2006 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles
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| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2006 Tennis Masters Cup | |
| Champion |  Roger Federer |
| Runner-up |  James Blake |
| Score | 6–0, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Draw | 8 |
Roger Federer defeated James Blake in the final, 6–0, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2006 Tennis Masters Cup. It was his third Tour Finals title.
David Nalbandian was the defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by Blake.
Seeds
Roger Federer (champion)
Rafael Nadal (semifinals)
Nikolay Davydenko (round robin)
Ivan Ljubičić (round robin)
Andy Roddick (round robin)- Tommy Robredo (round robin)
David Nalbandian (semifinals)- James Blake (final)
Alternates
- Mario Ančić (Did not play)
Tomáš Berdych (Did not play)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Roger Federer
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 2 |  Rafael Nadal
| 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Roger Federer
| 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 8 | James Blake
| 0 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 8 | James Blake
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 7 |  David Nalbandian
| 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Red group
| Federer
|
 Ljubičić
|
Roddick
|
Nalbandian
|
RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 1 | Roger Federer
|
7–6(7–2), 6–4 | 4–6, 7–6(10–8), 6–4 | 3–6, 6–1, 6–1 | 3–0 | 6–2 (75.00%) |
45–34 | 1 | |
| 4 | Ivan Ljubičić
|
6–7(2–7), 4–6 | 4–6, 7–6(11–9), 1–6 | 5–7, 7–6(9–7), 7–5 | 1–2 | 3–5 (37.50%) |
41–49 | 4 | |
| 5 | Andy Roddick
|
6–4, 6–7(8–10), 4–6 | 6–4, 6–7(9–11), 6–1 | 2–6, 6–7(4–7) | 1–2 | 3–5 (37.50%) |
42–42 | 3 | |
| 7 | David Nalbandian
|
6–3, 1–6, 1–6 | 7–5, 6–7(7–9), 5–7 | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) | 1–2 | 4–4 (50.00%) |
39–42 | 2 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
Gold group
| Nadal
|
 Davydenko
|
Robredo
|
Blake
|
RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 2 | Rafael Nadal
|
5–7, 6–4, 6–4 | 7–6(7–2), 6–2 | 4–6, 6–7(0–7) | 2–1 | 4–3 | 40–36 | 2 | |
| 3 | Nikolay Davydenko
|
7–5, 4–6, 4–6 | 7–6(10–8), 3–6, 6–1 | 6–2, 4–6, 5–7 | 1–2 | 4–5 | 46–45 | 3 | |
| 6 | Tommy Robredo
|
6–7(2–7), 2–6 | 6–7(8–10), 6–3, 1–6 | 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 | 1–2 | 3–5 | 37–42 | 4 | |
| 8 | James Blake
|
6–4, 7–6(7–0) | 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 | 2–6, 6–3, 5–7 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 41–41 | 1 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
See also
References
- ^ "2006 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles results". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).