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2006 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles

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

  1. Switzerland Roger Federer (second round)
  2. Spain Rafael Nadal (quarterfinals)
  3. Argentina David Nalbandian (second round)
  4. Croatia Ivan Ljubičić (quarterfinals)
  5. Russia Nikolay Davydenko (first round)
  6. United States James Blake (second round)
  7. Spain Tommy Robredo (semifinals)
  8. Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis (third round)
  9. United States Andy Roddick (champion)
  10. Spain David Ferrer (quarterfinals)
  11. Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych (first round)
  12. Finland Jarkko Nieminen (first round)
  13. Chile Fernando González (semifinals)
  14. Germany Tommy Haas (third round)
  15. United States Robby Ginepri (third round)
  16. Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

  1. France Nicolas Mahut (qualified)
  2. Italy Davide Sanguinetti (qualified)
  3. Italy Andreas Seppi (qualified)
  4. Czech Republic Robin Vik (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  5. South Africa Wesley Moodie (first round)
  6. United States Justin Gimelstob (qualified)
  7. South Korea Lee Hyung-taik (qualified)
  8. France Marc Gicquel (qualified)
  9. United States Vince Spadea (qualified)
  10. Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  11. United States Kevin Kim (qualifying competition)
  12. Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti (first round)
  13. Czech Republic Jan Hernych (qualifying competition)
  14. Denmark Kristian Pless (first round)
  15. Germany Denis Gremelmayr (first round)
  16. South Africa Rik de Voest (qualified)

Qualifiers

  1. France Nicolas Mahut
  2. Italy Davide Sanguinetti
  3. Italy Andreas Seppi
  4. United States Vince Spadea
  5. South Africa Rik de Voest
  6. United States Justin Gimelstob
  7. South Korea Lee Hyung-taik
  8. France Marc Gicquel

Lucky losers

  1. Czech Republic Robin Vik
  2. Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

Second qualifier

Third qualifier

Fourth qualifier

Fifth qualifier

Sixth qualifier

Seventh qualifier

Eighth qualifier

References

  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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