title: 2006 Pilot Pen Tennis – Men's singles
text: # 2006 Pilot Pen Tennis – Men's singles
  
  James Blake was the defending champion, but lost to Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo in the second round.
  
  Nikolay Davydenko won the title, defeating Agustín Calleri 6–4, 6–3 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  All seeds receive a bye into the second round.
  
  * James Blake (second round)
  * Nikolay Davydenko (champion)
  * Marcos Baghdatis (third round)
  * Jarkko Nieminen (third round)
  * David Ferrer (third round)
  * José Acasuso (third round)
  * Fernando Verdasco (third round, retired due to an ankle injury)
  * Olivier Rochus (quarterfinals)
  * Gaël Monfils (third round)
  * Agustín Calleri (final)
  * Jonas Björkman (withdrew due to a back injury)
  * Juan Ignacio Chela (quarterfinals)
  * Xavier Malisse (semifinals, retired due to an elbow injury)
  * Nicolás Massú (quarterfinals)
  * Robin Söderling (semifinals)
  * Paradorn Srichaphan (third 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 13 | Xavier Malisse | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | Juan Ignacio Chela | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | Juan Ignacio Chela | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | Xavier Malisse | 2 | $0^r$ | | | | |
  | | | | | | 10 | Agustín Calleri | 6 | 0 | | | | |
  | 14 | Nicolás Massú | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | Agustín Calleri | 6 | 0 | | | | |
  | 10 | Agustín Calleri | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Agustín Calleri | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | 10 | Agustín Calleri | 4 | 3 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Nikolay Davydenko | 6 | 6 |
  | LL | Jürgen Melzer | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Nikolay Davydenko | 6 | 6 |
  | 15 | Robin Söderling | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | Robin Söderling | 6 | 6 | | 15 | Robin Söderling | $6^6$ | 2 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Nikolay Davydenko | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | |
  | 8 | Olivier Rochus | 4 | 2 | | 2 | Nikolay Davydenko | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | |
  | 2 | Nikolay Davydenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | 1 | J Blake | 6 | $6^6$ | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | R Ramírez Hidalgo | 6 | 7 | | R Ramírez Hidalgo | 2 | $7^8$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | C Rochus | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | R Ramírez Hidalgo | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
  | R Vik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | X Malisse | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | F Santoro | 4 | 2 | | R Vik | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 13 | X Malisse | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | X Malisse | 4 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | JI Chela | 6 | 4 | 2 |
  | | | | 12 | JI Chela | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | B Phau | 1 | 1 | | A Seppi | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A Seppi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | JI Chela | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | D Bracciali | 5 | $6^2$ | | | | | | 6 | J Acasuso | $6^1$ | 2 | | | | | |
  | N Mahut | 7 | $7^7$ | | N Mahut | 5 | $3^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 6 | J Acasuso | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 4 | J Nieminen | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | I Karlović | $6^2$ | $7^9$ | 2 | | G Rusedski | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | G Rusedski | $7^7$ | $6^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 4 | J Nieminen | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | G Müller | 3 | 6 | $6^3$ | | | | | | 14 | N Massú | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | B Pašanski | 6 | 2 | $7^7$ | | B Pašanski | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 14 | N Massú | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | N Massú | 3 | 6 | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | A Calleri | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | | | | | 10 | A Calleri | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | M Mirnyi | 6 | $7^8$ | | | M Mirnyi | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | P-H Mathieu | 2 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | 10 | A Calleri | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | M Fish | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | D Ferrer | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
  | D Sanguinetti | 3 | 3 | | | M Fish | 2 | 6 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 5 | D Ferrer | 6 | 2 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 7 | F Verdasco | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Benneteau | $7^7$ | 2 | 6 | | J Benneteau | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Horna | $6^3$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 7 | F Verdasco | 4 | $1^r$ | | | | | |
  | | F Volandri | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | LL | J Melzer | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | F López | 6 | 6 | | | F López | $7^7$ | $6^1$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | LL | J Melzer | $6^3$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LL | J Melzer | 3 | 2 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | R Söderling | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 15 | R Söderling | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Querrey | 6 | 6 | | WC | S Querrey | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Martín | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 15 | R Söderling | 6 | $6^3$ | 7 | | | | |
  | Q | M Berrer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 3/WC | M Baghdatis | 3 | $7^7$ | 5 | | | | |
  | Q | R Sweeting | 5 | 2 | | Q | M Berrer | $6^5$ | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3/WC | M Baghdatis | $7^7$ | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 8 | O Rochus | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | J Gimelstob | 6 | 5 | 1 | | G Simon | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Simon | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | O Rochus | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | J Hájek | $6^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | 9/WC | G Monfils | 4 | 3 | | | | |
  | Q | M Gicquel | $7^7$ | 6 | | Q | M Gicquel | $6^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 9/WC | G Monfils | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | O Rochus | 4 | 2 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | N Davydenko | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 16 | P Srichaphan | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Almagro | 3 | $7^7$ | 4 | | S Wawrinka | $6^2$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Wawrinka | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | 16 | P Srichaphan | 4 | 1 | | | | |
  | | A Clément | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | N Davydenko | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | F Serra | 4 | 1 | | | A Clément | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | N Davydenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  