2006 ATP Tour
Details | |
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Duration | 30 December 2005 – 13 November 2006 |
Edition | 37th |
Tournaments | 66 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) ATP Masters Series (9) ATP International Series Gold (9) ATP International Series (44) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most titles | Roger Federer (12) |
Most finals | Roger Federer (16) |
Prize money leader | Roger Federer ($8,343,885) |
Points leader | Roger Federer (8,370) |
Awards | |
Player of the year | Roger Federer |
Doubles team of the year | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
Most improved player of the year | Novak Djokovic |
Newcomer of the year | Benjamin Becker |
Comeback player of the year | Mardy Fish |
← 2005 2007 → |
The 2006 ATP Tour was the global elite men's professional tennis circuit organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2006 tennis season. The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.
In singles, Roger Federer dominated the season. He won twelve tournaments, including three majors (Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open), four Masters Series titles (Indian Wells, Miami Open, Madrid Open and Rogers Cup) and the year-end championship. He finished the year with a 92–5 record.
Calendar
[edit]The table below shows the 2006 ATP Tour schedule
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Grand Slam tournaments |
Tennis Masters Cup |
ATP Masters Series |
ATP International Series Gold |
ATP International Series |
Team events |
January
[edit]February
[edit]March
[edit]Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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6 Mar 13 Mar | Pacific Life Open Indian Wells, USA ATP Masters Series $3,169,600 – hard Singles – Doubles | Roger Federer 7–5, 6–3, 6–0 | James Blake | Paradorn Srichaphan Rafael Nadal | Ivan Ljubičić Jarkko Nieminen Igor Andreev Marcos Baghdatis |
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 6–4, 6–4 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | ||||
20 Mar 27 Mar | NASDAQ-100 Open Key Biscayne, USA ATP Masters Series $3,450,000 – hard Singles – Doubles | Roger Federer 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4), 7–6(8–6) | Ivan Ljubičić | David Ferrer David Nalbandian | James Blake Andy Roddick Mario Ančić Agustín Calleri |
Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi 6–4, 6–4 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |