# 2006 Chennai Open – Singles

Ivan Ljubičić defeated Carlos Moyà 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–2 to win the 2006 Chennai Open singles event. Moyà was the defending champion.

## Seeds

* Ivan Ljubičić (champion)
* Radek Štěpánek (semifinals)
* Carlos Moyà (final)
* Paradorn Srichaphan (quarterfinals)
* Gilles Müller (quarterfinals)
* Rainer Schüttler (second round)
* Björn Phau (quarterfinals)
* Tomas Behrend (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| WC/1 | Ivan Ljubičić | 6 | 3 | 7$^8$ | | | | |
| | Kristof Vliegen | 3 | 6 | 6$^6$ | | | | |
| | Kristof Vliegen | 3 | 6 | 6$^6$ | WC/1 | Ivan Ljubičić | 7$^8$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 3 | Carlos Moyà | 6$^6$ | 2 |
| 3 | Carlos Moyà | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 3 | Carlos Moyà | 6$^6$ | 2 |
| 2 | Radek Štěpánek | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | | | | |

### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| WC/1 | I Ljubičić | 7$^8$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G García López | 6$^6$ | 5 | | WC/1 | I Ljubičić | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Vaněk | 6 | 6 | | | J Vaněk | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | V Uppal | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | WC/1 | I Ljubičić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | R Bopanna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | G Müller | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | C Saulnier | 3 | 3 | | Q | R Bopanna | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Sabău | 2 | 6$^5$ | | 5 | G Müller | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | G Müller | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | WC/1 | I Ljubičić | 6 | 3 | 7$^8$ |
| 4 | P Srichaphan | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | K Vliegen | 3 | 6 | 6$^6$ |
| | R Delgado | 6 | 1 | 6$^3$ | 4 | P Srichaphan | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H-T Lee | 5 | 4 | | Q | M Gicquel | 3 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Gicquel | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | P Srichaphan | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Y-T Wang | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | K Vliegen | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Vliegen | 6 | 6 | | | K Vliegen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Vicente | 4 | 3 | | 6 | R Schüttler | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | R Schüttler | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| 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 |
| 7 | B Phau | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Reynolds | 3 | 0 | | 7 | B Phau | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Dlouhý | 6 | 3 | 2 | Q | M Berrer | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Berrer | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | B Phau | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | J Gimelstob | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | C Moyà | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Waske | 2 | 2 | | | J Gimelstob | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Norman | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | C Moyà | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | C Moyà | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | C Moyà | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ |
| 8 | T Behrend | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Štěpánek | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ |
| | M Daniel | 3 | 5 | | 8 | T Behrend | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Ascione | 7 | 6 | | | T Ascione | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Greul | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | T Ascione | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| WC | P Amritraj | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | R Štěpánek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | R Mello | 6 | 2 | 3 | WC | P Amritraj | 6 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | I Navarro | 4 | 6$^3$ | | 2 | R Štěpánek | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | R Štěpánek | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |