2006 Roger Federer tennis season

Roger Federer’s 2006 season was dominant and he ended the year with a 92-5 record. The world No.1 reached all four Grand Slam finals in 2006, winning three of them. His only Grand Slam loss came against Rafael Nadal in the French Open final in four sets, 6–1, 1–6, 4–6, 6–7(4–7). This was the first time they had met in a Major final. In the other three Grand Slams of 2006, Federer defeated Nadal in the final of the Wimbledon Championships, 6–0, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7), 6–3. He defeated Marcos Baghdatis, 5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2, at the Australian Open and Andy Roddick, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1, at the US Open. In addition, Federer made it to six ATP Masters Series 1000 finals (out of the seven events he entered), winning four on hard surfaces and losing two on clay to Nadal. Also, Federer won one ATP 500 series event in Tokyo, three ATP 250 series events in Doha, Halle, and Basel, and captured the Year-End Championship for the third time in his career. In December 2011, Stephen Tignor, chief editorial writer for Tennis.com, ranked Federer's 2006 season as the second greatest open era season behind Rod Laver's Calendar Grand Slam year of 1969,1970.[1]

2006 Roger Federer tennis season
Calendar prize money$8,343,885
Singles
Season record92–5 (94.84%)
Calendar titles12
Year-end rankingNo. 1
Ranking change from previous year =
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian OpenW
French OpenF
WimbledonW
US OpenW
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsW
Davis Cup
Davis CupWG PO
(adv. to 2007 WG)
Last updated on: 31 December 2006.
Main article: Roger Federer

Year summary

Federer won three of the four Grand Slam singles tournaments for the second time and ended the year ranked world No. 1, with his points total being several thousand ahead of world No. 2 Nadal.[2]

Early hard court season

Federer started the year off by winning the Qatar Open in Doha. This was his second consecutive championship in Doha, he defeated Frenchman Gaël Monfils 6–3, 7–6(7–5) in the final.

After traveling down under, Federer won the year's first Grand Slam tournament, the Australian Open, by defeating Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis in four sets. This was Federer's seventh consecutive victory in a Grand Slam final (2003 Wimbledon – 2006 Australian Open), a record to start a career, and second overall only to Pete Sampras's eight consecutive wins (1995 Wimbledon – 2000 Wimbledon). This was Federer's 7th Grand Slam title, which tied him for sixth place in the open era with John McEnroe and Mats Wilander.

Moving back to the Middle East, Federer reached the finals of the Dubai Tennis Championships without losing a set before losing to his budding arch-rival Rafael Nadal 6–2, 4–6, 4–6. This ended the 16-match winning streak that he had started the 2006 season on. It was also the first time Federer had lost a match on a hard court in over a year, the last time coming 13 months earlier in the semifinals of the 2005 Australian Open.

Federer successfully defended his Masters title at the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California, defeating American James Blake in the final 7–5, 6–3, 6–0. This was his third consecutive title in Indian Wells, which set the tournament record for most consecutive titles. This third championship also tied Michael Chang's record of three titles in Indian Wells.

Two weeks later he also successfully defended his Masters title at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Florida, defeating Croatian Ivan Ljubičić in the final 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4), 7–6(8–6). With his victory in Miami he picked up his second masters title of the year, and became the first player ever to win the grueling Indian Wells-Key Biscayne double in consecutive years.

Clay court season
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer compete at the 2006 French Open.

Federer started the clay-court season by reaching the final of the ATP Masters Series event at Monte Carlo. He opened the tournament with a scare needing three sets to defeat an 18-year-old Novak Djokovic; this was the first match between the two rivals, who have played in 45 matches as of March 2018.[3] After reaching the final he lost in four sets to Nadal 2–6, 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–7(5–7).

In Italy Federer had a difficult road to the finals of Rome defeating Nicolás Almagro 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 7–5 in the quarters and David Nalbandian 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–5) in the semifinals. His encounter with Rafael Nadal in the finals saw Federer losing 7–6(7–0), 6–7(5–7), 4–6, 6–2, 6–7(5–7) in a five-set, five-hour and five-minute match that culminated in a decisive 7-5 tiebreak.[4] Federer had held two championship points at 6–5 in the fifth set. Because of the physicality and grueling nature of the match, both players skipped the Hamburg Masters the following week.

Federer only dropped two sets en route to the first French Open final of his career. He met the reigning champion Rafael Nadal in the final. Federer had gone undefeated in 2006 except against Nadal, compiling a 44–3 record heading into the finals. He got off to a fast start winning the first set decisively 6–1. But the relentless nature of Nadal's play, constantly hitting high bouncing shots to Federer's one-handed backhand, proved a devastating formula. Federer eventually lost the match in a fourth-set tiebreaker 6–1, 1–6, 4–6, 6–7(4–7). This ended the many predictions of Federer winning the calendar year Grand Slam in 2006.[5] Although the French Open title eluded him, Federer became one of only two active players who had reached the finals of all four Grand Slam singles tournaments, the other being Andre Agassi.[6]

Federer won his fourth consecutive Wimbledon Championship title in 2006.

Grass court season

Federer won his fourth consecutive title at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany. Federer had three close third set victories en route to making the final, including a thrilling triple tiebreak match against Olivier Rochus in the quarterfinals 6–7(2–7), 7–6(11–9), 7–6(7–5). In the final he defeated Tomáš Berdych 6–0, 6–7(4–7), 6–2.

Federer entered Wimbledon as the top seed, trying to become the first man since Pete Sampras (1997–2000) to win Wimbledon in four consecutive years.[7] Federer raced through the tournament without dropping a set and met his arch-rival Rafael Nadal in the finals. Federer had not defeated Nadal all season going 0–4 against Nadal but 5–4 overall heading into the final. Federer again thrashed Nadal in the first set, the same way he had in the opening set at Roland Garros, bageling the Spaniard 6–0. The second set was much closer with Federer taking the tiebreaker 7–5. Federer surrendered his first set of the tournament when he lost the third set in a tiebreaker 2–7. In the fourth set Federer reasserted his superior grass court play and took it by a score of 6–3. Federer won the final 6–0, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7), 6–3. This was his fourth Wimbledon title and his 8th Grand Slam title of his career. With this Major title win he tied Andre Agassi, Jimmy Connors, and Ivan Lendl for sixth on the all-time Grand Slam list behind Bill Tilden (10), Rod Laver and Björn Borg (11), Roy Emerson (12), and Pete Sampras (14). After Wimbledon, Federer set his sights on winning the US Open.

Summer hard court season
Federer won his third consecutive US Open title in 2006.

Federer then started his North American tour by winning his second Rogers Cup title in Toronto, defeating Richard Gasquet of France in the final 2–6, 6–3, 6–2.[8]

After his victory in Toronto, Federer entered the Cincinnati Masters as the defending champion looking to tie the all-time record he and Nadal set in 2005 of four masters titles in a single season. After reaching the finals of his first eleven tournaments in 2006, Federer was upset by 19-year-old British upstart Andy Murray. Following this loss to Murray, Federer would not lose another match for the remainder of the year. He finished the season with a perfect record of 29–0 (this would continue into 2007 and be part of his career best 41-match winning streak).

During the US Open, the year's last Grand Slam tournament, he defeated American Andy Roddick in four sets 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 for his third consecutive title at Flushing Meadows. During the open era, 2006 is the only year in which the same man (Federer) and woman (Justine Henin) reached the finals of all four Grand Slams. This was Federer's 9th Grand Slam title, which put him in sole possession of 6th place on the all-time Grand Slam list.

Federer won his first Basel title in 2006.

Fall indoor season

Tokyo was the last outdoor event that Federer participated in during the 2006 season. He defeated his former nemesis Tim Henman in the finals 6–3, 6–3.

With victory in Asia, Federer turned his focus to the indoor circuit of Europe. He entered the Madrid Masters for the first time since 2003. After surviving a close third-round match against Robin Söderling, Federer defeated Fernando González 7–5, 6–1, 6–0 in the finals. This was his fourth masters tournament victory of the year, which tied the all-time record held by himself and Nadal in 2005.

Federer entered his hometown tournament, the Swiss Indoors held in Basel, having never won it despite having reached the finals in 2000 and 2001. Federer was forced to win a final-set tiebreaker against Paradorn Srichaphan in the semifinals to advance and ended up defeating Fernando González in the final 6–3, 6–2, 7–6(7–3). This victory was especially touching for Federer who had grown up in Basel and had been a ball boy at the tournament during his youth.[9]

At the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, Federer defeated defending champion David Nalbandian in one of his three round-robin matches. He also scored his second victory of the year over rival Rafael Nadal 6–4, 7–5 in a thrilling semifinal matchup of the top 2 players in the world. Federer then defeated American James Blake, 6–0, 6–3, 6–4, in the finals to win his third Masters Cup title.

Season accomplishments

Federer won 12 titles in 2006, which included three Grand Slam titles, four ATP Masters titles, and the Tennis Masters Cup. During the year, he lost to only two players, Nadal in the French Open, Rome, Monte Carlo, and Dubai finals; and Andy Murray in the second round of the Masters Series tournament in Cincinnati. The Cincinnati loss to Murray was Federer's only straight-set loss of the year and the only tournament out of 17 in which he did not reach the final. His win-loss record for the 2006 season was 92–5, falling slightly behind his 2005 season record of 81–4.

Matches

Grand Slam performance

All matches
Singles
Match Tournament Start
Date		 Type I/O Surface Round Opponent Result Score
512 Doha 1/2 250 Outdoor Hard R32 Ivo Minář W 6–1, 6–3
513 Doha 1/2 250 Outdoor Hard R16 Fabrice Santoro W 7–6(2), 7–6(5)
514 Doha 1/2 250 Outdoor Hard Q Marcos Baghdatis W 6–4, 6–3
515 Doha 1/2 250 Outdoor Hard S Tommy Haas W 6–3, 6–3
516 Doha 1/2 250 Outdoor Hard Win (1) Gaël Monfils W 6–3, 7–6(5)
517 Australian Open 1/16 GS Outdoor Hard R128 Denis Istomin W 6–2, 6–3, 6–2
518 Australian Open 1/16 GS Outdoor Hard R64 Florian Mayer W 6–1, 6–4, 6–0
519 Australian Open 1/16 GS Outdoor Hard R32 Max Mirnyi W 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
520 Australian Open 1/16 GS Outdoor Hard R16 Tommy Haas (2) W 6–4, 6–0, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2
521 Australian Open 1/16 GS Outdoor Hard Q Nikolay Davydenko W 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7), 7–6(5)
522 Australian Open 1/16 GS Outdoor Hard S Nicolas Kiefer W 6–3, 5–7, 6–0, 6–2
523 Australian Open 1/16 GS Outdoor Hard Win (2) Marcos Baghdatis (2) W 5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2
524 Dubai 2/27 500 Outdoor Hard R32 Stanislas Wawrinka W 7–6(3), 6–3
525 Dubai 2/27 500 Outdoor Hard R16 Mohammad Ghareeb W 7–6(5), 6–4
526 Dubai 2/27 500 Outdoor Hard Q Robin Vik W 6–3, 6–2
527 Dubai 2/27 500 Outdoor Hard S Mikhail Youzhny W 6–2, 6–3
528 Dubai 2/27 500 Outdoor Hard F Rafael Nadal L 6–2, 4–6, 4–6
- Indian Wells Masters 3/6 1000 Outdoor Hard R128 Bye  
529 Indian Wells Masters 3/6 1000 Outdoor Hard R64 Nicolás Massú W 6–3, 7–6(4)
530 Indian Wells Masters 3/6 1000 Outdoor Hard R32 Olivier Rochus W 3–6, 6–2, 7–5
531 Indian Wells Masters 3/6 1000 Outdoor Hard R16 Richard Gasquet W 6–3, 6–4
532 Indian Wells Masters 3/6 1000 Outdoor Hard Q Ivan Ljubičić W 6–2, 6–3
533 Indian Wells Masters 3/6 1000 Outdoor Hard S Paradorn Srichaphan W 6–2, 6–3
534 Indian Wells Masters 3/6 1000 Outdoor Hard Win (3) James Blake W 7–5, 6–3, 6–0
- Miami Masters 3/20 1000 Outdoor Hard R128 Bye  
535 Miami Masters 3/20 1000 Outdoor Hard R64 Arnaud Clément W 6–2, 6–7(4), 6–0
536 Miami Masters 3/20 1000 Outdoor Hard R32 Tommy Haas (3) W 6–1, 6–3
537 Miami Masters 3/20 1000 Outdoor Hard R16 Dmitry Tursunov W 6–3, 6–3
538 Miami Masters 3/20 1000 Outdoor Hard Q James Blake (2) W 7–6(2), 6–4
539 Miami Masters 3/20 1000 Outdoor Hard S David Ferrer W 6–1, 6–4
540 Miami Masters 3/20 1000 Outdoor Hard Win (4) Ivan Ljubičić (2) W 7–6(5), 7–6(4), 7–6(6)
541 Monte Carlo Masters 4/17 1000 Outdoor Clay R64 Novak Djokovic W 6–3, 2–6, 6–3
542 Monte Carlo Masters 4/17 1000 Outdoor Clay R32 Alberto Martín W 6–0, 6–1
543 Monte Carlo Masters 4/17 1000 Outdoor Clay R16 Benjamin Balleret W 6–3, 6–2
544 Monte Carlo Masters 4/17 1000 Outdoor Clay Q David Ferrer (2) W 6–1, 6–3
545 Monte Carlo Masters 4/17 1000 Outdoor Clay S Fernando González W 6–2, 6–4
546 Monte Carlo Masters 4/17 1000 Outdoor Clay F Rafael Nadal (2) L 2–6, 7–6(2), 3–6, 6–7(5)
547 Rome Masters 5/8 1000 Outdoor Clay R64 Juan Ignacio Chela W 6–2, 6–1
548 Rome Masters 5/8 1000 Outdoor Clay R32 Potito Starace W 6–3, 7–6(2)
549 Rome Masters 5/8 1000 Outdoor Clay R16 Radek Štěpánek W 6–1, 6–4
550 Rome Masters 5/8 1000 Outdoor Clay Q Nicolás Almagro W 6–3, 6–7(2), 7–5
551 Rome Masters 5/8 1000 Outdoor Clay S David Nalbandian W 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(5)
552 Rome Masters 5/8 1000 Outdoor Clay F Rafael Nadal (3) L 7–6, 6–7(5), 4–6, 6–2, 6–7(5)
553 Roland Garros 5/29 GS Outdoor Clay R128 Diego Hartfield W 7–5, 7–6(2), 6–2
554 Roland Garros 5/29 GS Outdoor Clay R64 Alejandro Falla W 6–1, 6–4, 6–3
555 Roland Garros 5/29 GS Outdoor Clay R32 Nicolás Massú (2) W 6–1, 6–2, 6–7(4), 7–5
556 Roland Garros 5/29 GS Outdoor Clay R16 Tomáš Berdych W 6–3, 6–2, 6–3
557 Roland Garros 5/29 GS Outdoor Clay Q Mario Ančić W 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
558 Roland Garros 5/29 GS Outdoor Clay S David Nalbandian (2) W 3–6, 6–4, 5–2 RET
559 Roland Garros 5/29 GS Outdoor Clay F Rafael Nadal (4) L 6–1, 1–6, 4–6, 6–7(4)
560 Halle 6/12 250 Outdoor Grass R32 Rohan Bopanna W 7–6(4), 6–2
561 Halle 6/12 250 Outdoor Grass R16 Richard Gasquet (2) W 7–6(7), 6–7(7), 6–4
562 Halle 6/12 250 Outdoor Grass Q Olivier Rochus (2) W 6–7(2), 7–6(9), 7–6(5)
563 Halle 6/12 250 Outdoor Grass S Tommy Haas (4) W 6–4, 6–7(4), 6–3
564 Halle 6/12 250 Outdoor Grass Win (5) Tomáš Berdych (2) W 6–0, 6–7(4), 6–2
565 Wimbledon 6/26 GS Outdoor Grass R128 Richard Gasquet (3) W 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
566 Wimbledon 6/26 GS Outdoor Grass R64 Tim Henman W 6–4, 6–0, 6–2
567 Wimbledon 6/26 GS Outdoor Grass R32 Nicolas Mahut W 6–3, 7–6(2), 6–4
568 Wimbledon 6/26 GS Outdoor Grass R16 Tomáš Berdych (3) W 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
569 Wimbledon 6/26 GS Outdoor Grass Q Mario Ančić (2) W 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
570 Wimbledon 6/26 GS Outdoor Grass S Jonas Björkman W 6–2, 6–0, 6–2
571 Wimbledon 6/26 GS Outdoor Grass Win (6) Rafael Nadal (5) W 6–0, 7–6(5), 6–7(2), 6–3
572 Canada Masters 8/7 1000 Outdoor Hard R64 Paul-Henri Mathieu W 6–3, 6–4
573 Canada Masters 8/7 1000 Outdoor Hard R32 Sébastien Grosjean W 6–3, 6–3
574 Canada Masters 8/7 1000 Outdoor Hard R16 Dmitry Tursunov (2) W 6–3, 5–7, 6–0
575 Canada Masters 8/7 1000 Outdoor Hard Q Xavier Malisse W 7–6(4), 6–7(5), 6–3
576 Canada Masters 8/7 1000 Outdoor Hard S Fernando González (2) W 6–1, 5–7, 6–3
577 Canada Masters 8/7 1000 Outdoor Hard Win (7) Richard Gasquet (4) W 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
578 Cincinnati Masters 8/14 1000 Outdoor Hard R64 Paradorn Srichaphan (2) W 7–5, 6–4
579 Cincinnati Masters 8/14 1000 Outdoor Hard R32 Andy Murray L 5–7, 4–6
580 US Open 8/28 GS Outdoor Hard R128 Jimmy Wang W 6–4, 6–1, 6–0
581 US Open 8/28 GS Outdoor Hard R64 Tim Henman (2) W 6–3, 6–4, 7–5
582 US Open 8/28 GS Outdoor Hard R32 Vincent Spadea W 6–3, 6–3, 6–0
583 US Open 8/28 GS Outdoor Hard R16 Marc Gicquel W 6–3, 7–6(2), 6–3
584 US Open 8/28 GS Outdoor Hard Q James Blake (3) W 7–6(7), 6–0, 6–7(9), 6–4
585 US Open 8/28 GS Outdoor Hard S Nikolay Davydenko (2) W 6–1, 7–5, 6–4
586 US Open 8/28 GS Outdoor Hard Win (8) Andy Roddick W 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
587 SUI v. SCG WG Play-offs 9/22 DC Indoor Hard RR Janko Tipsarević W 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
588 SUI v. SCG WG Play-offs 9/22 DC Indoor Hard RR Novak Djokovic (2) W 6–3, 6–2, 6–3
- Tokyo 10/2 500 Outdoor Hard R64 Bye  
589 Tokyo 10/2 500 Outdoor Hard R32 Viktor Troicki W 7–6(2), 7–6(3)
590 Tokyo 10/2 500 Outdoor Hard R16 Wesley Moodie W 6–2, 6–1
591 Tokyo 10/2 500 Outdoor Hard Q Takao Suzuki W 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(3)
592 Tokyo 10/2 500 Outdoor Hard S Benjamin Becker W 6–3, 6–4
593 Tokyo 10/2 500 Outdoor Hard Win (9) Tim Henman (3) W 6–3, 6–3
- Madrid Masters 10/16 1000 Indoor Hard R64 Bye  
594 Madrid Masters 10/16 1000 Indoor Hard R32 Nicolás Massú (3) W 6–3, 6–2
595 Madrid Masters 10/16 1000 Indoor Hard R16 Robin Söderling W 7–6(5), 7–6(8)
596 Madrid Masters 10/16 1000 Indoor Hard Q Robby Ginepri W 6–3, 7–6(4)
597 Madrid Masters 10/16 1000 Indoor Hard S David Nalbandian (3) W 6–4, 6–0
598 Madrid Masters 10/16 1000 Indoor Hard Win (10) Fernando González (3) W 7–5, 6–1, 6–0
599 Basel 10/23 250 Indoor Carpet R32 Tomáš Zíb W 6–1, 6–2
600 Basel 10/23 250 Indoor Carpet R16 Guillermo García-López W 6–2, 6–0
601 Basel 10/23 250 Indoor Carpet Q David Ferrer (3) W 6–3, 7–6(14)
602 Basel 10/23 250 Indoor Carpet S Paradorn Srichaphan (3) W 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(5)
603 Basel 10/23 250 Indoor Carpet Win (11) Fernando González (4) W 6–3, 6–2, 7–6(3)
604 Tennis Masters Cup 11/13 WC Indoor Hard RR David Nalbandian (4) W 3–6, 6–1, 6–1
605 Tennis Masters Cup 11/13 WC Indoor Hard RR Andy Roddick (2) W 4–6, 7–6(8), 6–4
606 Tennis Masters Cup 11/13 WC Indoor Hard RR Ivan Ljubičić (3) W 7–6(2), 6–4
607 Tennis Masters Cup 11/13 WC Indoor Hard S Rafael Nadal (6) W 6–4, 7–5
608 Tennis Masters Cup 11/13 WC Indoor Hard Win (12) James Blake (4) W 6–0, 6–3, 6–4

2006 Tournament schedule

Singles schedule
Date Championship Location Category Surface 2005 Result 2005 Points New Points Outcome
2 January 2006–
7 January 2006		Qatar ExxonMobil OpenDoha (QAT)ATP International SeriesHardW250250Winner (defeated Gaël Monfils, 6–3, 7–6(7–5))
16 January 2006–
29 January 2006		Australian OpenMelbourne (AUS)Grand SlamHardSF4501000Winner (defeated Marcos Baghdatis, 5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2)
20 February 2006–
26 February 2006		Dubai Duty Free Tennis ChampionshipsDubai (UAE)ATP International Series GoldHardW300210Final (lost to Rafael Nadal, 6–2, 4–6, 4–6)
6 March 2006–
19 March 2006		Pacific Life OpenIndian Wells (USA)ATP Masters SeriesHardW500500Winner (defeated James Blake, 7–5, 6–3, 6–0)
20 March 2006–
2 April 2006		NASDAQ-100 OpenMiami (USA)ATP Masters SeriesHardW500500Winner (defeated Ivan Ljubičić, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4),7–6(8–6))
17 April 2006–
25 April 2006		Monte Carlo MastersMonte Carlo (MON)ATP Masters SeriesClayQF125350Final (lost to Rafael Nadal, 2–6, 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–7(5–7))
8 May 2006–
15 May 2006		Internazionali BNL d'ItaliaRome (ITA)ATP Masters SeriesClayA0350Final (lost to Rafael Nadal, 7–6(7–0), 6–7(5–7), 4–6, 6–2, 6–7(5–7))
15 May 2006–
22 May 2006		Hamburg MastersHamburg (GER)ATP Masters SeriesClayW5000Withdrew
28 May 2006–
11 June 2006		French OpenParis (FRA)Grand SlamClaySF450700Final (lost to Rafael Nadal, 6–1, 1–6, 4–6, 6–7(4–7))
12 June 2006–
18 June 2006		Gerry Weber OpenHalle (GER)ATP International SeriesGrassW225225Winner (defeated Tomáš Berdych, 6–0, 6–7(4–7), 6–2)
26 June 2006–
9 July 2006		The Championships, WimbledonWimbledon (GBR)Grand SlamGrassW10001000Winner (defeated Rafael Nadal, 6–0, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7), 6–3)
7 August 2006–
13 August 2006		Rogers CupToronto (CAN)ATP Masters SeriesHardA0500Winner (defeated Richard Gasquet, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2)
14 August 2006–
21 August 2006		Western & Southern Financial Group MastersCincinnati (USA)ATP Masters SeriesHardW50035Second Round (lost to Andy Murray, 5–7, 4–6)
28 August 2006–
10 September 2006		US OpenNew York (USA)Grand SlamHardW10001000Winner (defeated Andy Roddick, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1)
22 September 2006–
24 September 2006		Davis Cup World Group Play-offs:
Switzerland vs. Serbia and Montenegro		Geneva (SUI)Davis CupHard (i)  Switzerland def.  Serbia and Montenegro 4–1, advances to 2007 World Group
2 October 2006–
8 October 2006		Japan Open Tennis ChampionshipsTokyo (JPN)ATP International Series GoldHardA0250Winner (defeated Tim Henman, 6–3, 6–3)
16 October 2006–
22 October 2006		Mutua Madrileña Masters MadridMadrid (ESP)ATP Masters SeriesHard (i)A0500Winner (defeated Fernando González, 7–5, 6–1, 6–0)
23 October 2006–
29 October 2006		Davidoff Swiss IndoorsBasel (SUI)ATP International SeriesHard (i)A0250Winner (defeated Fernando González, 6–3, 6–2, 7–6(7–3))
12 November 2006–
19 November 2006		Tennis Masters CupShanghai (CHN)Tennis Masters CupHard (i)F500750Winner (defeated James Blake, 6–0, 6–3, 6–4)
Total year-end points67258370 1645 difference

Yearly records

Finals

Singles: 16 (12–4)
Legend
Grand Slam (3–1)
ATP World Tour Finals (1–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (4–2)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (3–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (9–1)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (2–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Titles by surface
Outdoors (9–4)
Indoors (3–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 34. 8 January 2006 Qatar Open, Qatar (2) Hard Gaël Monfils 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Winner 35. 29 January 2006 Australian Open, Australia (2) Hard Marcos Baghdatis 5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2
Runner-up 10. 5 March 2006 Dubai Tennis Championships, United Arab Emirates Hard Rafael Nadal 6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Winner 36. 19 March 2006 Indian Wells Masters, United States (3) Hard James Blake 7–5, 6–3, 6–0
Winner 37. 2 April 2006 Miami Masters, United States (2) Hard Ivan Ljubičić 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4), 7–6(8–6)
Runner-up 11. 23 April 2006 Monte Carlo Masters, France Clay Rafael Nadal 2–6, 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Runner-up 12. 14 May 2006 Italian Open, Italy (2) Clay Rafael Nadal 7–6(7–0), 6–7(5–7), 4–6, 6–2, 6–7(5–7)
Runner-up 13. 11 June 2006 French Open, France Clay Rafael Nadal 6–1, 1–6, 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Winner 38. 18 June 2006 Halle Open, Germany (4) Grass Tomáš Berdych 6–0, 6–7(4–7), 6–2
Winner 39. 9 July 2006 Wimbledon, England, UK (4) Grass Rafael Nadal 6–0, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7), 6–3
Winner 40. 13 August 2006 Canada Open, Canada (2) Hard Richard Gasquet 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
Winner 41. 10 September 2006 US Open, United States (3) Hard Andy Roddick 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Winner 42. 8 October 2006 Japan Open, Japan Hard Tim Henman 6–3, 6–3
Winner 43. 22 October 2006 Madrid Masters, Spain Hard (i) Fernando González 7–5, 6–1, 6–0
Winner 44. 29 October 2006 Swiss Indoors, Switzerland Carpet (i) Fernando González 6–3, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Winner 45. 19 November 2006 Year-End Championships, China (3) Hard (i) James Blake 6–0, 6–3, 6–4

Prize Money Earnings
EventPrize MoneyYear-to-date
Qatar ExxonMobil Open$142,000$142,000
Australian Open$922,560$1,064,560
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships$98,600$1,163,160
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships (doubles)$1,500$1,164,660
Pacific Life Open$490,000$1,654,660
Pacific Life Open (doubles)$1,750$1,656,410
NASDAQ-100 Open$533,350$2,189,760
Monte Carlo Masters$200,000$2,389,760
Monte Carlo Masters (doubles)$7,050$2,396,810
Internazionali BNL d'Italia$200,000$2,596,810
French Open$598,350$3,195,160
Gerry Weber Open$113,000$3,308,160
The Championships, Wimbledon$1,190,725$4,498,885
Rogers Cup$400,000$4,898,885
Western & Southern Financial Group Masters$15,000$4,513,885
US Open$1,200,000$5,713,885
AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships$118,000$5,831,885
Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid$450,000$6,281,885
Davidoff Swiss Indoors$142,000$6,423,885
Tennis Masters Cup$1,520,000$7,943,885
$8,343,885
gollark: What?
gollark: Clearly what you should do is give the armor stands general intelligence.
gollark: Just make them print out their current, um, let's go with look direction. Technically self awareness.
gollark: Easy!
gollark: So is Chorus City.

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