2006 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's Singles

Wesley Moodie was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Roger Federer.

Men's Singles
2006 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion	Roger Federer
Runner-up	Tim Henman
Final score	6–3, 6–3
Draw	48 (6Q / 4WC)
Seeds	16

Main article: 2006 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships

First-seeded Roger Federer won in the final 6–3, 6–3, against Tim Henman.

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1. Roger Federer (Champion)
2. Tommy Robredo (Quarterfinals)
3. Mario Ančić (Quarterfinals)
4. Andy Murray (Second Round)
5. Jarkko Nieminen (Quarterfinals)
6. Dmitry Tursunov (Third Round)
7. Robby Ginepri (Second Round)
8. Paradorn Srichaphan (Second Round)
9. Hyung-taik Lee (Semifinals)
10. Tim Henman (Final)
11. Björn Phau (Second Round)
12. Juan Mónaco (Third Round)
13. Wesley Moodie (Third Round)
14. Benjamin Becker (Semifinals)
15. Vince Spadea (Third Round)
16. Paul Goldstein (Second Round)

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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Roger Federer	4	7	7^7
	WC	Takao Suzuki	6	5	6^3
								1	Roger Federer	6	6
								14	Benjamin Becker	3	4
	14	Benjamin Becker	6^5	7^8	6
	5	Jarkko Nieminen	7^7	6^6	4
															1	Roger Federer	6	6
															10	Tim Henman	3	3
	10	Tim Henman	6	6
	3	Mario Ancic	2	2
								10	Tim Henman	6	7^7
								9	Hyung-taik Lee	4	6^5
	9	Hyung-taik Lee	7^7	4	6
	2	Tommy Robredo	6^3	6	1

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	R Federer	7^7	7^7
		F Vicente	7^7	4	2			Q	V Troicki	6^2	6^3
	Q	V Troicki	6^4	6	6										1	R Federer	6	6
		S Galvani	3	6	5										13	W Moodie	2	1
		S Koubek	6	4	7				S Koubek	3	4
								13	W Moodie	6	6
																						1	R Federer	4	7	7^7
																						WC	T Suzuki	6	5	6^3
								11	B Phau	4	4
		A Waske	6	6					A Waske	6	6
	Q	T Chaen	4	4												A Waske	7^7	6^10	1
		S Greul	2	2											WC	T Suzuki	6^4	7^12	6
	WC	T Suzuki	6	6				WC	T Suzuki	7^7	6^5	6
								8	P Srichaphan	6^4	7^7	4

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								4	A Murray	3	6^1
		R Vik	6	4	4				J Novák	6	7^7
		J Novák	4	6	6											J Novák	6	3	6^4
		D Udomchoke	7^7	6											14	B Becker	3	6	7^7
	Q	M Čilić	6^3	3					D Udomchoke	2	1
								14	B Becker	6	6
																						14	B Becker	6^5	7^8	6
																						5	J Nieminen	7^7	6^6	4
								12	J Mónaco	7^7	6
		E Massa	6	6					E Massa	6^4	3
		K Economidis	1	3											12	J Mónaco	2	3
	LL	L Burgsmüller	6^5	7^9	7^7										5	J Nieminen	6	6
	Q	W Arthurs	7^7	6^7	6^3			LL	L Burgsmüller	5	6^2
								5	J Nieminen	7	7^7

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								7	R Ginepri	2	2
	WC	G Soeda	3	1					JM del Potro	6	6
		JM del Potro	6	6												JM del Potro	6^3	3
		F Dancevic	6	6											10	T Henman	7^7	6
		M Daniel	4	4					F Dancevic	2	1
								10	T Henman	6	6
																						10	T Henman	6	6
																						3	M Ančić	2	2
								16	P Goldstein	3	2
		R Schüttler	6	6					R Schüttler	6	6
		M Berrer	2	1												R Schüttler	2	6	4
	WC	G Motomura	7^7	3	2										3	M Ančić	6	4	6
		K Carlsen	6^5	6	6				K Carlsen	1	4
								3	M Ančić	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								6	D Tursunov	6	5	7
		J Wang	6	6					J Wang	3	7	5
		K Kim	3	1											6	D Tursunov	4	6	4
		R de Voest	3	4											9	Lee H-T	6	2	6
		K Pless	6	6					K Pless	5	1
								9	Lee H-T	7	6
																						9	Lee H-T	7^7	4	6
																						2	T Robredo	6^3	6	1
								16	V Spadea	2	6	6
	Q	T Chen	2	1				WC	S Iwabuchi	6	2	0
	WC	S Iwabuchi	6	6											16	V Spadea	4	6^9
	Q	Y-h Lu	6	6											2	T Robredo	6	7^11
		R Delgado	2	3				Q	Y-h Lu	4	1
								2	T Robredo	6	6

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