2006 Brasil Open
| 2006 Brasil Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20 – 27 February |
| Edition | 6th |
| Draw | 32S/16D |
| Prize money | $355,000 |
| Surface | Clay / Outdoor |
| Location | Mata de São João, Brazil |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Nicolás Massú | |
| Doubles | |
 Lukáš Dlouhý / Pavel Vízner | |
The 2006 Brasil Open was an ATP Tour men's tennis tournament held in Costa do Sauipe resort, Mata de São João, Brazil and played on outdoor clay courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 20 to 27 February 2006. Nicolás Massú won the singles title.
Singles main draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 ARG
|
Gastón Gaudio | 9 | 1 |
 ESP
|
Juan Carlos Ferrero | 16 | 2 |
 ITA
|
Filippo Volandri | 31 | 3 |
 FRA
|
Florent Serra | 37 | 4 |
| ARG
|
Juan Ignacio Chela | 44 | 5 |
| CHI
|
Nicolás Massú | 55 | 6 |
| ESP
|
Alberto Martín | 68 | 7 |
 SCG
|
Boris Pašanski | 58 | 8 |
1 Rankings as of 20 February 2006.[1]
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
The following player received entry due to a protected ranking:
Withdrawals
[edit]Before the tournament
Agustín Calleri (replaced by Portas)- Mariano Zabaleta (replaced by Navarro Pastor)
Doubles main draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZE
|
František Čermák | CZE
|
Leoš Friedl | 1 |
| ARG
|
Martín García | ARG
|
Sebastián Prieto | 2 |
 POL
|
Mariusz Fyrstenberg | POL
|
Marcin Matkowski | 3 |
| CZE
|
Lukáš Dlouhý | CZE
|
Pavel Vízner | 4 |
Other entrants
[edit]The following pairs received wildcards into the main draw:
The following pairs received entry as alternates:
Champions
[edit]Singles
[edit] Nicolás Massú defeated Alberto Martín 6–3, 6–4[2]
- It was Massú's only title of the year and the 7th of his career.
Doubles
[edit] Lukáš Dlouhý / Pavel Vízner defeated Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski 6–1, 4–6, [10–3]
- It was Dlouhý's 1st title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Vízner's 1st title of the year and the 10th of his career.
References
[edit]- ^ "Results Archive - Sao Paulo 2006 - Top Seeds". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Chileno Massú conquista el título al derrotar al español Martín" [Chilean Massú wins the title after defeating Spaniard Martín]. La Nación (Costa Rica) (in Spanish). Costa do Sauípe. EFE. 25 February 2006. Retrieved 23 July 2017.