title: 2006 Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid – Singles
text: # 2006 Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid – Singles
  
  Roger Federer defeated Fernando González in the final, 7–5, 6–1, 6–0 to win the singles tennis title at the 2006 Madrid Open. He did not drop a set during the tournament.
  
  Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Tomáš Berdych.
  
  This tournament marked the first professional-level match played between Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, who would go on to play a total of 36 ATP Tour-level matches against each other; Djokovic won their third-round encounter.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.
  
  * Roger Federer (champion)
  * Rafael Nadal (quarterfinals)
  * Ivan Ljubičić (second round)
  * David Nalbandian (semifinals)
  * Nikolay Davydenko (second round)
  * Andy Roddick (third round)
  * Tommy Robredo (third round)
  * James Blake (second round)
  * Marcos Baghdatis (second round)
  * Fernando González (final)
  * Tomáš Berdych (semifinals)
  * Mario Ančić (second round)
  * Tommy Haas (third round)
  * David Ferrer (second round)
  * Novak Djokovic (quarterfinals)
  * Juan Carlos Ferrero (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
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Roger Federer | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Robby Ginepri | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Robby Ginepri | 3 | $6^4$ | | 1 | Roger Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | David Nalbandian | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | David Nalbandian | 6 | $6^6$ | $7^7$ | 4 | David Nalbandian | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | |
  | PR | Marat Safin | 4 | $7^8$ | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | PR | Marat Safin | 4 | $7^8$ | $6^2$ | | | | | 1 | Roger Federer | 7 | 6 | 6 | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Fernando González | 5 | 1 | 0 | | |
  | 10 | Fernando González | 7 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Fernando González | 5 | 1 | 0 |
  | 15 | Novak Djokovic | 5 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | Novak Djokovic | 5 | 7 | 5 | 10 | Fernando González | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 11 | Tomáš Berdych | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | Tomáš Berdych | 6 | $7^8$ | | 11 | Tomáš Berdych | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 3 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Gaudio | 6 | 3 | r | | N Massú | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Massú | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | R Federer | $7^7$ | $7^{10}$ | | | | |
  | | R Söderling | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | R Söderling | $6^5$ | $6^8$ | | | | |
  | | O Rochus | 3 | 4 | | | R Söderling | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 16 | J C Ferrero | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Ginepri | 3 | $6^4$ |
  | | | | | | 12 | M Ančić | $6^5$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Ginepri | 6 | 3 | 6 | | R Ginepri | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | F López | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | R Ginepri | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | | J I Chela | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | T Robredo | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | |
  | WC | C Moyà | 3 | 2 | | | J I Chela | $6^2$ | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | T Robredo | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 4 | D Nalbandian | $6^4$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Falla | 2 | 1 | | Q | J Benneteau | $7^7$ | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Benneteau | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | D Nalbandian | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | F Verdasco | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | WC | T Henman | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
  | WC | T Henman | 7 | 6 | | WC | T Henman | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 14 | D Ferrer | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | D Nalbandian | 6 | $6^6$ | $7^7$ |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PR | M Safin | 4 | $7^8$ | $6^2$ |
  | | | | | | 9 | M Baghdatis | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | PR | M Safin | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | 6 | PR | M Safin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Acasuso | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | | | PR | M Safin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | K Vliegen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Vliegen | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | | D Tursunov | 3 | 1 | | | K Vliegen | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 8 | J Blake | 4 | 6 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 5 | N Davydenko | 4 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J M del Potro | 4 | 4 | PR | J Johansson | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | PR | J Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | PR | J Johansson | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Srichaphan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | F González | w/o | | | | | | | |
  | Q | G Fraile | 2 | 2 | | P Srichaphan | 5 | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 10 | F González | 7 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | F González | 7 | 5 | 7 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | N Djokovic | 5 | 7 | 5 |
  | | | | | 15 | N Djokovic | $7^7$ | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Nieminen | 2 | 3 | | R Gasquet | $6^2$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 15 | N Djokovic | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Murray | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
  | Q | I Navarro | 2 | 4 | | A Murray | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 3 | I Ljubičić | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 6 | A Roddick | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Grosjean | 6 | 7 | | | S Grosjean | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Björkman | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 6 | A Roddick | $6^7$ | 3 | | | | |
  | | A Calleri | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 11 | T Berdych | $7^9$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | F Serra | $6^3$ | 3 | | | A Calleri | $6^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 11 | T Berdych | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | T Berdych | 6 | $7^8$ |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 3 | $6^6$ |
  | | | | | | 13 | T Haas | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Monfils | 6 | 2 | r | | D Hrbatý | 3 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Hrbatý | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 13 | T Haas | 4 | 3 | | | | |
  | | X Malisse | 7 | 3 | 5 | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | M Fish | 5 | 6 | 7 | Q | M Fish | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  