title: 2006 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles
text: # 2006 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles
  
  Andy Roddick was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.
  
  Richard Gasquet won the tournament, beating Marc Gicquel 6–3, 6–1 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Marcos Baghdatis (first round)
  * Gastón Gaudio (first round)
  * Dominik Hrbatý (second round)
  * Richard Gasquet (champion)
  * Robin Söderling (quarterfinals)
  * Sébastien Grosjean (quarterfinals)
  * Xavier Malisse (semifinals)
  * Nicolás Almagro (quarterfinals)
  
  ## 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Arnaud Clément | $7^8$ | 4 | 1 | | | | |
  | 4 | Richard Gasquet | $6^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 4 | Richard Gasquet | $6^6$ | 6 | 6 | 4 | Richard Gasquet | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | Marc Gicquel | 3 | 1 |
  | | Marc Gicquel | 6 | 1 | $7^7$ | | Marc Gicquel | 3 | 1 |
  | 7 | Xavier Malisse | 4 | 6 | $6^5$ | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | M Baghdatis | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Clément | 6 | 5 | 6 | | A Clément | 2 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M Llodra | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | WC | M Llodra | 6 | 1 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Mertiňák | 6 | $6^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | A Clément | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | N Mahut | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | 8 | N Almagro | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | | F Mayer | $7^7$ | 6 | | | F Mayer | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | O Marach | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 | N Almagro | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | N Almagro | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Clément | $7^8$ | 4 | 1 |
  | 4 | R Gasquet | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | R Gasquet | $6^6$ | 6 | 6 |
  | | M Safin | 4 | $6^5$ | | 4 | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Norman | 6 | 7 | | | D Norman | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | O Patience | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | 4 | R Gasquet | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | N Massú | $7^8$ | 7 | | | | | | | 5 | R Söderling | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | K Kim | $6^6$ | 5 | | | N Massú | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | T Ascione | 3 | 1 | | 5 | R Söderling | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | R Söderling | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | S Grosjean | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P-H Mathieu | 3 | $6^3$ | | 6 | S Grosjean | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Falla | $7^{11}$ | 3 | 2 | Q | C Saulnier | $6^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | C Saulnier | $6^9$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | 6 | S Grosjean | 5 | 6 | $6^5$ | | | | | |
  | | M Gicquel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Gicquel | 7 | 1 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | | A Seppi | 4 | 3 | | | M Gicquel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Serra | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | D Hrbatý | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | D Hrbatý | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | M Gicquel | 6 | 1 | $7^7$ |
  | 7 | X Malisse | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | X Malisse | 4 | 6 | $6^5$ |
  | | V Spadea | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | X Malisse | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Benneteau | 7 | 6 | | | J Benneteau | 2 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Mathieu | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | X Malisse | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | R Ginepri | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | R Ginepri | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | | G Simon | $6^3$ | $6^5$ | | | R Ginepri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Greul | 6 | 6 | | | S Greul | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | G Gaudio | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  