @ 1.01
- 3rd Roundbeat Massu N. (35)6-1 6-2 6-7 7-5 @ 1.01
- 4th Roundbeat Berdych T. (20)6-3 6-2 6-3 @ 1.06
- Quarterfinalsbeat Ancic M. (12)6-4 6-3 6-4 @ 1.04
- Semifinalsbeat Nalbandian D. (3)3-6 6-4 5-2 ret. @ 1.19
- Finallost to Nadal R. (2)1-6 6-1 6-4 7-6 @ 2.25
Opponents' average ranking 53; 4 in the top 32. 28 May 2006 – 11 Jun 2006.
The draw from the last 16
4th Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
The Final
6-2 5-7 6-4 6-2
7-6 7-6 6-3
6-3 3-6 6-3 6-2
5-1 ret.Upset
6-3 6-2 6-3
6-4 4-6 2-6 6-4 7-5Upset
6-4 6-4 6-4
6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3
6-4 6-4 0-0 ret.
6-2 6-2 6-3
6-4 6-3 6-4
6-3 6-3 2-6 6-4
6-4 6-2 7-6
3-6 6-4 5-2 ret.
1-6 6-1 6-4 7-6
Winner first, ranking at the match on the right. Tap a player to follow their route.
3rd Round
| Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jun 2006 | Ancic M. (12) | Montanes A. (105) | 6-1 6-2 6-4 |
| 2 Jun 2006 | Berdych T. (20) | Kiefer N. (13) | 6-1 ret. |
| 2 Jun 2006 | Davydenko N. (6) | Moya C. (33) | 6-1 7-5 6-3 |
| 2 Jun 2006 | Federer R. (1) | Massu N. (35) | 6-1 6-2 6-7 7-5 |
| 2 Jun 2006 | Gaudio G. (10) | Ferrero J.C. (27) | 7-5 7-5 7-6 |
| 2 Jun 2006 | Nalbandian D. (3) | Tursunov D. (34) | 2-6 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-4 |
| 2 Jun 2006 | Robredo T. (7) | Dlouhy L. (86) | 6-1 6-4 6-2 |
| 2 Jun 2006 | Vassallo-Arguello M. (181) | Sluiter R. (118) | 2-6 6-4 6-3 3-6 6-1 |
| 3 Jun 2006 | Benneteau J. (95) | Stepanek R. (11) | 5-7 7-5 7-6 6-3Upset |
| 3 Jun 2006 | Djokovic N. (63) | Haas T. (25) | 7-5 6-1 7-6 |
| 3 Jun 2006 | Hewitt L. (14) | Hrbaty D. (24) | 7-6 6-2 6-2 |
| 3 Jun 2006 | Martin A. (68) | Rochus O. (30) | 7-5 4-6 6-7 6-1 6-4Upset |
| 3 Jun 2006 | Nadal R. (2) | Mathieu P.H. (32) | 5-7 6-4 6-4 6-4 |
| 3 Jun 2006 | Ramirez-Hidalgo R. (79) | Ferrer D. (15) | 7-6 7-6 6-4Upset |
| 4 Jun 2006 | Ljubicic I. (4) | Monaco J. (103) | 4-6 5-7 6-3 6-4 6-2 |
| 4 Jun 2006 | Monfils G. (28) | Blake J. (8) | 6-2 6-7 7-6 5-7 6-4Upset |
2nd Round
| Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2006 | Ancic M. (12) | Capdeville P. (125) | 7-5 6-3 7-6 |
| 31 May 2006 | Berdych T. (20) | Volandri F. (55) | 6-3 6-1 6-1 |
| 31 May 2006 | Davydenko N. (6) | Saretta F. (89) | 6-2 4-1 ret. |
| 31 May 2006 | Dlouhy L. (86) | Acasuso J. (29) | 4-6 7-6 6-3 6-1Upset |
| 31 May 2006 | Federer R. (1) | Falla A. (139) | 6-1 6-4 6-3 |
| 31 May 2006 | Ferrero J.C. (27) | Kohlschreiber P. (83) | 6-2 6-4 6-2 |
| 31 May 2006 | Gaudio G. (10) | Korolev E. (151) | 6-3 6-7 6-4 3-6 6-4 |
| 31 May 2006 | Kiefer N. (13) | Gicquel M. (115) | 6-0 6-1 5-7 3-6 11-9 |
| 31 May 2006 | Massu N. (35) | Mirnyi M. (49) | 6-4 7-5 6-4 |
| 31 May 2006 | Montanes A. (105) | Galvani S. (158) | 7-5 6-1 3-6 2-6 6-4 |
| 31 May 2006 | Moya C. (33) | Youzhny M. (43) | 6-3 6-4 6-2 |
| 31 May 2006 | Nalbandian D. (3) | Gasquet R. (40) | 6-2 3-6 7-5 6-0 |
| 31 May 2006 | Sluiter R. (118) | Lapentti N. (129) | 6-1 6-4 6-1Upset |
| 1 Jun 2006 | Benneteau J. (95) | Baghdatis M. (19) | 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-7 6-4Upset |
| 1 Jun 2006 | Djokovic N. (63) | Gonzalez F. (9) | 6-4 6-1 3-6 4-6 6-1Upset |
| 1 Jun 2006 | Haas T. (25) | Waske A. (94) | 6-4 7-5 6-7 6-4 |
| 1 Jun 2006 | Hewitt L. (14) | Montcourt M. (213) | 7-5 6-3 6-3 |
| 1 Jun 2006 | Hrbaty D. (24) | Karlovic I. (52) | 4-6 6-4 6-7 7-5 6-2 |
| 1 Jun 2006 | Ljubicic I. (4) | Hernandez O. (131) | 6-3 6-7 6-1 6-2 |
| 1 Jun 2006 | Martin A. (68) | Kindlmann D. (438) | 6-3 6-3 6-3 |
| 1 Jun 2006 | Mathieu P.H. (32) | Serra F. (44) | 6-0 7-6 7-6 |
| 1 Jun 2006 | Monfils G. (28) | Norman D. (110) | 4-6 6-3 6-7 6-0 7-5 |
| 1 Jun 2006 | Ramirez-Hidalgo R. (79) | Rochus C. (76) | 5-2 ret. |
| 1 Jun 2006 | Robredo T. (7) | Bozoljac I. (160) | 7-5 6-2 3-6 6-1 |
| 1 Jun 2006 | Rochus O. (30) | Vanek J. (100) | 6-2 6-0 6-2 |
| 1 Jun 2006 | Stepanek R. (11) | Sanguinetti D. (65) | 6-3 6-3 6-1 |
| 1 Jun 2006 | Tursunov D. (34) | Henman T. (71) | 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4Upset |
| 1 Jun 2006 | Vassallo-Arguello M. (181) | Grosjean S. (21) | 1-6 6-4 4-6 7-5 6-2Upset |
| 2 Jun 2006 | Blake J. (8) | Almagro N. (41) | 6-7 6-2 6-4 6-4Upset |
| 2 Jun 2006 | Ferrer D. (15) | Chardy J. (455) | 6-1 6-4 3-6 6-1 |
| 2 Jun 2006 | Monaco J. (103) | Verdasco F. (31) | 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-1Upset |
| 2 Jun 2006 | Nadal R. (2) | Kim K. (116) | 6-2 6-1 6-4 |
1st Round
| Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2006 | Federer R. (1) | Hartfield D. (157) | 7-5 7-6 6-2 |
| 28 May 2006 | Henman T. (71) | Carlsen K. (112) | 6-3 6-4 4-6 6-4 |
| 28 May 2006 | Moya C. (33) | Marin J.A. (120) | 7-5 6-3 6-3 |
| 28 May 2006 | Nalbandian D. (3) | Wawrinka S. (57) | 6-2 7-6 6-4 |
| 28 May 2006 | Robredo T. (7) | Zib T. (109) | 6-4 6-2 6-2 |
| 29 May 2006 | Acasuso J. (29) | Santoro F. (51) | 6-3 6-1 3-6 1-6 11-9 |
| 29 May 2006 | Almagro N. (41) | Arthurs W. (209) | 7-5 6-2 6-2 |
| 29 May 2006 | Ancic M. (12) | Healey N. (195) | 6-3 4-6 7-6 6-1 |
| 29 May 2006 | Berdych T. (20) | Lopez F. (48) | 6-2 6-4 6-3 |
| 29 May 2006 | Blake J. (8) | Srichaphan P. (39) | 6-0 6-4 7-6 |
| 29 May 2006 | Bozoljac I. (160) | Pashanski B. (64) | 6-4 6-3 6-4Upset |
| 29 May 2006 | Capdeville P. (125) | Rusedski G. (42) | 6-3 6-1 4-6 7-6 |
| 29 May 2006 | Davydenko N. (6) | Spadea V. (72) | 7-5 6-4 6-4 |
| 29 May 2006 | Dlouhy L. (86) | Vliegen K. (36) | 4-6 6-4 3-6 7-6 6-2Upset |
| 29 May 2006 | Falla A. (139) | Gimelstob J. (92) | 6-4 6-4 6-2 |
| 29 May 2006 | Ferrero J.C. (27) | Del Potro J.M. (140) | 6-3 2-6 6-2 6-4 |
| 29 May 2006 | Galvani S. (158) | Mayer F. (78) | 4-6 6-0 7-6 3-6 7-5 |
| 29 May 2006 | Gasquet R. (40) | Wang Y.T. (91) | 6-4 6-1 7-5 |
| 29 May 2006 | Gaudio G. (10) | Karanusic R. (180) | 6-2 6-2 6-2 |
| 29 May 2006 | Gicquel M. (115) | di Mauro A. (81) | 7-5 7-6 6-3Upset |
| 29 May 2006 | Grosjean S. (21) | Pavel A. (84) | 6-3 6-2 6-3 |
| 29 May 2006 | Kiefer N. (13) | Melzer J. (70) | 7-6 6-3 6-1 |
| 29 May 2006 | Kim K. (116) | Silva J. (212) | 7-5 6-2 6-7 7-6 |
| 29 May 2006 | Kohlschreiber P. (83) | Marach O. (90) | 6-3 7-5 6-7 6-2 |
| 29 May 2006 | Korolev E. (151) | Seppi A. (69) | 6-4 2-6 3-6 7-5 6-1Upset |
| 29 May 2006 | Lapentti N. (129) | Moodie W. (74) | 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-7 6-2 |
| 29 May 2006 | Massu N. (35) | Malisse X. (37) | 6-1 7-5 1-6 4-6 9-7 |
| 29 May 2006 | Mirnyi M. (49) | Muller G. (66) | 6-3 6-1 7-6 |
| 29 May 2006 | Nadal R. (2) | Soderling R. (50) | 6-2 7-5 6-1 |
| 29 May 2006 | Saretta F. (89) | Starace P. (77) | 6-7 2-6 6-4 7-6 6-3Upset |
| 29 May 2006 | Sluiter R. (118) | Nieminen J. (16) | 6-2 7-6 2-1 ret.Upset |
| 29 May 2006 | Stepanek R. (11) | Llodra M. (122) | 6-4 6-4 6-2 |
| 29 May 2006 | Tursunov D. (34) | Novak J. (101) | 6-2 6-3 6-2Upset |
| 29 May 2006 | Vassallo-Arguello M. (181) | Goldstein P. (58) | 6-2 6-0 6-3 |
| 29 May 2006 | Volandri F. (55) | Pless K. (143) | 6-4 7-6 6-4 |
| 29 May 2006 | Youzhny M. (43) | Tuksar S. (166) | 6-3 6-3 3-6 6-0 |
| 30 May 2006 | Baghdatis M. (19) | Portas A. (85) | 6-4 6-4 6-7 6-1 |
| 30 May 2006 | Benneteau J. (95) | Tipsarevic J. (104) | 6-2 6-4 5-7 6-3 |
| 30 May 2006 | Chardy J. (455) | Bjorkman J. (75) | 6-2 7-5 6-2 |
| 30 May 2006 | Djokovic N. (63) | Horna L. (46) | 6-3 5-0 ret. |
| 30 May 2006 | Ferrer D. (15) | Garcia-Lopez G. (102) | 7-5 6-1 6-0 |
| 30 May 2006 | Gonzalez F. (9) | Safin M. (53) | 6-3 1-6 6-3 6-1 |
| 30 May 2006 | Haas T. (25) | Schuettler R. (73) | 6-4 6-3 6-3 |
| 30 May 2006 | Hernandez O. (131) | Simon G. (47) | 6-4 6-2 6-3Upset |
| 30 May 2006 | Hewitt L. (14) | Hernych J. (96) | 7-6 3-6 6-2 6-0 |
| 30 May 2006 | Hrbaty D. (24) | Roitman S. (117) | 6-4 6-2 3-6 2-6 6-3 |
| 30 May 2006 | Karlovic I. (52) | Patience O. (132) | 7-6 7-6 7-6 |
| 30 May 2006 | Kindlmann D. (438) | Sabau R. (121) | 6-3 6-2 6-2 |
| 30 May 2006 | Ljubicic I. (4) | Berlocq C. (82) | 6-2 6-0 6-3 |
| 30 May 2006 | Martin A. (68) | Roddick A. (5) | 6-4 7-5 1-0 ret.Upset |
| 30 May 2006 | Mathieu P.H. (32) | Phau B. (62) | 6-4 6-2 6-1 |
| 30 May 2006 | Monaco J. (103) | van Gemerden M. (111) | 6-3 6-2 6-4 |
| 30 May 2006 | Monfils G. (28) | Murray A. (45) | 6-4 6-7 1-6 6-2 6-1 |
| 30 May 2006 | Montanes A. (105) | Ginepri R. (17) | 6-3 6-7 6-1 6-4 |
| 30 May 2006 | Montcourt M. (213) | Daniel M. (88) | 6-2 6-4 1-6 6-2Upset |
| 30 May 2006 | Norman D. (110) | Massa E. (561) | 6-1 6-3 6-3Upset |
| 30 May 2006 | Ramirez-Hidalgo R. (79) | Ascione T. (135) | 7-6 6-4 6-7 6-3 |
| 30 May 2006 | Rochus C. (76) | Johansson T. (18) | 3-6 5-7 6-4 6-4 6-2 |
| 30 May 2006 | Rochus O. (30) | Faurel J.C. (147) | 6-1 6-4 6-2 |
| 30 May 2006 | Sanguinetti D. (65) | Bracciali D. (54) | 3-6 7-6 6-3 6-3Upset |
| 30 May 2006 | Serra F. (44) | Vik R. (67) | 6-1 1-6 7-5 6-4 |
| 30 May 2006 | Vanek J. (100) | Mahut N. (80) | 6-3 7-6 6-7 7-6 |
| 30 May 2006 | Verdasco F. (31) | Chela J.I. (38) | 6-1 6-3 6-7 6-4 |
| 30 May 2006 | Waske A. (94) | Vicente F. (87) | 6-4 4-6 7-6 7-6Upset |
The draw is rebuilt from results, so byes and withdrawals before a match show as empty boxes. Rankings are as at the match; odds are the pre-match average market price. Tour-level main draws. Data: tennis-data.co.uk.