2006 Rogers Cup

The 2006 Canadian Open (also known as the 2006 Rogers Masters and 2006 Rogers Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 117th edition of the Canadian Open, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2006 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 2006 WTA Tour. The men's event took place at the Rexall Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from August 7 through August 13, 2006, and the women's event at the Uniprix Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from August 14 through August 20, 2006.

2006 Rogers Masters
and Rogers Cup
DateAugust 7–13 (men)
August 14–20 (women)
Edition117th (men) / 105th (women)
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Champions
Men's Singles
Roger Federer [1]
Women's Singles
Ana Ivanovic
Men's Doubles
Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan [2]
Women's Doubles
Nadia Petrova / Martina Navratilova

The men's field featured World No. 1, Australian Open and Wimbledon winner Roger Federer, French Open champion and 2005 Canada Masters winner Rafael Nadal, and ATP No. 3 David Nalbandian. Others top seeds competing were Miami Masters runner-up Ivan Ljubičić, Indianapolis champion and Indian Wells finalist James Blake, Nikolay Davydenko, Tommy Robredo and Marcos Baghdatis.

The women's draw was headlined by WTA No. 1 and Stanford winner Kim Clijsters, Charleston and Berlin champion Nadia Petrova, and Miami winner Svetlana Kuznetsova. Other seeds present were Strasbourg winner Nicole Vaidišová, Stockholm runner-up Anastasia Myskina, Martina Hingis, Francesca Schiavone and Dinara Safina.

Finals

Men's Singles
Main article: 2006 Rogers Masters – Singles

Roger Federer defeated Richard Gasquet 2–6, 6–3, 6–2

  • It was Roger Federer's 6th title of the year, and his 40th overall. It was his 3rd Masters title of the year, his 11th overall, and his 2nd win at the event.

Women's Singles
Main article: 2006 Rogers Cup – Singles

Ana Ivanovic defeated Martina Hingis 6–2, 6–3

  • It was Ana Ivanovic's 1st title of the year, and her 2nd overall. It was her 1st career Tier I title.

Men's Doubles
Main article: 2006 Rogers Masters – Doubles

Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan defeated Paul Hanley / Kevin Ullyett 6–3, 7–5

Women's Doubles
Main article: 2006 Rogers Cup – Women's Doubles

Nadia Petrova / Martina Navratilova defeated Cara Black / Anna-Lena Grönefeld 6–1, 6–2

References
  1. "2006 Toronto – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "2006 Toronto – Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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